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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1893-09-27, Page 1r' ".' erar-$1e60 per Annus, 1.35 In Advances, VOL. XVI What is there more sensible, becoming and durable for Dirt's going to Rol than a neat ailor .Teat --OR— Faeht Cap. n., he Sailor or "Teck" sell a°t 25c,; the Yacht sell at 25c., 50c. and 75c. ,he same .question applied to boy's wear for 'Knock-t;tllbout Cops for school calls for some mention of the Peak Cap or Melville which seltlslf 25c. Give the average boy some- thing handy to wear and you satisfy him. The Melville is handy and it only costs 25e 4.CKSON BROS., OMEN'S and BOY'S OUTFITTERS, Town Topics. GooD LOCATION.—Last week Mr. Jacob Miller, town, bought from Mr. Harry Cantelon the desirable building lot on the corner of Albert :,:and Princess streets. The price was $450. We understand Mr. Miller "will next year build on the property 9 blacksmith and machine shop. NEW BUSINESS MEN.—Today Tam NEws-REooRD welcomee two new busi- Aces men. Captain H. Torr Rance and Mr, W. P. Spaulding have purchased thestock and good •will of Messrs. Rob - ns Bros. The latter have been in business here for several years and '•worked up a good trade, Mr. H. V. Robins, of the firm, was permanently :located here, and he and Mrs. Robins , made many friends. What Mr. Robine will engage in he has not yet decided. The new firm are propular young men. Capt. Rance is a life long resident and well and favorably known to alt classes of people. Mr. Spauld- i>tg has been a resident of Clinton several years and ie well known to f' our people. THE NEWS -RECORD wishes the new firm that liberal eucccess which they should undoubtedly meet With. • �rrFOR BDTTER, FOR WORSE."—Our ;young people continue to wed, and .why should they not ? Tho com- Mande to so do are so numerous that tire question ahould hastily be put. But "there seems to be an unusual num- ter of weddings just now. Among :.those of extreme interest was that of ;Mise Minnie, only daughter of -Mr. "'Wm.. Gantelon, town, last Wednes• ay. The young lady had been an Oita) worker in the Rattenbury +stireet Methodist S: 8., and her pen at..:,timea contributed interest to the t Sunday School papers. The gentle. matt of her choice was Mr. J. E. Cooke, of Mitchell, a popular and •�prosperouer young man of that town. A large..number of guests were pre. ,tient1 ."Mies Cantelon, a popular Brant. ford'+ottpg lady, was a charming bridal iteirtnt, while, Mr. W. McRoberts, of "Ho,!*sville nobly took the part of gfponiiffnen. Rev. J. W. Holmes, toWn'i Assisted Rev. J. Livingstone, of '1itncartiino, in the performance of the interesting ceremony. The presents re ' nil inoross and worthy of the occaeioiii , among them a recognition ,: fr'otn her 'tie -laborers of the Sabbath ' dist[. 'Amid showers of good wishes >l nd olrrneet ool6gratulations, Mr. and 3raoke loft on" the evening train for heir'fiiliure ho'tne in Mitchell. INDEA$NDENT IN dLL THINGS—NHUTndL IN NOTHING A. DI, TODD, Bettor and Owner CLINTON. HURON COUNTY, ONT., WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1893 Town Topics. Miss MOUNTOA8TLE was in the county town last week. Mus. Taos. Glew leaves this week for Guelph, where she will join her husband. MR. AND MRS. JOHN JACKSON, of Wingham, were in Clinton last week on their way to Goderich, to attend the exhibition. Mr. Jackson gave TUE NEWS -RECORD a cell. CLINTON'S INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS .— The Walkerton Herald says:—W. Doherty, of Clinton, will exhibit a variety of styles of their organs at the Northern exhibition to be held here on Sept. 26, 27 and 28th. Doherty organs are celebrated for their quality and richness of tone and superior work• manship. Any one intending to per - chase au organ should not fail to see these instruments before doing so. Hullett. We extend our sympathy to Mr. Hogarth and family of the 6th con. who lost a loving wife and mother on the death of Mrs. Hogarth, which oc- curred on Saturday, the 23rd inst. The funeral took place on Monday, 25th inst., and was largely attended. Mr. Robert Kilty, of the 3rd eon., who has been very ill for some time, died on Saturday the 23rd inst. He was 83 years old and was one of the pioneers of Huron and at one time lived on the farm now owned by Mr. Ralph Tipladyon the Base line. Port Albert Notwithstanding the glihtongued mugwomps assertions that the harbor contract at this port has been abanded, owing to the misfortune of one of the cribs breaking from its anchorage