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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1903-01-15, Page 5We Return Thanks 40 farmers and others for the very liberal patronage given in the past season. We are still in the market for all kinds of Grain, Butter and ;Eggs, Poultry, Etc. We offer you ,no trade, but the highest price in ooh. Wishing all the compliments of the season, Store to Rent. 1MOMILLRN & CO. Mosley street • alyth v�) (4) 'vps..—'eeeeeeee.. A New 'Year has dawned upon us. Our business during the year which baa recently faded away has been ex- eeptlonally good, and to onr many pat. rons we extend our warmest thanks ' ,And hope that you. may have a proa- tpuroue and oyoue New Year, We ilium 1908 with special bargaias in many line" of goods, which ,we wish to clear. We have a line of Hosiery which you would do well to gee, ranging in price from IOo to 20e per pair. We are now making spare to shortly receive our new stock of Spring and Summer Foot- wear. T. W. SCOTT SLYTH TOWN TOPICS. —Mr. Malcolm Somers is home from Owen Sound. —Miss Grace Martin, of Wingham, is the guest of Miss Etelka Hamilton. '1as&raNDAaD goes into the homes and is read. by tate entire family. An adv. In its columns pays, —81r Wilfrid Laurier is quoted as saying that the Dominion parliatnent will not meet until the firet week in March. —Mr. Joseph Irwin left on Monday morning for a two weeks' visit with Woods at Toronto, Brampton, Snell- grove and Tuilamore, —Mr. and Mfr, J. J. Bailey,who have been bearding with Mr. and Mrs. George Kin` silica their marriage last amuse, have moved into the coney rpertments over Dr. Milue's drug store. The summer trade in coal for do- ' moth) purposes is likely to break all records next season. Fear of winter difficulties in getting fuel at moderate prices will lead to more early buying than was ever before known. —Mr. Morris Willows, of Birming- ham, Alabama, is visiting at the home of hie parents here, Mr. Willows is an old Blyth boy wino is winning fame and fortune for himself. He now holds the important position of assistant superintendent of the People's Telephone 00. in his adopttd city. —We are at prseent getting a taste of the most severe snow etorm this win- ter. It has bean with us for a week and shows no signe of letting up. All the trains have been running very ir- regular and on Monday none of the Toronto daily parvrs or London even- ing papers reached Blyth. On Tuesday we received a double dose of news- Hspers. —Blyth lodge, No, PO;!, A.F. & A.M , bas elected the following officers for the *netting year; Bro. Frank Wheeler, I,P.M.; Bro. P. W. Scott, W,M.; Bro, Wm. Emigh, S.W.; Bro. J. H. Chedew, J.W.• Bro. John McMillan, chaplain; Bro. J. G. Emigh, troaeurer; Bro. J. M. Hamilton, secretary ; Bro. James Hill, 8,D. ; Bro. Robert Vint, La; u Bro. 8. Irvine, J,G.; Bro, James Barr, tyler. —One of the most remsrkabte ewes tem tried in Indiana was recently settled at Decatur. A. young men bought 2000 extra fine cigars, had them insured for their full value, smoked them up and then demanded his Incur• once, claiming they had been destroyed by fire. The case was taken to court and decided in favor of the young man. The insurance company then had the young man arrested for setting fire to hie own property and the tame judge ardened that he pay a fine and go to jail for three months, —The annual meeting of the members of Blyth public library was hold in the library rooms on Monday evening, The seoretar 'e and treasurer's reports were read and adopted, The treasurer's report showed a balance on hand of 121.11. The following directors were elected for the ensuing year:—Meesre. A. W. Sloan, Alex, Elder, James Smith, A. E. Bradwin, James McMurchie, AIWt Robinson, H, V. Holmes, J. A. Jackson, and Dr. Lindeay• The direc- tors will meet en Friday evening of this week to appoint a chairman, secretary, treasurer, librarian, and transact other business, Wheat Wanted. Highest Market Price Paid Blyth Flour Mills. C. $. BEESE. —Huron county council will meet on the 27th inst. —Mr. W. D. Bentley returned to Winnipeg on Monday. —Mies Pearl Proctor, of Belgrave, is a guest at the home of Mrs. Proctor, —Miss Robinson, milliner at Mr. J. A. Anderson's during the past season, has gone to her home in Exeter. —Mr. and Mrs, Samuel Janos, of Delorainet Manitoba, are at present vis- iting with friends in Blyth and neigh- borhood. —Mr. J. E. Moser, who epent the past two weeks visiting at the home of his pelmets here, returned to Carberry, Manitoba, on Monday. —There will be no evening service in the Blyth Methodist church next Sun- day owing to the anniversary services in the Presbyterian church. —Mr. Thomas MoCreight wart in London lest week Attendingthe special lectures delivered to the eering har- vester experts, of which he is one, —Three of the leading hotels in Ham. ilton have run aground during the week, The Royal, the Osborne, and the Commercial are in the hands of the sheriff, —Mr, David MCBeath, brother of Mr. 11 M. McBeath, one