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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Oats, Beans and Peas Wanted --8
Nightwatehman Wanted -Bell Eng. -8
Music -A. Govenlock--8
Tax Collector Wanted -5 „
Por Sale -L. G. VanEgmond-8
Two Thhigs-Greig Clothing Co. -1
Cashion_ Sole Shoes -W. G. Willis -4
Seater& Pali Fair -4 -
Harvest Eneuraions-6
The Pluuttom Buccaneer -Strand -4
Notice to Creditors -5
Residence for Sale -A. Hastings -5
Rearm for Sale -Geo. McKay -5
Farm for Sale-Solm Reynolds -5
Amen for Sale -T.. Xolmston jr.-5
Farm for Sale -joint Dallas --5
Grazing Farm for Sale --A. Scott -5
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(lip *arm Expositor
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Sept, 7, 917
THE WAR SITUATION.
The Witr situatien, during- the peat -
wee lo bate been both good and bad
from the- standpoint of the Alliefe
1Theslapture of Riga, the Russia1311.,:.
tieileapott end a city`of about halt -a
inhabitant* by the Geemitns,
4ich constitutes the had end of the
sittuttion for therAlliest although a.
meesure anticipated lanone the lesit a
serious +low', now that it has become
establigheel fact. By the capture'
If ,the Germans Iu've seeured'
control of the Bettie andetereeed. -the
way to Petrograd, the Russian capi-
tal. Whet 'is, perhaps, more serious
than tile -lima a the city, is the. fact
*at the Ikussian tiddlers, particularl
the infantey, -made no attempt at a
defence, but retreatedlike a mob. The
Mamie irom Riga to Petrograd is
seinth *vie hundred mllet over very
idifficult.country and bed roads so that
it is not atxpected that the teen:tees
wHI nitileewediettelnttt on the capital;
this jearo especially in view of the
fact that the rainy season arid. Rus -
shut wietitlieletis than a month away.,
The road Itewever, iiopen and as long
4: it fo*os so, it inji bo a eertain
Of penace_ to the Allies and
iat se Winton a great source of to -
each* to' The reermanse, 'eettneee
(men* a,epettet eitiproveep. to the-
merale, orleer 'troops and her people
at, hoee. eft is not Abet the Allies'
are; notemttreitlum asmatch for Ger-
illaii3eilteli4Ourthe shelf orItuiesihitt
makes the situatien in the eat . a dis,
gnitite#rig telietelme the tendency it
will have to prolong the world war.
The situation in Ruisia is not des-
Peateebutedt' is. certainly clogging
the wheels of progress for the Allies,
The good'hnd of the situation is the
uninterrupted progress of the Italians,
whose -adveice during the week has
been'steadilymaintained and who
have taken .sonse 130,000 Austrian
prisoners in the past two or three
week. This advance has bottled up
the Auatrian fleet at its base in the
harbor of Pole., where it is being con-
tinuously bombed by Italian airraen
on land and British and French moni-
tors from the sea._ The Austrian navy
is a large one and a powerful one and
more than a. match for the Allied
monitors which have been harassing
It for sow time, and why it does not
emerge to escape punishment from
both air and sea is smnething of a
mystery, hut the most obeious reason
•dpr be that it has been
div•eeted of: its large calibre navy guns
which have been „removed for defence
On- land agiiinst the vietoriouit Ital-
ians. if this tlitrease, it is -cer-
tainly in a bad .plight;
The canadians,are again at it on
the western treat after a week of
comparative quiet, caused by the very
unfavorable weather conditions. On •
Tueaday they penetrated the enemy's
lines and communication trenches on a
front of 600 yards artd., established 1
new outpost lines, besides killing and
wounding many of the enemy ant tak- n
ing a number of prisoners. The Can-,
adieu *outpost line is now .250 yards
nearer the city of Lena and is in a d
much -more favorable position for Ob- d
s
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her daughter, Mrs. Harvey, of 11111-1
'lett. The late Ma..
maiden name waa Mary &nn Clat
WW1 been' near Boxborough in ;the
year 1840. When only eighteen years
of age she eves enerri,ed. to Mr. Rebte _
who was for many year* a
well" known fanner on the Base line,
HURON NOTES ,
-Mr. Thomas Bell of Usberne
purcluised the fifty ache faten own
by Mr. Charles Godbolte being t
old Earl property on. the Ith come
sion.
