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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1902-09-25, Page 5WANTED. 1000 Packages - - of Butter For which the highest price will be ,paid. Wo furnish large and email tube and boxes at cost. Also any quantity of Eggs and all Kind's of Grain wanted. At the Old Stand. MOMiLL,AN & CO. ' Dtneley street . Dlyth Popular Stules at Papular Prices. Just arrived 17 cases Rubber Goods. "We have examined them and we can assure you that they are very nice. We think we can fit any size or make of Shoe you may have. A Rubber that fits properly will wear well, Let us fit your shoe. Our Fall Hoee have come to hand in tine all -wools. We would like to chow you our Bove' All -wool Hose, .weight half pound, length of leg ;8 inches. It is a very superior line, 8LYTR'S UP-TO-DATE STORE, T. W. SCOTT TOWN TOPICS. --October 7th and 8th are the {sates of Blyth fall fair. —Miss Susan Leckie, of Detroit, is Visiting at the home of her mother bare. —Mr. and Airs. W. J. Davis and Miss Birdie were visiting In London last week, —Exeter, Seaforth, Teeswater, Wingham and Zurich fall fairs are being held this week. —Mies Pearl Chellew is at present leaking a lengthy visit with frieude at St. Catharines and Thorold, —Anyone desiring a copy of the Myth fall fair prize list can get one by applying to Secretary Brad win. —Mr. John Ritchie, insurance agent, of Wingham, made a business visit to Blyth fur a couple of days Ws week. —Londesboro and Auburn gun clubs had a shoot on the Londesboro 1'je range on Saturday last. Lon- deebwCo.won by a scorn of 224 to 198. —Messrs. McKinnon & Co., Mr. J. A. Anderson and Mr. D. M. McBeath will hold their annual fall millinery openings on Friday and Saturday of this week. —We will send TAE STANDARD 10 any address in Canada or the United States for the balance of 1902 for 25 cents. Cash with order. Send it to your absent friends. —Dir. James Moffat, of Stratford, spent Sunday at the home of his parents in Blyth. Mr. Moffat has since gone to Grand Rapids for the purpose of further improving him- self in the furniture business. —Mr. Win. Proudfoot, K.C., will shortly remove frottl Goderich to Toronto, where lie will assume the head of the legal firm of Duncan, Grant, Skeane & Miller. The now firm will Le known as Proudfoot, Duncan, Grant & Skeare. —The suggestion Is made in con- nection with the naming of a date for national thanksgiving, that a Monday rather than a Tharaday should be selected, es being more' acceptable. Thero certainly is no particular reagon why Thureday should be adhered to. —That is a politic move on the part of the new Sovereign Bank of Canada. It has decided not to re- issue used notes. It' the balance of our chartered banks would only fol- low suit they too will deserve the public's thanks. Nothing so im- presses a visitor to England snore than the cleanliness of the money there. —Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Allen, former residents of Blyth, are at prasout visiting friends in different parts of Huron county. Mr, Allen has been in business in Ingersoll for the past three years, but on account of Mrs. JUen's health he has sold out and they will take a trip to Alberta, .Mich it is to bo hoped will prove beneficial. —The report of the inspector of registry offices for 1901 has been issued. By reference to it we find the following for this county :— Municipalities, 25 ; instruments regis- tered—patents, 2 ; le*ses, 5 ; me- chanics' hens, 6 ; wills, 170 ; deeds, 1429 ; mortgages, 100G ; discharge of mortgages, 1060 ; abstracts given, 1207 ; searches, 1013 ; gross fees earned, $6071.25, —The apple crop is said to be a poor one hi this locality, —Mr, Frank Metcalf was a judge on fruit at the Exeter fall fair this week. —Mr, and Mfrs. Wnt. Ilabkirk were the guests of Goderich friends on Sunday. —The popular band of the 33rd Huron regiment will furnish music at this year's Blyth t'hir. —Mr. 'P. C. McElroy has gone to Lucknow, where he has taken a posi- tion in Mr, Win. Geddes' cooper shop. —Miss Henderson, of Stratford, and Miss Kerr, of Belgrave, were guests at the home of i1L'. John Moffat over Sunday. —Mrs, Dallas and Miss Jean Dal- las, of Winghatn, and AL'. John Dallas, of Buffalo, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. lituigh on Tues. day, —Bliss Kate AicCaughey has open- ed her dress -making shop again. Her two assistants, Bliss Gibson and Miss Nethery, have returned and are at work again. —Peaches are about the only thing that have not gone sky high in price. Let us till up on patches before some microbe sharp discovers they are very unhealthful, —lion. Clifford Sifton and Hon, J. 1. Tarte arrived in Ottawa on the same train Sat:Allay night, and are credited with having a laugh over the sensations they have created. —Mr. George Powell hoe pur- chased the 200 -acre farm on the 2nd con. of East Wawanosh belonging to the estate of the late James Mc- Gowan. The price paid was close to $8000. —Coon. and Mrs. A. W. Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Coombs, Ale, and Mrs. 1'. W. Sloan and Mr. Robert Sloan were in Egtuottdville on Tue. day attending the funeral of Mrs, John McMichael, mother of Mrs. A. W. Sloan. —There are some people who would like to know the correct popu- lation of Blyth. To satiat'y these questioners, wo would suggest that Blyth council order a special census to be taken on the days of Blyth fair, Weber 7th and 8th, —Rev. J. T. Karin, a former rector of tho English church at Mitchell, ani who removed to James- town, New York, a few months ago, is not going to leave the latter place as was currently reported. At a meeting field the other day between Mr. Kerrin's church wardens and tbo bishop, the latter found the feeling in the Jamestown congregation so strong in behalf of their rector that he Withdrew his apposition and con- firmed Mr. Kerrin in the appoint- ment. —Air. II. P. Aioore, of the Acton Free Press, in an account of his trip to the