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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1896-10-14, Page 1THE IITTR TEItDIs--Iz.Abper Annum'...GO In Advanao. NFWS-RECORii INDSPBNDBNT IN ALL THINGS--NBUTRAL IN NOTHING) A. al TODD. Editer and Owner VUL. XVIII CLINTON. URON COUNTY, ONT. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14, 1896 WHOLE NO.934 read is the Stat' of Lilo eetis Life Itself A good put article of beer such as we HAVE, CARRY, SELL in stock cannot help but be a healthy drink. Nothing in it but the hest Hops and Malt. ausealbessasgss Lack Kennedy. The Clinton Liquor Store. 1896 * OCTOBER *1896 Su. Mo. l Tu. rVSse. l Th. Fr. l Sa. ' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 xo YI 12 13 14 15 16 x7 18 X9 20 21 22 23 24 05 26 27 28 29 30 3= Town Topics. BITTEN 13Y A SPIDER.—One day last week Mrs. Taylor, Mill street, was doing some sewing and was bitten in the palm of the hand by what is sup- posed to have been a poisonous spider whit ' was secreted on the goods. The fled ound the apparent slight wo Ncalve black and painful, but throe the forethought of her daugh- ter., the injured lady sucked the poison from the wound and spit it out and thus escaped serious results. A Goon RULE.—At Whitby fair this year, the following was one of the rules, which should be copied by some of the fair managers hereabouts : "No exhibitor is allowed to show anything but a new article, and one which has not taken a prize before. A declaration to that effect must be made before the exhibitor is allowed to enter his or her goods." ` ThifruIe'not only •shuts out a glass of exhibitors who travel from fair to fair throughout the province, but would exclude from the Huron Central a lot of articles that have an- nually taken prizes here for the past sis or eight years. Town Topics. PROPERTY SALE.—Mr, Robt. Wel has sold to Mrs. Thos. M. Carling cottage and lot on Orange Street f $475, possession to be given at once. SHIPPING.—Cantelon Bros. last we made the first shipment of the seas of roll nutter to eastern markets, a are this week shipping tub butter. Yesterday D. Oantelon shipped a c of live hogs to Collingwood, the pri paid being $3.30.—Large shipments apples are being made from here. THE TRAMP NUISANCE.—The Otte, Free Press sensibly says: "Tbe wisdo of giving tramps 'time to get out town' is questionable. It is no dou a short and easy way of getting rid the pests, but it cannot be forgotce that we are simply unloading them o other people. They are bent on a mi4 sion of thieving or, perhaps, worse,an the evil resulting from their presence. is intensified. The tramp nuisance could be checked if they were cnmpelt• ed to earn enough to keep them anti their anticedents looked into. There are roads to be made and other work which they could be compelled to per- form. A SPLENDID OUTING.—Last Monday Mr. W. Jackson, accompanied by Mrs. Jackson, left here to attend the annual meeting of the Canadian Ticket Sellers' Association at St. John, N. B. They joined the party at Toronto and pro ceeded to Montreal, whet° the mem- hers and tbeir wives dined on the magnificent new steamer "Canada" of the Dominion line. From here they go to St. John, N. B., and after the business of the Association is disposed of, a special Intercolonial train will convey the party to Halifax and return then they go to Portland, Boston, and return home by Niagara Falls. The gathering will comprise about 200. CLINTON'S ORCITESTRA.—The orches- tra mooted in a recent issue of THE NEWS -RECORD has been organized as follows:—Jas. McRae, Ern. Davis, clarionet; Miss McMurray, Thomas Walker, violin ; J. T. Einmerton. flute; Geo. McRae, cornet ; H. 13. Chant, French horn: Richard Downs, trom- bone ; Robert Downs, bass; Bert Kerr, banjo; Jas. Jackson, guitar; Miss [An- nie Irwin, pianist. There was a full attendance at the first practice last Thursdayevening and the result augurs well for future success. A few more npernber'rs`are-desited. i rhoseivhoicre, musically inclined should report to any of the above members, as there is room for several more. THE NEWS -RECORD wishes abundant success to such a worthy organization. SCHOOL BOARD.