,
• -The total assteisnient for the to
of Goderich for 1917 is *2,340,939,
compared with f2,328,566 for 1916:
The population is 4,655 compared with
4,558 for 1916. .
-Mr. W. ee, Cooper, formerly o
°Minton, has accepted et, Position at
janitor of the, emit street public
school St. %Themes, and has' now en-
tered on his 'duties there. Mr. Coop-
er will reside math his son Ames in
that -city. .
-Mr Matthew Routley has sold his
fifty acre farm in Iesborne to Me.
John Flebeher oe the same township,
and has sinde Pnrchased; Mr, Walter
Kerslake' tarsi on the OPposito side
of the road on the 11-th conceesion Of
Usborne. '
-The follewing is the standing of
the winners in the Ilewtek Field Crop
ComPetition this' year: First R. Wit -
kin, 87 points; -second„ Harvey Spar -
line. 86; third; Alex. MeLittigh/fit, 84;
fourth, Wm. Britene, sr. 80%; fifth,
Edgar,- 80; slide Wallape Ed-
gar; 79. ,
--eAt a special meeting of the Clin-
ton school board last Saturday even-
ing, Miss Olive Cooper was granted
leave of absence for one year, and
Alias Ruby Stoddart of Goderich was
eegaged 'as substitute. Miss. Stoddart
graduated this year from Stretford
„Itcomial. and comets well recommend-
eid. 'Miss Cooper intends to. spend the
winter Qdifornia, with her
sister, Mrs. Annstroug.
-At the, meeting of the Wiegham
Migh School Board on Monday even-
ing the matter ef introduainght coerse
of study in aetriculture m the gigh
school was discussed and on motion of
F. Buchanan and Dr. Redmond the
Principal was authorized to take
the inecesary steps to introduce
-course of agriculture in the schoel'and
that suali course be made compulsory
in the first year." '
--Jemes Snell. and Son, the well-
known stock men of Hullett, had thir-
teen sheep it Warsaw, 'N. Y. State,
fair last week„and in the Lefeesters
'took all the first prizes', six in nums
ger, and'the two flock prizes. In the
Lincoln* they - cipturee three firsts,
one Heck prize andetwo second, The
sheet) are to be shown at several oth-
ert iticludhig the State Fair at
Sryacuite, They have already been
sold to U, S. breeders. •
-The High and Public Schools in
Wingleipe opened on Tuesday with the
followfifte entire; High' Sehool---:0, .L.
Brovm, principat; Mr. J.. A . Ander-
son, Science Mister; Mr. Butcher,.
Classice; Miss Marion I. Whyte,- Mod,
'erns, and Miss. Josie B. Medd,. Art.
Pub�c- School-giliss M. L. Brock.
principal; - Pass Mabelle Macdonald,
Miss Reynolds, Miss FarquharsoieMiss
Florence Imlay. Miss Barber, Miss
Bentley, and Miss.Perth Butler.
-Many old friends will :hear _witt.
deep- regret of the death,* Toronto
On Saturday of last week of,Elieabeth
relict of the late Wm
blesser, of Bluevale, in her 59th year.
The deceased lady had been in poor
health for some time. She had resided -
in Bluevale for many years and was
highly. esteemed by a large circle of
friends, Mrs. Messer had been residt
ing in Toronto for only a few months.
The remains were brought to Wing,
ham for interment in the Winghain
eemetery.
-The very sad news was reeeived
in Wingharn on. Tuesday of le,st week
that' Sergt. Richard Howson, son tif
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Howson, of that
town, had been hilted in action in
France. Sergt. Howson enlisted with.
the 116th Battalioe. anti had been on
active service in France for some
months. He was a particularly noble
young man. and his sudden death is
deeply regretted by a large circle of
friends. He had for some years been
an honored member of the' Canadian
Bank of Conunerce staff.'
-There patssed away on Monday
morning, August 27th, Lea, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam El-
liott Blyth aged 27 years. Deceits.
ed had been afflicted with tubercular
trouble, for several months her .ars-
bem being hi a weakened condition.