in that terrific storm on the eight of the 15th inst., 'is all moon -shine. The work proceeds with greater vigor. "Flies on the wheel " shoot wide of the mark when they preach " blue ruin" about Port Albert harbor. Timber continues to come in and the schooner Kol/age arrived in Port on Saturday evening with a large load of stone for sinking cribs. The weather during the past week has been very stormy and a consider- able amount of wreckage is along the shore. Sheppardtoti. Mr. Gen. Dougherty left Tuesday of last week for Manitoba where he in- tends making his home. His many friends wish hien every success. Miss Minnie Christilaw has returned home after a short visit in Kincardine. Quite a number of our people took in the e::hibition at Goderich. 'James Tigert, who successfully pass- ed his examination last midsummer, is engaged as teacher for S. S. No. 6, Ashfield, for the following year. Mrs. Murray and Mrs. Thos. Haw- kins, of Port Albert, were visiting friends here one day last week. Mr. John Graham, of Saginaw, Mich., is at present visiting friends in this place the guest of his sister, Mrs. Geo. Simpson. Bclgrave. Mr. W. R. Erskine spent a couple of days in Moncton last week. Messrs. J. A. Morton and R. Van - stone, of Wingham, were in town.on Friday. A large number from Belgrave and vicinity visited the London Fair this week. A successful Harvest Home and Children's Day service was held in the Presbyterian church on Sunday last. Belgrave was well represented in Clinton on Tuesday. • A grand concert will be held in the Foresters' hall on Thursday evening, by Mr. T. Scott, and his troupe. Let there be a good turnout. The correspondent of the Expositor in last week's issue remarks : "Sir John Thompson is not going to visit Belgrave just now. He, no doubt, thinks everything is all right. That is just what Mr. Laurier thinks too." As Belgrave is situated partly in the East and partly in the West Riding, it is uncertain whether our contemporary refers to one or both ; if it is the Nest we can say 'yes, it is all right' and as for the East, they should be intelligent enough to follow our example. Soni ecritill• Quite a number from here attended the Gocjerich Fair on Thursday, the 21st inst. Some of them had a good time from the time they left here till they returned. Why ? Because they had the fair along with them. . Our church is now as white as a snow bank. May it prove a good object - lesson. Mr. Nelson Bingham has built an- other bent to his stable, in preparation for his increasing stock when cold weather conies. Mr. J. J. McLoughlan has cut his second crop of clover. FIe intends threshing it. We almost forgot wheth- er it was fall or spring the other morn ing when we heard the familiar sound of the mower. Mr. J. H. Lowery has been re-engag- ed, at an increased salary, as teacher of S.S. No. 5, Hullett[, for 1894. Tho section is to he congratulated forsecur- ing the services for another year of a teacher of such marked ability as Mr. Lowery possesses. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gliddon's little child, who has been sick for some time with inflammation of the lungs, died on Saturday, the 2srd inst. We feel for them in their sorrow. The funeral took place on Monday, 25th inst. A number of his relatives from a distance being present as well as a large number of the neighbors. Goderich Township The 2nd Monday in October is the day setf or the next council meeting In Goderich township. The Orange tea -meeting. under the auspices of L. O. L. 306 will take place on the SIXTEENTH of October, not the 28th. Ail well wishers of the cause will please remember the 16th of Oct(); her and secure a ticket. Tickets are now on sale. Mrs. T. Elwood, who has been suffer- ing from a severe attack of inflamma- tion, is, we are glad to say, much better. Mrs. T. H. Cook is on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Glazier, Clinton. Mr. John Middleton leaves next week for Manitoba on a business trip. Mrs. Middleton accompanies him. The Beatty Line has opened an autumnlnavigation. Their top sail may often be seen inglering along towards the 7th concession. The grasshoppers were playing hob with the young wheat but the recent rains has put a damper on them. Chiselltnrst. We are sorry to chronicle the death of Miss May McTavish, which occurred on the 22nd of this mouth. Her death was not unexpected as she had been ailing all summer with a nervous afflic- tion, She was a young lady who was very highly and deservedly esteemed by all wlio had the pleasure of her