—The regular meet- ing of the Public School Board was held on Monday evening. Present— the Chairman, Dr. Agnew ; Isaac Jack- son, John Gibbings, J. C. Stevenson and H. Stevens. Principal Lough's report showed the average attendance for September to be 390 ; boys enrolled 248, girls 214 ; and the attendance very irregular. The Truant Officer does not appear to enforce the law. Miss Lavan has signified her intention to re- sign. Tbe accounts of W. D. Fair $2.95, and Davis& Rowland $3.77,were ordered paid. On motion of J. Gibbings and H. Steaens, Miss O'Neil, Miss Wil- son, Miss McEwan and Miss Shepherd were reappointed for 1897 ; and on mo- tion of J. C. Stevenson and Isaac Jack- son, Miss Gray was appointed to room five for 1897, at a salary of $300, her present room to he left vacant until the spring term. Board then ad- journed. THE ,EVAPORATOR.—The apple eva- porator is certainly a good thing for the town and country, although the price of apples may be considered low, and we hope it may prove also a good { ng for the owners. Mr. Case, the eman in charge, has been assidu- ous rn looking after the work and is popular with the sellers and the thirty odd hands at work, At present S0 cents a hundred is being paid, and the evaporator is running through 300 bushels a day and will likely continue the output until near Christlnas. This will mean the handling of a great many thousand barrels of apples. The output finds a market. in Britain and other parts of the world. Formerly wire screens were used for drying pur- poses, but the Clinton evaporator has brought into requisition the wooden apparatus, thus turning out the pure, clean,tnarketable product. Messrs. Jno, Taylor and Donald Kennedy are in charge of the night and day runs and are doing good work. ALESSONIN ADVERTISING.—Toronto News :—If the retailers who are now organizing against the departmental stores had used printers' ink as freely as the proprietors of the big places have their business would not have deserted them as it bas in so many cases. The growth of the departmen- tale is the direct result of advertising. The expenditure of ten, twenty, and even fifty thousand dollars a year in this way by one firm is the secret of the success attained. There is no reas- on in the world why a man cannot conduct.a single line business in com- petition with the departmental stores and succeed. The flret requisite, how- ever, is liberal space in live newspapers with gond circulations. If a business man will keep posted on the state of the mareet, buy right, sell at a reason- able profit, and let the people know about it, he will sell the goods and make money. The fifty per cent. days are past. A mere modest profit must satisfy the retailer nowadays, and on this basis there is as good a chance for him to -day as ever there was. To*n Topics. Mucrr IMPROVED.—The new plate fronts to the three stores of Harland Bros. in the Brick Block, along with the many other improvements, have added so much to the appearance that the block 1e now one of the most at- tractive in town. In addition to this is the new plate frontatore of Broadfoot& Box, wbo expect to be ready for busi- ness next week. The Brick Block is certainly in the march of progress. DEATHS.—We regret to announce the death of Ann, wife of Mr. George Lyons, town, which took place last Wednesday. The lady was 77 years of age and highly esteemed.—Though not unexpected, general regret is expressed at the death of so promising a young man as Herbert 0. Shannon, His age was but 24 years. Some months since he was stricken with typ- hoid fever from the effects of which complications set in, resulting In his death last Friday. He was a model citizen and universally esteemed. The bereavement to his mother and family is doubly severe from the fact that the young man's father died but a short time since. The funeral last Sunday to Clinton cemetery, was very largely attended. Brief Town Topics. If you see it in THE NEWS -RECORD it's true. Thele was quite a drop in lime last Monday. Taylor & Sons have improved their store considerably. The display ads' in THE NEWS -RE- CORD are up-to-chtte. Mrs. Hillen and Mrs. Hufflich return- ed from Detroit last week .• r. reehorn and family spent 'Sun - d y with friends at Seaforth. . Dunford wheeled from Brussels to Clinton on Sunday week. Does your label read 1887? If not it should. Do U. C? Mrs. Roxy Walker and daughter Eva, are on a visit to Stratford. Dr. Bruce is now settled in bis new quarters, one of Mr. Gibbings' houses, Mr. and Mrs. John Torrance, of Zurich, were in town last Wednesday. RIVAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES.—It i will he remembered, says the Boston News Bureau,thatsome months ago the papers were filied with the great thinks the Harrison Telephone Company with its $80,000,000 of paper capital, was about to accomplished as a rival of the Bell Telephone Coinpanies throughout the United States. Investigation showed that the main asset of the Harrison Company was an opposition telephone exchange at FortSwith,Ark., owned by the Harrison International Construction Company, hut. neverthe- less great things were promised for the whole country. The Boston News Bureau is just advised by telegraph from Fort Smith, Ark., that after four years of desperate struggle for exist- ence, this opposition exchange has passed into the hands of the South- western Telegraph and Telephone Company, whtch operates under the Bell patents in Arkansas and Texas. This exchange was the foundation of the Harrison International Company, which was capitalized originally at $80,000,0(10, afterwards reduced to $40,- 000,000. The exchange was built in a most thorough inanner and cost the Harrison International Company over $26,000. The Southwestern Company secures the plant at less than 30 per cent. of the cost. its failure is attri- buted to the fact that only one ex- change can be operated successfully in any one community, and that the rates charged by the Harrision Com- pany, $3 and $2 per month, were far below the cost of operating. The Southwestern Company can use to ad- vantage a large part of the plant, but the telephones, bells and switchboards will be destroyed. The Southwestern Telepone Company operates in the territory generally known as that of the Erie Telephone Company. A Topeka, Kate., special states that the opposition telephone plant in that city, costing the promoters $50,000, was sold outcompany a judgment of $86,000 to the .—nyBostonTranscript. opthe erating plant at $8,500 How SHE ECONOMIREs.-1 study ad- vertisements and I know how to pur- chase the household supplies. My i'usband used to laugh at me for read- ing advertisements so carefully ; but he has long since learned that I saved many dollars every month. I know no better way to practice economy ; and do you know it is a wonder how soon you learn to detect the real from the false—intuitively almost! I do not think I have ever been 'taken in' by an advertisement ; there is always something about the false one that re- pels me. You hear a great deal nowa- days about the 'practical pages' of magazines and newspapers ; but for me the practical pages are those con- taining the business houses. The housekeeper who takes advantage of the practical hints in those pages shows a great deal more common sense than those who try to furnish a seven room cottage with a lot of soap boxes cover- ed overed with denim worked in fancy stitch, and to feed her growing family with never ending reminiscences of the meal that went before. To the economical homlekeeper the advertisements are the most important part of any publi- cation.—Womankind. The Galt Reporter will on October 26, commence the issue of a daily edi- tion. Jackson Brow .will soon have their immense corner store ready for occu- pancy. Mr. T. Jackson, Jr., is on a business trip to Lucknow and other northern poi n ts. Rev. Mr. Millyard and Rev. Mr. Cosens will exchange pulpits next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walper and 'amity have taken up their residence at 149 Oxford street, London. Mr. Peter McKay, of Chiselburst, was in town last Wednesday and gave THE NEWS -RECORD a call. Salesman Ben Churchill sold the Summerhill these—September make— Ballantyne of Stratford for 10c. a pound. Broadfoot & Box's new furniture store will be one of the finest in town. The new plate front was put in last Friday. Read THE NEWS -RECORD and make your purchases from those who ask you to do so and who give some reason why you should. Brief Towu Topics. "Charles Coats, with C. D. Peacock, the jeweler, left Clinton Out., 15 years ago, learned his trace with P. W. Ellis & Co., Toronto, and is five years with his present position. He retains a warin spot for Canada, but is quite content with his surroundings in his adopted country."