She- was unable .to battle with "the
disease and ,lier bright young life
was brought suddenly to a close. She
eaves her father mother and one sis-
ter, Mrs. Ben ellen, of Ilidlett, to
were her loss: The remains were in-
terred in Burn's cemetery, Mullett.
-The funeral took place on Mon-
ey afternoon -from the family resi-
ence in Goderich, of the late George
Hullett. After her husband'sdeath
. fourteen years age, Mrs'. Miller mov-
es ed to Clinton, where she made s for
ed herself many warm friends. About`
he eieo months ago,' owing -to ill health,
s- she went to live with her daughter,
Mrs. Harvey. Mrs. Miller leaves to
wn mourn. her loss a family of three sons
and three daughters: Jane d and Robt,
3. of Clinton; William E. of Detroit;
Mrs. W. 3. Ilk -Brien and Mrs. John
Harvey, of' Hallett, and Mrs. A. R.
MeBriete of London. ,
servation, aii a resute of ,this lest gain.
stili leenteingeawat at. ,the enerhy
lines,aIthough the weather conditions
On the British front, General Haig is
have prevented.any infantry action. of
any note. Recent despatches however,
state that the ,British airmen are a-
gain active. over the German titles.
principally phetographing positons t
a
Be
H. W. Griham, wilo died an Satur-
day, following a short illness. Mait-
land Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of which
the deceased was a member-, attended
the funeral and assisted in, the burial.
The deceased was well laiown in that
district, having been born near Port
Albert, some 55 year i ago, and living
which strongly hints at another often-
, sive iti. the near future, On the.
French front there has been little ac-
tivity, the Germans seem to have be-
come exhaustive by their violent ef-
fort e to retake their lost positions,
which, are everywhere strongly held
by the French.
British casualties for the week are
15,614, divided as follows; Kilted or
died- of wounds,, officers 364; men,
3880; wounded or missing, officers,
846; men, 10,524. This Hat however,
is the result of the severe fighting of
two week* ago.
On three successive nights, Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday the Germans
have bombed the southeast English
coast and also dropped bombs in the
region of Dunkirk and Calais. In
Tuesday night's raid part of the naval
barracks at Chatham was struck by a
bomb and serious loss of Iife inflicted.
he past 20 years'in Goderich. For
number of years he was in the piano
usinesst but latterly he lived retired.
sides his widow and three daugh-
ters, a number of brothers and sis-
ters survive.
-Pte. Philip Carey, another of
Goderich's war heroes, returned last
Friday night from England. His ar-
rival not being expected so soon, no
oivk welcome was tendered. Pte.
ciarey, the .youngest son of Mr, Q.
F Carey and one of the five* brothers
who have taken an active part in the
van enlisted in the first oontingent
in August, 1e14; while a few months
over 16 years old. He has spent
some 15 or 16 months in the front line
enches in France, where for a time
was a telephone, signaller. He was
tended by shell shock in 1915 at
venchy., For the past eight months
has been employed in the Canadian
ymasters office in England.. Hie .1S
r"..4% on furlough.. He speaks in
owing terms of the treatment the
nadian boys are receiving at the
ndo of the English people and es-
itily those of the first contingent.
-After an illness of several,months
s. Robert Miller passed away Oi.
esday of last Week at the, home of
tr
he
wi
Gi
he
na
Chatiteni, which is about 30 miles ho
southeast of London, is the seat of int- gl
men.U, including it vast dockyard, an ha
mense military and naval establish- I Ca
arsenal and exteesive barracks. At pee
the latter which the airmeraraided,107 1
meiewe.re killed and 86 were wounded, leir
but no damage of e military nature Tie
koil•sv 'Is
MelEILLOP
Notes. -Mrs. James MeMahon, of
Vancouver, B. C., who has been
spending a ceuple of weeks with her
sister, Mrs. John Clark of Mcleillop
left last week for her home. -Pte.
W. R. Clark, Son of Mr. Enoch Clark
of Walton, is among the returned sol-
diers. Pte. Clark wise one that had
'the misfortime to be shipwrecked. on
the return voyage and bag many won-
derful (.4Vatriences tell. -Miss Edna
Clark is spending' a few weeks holi-
days with friends around' Wood-
stock.