ac- quaintance. She was an efficient and zealous teacher in the S. School at No. 9, Tuckersmith ; was a member of St. Andrew's church, Kippen. Miss McTavish was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McTavish, near the red school, Tuckersmith. Mr. Mc Lavish and family have the sympathy of the whole neighborhood in their sad bereavement. The fall wheat is looking beautiful in the extreme,a very large acreage has been sown. Mr. N. McTaggart, our genial P. M., handles more hen fruit then any country store in the county. Mac, is a very obliging fellows and does his level best for his customers. The Expositor is recovering. Aftermuch pains the Orange Opponent has been removed. Dungannon. The bridge west of the village is nearing completion. Thomas Durnin has returned from Manitoba. His child, whose illness was reported last week, is now improv- ing. Rev. Mr. Kerlin and wife, of Bay- field, were visiting friends in this local- ity last week. . J. Hiles was to London during the past few days.on a business trip. Win. Thompson bought a farm horse last week, and the local veterinary has made an exchange with the Gypsies. Miss B. Pentland, after a six week's visit among friends at Ingersoll and London, returned last Saturday to the pleasure of her many friends and one in particular. John .McLean and Misses Whyard and Hougton attended the Sunday school convention in Holmesville last week. Joseph Fowler, upon whom consump- tion laid its fatal hand last spring, has been sinking since, and departed this life on Saturday morning last, aged 23 years. The funeral took place on Mon- day at 2 p. m. We"extend our sym- pathy to the bereaved brothers and sisters. Business is beginning to revive, and the stir on the streets is much more lively. Morris. The Morris Council met Sept. 18th, IS93, pursuant to adjournment. Members all present; the Reeve in the chair. Minutiae of last meeting read and passed. Mr. Wm. Kelly appeared in reference to having en - glacier brought on to looate a drain from south half lot 4,con 7. Oa motion of Calbiok, seconded by llnwe, the -Clerk was instructed to notify the engineer as soon as the nixes - nary requisition is filed. Moved by Caldbick seconded by Proctor, that R. Ling be grant - e1 en order far $762, being payment in full for building Brandon's bridge.—Carried. Moved by Proctor, second d by Howe, that Reeve be granted an order for $38. to pay for ditch and culvert opposite lot 14, on 6tb eon. line.—Carried. Moved by Kirkby, seconded by Bowe, that John Mooney be re -appointed collector at a salary of $85, on furniah'ng satisfactory security to the amount of $14,000. Moved by Caldbiok, seconded by Proctor, that the clerk bo in struoted to notify Mr. Dickerson that he is required to go in defence of tho Arbitrators award, and that ho employ whatever legal counsel he deems necessary in the matter.— Carried. By low, No. 12, 1393, was daly read and passed. Aeoounts were ordered to be paid as follows:—For gravel, S. Walker, $7; John Oakley, $3.85; Lewis McDonald, $2; Geo; Hewitt, $3; A. McDonald, $8.15; Geo. Jackson, 750 ; C. Wheeler, 4 ; 11. Jackson, $6,25; Geo. Sbilton, $1.90; D. Farquharson, $1.50; L. Hewitt, $1.45; P. Barr, $1.75; E. Brewer, $3.50; J. Leech, $l.90; Geo. Pea000lt, $3.80; Corporation East Wawanosh, $2,80; W. Martin, $2.35; R. South, $4.05; Jas. Proctor, $3 80; E. Littlefair, ditch and culvert, $21.47; Wm. Oak'ey, repairing culvert, $2.50; Wm. Shed— den, lurnber and repairing culvert, $6 40; James Jackson, oulvert between lots 5 and 0, eon. 9, $9; Jno. McElroy, ditoh opposite lot 14, con; 8. $15; Win. MoCraoken, plank, 50 ate,; Wm. Martin, building approach to Brandon's bridge, $27.25; Misses Enford, ohsrity, $7.50; Jno. Nethery, repairing cul- vert, $3; Jno. Nethery, renriesion of dog tax wrongfully oolletted, $l; Lewis Bolton, balance euginoer'e feee, $10; Jae. Proctor- to pay for ditoh.at lot 4, on Oth oon. line,$21.01; Jno. McCaughey, ditch and culvert on side- line between lots 15 and 16, oon. 8, $15. The council then adjourned to meat again on the 23rd October next. --W, CLARA, Clerk. —On Saturday week the barna of John Wingle, of MoKillop, were struck by lightning and destroyed. The buildings contained the moat of Mr. Wiugle's crop, and, although he had 81,000 insurance, he will be as much more out of pocket. Rnyfleld• T 0. n..uca.L.D. S.,ot011utou, with man further notice, be it the diver Hotel the second ant fourth Thursday of every ur•.utb, Nile. Mister Editur, I hev sum things to tel u this weke that r dredful to