—Chicago Canadian - American. Many advertisers in this paper are kind enough to send us from time to time favorable results which have ac- crued from their casual or continuous adt'ertisements. Naturally we are al- ways glad to receive such information. When an advertisement, whether big or little, in THE NEWS -RECORD has helped you let us know about it. Goderich. TarE VOTER'S LIST.—The County Judge has sinned the voter's list for 1896 and handed it to Towu Clerk Mit- chell. The list is as first prepared, not one appeal against it having been made. ANOTHER CHARGE.—On Monday af- ternoon the P. M. held court in the county jail to hear a charge of larceny preferred against Thos. Craig. The of- fence was stealing a gold watch, and the prisoner pleading not guilty, the case was set for trial on Tuesday. ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER.— The trustees of North-st. Methodist church, assisted by the ladies of the congregation have decided to give a dinner on Thanksgiving Day, and an entertainment in the evening, at which Rev. Dr. Potts, of Toronto, will give an address. Rev. Dr, Briggs, of Tor- onto, will preach at both services pre- vious to Thanksgiving Day. ST. PETER'S.—The new St. Peter's on North-st., though not as large or imposing as its namesake at Rome, is nevertheless a fine building, it being large enough for its congregation, sub- stantially built, erected on an excellent lot, and of neat architectural design. With the exception of the spires,which are now being slated, and the putting in of doors and windows the outside is finished, so that the style and finish of the new edifice can he seen and admired by all. The plastering is nearly com- plete and the carpenters are nearing the end, so that in a few weeks the opening will take place. OBITUARY.—On Sunday week Alex. McKenzie, an old resident at Goderich, died at his residence, Quebec-st. De- ceased had been ailing for four years, but it was not'until the past few weeks that his illness became serious. The. funeral took place from his late resi- dence to Maitland cemetery on Tues- day, and was largely attended. The deceased gentleman was borne in Ross. shire, Scotland, in 1824, and left the land of the Heather for Nova Scotia in 1836. After residing in the province down by the sounding sea for some time he moved to Bruce county and shortly afterwards (in 1860) moved to Goderich, where with the exception of a three years' visit to his son in South Haven, he has resided ever since„ The deceased leaves one son and two daughters, Isaac, of New Haven, Mich., Kate, of the same place, and Hannah, of Goderich. CIRCULAR CITY BRIEF's.—A large number of men are inw employed on the water works extension and putting in incandescent light.—Miss Fisher is about, starting her classes in elocution and physical culture.—The Kings Daughters will have their entertain- ment next Monday evening, instead of on Thanksgiving eve, as previously an - No town in Huron gives better value pounced.. Mra. F. Jmeeth was in the than Clinton merchants. Those who i Forest C)ty lra9t week, as a delegate from North St. W. F. M. S.—Partridge advertise in THE NEWS -RECORD merit your patronage. Mr. J. W. Irwin left for New York last Thursday to see his daughter, Dr. Mary Irwin off to Ceylon. Mr. Irwin returned yesterday. Service will be held on Sunday next, Oct. 18th,nt St. John's Chnrch,Holrnes- ville, at 11 a. in. and at, Summerhill, St. Peters, at 7 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ross, of Gode- rich, drove down to Clinton on Satur- day and spent a day or two with relatives and friends here. Mrs. Brown. of Brantford, who is the guest of Miss Graham, is in town endeavoring to organize a mixed Lodge of True Blues. Tho Order has beneflts. A. W. Campbell, the Ontario good roads commissioner, will visit Clinton on Friday, 16th, to give lessons on road making. The adjoining muni- cipalities are invited, Mr. David Beacom, Bayfleld Line, has disposed of his 100 -acre farm to his neighbor, Mr. John Cliff. for $4, 000, and will likely buy another farm or retire to town life. An effort is being made to nave the fourth Thursday in November instead of the third set apart as Thanksgiving Day for the Dominion. It would be nn the same date as that of the United States. If Clinton would expend four or flve hundred dollars on the Holmesville- Colborne