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MITCRELL's
Notes.. -On Sunday morning • about
4.30 a teriftle electrical storm broke
over Miteehell end vicinity. The light-
ning Was the most bzilliant of the
season. No damage has been report-
ed in town but three fires were notice-
able in its wake, and it * reeortect
-thee one was a barn on the 8rd conces-
sion of Ellice And another on the
Stratford road, near Sebringville. Mr.
Murray, west of Brodhagen, in McKil-
lop, also lost a barn filled With
hay. These barns were all well filled
with hay ad grain and the loss will
be heavy is all cases. -Master Karl
Mall017 who ie visiting his owlet Mr,
David Hodgson, =is /Mrs** sprained
the result of a -fall from.a mow
e visiting Mr, Robert ITodgson's
me, _in Hibbert, fair days age
fes L. Matheson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. K. Matheson, left 'oti
Monday for Oshavta, where she will
eesume her duties as teacher in the
public school there, after spending
the summer vacation * town . -Labor
Day Wait rather quiet in Mitchell. All
business was suspended, and- the only
attraction was a baseball gsani be-
tween the Fullerton nine and a teem
from Preston. This was the first
game of the season on the Mitchell
diamond Ernest Schamburr.
101 Ingersol, spent Labor Day Mit-
chell with het 'mother, rMs. William
Ruseell, and other relatives. --Rev.
T.. J. Markel" Rev. .1: .Leaigford
and Rev. Dr,. MeKay have e reunited
from their summer reeationy and
preached in their 09in.‘ Churches on
Sunday.
*EWER.
Notes .-Mrs, -John Cookson, one Qi
the old resideute of Exeter, passed
asiay' at her honie here last week,
after a long likes?, She is survived
by her husbaziArlindi er- &nifty of six
sons and three daughters. -- Mr,
Samuel Cann of liaberne delivered
two young pigs la town laSt :week for
which he received $114,7 -Mrs. S. E.
.-Maetheve, of Watford, is visiting at
the Tiome of her sister, 'Mrs. A.
May. -Mr. Joseph' ellattey and
daughter have returned from en ex-
tended trip to the west.-Itfessra.
Orville and Herb. Southcott return-
ed this week from a trip to Manitoba
• -Mrs. James Brintnell has returned
feom, Winniplege where she spent a
couple of months with her son. -Mr,
Fred Heist has purchased ,the house
aud lot lately occupied by Mrs.
H. C. Bauer, of West
Bend, Illinois, was a town visitor last
week, - Mr. Wesley Finkbeineri of
-Mr. 'Wesley Welch, a former well
Pittsburg is here visiting hieemother. I
known. resident of Exeter,- died in Re-
gina Iast,week after an illness extend-
ing over a. number of years. Deeeas- •
ed was born in Usborne and was 54
years of .age, -Mrs. I. Armstrong
and Miss May, who have been visiting
relatives at -different points in the
West, have returned liorne.-Mr. Vic-
tor French, editor of the Wetaskiwitt
Times, Wetaskiwiri, Alta., was call -
nig ' on friends here this week . -Mr.
James Beer suffereei a second stroke
of paralysis on Friday afternoon last,
and although now _somewhat better, is
still in a serious condition. Previous
to the -rain that afternoon he had gone
into the garden, and while at Work
was stricken, and, no one knowing
where he was, he was forced to stay
there in the heavy shower that fell,
and afterward was found helpless Ind
was in.oved to the house.
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DUBLIN. . Notes .-Miss Clara Evans has - re-
,
Iturned to her -home in Galt. -Miss
Helen Crawford .visited frien.ds ;in
Clinton recently. -Miss Marie Ne*en
has returned home, having spent a
two week's vacation in Detroit. -Dr.
and Mrs. Michell ahd daughter, Vera,
have returned from a visit in Wind-
-sor.-Miss Rogers, of Stratford, has
been -employed as teacher inthe pub-
lic school in this village .--Miss Ella
Canning hag returned to her home in
Toronto after a two weeks vacation
spent with friends in this vicinity. -
The schools in- the village opened a-
gain on Tuesday .September 4th. A
good attendance- was given the first
day apt] promises well for the coin-
ing ten .-'The following from a De-
treit paper will be of interest to
friends in Dublin: "A pretty wedding
was solemnized at St.Joeeph's church,
Detroit, last week, when Miss Kath-
ryn Burns betame the beide of Joseph
B. Buxer the Rev. Father J. O'Con-
ner officiating. The bride was attend-
ed by Miss Lulu Brennan and the
bridegroom by his brother, Mr. Harry
Brexer, Miss Burns is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Burns. of
Butte. Mr. Bruner is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Bruner of Dublin, Ont.