of Blyth's progressive merchants, was elected reeve of Elderslie township last week by 180 majority. --Mr. R. G. Crawford has gone to Wingham, where he haseecured a posi- tion in a barber shop. Bob has many Mende in Blyth who all join in extend- ing beet wishes for his future welfare. —Mr, Martin Cade has returned from a pleasant eight weeks' visit with Chat- ham friends. Mr. Cade says that there is not much snow in the Chatham sec- tion and consequently his holiday out- ing was a most enjoyable one. —On the 4th inst. Rev. Wtn Lowe completed seven years as rector of St.i Paul's church, Wingham, That St. Paul's has proepered under his pastoral care is evident, from the fact that Avery dollar of indebtedness has been paid off. There have been 162 con- firmed, 187 baptisms, 57 marriages and 94 burials. —The first monthly fair of the Beeson was held at Blyth on Tuesday of this week. Owing to the recent severe snow storms and heavy roads the attendance was not as large as it otherwise would have been. There was a large number of buyers present but very few horses changed hands. Horses seem to be a scarce commodity in this section at present, —It is generally accepted as a fact among railway men that where one accident occurs on a division two othefs very similar in character are sure to follow it closely. Railroaders are talk- ing of the Wanstead, Merritton and Pert Robinson fatalities as fresh evi- dence of the old belief. Strangely enough, all three accidents were head- on collisions, and retired six locomotives to the repair shops. —fn his "probs" for January Rev. IrL Hicks, of St. Louis, hits the nail on the head for hie third regular storm period. He said: "`!'he third January period is on the 12th and 18th, Things to look for .—A reaction to higher tem- perature, falling barometer end it re- turn of very general and violent snow and sleet storms will bo natural, and on touching the 12th and Nth, very high, boreal winds, especially in the lake regions and the northwest, with severe blizzard probable, followed by clear end extremely cold weather. may reasonably be expected at this time," —The other evening a genuine sur- prise party called at the residence of Mr. C. Dallas, at Wingham, who re- cently retired from the position of road - master of the London, Huron Rt Bruce railway, after about 45 years of faithful service. The section men from Wing - ham to Hyde Park felt that they could not allow Mr, Dallas to sever his con- nection with them without showing their esteem for him in some tangible way. A large number of them won at his residence as stated, and presented him with a handsome gift and a neatly - worded addrese. Mr. Dallas replied in suitable terms, assuring them that he and Mrs, Dallas appreciated the kind feelings that promoted thenine. Mr, T. W. Thompson, foreman of the Blyth section, was one of those preeent, —The annual meeting of the Orange lodeee in the Maris district was held iu the Blyth Orange hall on Tuesday of this week. The following officers were elected :—District master, Bro, John Wilford, Blyth: deputy district mas- ter, Bro, it. McMurray, Belgrave; chaplain, Bro. N. B. Gerry, Blyth; re• cording secretary, Bro. Alex. Leigh - roan, Marnonh; financial secretary, Bro. Fred Gibbs, Lottdesboro; treas- urer, Bro. Martin Armstrong, Auburn; director of ceremonies, Bro. James Gibson, jilyth; lecturers, Bros. 1'. C. McElroy end J. E! Taman, Blyth, The next annual meeting will be held at Blyth. It was also decided to hold this year's North Huron 12th of July cele- bration at Blyth. The meeting of the Scarlet chapter will be held on the 21st inst, —The annual meeting of the Morrie Branch Agricultural society was held at the Commercial hotel yesterday afternoon. There was a good attesd• ance of membere and Coun. Sloan made it very efficient chairman. Mr. Fraud: Metcalf, treasurer of the society-, pre- sented an excellent financial statement, which was read and adopted. The total receipts for the year were$1846.60, and the total expenditure 81282.60, leav- ing a balance of 8114. The fotiowing officers were elec,ted:—President, Mr. J. B. Tierney ; first vice-president, Mr. Hobert Ferris; second vice•preeident, Mr. Wm. Jackson; directors, Messrs, George `I'syder, Win. Pollock, Wm Taylor, John Armour, R. B, McGowan. T. W. Sloan, C. Ruddell, E. Livingston and Wm. Emigh ' auditors, Messrs. S. Herrington and James McMurchie. A motion was passed thanking Messrs. J. M. Hamilton and James McMurchie for their services as auditors during the pest year. The directors will meet at the Commercial hotel on Saturday evening, 24th into., to appoint a secre- ta , tr a loner and fix dates for this y Giving Up Business SELLING REGARDLESS OF COST CALL .AND SEE OUR STOCK. If yon want Cheap Groceries sow Is your time as everything is going to be sold. A. TAYLOR koslfy Street BLYTH —Mise Morrison has gone to her home in Alliston for the millinery va- cation. —Mr. W. H. Kerr, editor of the Brussels Post, will likely be the next warden of Huron