hill to Clinton and on the Stanley road to Clinton through Gode- rich township the investment would be profitable to all parties concerned, The other day a 9hootist was in for sport. He walked several miles and after getting his eagle eye on a plump partridge the trigger of the gun re- fused to work. It is needless to say the sportsman was chagrined as he gamelessly walked home. The thanksgiving services at Sum- merhill, Holmesville and Middleton were well attended and the offerings above other years. OWing to the kn.. ness of Rev M. Ternbull. Rev. Mr. Stout was compelled to take the work and preached able sermons. and black squirrel shooting has been the sport of local shots the past two weeks. The only decent shooting boys made were of the rodent, and but very few of them.—The schooner Youill brought in a cargo of lumber for Mr. N. I)yrnent on Friday.—The schooner Gordon arrived on Friday with a cargo of lumber for the organ factory. --Mr. J. J. Bell who owned the Signal in the seventies,wats in town lastThursday.— The H. B. C. will have a progressive euchre party on Friday evening.—The steam barge St. Andrew left for Port Arthur on Tuesday evening of last week. --The steamers Cambria and Carruona have ceased running,—The schooner Wanderer sailed north last Wednesday. —Black bass are being caught pretty freely in the harbor and on the lake front. The wire for the incandescent light is nearly all fixed, anti the contractor is busy putting in the store and dwelling fixings. -Miss Minnie Ball, of the C. P. R., is visiting at the residence of Mrs. Bert. Brayley, Toronto. --Huron Chapter No. 30, R. A. M., will meet next Wednesday eve- ning.—Mrs. Henry Martin is visiting relatives in Detroit.—Misses Donogh and Parsons have started the winter terra of lessons its deportment and dancing.— We had the Irish Greenhorn in town on Monday --Mr. E. and Miss Campion have been visiting in Chicago. —Mr. Geo. Porter is in Danesville, N. Y., for the benefit of his health.—Miss Davis has been visiting in Detroit city. ---Mr. F. J. Pridbam was in the city of Stratford last Wednesday.—Mr. Hilton Holmes, of the Bank of Mon- treal, who was in town on sick leave, has returned to Montreal.—An open meeting of Knox Mission Band was held in the body of Knox church last evening.—Miss Bonnamy returned to her home Collingwood, on Wednes- day.—Miss Charles, Q. A-, was in St. Oatherines last week at the marriage of a sister.—The town bonds for sewer, electric light and water work8 pur- poses, have been bought by Harrison Bros., of Montreal at a premium of The Public School Board met last week and transacted the usual routine business. Goderich. A COMING EVENT,—An event of great interest will be the appearance of Grenville Kleiser, the distinguished impersonator, the latter part of this month. Mr. Kleiser is nt present mak- ing a farewell tour of Ontario under the management of H. C. Arnold. Mr. Arnold was in town Friday and corn pleted arrangements for Mr. Kleiser's appearance in Goderich under the auspices of the Collegiate Institute. SMOKING CoxcisRT.—On Friday even- ing the Huron Bicycle Club turned their regular meeting into a smoking concert and presented a splendid pro- gramme, including songs, recitations, music, quartettes, speeches and a clog dance, the latter by the inimitable R. W. Logan. . A GRAND • CoNcERT.—The concert and organ recital in Knox church on Tuesday evening was not as well at- tended as it should have been,as it was a rich musical trtat. No doubt the weather was a little stormy, but when the people of Goderich have such a grand program placed before then), they might submit to a gentle shower for such a musical avalanche. Haroici Jarvis, who was down for five pieces. gave several encores, and from the iitial number until God Save the Queen ended the concert, sang as only he himself can sing. It is true that there were a few who thought his sel- ection was not as good as the one when he last appeared :n town, but all agree that his singing was worthy the occa- sion. Mr. Depew, at organ and piano, played, as he always does, beautifully, his scores on either instrument being given with a precision and intonation that places hini in the front rank of musicians. Miss Acheson, who at short notice took the place of another lady, sang two numbers, and sang L them so sweetly and accurately < itS to earn encores, and add considerably to her reputation as a finished songstress. Mrs.Logan accourpanied Miss Acheson, and, as is usual, played with much taste and expression. Londesboro. LOCALS.