The bride was attired in a rose color-
ed taffeta dress and carried a bouquet
of white carnations. The maid of
honor wore blue taff.eta and carried a
bouquet of Pink carnations. Menthes-
sohn's wedding march was played by
Mrs. J. McCoy, who also played "Oh
Promise Me " during the eerettiony• A.
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Wedding broa1fr4 Wait given at the
borne of Mr. aalnilra. Ralph Little -
Acid, W 1e07 -Sharp ave., to ,whicit
only immediate aelativest, and bridal
party were invited,. Until recently
the bride was in the employ of :the
Crescent, while the groom is employ-
ed by the Otis Elevator eConrimui.
The young couple will be at home to
their friends after September 15th,
at W 488 Olympic ave., Detroit."
PTEMBER 7,
_111.1111.11.111111111111MONNIMI 3
KIPPEN
Notes. -The annual Meeting of the
uron Presbyterial of the Women's
Missionazy Society, will be held in
St. Andrew's church, on Tuesday
September 11. The sessions begin
at 1.0 o'clock a.m., and. 2 p.m.. Both
sessi5ins are open to all, men included
Among the attractions are addresses
by Miss McGregor, of Toronto, and
Dr:- J. M. :Waters, of India, both of
vii.S0 to $18; pigs $1.7 to $17.501
Isolate $17.50 to $17.75; stags $14 to
$15.09; sheep and lambs were active
and strong; lambs at $10 to $16.50;
Yearlbigs $9 to 04; Wethere .11 'tei
itilee1.2ep ;;Ietwo.ems $6t0.0$010to.75$.10.50; mbt, ed
Montreal (West, End Market). Sept.
-Theta watt no important clumge
in the condition of the • market for
cattle, prices being about steady, The
offerings were Large, there being 2,500
head on the market, in which the qua-
iee was mostly common. A feature
of the trade was. the continued geed
demand from Americen, buyers for
COMMOn buB.s for shipment to the
P United States markets, and quite a
few car lots were bought at $6.50
. there -was also a good demand from
to $7 Per hundred pounds. In addition
• Western Ontario buyers for feeders,
and a number of steers were taken at
$7.50 to $8 per hnifdred pounds. The
demand from packers for cattle for
canning porposes was active and
brisk trade 'was done in. this line.
- with sales of bulls at $6.15 to e6.25
and cows at $5 to $5,25 per 100 lbs.
The supple- of choice butch.er steers
, wee limited, there being only odd lots
on the market, which sold at $10.50
- to $10.75 but good steers, cows and
bulls were fairly plentiful, for which
- I there was the principal demand, and
-. on the whole a good trade was done.
A featme of the trade in small meate
. was the stronger feeling in the nia.r-
ket for sheep and lambe -Prices foe the
former advanced 50 cents per 100 lbe
s and for the latter 25 cents. The stip-
ply was very large, especiaBy for
f lambs and demand from peckers and
- butchers was keen, and et brisk trade
f was done. Offerings of Sheep'ereon-
ly fair, and ewes sold at $9 to $9.50
per hundred rounds. The lone of the
market for cakes mese, also strong
and prices advanced one dollar per
hundred nounds. Choice railk-fed stock
sold at $18 to $14 and an odd fence'
calf atidltigh as $15.50. The -condition
of the market for hogs was unchanged
front a week ago. The supply was
smallnbut .was ample to fill all re=.
ouirements. The demand from pick-
ers was - Banked, and trade was slow
with. the sales of selected lots at $17,00'
to $17.50, sows at 0.4 to •.$1.4.50,
and stags at $14 to $15.80 per 100
pounds, weighed off cars.
Union Stock Yards,- Toronto, Sept.