kontemplate. A fu weaks agoe some one kame to the Nile an tu'de the chi►nbleys doun oph the church. Wasent that ofel? Then Mister Sproul of Goderich had to bpade to put up nu ones. Onestly i bleeve Mister Sprotlttuk them doun to git the chars of puttee up the nu ones. A nuther• da a yung Blak, painter, from Godrich kame and got in the church sum wa an dobbed white stuff on all the windeys. I dont bleeve he mist a singul pain. Now when the yung felloes kuni lait to church tha will have to ax the husher or sextuu whore thare hest gurl is sitten becos tha kant peek in thru the windey and see fur themselves. What du u think oph pepul traiden espeshully preechers traden? The preechefs hear and at Dungannon is setten a bad egsampul 2 the popul. Not long agoe tha traided pulpets, I doan no what Mister Moss will think when he kurnes bak. An 2 maik things worser it was on Sunday they traided 2 jist a • weke agoe las Sunday. Isent that offul ? I ekspeckt thare will b a pairing b neer hear this weak. Suver of the peepul of this naberhude went to Goderich las weak to se the sha•oph dogs and uther things. Cheas has rizen. The West Huron cheas and butter facktry sent awa the ogest cheas las weke, and got ten sents a lb for it. Bully for Wolter. Now I hev toled you a lot of things soe I must stop I remane ures respectably l RUNO. , Blyth. No service in the English Church in this town on Sunday evening next. Regular monthly meeting of our town fathers is to be held In Industry hall on Monday evening, Oct. 2nd inst. Quite a change in the atmosphere these days. Is this an indication of an early winter. Where's our weather prophets. On Monday evening the members of L. 0. L , No 963, held a meeting in the Orange hall. The members of the I. 0. F, meet in the Terperance hall on Monday even. ing for there regular routine of busi- nebe. A goodly number of the Tories of this town were present at the great Liberal Conservative Demonstration in Clinton on Tuesday. On Sunday evening St. Andrew's Presbyterian _ church was lit up by electricity. On Friday afternoon some of the members of the C. 0. F. of this town attended the funeral of the a brother in Londaboro'. The Western fair held in London last week was well represented from this burg. We are pleased to see Poet Sellars, who met with a serious accident a short time ago,is able to be out again with the aid of a couple of orutohes. Mr. R. Sellars is having bis frame re- sidence, on the corner of Mill & Dinsley St., veneered with brick, which will when finished, make a decided improve men t. Mr. Sid Croll, of the Hub, has been in town the past week preparing the inside of A. McKellar's fine residence for the plastening. Some of lour citizens intend going over to Wimgham, on Sunday next to be present at the opening of the new English church in that town• ONTARIO'S VOTERS' LISTS. His Honor Judge Toms will hold Re- vision Courts, as follows : Clinton Town Hall October 2 Wingham " 4 Brussels .. .. 5 Morris .. •• 6 Grey - " 7 Turnberry Bluevale " 11 East Wawanosh Belgrave " 12 Blyth Town Hall " 13 Hullett Londeshoro " 14 McKillop Winthrop " 17 Ashfield Dungannon " 18 Goderich Tp. Holmesville " 19 Colborne Town Hall " 20 Bayfield '° " 21 Hay • Zurich " 24 Stephen Crediton Exeter Town Hall " 26 Ushorne ,. if 27 W. Wawanosh Dungannon " 28 Stanley Town Hall " 31 Howick Nov. '2 Goderich „ " 3 Courts have been held in Seaforth and, Tuckersmith. " 2.5 In and About Huron County. —The fall assizes for this county area being held at Goderich this week. —Mr. Hembly, of Brussels, has rent- ed the Witigha.i oatmeal mill, and ?s now at work. —Mr. E. R. Swarte has rented a hotel in Manchester and will take pos• session of it shortly. —There died in Tuckersmith, on Wednesday last, one of Huron's oldest pioneers, in the person of William W. Cooper, aged 82 years. —The death of Mr. Henry Fallahay occurred on Friday week after a some– what prolonged illness. Mr. Fallahay had been among the first settlers of Gorrie slid had resided there for nearly thirty years. WHOLE NO. 776 In and about lluron County. —Mrp. R. Graham, of McKillop, has rented her farm and inteuds removing to Seaforth, where she has bought a re- sidence on Goderich street. --alio funeral of Lily A., twin daugh ter of Mr. Rennie, merchant, of Hew. call, took place on Tuesday of last week for intervent in the Rodgeryille ceme- tery. —A tramp that was kept over nig by a Parkhill farmer was offered work, but refused, saying he would not dirty himself for one days work. —Last Sunday afternoon Rev. Rural Dean