—The district meeting of the I. O. G. T. lodges is held to -day in Blyth ; quite a number• from this lodge has gone.—The Rev. Mr. Andrews will only preach once here next Sunday, owing to the anniversary services at Kiubtirn.—Mr. A. Brogden left on Monday morning for Toronto, where he has taken a position in a drug store. Another of those happy events takes place to -day at the home of the bride's father, Mr. Bruce, when his eldest daughter, Belles will be united by marriage to Mr. L. Little of the 12th con. of Hullett.—Mr. W. Agnew, bro- ther of Dr, Agnew, left here on Tues- day for Ohio, after spending a couple of week's under the parental roof.— Mr. J. Brinsdon took several prizes last week for his waggons, buggies, &c. —Mr. R. Webb received a carload of wheat from Manitoba last walsk. Stanley. NOTES.—Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispensed in Ba field road church on Sabbath. Rev. Mr.yBurton, of Varna. preached the preparatory sermon on Friday.—R. J. Richardson has returned to Toronto to resume his studies in the 'Varsity. — Mrs. IN . Clark, Sr., and Mrs. H. Peck have re- turned from visiting friends in Pontiac, where they spent a very enjoyable time.—Miss Maggie Belt, of .Detroit, visited friends tri this neighborhood recently.—Mr. John Rathwell's barn, Babylon Lire, was destroyed by fire on the Rth inst. ; cause unknown.—A number of farmers in this vicinity are shipping their apples themselves. Blyth. Ova Snow.—The fall show here on Tuesday and Wednesday was in every respect a success,ttlthough the weather was probably the most disagreeable of the season. On Tuesday it rained very heavy and the downpour continued at intervals until nearly Wednesday noon, and then the weather turned bitterly cold with heavy wind and hail. Notwithstanding all these drawbacks there was a magnificent array of inside exhibits and a big cogconrse of specta- tors. From 8 to 12 a. rn. on Wednes- dayvebieles with heavy loads of human freight poured in until accommodation could not he secured for man or beast. The new grounds of the Society com- prise thirteen acres and are among the very best in the county. They will be improved from year to year. The in- side show was away ahead of former years, while the outside exhibits were numerous and as good as we have seen. Horses, cattle, shee , swine, poultry, implements, etc., aliplayeal ac promin- ent part and created deep interest. The prize list will be found on another page. BRIEFS. --Tax collector, John Bell, is on his annual rounds. —Divine service will be held in Trinity Church on Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock.—l2.e- gular meeting of the C. a. F. i'as held to Watson's hall, on Tuesday evening. —S. S. anniversary ser•vi:•e is to be held on Sunday morning in Trinity church. A special offertory for the S. S. will be taken up.— the Tell,nan Concert Com- pany concert held in Industry hall or. the right of the fair, was well a(tend- ed, the hall being literally packed. It was pronounced by ii011e, that were there to be the hest tluit they had seen. — Will. Gond land, butcher, took a moonlight tl gltt on Sunday morning, leaving several mourners behind. He had only been in business a short time. — Rev. J. F. Parke, rector of St. Paul's Church, Clinton, was in town on fair day. Brucefield. NOTES.—The roads being bad busi- ness is rather dull in our stirring little burgh,—Mr. Charles Reid shipped a car -load of butchers' stock to Toronto on Thursday.—Mr. Sydney Church, wbo learned to ride a bronco pony one day last week,reports no bones broken, but a badly wrecked frame as the re- sult and lots of bloody machines and wild beasts in Canada he says.—Apple shipping is the order of the day, an averageofseven car -loads being shipped a day. The hu ers speak highly of our station agent for the prompt manner in which he receives and despatches the cargos.—The Dixon hotel is nearing completion but lacks a tenant yet.— Our worthy Mayor is busily engaged buying grain, and finds plenty even at the very low pri^es.—Mr. A. Scott's new house is nearing completion and will add greatly to the appearance of our now beautiful city.