county. —Mr, Roland Edmonds lett on Thurs- day last for Listowel, where be badse- cured a poaitioe on the staff of the Im- perial bank. —Mn, Elam Livingston is et present seriously ill. He has many friends in Blyth and vicinity who all hope that he may Boon get well again. —The first meeting of Blyth school hoard for 1908 will be held in Industry hall on Wednesday evening next at seven o'clock. This will be the statu- tory meeting, —Within a few weeks the men who make genuine maple sugar will begin operations. Those who manufacture the subetitute which sometimes de- ceives experts are busy all the year round. —The members of the Ladies' Guild of Trinity church met at the rectory on Friday afternoon and elected the fol- lowing .iii cera :--President, Mrs, George Powell; vice-preeident, Mrs, J. Ed- monds ; secretary -treasurer, Mre. T. W. Scott ; visiting committee, Mrs, Hanna, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Proctor and Mrs, A. H. Tierney. —Mr. Alex. Calder, a fernier well- known resident of this section of Huron county, died at his home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday. Apo- plexy was the cause of .death. At one time he was associated with Mr, Elam Livingston in the lumber business, and operated a saw mill in Morris two and a half miles north of Blyth. He was 61 years of age. —Thefollowing officer, haus been elec- ted by Blyth lodge, No. 145, A U.U. W„ for the present year:—Pant master, Bro. D. Nicol ; master, Bro. N. Curring; foreman, Bro. Chris. Johnson; over- seer, Bro, A, E. Bradwinf treasurer, Bro, Robert Milne; financier, Bro, Dr. Carder; recorder, Bro, T. J. Hucketep; guide, Bro, Wallace Potter; inside watch, Bro. C. Hamilton; outside watch, Bro. J. G. Emigh. —The London Free Press of Tuesday contained the following: "Rather a strange thing happened at a down -town residence on Sunday. A certain young man had been coffering from an aching tooth very severely, finally mustering op enough courage on Sunday afternoon to have it extracted. He took gas whilst the painful operation was in progress, and in the usual tithe to all appearances recovered from the effects thereof. That evening he went to call on a lady friend. He was chatting with her when suddenly the dentist's gee once more affected him and he lapsed into unconsciousness. Nor did nue regain his senses until well on in the morning, a couple of phyireiane spending an anxious night watching MS case. —A few days ago Mr. John McGill intimated to )'terve Sims that be would not accept the position of assessor this year, giving as hie reasons that he had held the position long enough and that he thought someone else ought to be given a chance to do the work. Acting on this, the council on Monday morning appointed Mr. C. Hamilton assessor for the present year. General regret was expressed by all our citizens when it became known that Mr. McGill had decided to give up the asseeeorship, for during the 113 years that he held the office he proved himself to be a capable, painstaking and efficient official. Mr. Hamilton is not without experience, for in the early days of the village he served for several years as assessor, and combining his natural ability with his former experience he should make a good assessor. —A raw buy, without a dollar, pres- ent or prospective, sparking a girl regularly and about marrying is a spec- tacle for gods and men. He should be reasoned with, and if he will not quit it until he is able to support a wife, end to know who he loves, and the differ- ence,hetweert love and chicken -pox, he should be quarantined or put in a con- vent erected purposely for such cases. Nine -tenths of the unhappy marriages are the result of green human calves being allowed to run at large in the society pasture without a vote on them. They marry and have children before they do a moustache; they are fathers of twins before they are proprietors of two pair of penis, and the lithe girls they marry are old before they are 20. Occasionally one of these gosling mar- riages turn out all right, but it is a deer rase of luck. If there was a law against young galoote seething beforb they cut their eye teeth, we suppose the little cusses would evade k in some way, but there ought to be a eentimeat egaiuet it. • McKinnon & Co. Blyth. Great Clearing ..Sale Our Great Clearing Sale is now in full blast— goods in every department must be cleared out before stock -taking. We never carry goods over from one season to another. We would rather hake less than wholesale prices than carry them over. Below we give a few prices`to show the terrific re- ductions in prices we are making in every depart- ment : Wool Blankets, fulfsit soft lofty finish, worth $2, sale price $1.45, Heavy All -wool Blankets, large gine, lofty finish, fancy pink and blue borders, good value at 88.75, sale price $2:95. Fine Engtieh Prints, 82 inches wide, gond patterns, about 285 yarde left over, regular price 120, sale price tic, Sateene and Fine Prints, 80 to 82 inches wide, in good patteratt, worth