4i -Too large a percentage of common
quality butcher cattle in a record of-
fering for the yards eesulteci in a
draggy market after the best on sale
had been sent over the acales. There
were no loads of heavy steer e of the
(nudity which cashed in at $12,60 last
Mondey, and in fact choice butchers
were difficult to locate in an offering
of 5,060 ca,ttle, a thousand head of
which were -stockers.. Halt a dozen
loads of heavy steeetesojd.from $11.75
to $12.40, and a .few „other loads of
good steers from $11 to 411.50. All
grades of. cattle froin good upwards
met, with' a steady, . actitie market,
but for the others ehe trade,wats slow
and a trifle mato. ,iteseas, e1:0 -same
with covett and bullee..Theepoice range
for choice butchers varied .tweal-- t $10
enict'$1.0,.#0, There *as a gOod demand
foe-etockent Mel feed -eta, and the val-
ues paid Tallied- all theway from c7.25
to`48.15, with few good feeders at
Otte-Biee ,for je.feellog ,tbat the market
teetild,heeoine 'easier ,ateta result of
• tratiutdelargwneuldsitemilleetsbeenof ennsWeerrsbelterthe.
There were -no signs of the- market
weakening to any -appreciable extent
at the close; Best milkere and spring-
ers were in good demand from $85 to
$140 each. All small meats were a
steady to shade firmer trade. Lambs
cashed in from $15 'to $15.25, with
a few extra nice lambs at 15c. Hog
values firmed 25; packers paying
$17.50 fed andnvatered, but other buy-
ers paid $17.75 for selects.
McCurdy and McCurdy bought 70
butcher cattle, 900 to 1000 lbs, $8.75
to $10.15.
Fred Rowntree bought 25 Milkers
and springers at $85 to $135 each.
Frank Hunnisett bought 80 butch-
er cattle, 900, to 1050 lbs, $9 75 to
$10.10.
A. W. Talbot (for WM. Delves
Ltd.) bought 800 cattle: One load of
choice heavy steers $12.40; butchers
$8.25 to $10.15; cows rp to $8.20;
bulls $6 to $7.75
Swift Canadian bought 700 sheep
and lambs: Lambs $15 to $15,50;
eheep $7 to $11.25; 50 calves $8.50 to
$15.
Chnins Limited bought 800 cattle:
Butche.rs, $9 to $11; cows $6.50 to
$8.50; bulls $7 to $9.
George Rowntree (for Harris Ab-
attoir) bought 700 cattle: Heavy steers
$11.50 to -$12.25; butcher steers and
heifers, $7.25 to *11; cows $5,50 to
$8.50; intik. e6 to $8.25
H. P. Kennedy sokl: One load- of
butchers, 1100 lbs, $10,.95; one load
butchers, 1025 as, $10.50; good but-
chers, $9.25 to $9.75; medium bac&
ers $8.75 to *9.25; conimon butchers,
$7.75 to $8.25; choice cows $8 to $8.-
25; good cows $7.25 to 7,75; medium
cows $6.50 to $7; canners $5,50 to
$6; ten bulls; $6.60.
Dunn and Levack sold: Butchers, 24,
1090 lbs, $10.20; 22, 1250 lbs, $11.35;
16, 870 lbs, $9; 23, 930 lbs $10.10;
10, 935 lbs, $10; 16, 925 lbs, *9.15;
6, 845 lbs, $9.35; cows, 1, 1160 lbs,
$8; 1, 1000 lbs, $7.50; 10, 1200 lbs,
$8; 4, 1050 lbs, $7.75; 2 (990 lbs) *6.-
75; 2 (1165) $8.50; 4, 985 pounds,
$7.75; 12 bulls (750 lbs) $6.50; 10
(581 lbs) *6.30; 3 milkers $100 each;
300 lambs *15.25; 40 sheep *10 to
$11 . 50; 50 calves $7 . 50 to $15 . 59;
hogs, $17.50 fed and watered.
Corbett, Hall and Coughlin- sold:
Good heavy steers $11 to $11.50;
geed butehers *9,75 to $10; medium
butchers *9 to $9.50; common butchers
$8;25 to $8.50; choice cows $8.25 to
*8.40; good cows, $7.75 to $8; fair
cows $7.25 to .$7.50; common cows
$6.50 to $6.76; canners $5 to $5.50;
good to choice bulls *7,50 to e8.25;
butcher bulls $7 to $7.50; heavy bol.
ogna bulls, *6.50 to *6.75; light bol-
ogna. bulls $6.25; stockers $8.00 to
$8 . 25; feeders $8,75 to $9; choice
lambs 15 to $15.50; choice veal calve
$14.50 to 15.50; medium calves $12.-
50 to $14; hogs, fed and watered, $17--
50 to $17.75.