Hodgins, of Seaforth, preached harvest howe services in St. George's church, Walton. The church was ap propriately decorated for the occasion. —Mrs. B. Eden, an old and respect ed resident of Harpurhey, passed away, on Tuesday of last week, aged 70 years. She leaves a husband and three (laughs ters to mourn her loss. '' —The word ' larceny ' is not to bo found in the criminal law of Canada. The word 'theft' now covers all casea of stealing, however large or small the amount may be. In And About Huron County. —While M. John Hawkebaw, of Exeter, was the guest of Mr. White, of Rogerville, Sunday night week, he met with an accident which resulted in a broken leg. Mr. H. was passing from the head of the stairway into an ad- joining room, and mat noticing that he had to take ante step\down, missed his footing, his whole weight falling on his leg, breaking it in two. places between IA the knee and ankle. The injury is a severe one and it will he some time be. fore Mr. llawkshaw will be able to get around again. —A lamentable accident occurred on the South Line, near Kincardine, on Tuesday, whereby Samuel Shelton, an old and respected farmer, lost his life. He was seated on a load of seed wheat and driving down the lane, when the horses became restive. Mr. Shelton slid off the load in front of the wagon, and the horses kicked and tramped ups on him. The deceased was born in Nottingham, England, in 1811. He was one of the earliest settlers of Bruce county, having gone there in 1850. Though`eighty-two years of age he was strong and vigorous, and a hard work. er. He leaves a widow and one son. —The Exeter Advocate says :—Mr. El. Sanders, who has for some time re- sided iu Clinton and was employed io Clinton Organ factory which was res cently burned, moves here this week and will reside on Ann street, —On Saturday week, the barns of Mrs. F. Case, about a mile east of Sea - forth, were struck by lightning and burned to the ground. The barns were filled with hay and contained about five hundred bushels of threshed peas, there wits an insurance of $2,800. —Mr. David McIntosh, V.S., of Brucefield, was a judge of light horses at the Industrial fair at Toronto. This is the eighth year in succession that Mr. McIntosh has occupied a similarly honorable position, which speaks vol- umes for his capabilities in that line. —On Thursday of last week Mr. F. M. Smith, of the firm of Teetzel & Smith, Toronto, was united in marriage to Miee Eliza E. Porte, second daughter of Mr. W. Porte, postmaster at Lucan. Miss May Porte, her cousin, waited upon the bride, and Mr. Sidney Smith did the needful as groomsman. —The young man who assaulted Miss Etta.McGrath on the evening of the tournament, at Gorrie, proved to be A. Lang, of Wingham. He was traced to Toronto and 7'arrested just as he was entering the house of a relative there. He was brought back to Gorrie and pleaded guilty, the complaint hav– ing been changed to one of common ass sank, and was fined $8 and costs. —A big tramp, with a hand tied up, telling a sorrowful tale of woe regard- 1ng his mishap at Kincardine, in being burnt out of house and howe and hav- ing his hand severely burned at the same time, was doing the town on Sat, urday last. We don't know how he fared. Resideuts will do well to turn the dog loose on all such characters ; the crop of tourists of this description promises to be a largo one this fall.— Wingham Advance. —A son of Dr. J. W. Browning, of Exeter, aged about 18 years had a nar- row escape from death Tuesday night. During the afternoon he had been watching from the upper window that boys did not steal apples, and it is sup- posed that he must have been dreaming of this, that he left Iris°bed and went to the same window, and losing bis bal. nice, fell out. He struck on the back of his head and shoulders and received very severe injuries. Last Sunday morning George Kort, of Atwood, was the innocent ifvictim of a Gunpowder Plot that would have brought tears of envy to the eyes of the great Guy Fawkes. For the his. toric Gunpowder Plotnever materialized and George's did. Well, it happened in this way : Last epring Mrs. Kort stowed away among other things a half pound of gunprder in a box stove, which was laid aside during the sum- mer months. On Sunday morning George felt somewhat chilly and resoly, ed to build a fire in that stove. He prepared the kindling, put it in poli• tion and touched a match to it. All was serene for a little while, and George sat down and enjoyed the gen• ial warmth of his fire. Presently the paper