op to 15c per yard, sale price Etc. Homespun Drees Goods, 40 to 42 inches wide, in Grey, Oxford and mixtures, worth 85c and 40c, sale price 25c, Black Brocaded Drage Goode, 40 inches wide, worth 26a for 12ic. Wrapperettes, in red and black and fancy colors, bought below regular prices, a great snap at 5dc. Flannelettes, in fancy pink stripes, wide width, during our great sale we will run them at 5c, Ladies' Readv-to-wear Hata, worth 50c, 76e and 81, for 25c. Ladiee' New tip -to -date Trimmed Hats, half price. Men's Heavy Frieze Viscera, in light and dark colors, high storm colter, well lined, worth 86, for P.M. Ladies' Astrachan Jackets, Ceperines, Ruffs, Muffs and Fur Caps will be Bold at very low prices to clear. Ladies' Cloth Coats, a few left over from last year, in black, grey, fawn and brown, worth $4, 85 and 14, for $L50, Grey Cotton, good weight, wide width, a great snap at 5c. McKinnon & Co. VAVA grr. 131 Vth. Ifs siiNg — If your adv. is not in THE STANDARD you are missing trade, —Mr. A. Wettlaufer is in New Ham- burg this week attending the funeral of u friend, — '1rs. P. H. Murray and Miss Emma Murray, of Bruceflele, were Blyth visi- tors from Saturday till Monday, —Rev. Dr. Pruudfoot died in London yesterday, He was in his 82nd year and was the oldest member of the Lon- don presbytery. - Peter Purves, a former well- known citizen and hneinese man of Blyth, was elected reeve of Teeswater last week, There were three candi- dates in the field and Mr. Payee' majority was 16. —Arrangements are already being made for holding the 12th of July cele- bration in Blyth this year. Ample funds have been eubscribed by our citizens and everything augurs well for a successful celebration even at this early date. —Anniversary services will be held in the Blyth Presbyterian church next Sunday. Rev. J. S. Hardie, of Listo- wel, will be the preacher. The church choir will render special music, assisted by Miss Grundy, of Lucknow, A musical and literary entertainment will be elven in the church on Mondry even- ing. Special collection at each serrce. —Mr, T. H. Mace editor cf the Mitchell Recorder, hes )teen recommend- ed by the directors of the Guthrie Fruit Growers' aseocietion for Dominion fruit commissioner at the big St. Louis expo- sition to be held in 1904. Mr. Race has been a judge of fruit at Blyth fall fair for reveral years past and is eminently fitted for the position recommended by the Ontario fruit growers. —The Young People's society in con• vection with Trinity church purpose giving an At Home entertainmentin the Temperance halt on Wednesday evening, 21st inst. Rev. Wm. Lowe, rector of St, Paul's church, Wingham, will deliver his famous lectare, 'Ire- land and the Irish People." There will also be a musical and literary program, in which Miss Ornndy, of 7.uckeow, will take part. Lunch served. Ad- mission, 10 cents. Everybody in vital. —An Essex county judge has de- cided whom the eggs produced on the farm belong to. A fernier attempted to take a basket of eggs to town hut his wife objected. They had it tight in which the old man was victorious and the eggs went to market. The woman was not satisfied and had her hushed arrested. The judge fined him $9 and costs and told him that in the eyes of the court the egg. belonged to his wife, and therefore he was uo bettor than it thief when lie took them ,without her consent, —Sirs. Robert Kelly is at present visiting with London friends. —Mr, and Mrs, Frank Schuler, bf Brussels, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Francis McCaughey. —Mr, N. B. Gerry hes sold his branoh hardware business in Dungasnon to Mr. James Anderson, of Moorefield, —Since the recent disastrous railway accident at Wanstead the Grand Trunk reilway has paid out $60,000 in accident and death claims, —Miss Forsyth has moved into her handsome new brick residence erected during the past year on the lot where Dr, Sloan'e office formerly stood —Premier Ross intends to call the Ontario legislature together es soon as he possibly can. All the departments have received instructions to rush work, even if they have to work overtime, —Ray, R. J. M. Perkins, M,A., of Lindsay, has accepted the invitation extended him by the Trivitt Memorial church, Exeter, to become rector of the perish. He will assume charge on or before February 1st. —The Ottawa correspondent of the Toronto Globe says that Mr, Thomas Coffey, of London, puhlieher of the Catholic Record, will probably be called to the Canadian senate, in succession to the late Hon. John O'Donohoe. Hurrah for Christmas I Which is the season for merry- making and exchanging ofcon- gratulations acid festivity and this is the spot to procure,your eupplies Cir the occasion, Hon Bons at various ,prices, and Gandioe:u abundance of all kinds, the latest, out. :Fruits and Oysters. unexcelled. Good /Pruett Grocerioa and 'Eatables in Bakery line always on hand, and as cheap as the cheapest— quality considered. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, R. R. DOUGLAS BLYTtt-f