McDonald and Halligan sold:
Choice heavy steers $12 to $12.50;
good heavy. steers Pi to $11.50;
choice butchers $10 to *10.50; flo $811tatemhelesrd.:
em0$0d8tio.ixen7-5$8.001,1525$;9.c2li:oic6;:memile emn.
IIPTI cows $6 to $6.50; canners $5.M
-Mrs, Mcivor and daughter, Mis
Barbara of Clinton, were visitors. with
Mrs. Melt:toes daughter; Miss Mar
garet.-Mr. and Mrs, Louis Walper
and son of Saskatoon, who have been
spending a few months here with
their many friends,, Interned to their
western hom.e this week. Mrs. Wal
per is a daughter of Agri. Andrew
Bell. -Among those teen this viein
ity, Who attended the Ttironto
tion, were Mr. and Mrs. Fasken,
Mrs, Tsaac Jarrot, Mr. arid Mrs. R
Brownlee, Mrs. Marl Sproat, Miss
Annie, B. McLean and the Misses
Margaret and jenrde McLean.-Mis
Emily Moen, of Toronto, is spendin. g
the holidays at the parental home o
Mr. and Mrs. H. Ivisin, in the vil
lage.-Mr. and Mrs. James Reid o
London spent Labor Day, with Mrs.
Reid' e brothers, Messrs,. Thomas and
John Workman and sister, Mrs-. Wine
Scott.--Schooe holidays are at an end
'and teachers and echolars are again
down to hard work for the balance of
the year. Six teachers go from our
vicinity to their despective schools
which is, a. pretty good showing of
teachers from the stmburbs of our
village. -A young daughter is the
company of Dr isted Mrs. Aitken, at
the martse•-Mrs. -William, Graham
of Vanvouver, N.Y., is visiting with
bis brother, Frank. Seine 25 years
have passed since these brothers have
met and on 'their coming together will
have many pleasant happenings to rel.
late. -Mr. 'S. Cudinore who is •ever
a busy man, in the way of handling
hay, is making large shipments of
baled hay from our stations these
days. -Messrs. Wilkson Brothers of
Elmira, and Miss Tena Philips, of
Detroit., spent Labor Dasr with Mr.
and Detweiler of the village. -
Labor Day was observed in our vil-
lage, especially with the farmers, in
the way of getting in the grand crops
that they have been favored with.
HENSALL
Briefs. -The ktieners, in this sec-.
tion have been improving every hour
'and day in order to secure -their very
large crone and. are battling hard ow-
.127:ingfavortootheie,oczo:iolym.hvoasi,p0,ayoaottobserved fdoic
00 Monday,the we th as h, ii4asvoshbemolidaenthyprettyavind,
nits) a large
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tereht 'Obits e thi;lake shoe. --
Mr. 3: E. Me
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Sonbtirg 4101 hi' ,pasts wtc;ereedk,itaoktig-
'eWirth0 ii-Olintf bispfamilyr•.'Stos
Hardie and
aildmedanly-
bor so with Dr. and Mrs. Crooker. Mrs.
Hardie's parents, and upon returning
horae, were accompanied by Dr.
Crooker, who spent a day or two here,
-A large number of farmers are
tluieshing in order to make room for
drawing itt more grape-D/1ra R. Bon,
thron retterned home this week after
spending a number of weeks with rel-
atives in Detroit and her friend Mrs.
Miller, nee Miss Walker, of Algonec,
the latter being a fine summer resort
on Lake $t. .Clair. -Dr. Alex. MeKay
of Bottineau, Dakota, was here -last
week attending the funeral of his late
brother, John McKay, of this village,
aceompanied' by' his wife. -Mrs. Jas.
Sparks 'era:3 in London this week to
meet her daughter, Miss 'Belle; who
came from Brantford on 2 visit here.
-Miss Florence Reynolds, who spent
the summer vacation here, returned to
Calgary, to resume her duties as tea-
cher and- was -accompanied --by her
sister Miss Beatrice, as far as Lon-
don ,and Kies Bessie Urquhart, who
also spent summer vacation here with
her- parents, retureed the same day
to Mar' North Carolina; to resume
her 'duties as Dean and was accompan-
ied to London, by her sister, Beatrice.