Alethodtst general conference at Winnipeg, fella of an amusing incident which occurred during the examination of the hand baggage by the United States customs officer as the party passed through Sarnia tunnel. As the officer was examin- ing the grip of one of the connexional officers of the church several playing cards dropped out of the reverend gentleman's bag. Of course he do- clared he knew nothing about them, nor how they got there, bust he had to endure a lot of good-natured bantering the remainder of the day. —Aft'. Thomas Watson has sold his b'ar'bering business and fixtures to Mr. Wm. McDonald, of Goderich, Mr. Watson has since .purchased the taster shop in Lucknow belong- ing to Messrs. Moody Bros,, and will take possession on Monday next. Along with Mr, Watson's many friends here, we regret to see him leave Blyth, as he was a popular and estimable young gentleman, and one who will be very much missed from the musical stud social circles of Blyth. While regretting Mr. Wat- son's departure from our village, wo extend the glad hand of welcome to Mr. McDonald and wish him every success in his venture. —Mr, T. IJ. Race, editor of the Mitchell Recorder, is a noted rose grower. It would be tie trouble to pick from 500 to 1000 roses from his 400 or 500 bushes any day during the blootning season. Ile cultivates about 140 varieties and distributes the bloom with a liberal hand among his friends. He is associate editor this year of the Canadian Ilorticuitu'- ist, and is a regular contributor to a number of American horticultural and other magazines from which he derives a considerable income. This tall he was one of the judges on t'ruit' at the fairs held at Toronto, London, Ottawa, Peterborough, Oribia, and several other places. For several years past he Bits been a judge en fruit at Blyth fair and will net in that capacity again this year. —blies Flora Watson is visiting with l(tncardino friends. —bliss Jennie Ilabkirk, of Brus- sels, spent Sunday with Blyth friends. —Fall fairs will bo held at Bel - grave, Brussels, Goderich and Luck. now next week. —Mr. G, M. Stuart left Monday morning l'or Detroit, where he will attend the medical college. —Mrs. A. W. Belfry and Mr. Wm, Belfry, of Montreal, are visiting among old friends in Blyth this motel. —]tear the famous Canadian jubi- lee singers in Industry ball this (Thursday) evening, Seats en sale at Stet here' restaurant. - -Master Robert Watson, the 12 - year -old son of Mr. 1Vm. 1Vtttson, of Millen, fell off a load of peas last Thursday and broko one of his armA. —There was a meeting of the Dominion cabinet on Monday morn- ing, whet nil order -in -council was passed, making Thursday, October Nth, Thanksgiving day in Canada, Lust year Thanksgiving day was held on November 28th. —Miss Clara Moffat met with a bad accident last Friday afternoon. Whilo sweeping at the head of the stairs in her father's home, she acci- dently slipped and tell headfirst down the stairs. She received a severe shaking up and was badly bruised and hurt about the face and head. —The city papers have been in the habit of poking fun at the coun- try educts, who receive cordwood on subscription account, but things have changed. The country editor who has his back yard full of subscrtptiop wood has the dead wood on the would-be funny city editor, who would like to even see some of the wood. —Some idea of Afanstoba farming may be gathered front the success of Air. J, D. Ross, a farmer near Elgin, Manitoba, who will require two tons of twine to bind his wheat crop. He has 1600 acres in wheat, and expects an average of 30 bushels per acre. He has, in addition, 300 acres of oats and 40 acres of barley, owns three or four barns, 30 Noises, keeps six men, and lives in a splendid modern brick house, with all water con- nections and bath inside, —Tho woods just now are beauti- ful. Tigre is a freshness about them that is more frequently found in early summer than in fall. Thu long period of wet weather is showing its effects in the unfaded leaves of the trees. Only here and there is found a tree which has yielded to the inexorable hand of time and allowed its leaves to become . tinged with autumn colors. There is plenty of nuts of all kinds this year, a sign, many believe, of a cold winter. —Miss Mary Cash, a former reel - dent of Blyth, was married at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Eliza - both Cash, in Goderich, on the Ilth Inst., to Alr. Joseph Murray, of Chi- cago. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Uro. After the wed- ding breakfast the happy couple left on the steamer King Edward for a trip to Detroit, Grand Rapids and Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Murray will make their home in Chicago, where the bride's many friends wish her long life and happiness. —The harvest thanksgiving ser- victs held in Trinity church last Sunday were successful beyond ex- pectation. The weather was fine, and .large congregations assembled in the sacred edifice, the evening eongregation being especially large, The rector, Rev, J. Edmonds, preach- ed the sermons and was listened to with the closest attention and appre- ciation. The morning subject was on " Giving," and the evening sub- ject on "Patriotism." The prayers, anthems, Praline and Scripture lea - sons were all appropriate and in keeping with the occasion. The church was most beautifully decor- ated. Nowhere, not even in cities, are such pains taken by the ladies of the cungrcgation. The thank -offer- ings for the day were generous. 1'he church officials expected $200, and the congregation responded with $225, To tide amount mast be added $16,45 received on Monday evening. At the Monday evening service the following clergymen took part:—Rev, 1. 11. Webb, of Brussels ; Rev. C. R. Gunne, of elite ten lin- ton ; Rev, Wm. Lowe, of Winghartt, and Rev^. Wm. Craig, of Petrolea. It was regarded as a treat to have these clergymen present and to hear their kind words, The Monday evening;