—The manse and surroundings are being nicely im- proved by a coat of paint. Mr. Molloy of Toronto, having the contract. Something Like Popularity. It is little to be wondered at that there is such a tremendous demand for the Family herald aril IYeekly Star of Montreal. So great is the rush that in August and September the publishers nad to refuse to accept new subscrib- ers, their splendid printing equipment being already taxed to its utmost to catch the made. We hear the publish- ers have now got their lightning web presses speeded up and their mailing appliances improved, so they can ac- cept a limited number of new subscrib- ers. Those wbo have been permitted a private view of this season's pre - 'Minn, "The Orphan's Praver," predict that the demand for the Family Herald and Weekly Star this autumn will be enormous. And to think that such a paper is only one dollar a year; coming every week, with one hundred and t wenty-eight columns of the hest read- ing of the day, and the latest and most reliable news record, is simply a thing that is beyond comprehension. Clinton Young People's Local Union. PERSONALS.—Mr. T.Simpson is keep- ing some better ; we hope to see him out again before long —Mr. Jas. Baird has gone to Ann Arbor to complete his M. D. degrees ; we wish our young friend every success.—The Messrs. W. McMillan, 3 McKenzie, W. Ross, W. Rath and G. Turner attended Blyth show and report a good but wet time. -Mr. Alex. McLeod returned to Toron- to on Tuesday to resume his studies at University College. --Dr. John McLeod, who with his sister has been visiting friends here and elsewhere for some weeks, intend leaving for Europe shortly.—Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie, Of Thorndale, are spending part of their honeymoon visiting Mr. Armstrong of this village.—Mr. and Mrs. McLeod in- tend moving to Clinton this week, where they intends residing in future. Though we are sorry to lose Mr. and Mrs. McLeod they are not going far, and we will be able to see them fre- quently., Topics at the several Young People'. Society meeting to be held daring the week: - Rattenbury St. Methodist E.L. of C.E. Topic for Oct 19th—Why I am a Methodist, Rev. R. Millyard. Rattenbury Methodist, Girls Junior. R. L. of C. E. Topic for Oct. lath, Temperance Meet- ing, Olive Hef ar. Ontario St. E. L. of C. E. Topic for Oct. 19th, My favorite Bible promise, and why—Mrs. John Ttplady. News Notes. The organization of the Dominion Council of Christnin Evdeayour was completed Thursday, and it was decid- ed to hold the first gathering under the auspices of the new council in Montreal in 1800. The headquarters of the Dominion Council will be in Tor- onto. Two young women, Annie and Alice ilnaniston, Zone township, Ont., are under arrest at Bothwell, Ont., on the charge of murdering the former's child. Dr. Bell's evidence at the in- quest, which was held on' Wednesday night. was to the effect that the child had been horn alive, and afterwards killed, its skull having been battered or crushed in. The body had been buried in the yard. Sir Charles and Ladyy Tupper cele- brated there golden weddingTi-mrsday in their Ottawa home, They were inun- dated with telegrams of congratula- tions from England and all parts of Canada. Among the many valuable gifts received by the distinguished couple were a gold snuff-box from the Governor-General, and a gold salver, valued at eleven hundred dollars, from the Conservative Senators and members of the House of Commons. Mr. James Longworth. of McKillop, a few days ago dug up two monster potatoes, taken at random from his: potato field. One of them measured eleven inches the one way and twenty- one inches the other, and weighed 2 pounds 0 ounces. The other measured x 174 inches and weighed 2 pounds 2 ounces. The larger potato Is of the Empire State varietyand the other is called the King Wliam. Mr. Long- worth says he has many as large as these. A convict in the Kingston penitenti- ary named Hewell, a negro, aged 28' who was serving a life term for crimi- nal assault, made an attack on one of the guards with a pair of scissors and was shot in the head. He died last Thursday evening. The jury empanell- ed to inquire into the shooting of the convict returned a verdict that the action of Chief Keeper Hughes in thus defending blplselt was justifiable.