- Quite a number attended the
meeting ef the Presbytery at Clinton
on Thursday of this 'week, to sitmort
the call given by Carmel Church, to
Rev. Mr. McConnell, of /Toronto .-
Miss Florence Ford of Casseltoht Da-
kota, is *fending a couple of We#13
or so' With her relatives in Bengali
and vicinity. -We regret to learn
that Robert Drake, son of Mrs. Drake
who enlisted' and was in active ser-
vice in France, wall wounded and is
now in the hospital, where it is him -
ed that with care and treatment, he
may soon recover. -Mrs, John Rendle
who has been visiting her coueins,
Mrs. J. D. Stewart, and Miss Isabel
Moir, has returned to her home in
Seattle. -Mrs. Doan of Morrin, Alta.,
is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Jas.
Bell, sr., and sister, Mrs. Hugh Mc-
Ewen. -Mr. and Mrs, W. B. Elder
were in Toronto during the past week
visiting relatives and taking in the
exhibition. -Cur business men report
trade as vert- good in the village.-
. Fred Bonthron, youngest son of
Mr. and Mini Bonthron, of this vil-
lage, who has been living in Chicago
ter some time, has enlisted for over-
seas .-Mr. and Mrs. Owen Geiger
have been visited recently by several
of their sons.-lier. M. M. McPher-
son, of Idaho, Montana, is visiting his
relatives in Hensall.
"osimmommissaisor
LIVE STOCK MARKETS
Buffalo, Sept. 4. -Cattle - Good,
strong; common, steady; prime
'steers $14.50 to $15.60; shipping
steers 12.50 to $13.25; -butchers $8.50
tc $12.50; Tearlinis $12.25 to $13.50;
heifers $7 to $10.75; caws $5 to $9.-
75; bulls $6 to $9.75: 'stockers and
feeders $6 to $8; fieeh cows and
springers, strone, $i10 to $180; vehis
slow at $7 to $16.50; 'hogs strong;
heavy and mixed i$19.25 to $19.40:
yorkers $19 to $19•25; liglit 76i'kerst
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foot. Every detail of shoe -making is looked after to avoid any fric.
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following styles:
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to $5,75; choice feeders $8 to $8-56;
good bulls ;74 to $7.75; COn/M011 to
medium bulks $6.25 to $7; beet lake
ers and springers 00 40 6120 each;
meditun *6540 $85 each; 75 Iambs *15,
25; 50 sheep $7 to VA; 65 ceelefes *9
to $15.
The following were the quotations:
Extra heavy steers, choice $11.50 to
$12.40; choice heavy steers $10.60 to
$11.00; ehoke butchers' $10.00 to
$10.50; good *9.40 to $9.75; medititil
$8.75 to $9.00; conunon $7.00 to
$7.35; butchers' bulls ebofee per cwt„
$8.35 to $8.75; good bulls 7.60 to $8;
medium $7.00"40 ;7.25; unerio bulk
5.00 to 6.00; butchers' eowir, tholes
, $&25t() *8.50; go.4 1.25 to T.
teen, *6.65 to :$6.85; stockers $7.25
to, *8.50; feeders $8 to 925; entente
arid cutters $5.25 -to $6.25; milkocei
good to choice each $80 40 $125; eon -
mon and medium, each 440#00 ta
$50; springers f80 to $125; light ew*
$9 to $11.25; heavy sheep *6 tia 47.50;
yearlings, $10 to $11; eahresi goo
1to choice, $14 to $15.25; spring iambs
415 to 415.35; hvgs, fed and water.
$17.50; weighed off care, $17.7$i
0. b., $16.50.
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Admission --Adults 2 5c ; Children ',rid.
Carriages and Autos Isc.
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President Treasurer Secretary
Prize Lists at Secretary's Mee
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Sept, 7th to 15th
1867-" A half Century of Swam
The Great Agricultural Exhibition
of Western Ontario
$32,000 in Prizes lc Attractions
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Fireworks •Each Nigkt _ .Two Speed Events Bally -
Retkeed Baiway Rates
Prize Lists, Entry- Forms and all information from the Seeretere
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