containing the powder caught fire, and away etre went in let•her-go- Gallagher-12th-o f-Ireland-no•surrender style, blowing the stove to smithereens the fragments flying in all directions. George was no where to be seen. In due time, however, when the erneke had cleared away, George emerged from an adjoining room, his hair etanding on end, and with a look of blank amaze• ment he addressed the spot where the stove sat in words something like these: " Well, I'll be golt darned if that doss en't beat all 1 ever saw in my life be- fore. Vhat in thunderation is the matter mit the atone anyway," For- tunately nothing more serious happen,. ed, and George bag not complained of feeling ahill•q lance. --One of the roost curious cases on record, in the matrimonial line, is that in which a couple residing in the county of Victoria, not many miles from Lind- say, have been united in marriage no less than three distinct times. The f..cts of the case are are as follows : A protestent young woman, elnp,ed with her roman catholic lover awl was join• ed in wedloct, to him by a priest, the parents having objected to the proposed union. The father particularly was much incensed over the business and refused to become reconciled. to the new condition of things unless the pair were married over again by a protestant clergyman. This was finally consented to by the young couple, and a trip was taken to Toronto for that purpose. A church of England minister tied the nuptial knot a second time, and all re- turned howe happy. This was some six years ago, A little over a year ago the woman's father died, since which time the couple have again gone through the performance of being legally mar- ried—another priest havingto undo the destructive work of the protestant clergyman. Last winter this much married couple took their children to the roman catholic church in the town and had their respective throats blessed, along with their own, by the jesuit father who was doing that special sort of work. Such is life. The stomach of man is su5jeot to a dozen such common butpainfulaffeotione aeerampe, cholera morbus, cholera, diarrhea, a nd, dy- sentery, and by neglect any of them may be made chronic and dangerous. All are more or lees painful ; and the best, handiest, sur- est, and quickest remedy is PERRY DAVIS' PAIN KILLER, a medicine which has been tried in all quarters of the world formore than a quarter of a ceutil y and never failed to give relief. It is sold by all reputable druggist', Large bottles new size 25c. each. TRAGEDY NEAR LISTOWEL. AN OLD LADY MURDERED AND THE HOURS FIRED THE ACT CF AN IMMIGRANT BOY. An awful crime was enacted early Monday morning of last week near Gowanstown, a hamlet of half a dozen houses, about four miles from Listowel. It appears that Samuel Martin, who res sided with his mother, an old lady of 81 years, left home Sunday morning to drive to Elmira, and was absent till Monday afternoon. Besides the old lady, the other occupant of the house was an eighteen year old immigrant boy, named Albert Thomas. When the neighbors discovered the frame dwelling on the Martin homestead on fire early Monday morning, it was thought by all to have been one of those lamentable accidents, which at times occur in spite of the cares fulness of the average farmer's house• hold, but when the charred remains of old Mrs. Martin were found, and the ree mains of the boy were not in the burned building, nor was he to he found in the locality, suspicion of foul play was at once aroused. On Tuesday, parties scoured the country in search of the fugitive, and late in the afternoon the youth Thomas was captured and was immediately brought to Listowel. He- at first denied having had anything to do with the affair, but after discussing bis recent quarrels with Mrs. Martin,. he acknowledged that he had shot the old lady and then fired the building. Whether be stole the $700 secreted in, the house has not yet transpired. The crime has created intense excitement throughout the entire district. Coroner Philip has instituted an inquiry. —The new baby at the White House, Washington, has been named Esther, meaning "A Star," and "Good Fortune." —Just after eight o'clock Friday evening a tremendons wind and rain storm struck Jackson Park, Chicago, drenching nearly every one of the 100,- 000 or more spectators who had re- mained for the illumination, broke in portions of the roofs of the mauufao• tnrere' and art gallery buildings, blew off a section of the moveable sidewalk roof, and damaged a nutberofvaluable exhibits.