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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1903-02-26, Page 5We Return Thants to tanners and others for the very Merit patronage given in the past lesion. We are stilt in the market ibr all kinds of Grain, Butter and Eggs, Poultry, Etc. We offer yon no trade, but the highest price in emit. Wishing all the compliments of the season. Store to Rent. M°M(LLAN & CO. ;Mosley street Blyth 10 cls, a Ib. We have a few pounds of nice sweet Dried Meat—long ,dear—to set at roc a pound. Will not cut,piece lots at this price. If you need any come quickly, as the price is lower than wholesale prices. ;BLYTH'S UP-TO-DATE STORE, T. W. SCOTT TOWN TOPICS. —This is Lent. —Mr. James Scott has been appointed postmaster at Clinton. —Blyth council will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday evening next. —Mr. John Ritchie, of Wingham, ,paid our village it business visit on Wednesday, —Mr, Roland Edlnoads, of the Im- perial bank staff, Listowel, spent Sunday at the home of his parents here. —Over 80 students are receiving in- •truotiona in the various dairy depart- ments at the Western Dairy school, Strathroy. —The engagement is announced of, Mies Laura Russell, of Lindsay, toe Rev. R. J. M. Perkins, M.A., rector of the Trivitt Memorial church, Exeter. —Messrs. H. V. Holmes and P. H. Douglas went to Listowel on Saturday and played with the Wingham bankers' hockey team against a team composed of Listowel bankers, The score was 18 to 10 in favor of Listowel. —It is with regret that we announce the serious illness of Mrs. John Henry. On Saturday she was stricken with paralysis and has since been in it pre- carious condition. Her many friends trust that the worst is over and that she will neon recover her usual good ;health. —Rev. Wm, Stout, of Kirkton, hive .been generous\ remembered by his 4parishouers of irkton and Biddulph. :Some weeks ago a was presented with .a liberal purse of money, and last week A lead of 70 bushels of oats was de- livered at the rectory barn, with other Rifts, useful and in season. Such mets of esteem and appreciation have been of yearly occurrence during his now six years of pastoral charge of that parish. —The hens of Little Utica, New York, are going to work Sundays this near to pay off a church debt. Little /Rica has one church, nod it is des- perately in need of money. It is in a farming community and all the church members are farmers, At its last meet- ing one of the congregation suggested that each member should contribute all ,the eggs laid by the hens on Sunday .during the next year and give the money the eggs would fetch to the chord. Everybody agreed and the bens will begin next Sunday. —The following item of local interest appeared in the society columna of the Toronto Globe of Friday last: "The, home of Mr. A. Lawrence, of Welland, was the scene of a pretty wedding yesterday, when his eldest daughter, Wenonahu was married to Mr. J. H. ,Porter, of Indianapolie. The,ceremony was conducted by the Rev. G. W . ,-Calvert, and the wedding march was played by Mrs. G. C. Beckett. The bride was gowned in white aeolisn silk, trimmed with Bilk embroidery and point Igoe, and wore the regulation veil and -orange blossoms, the veil being sent for the occasion by the bride's cousin, Mr, A, Priestly, of England, The bride was attended by Miss Adobe Gracey, of St, Marys, who wore a pretty gown of pink silk, Mr. J. Elgin Wetherell, of the Bank of Commerce, Ayr, was best man. After a dainty luncheon Mr. and Mrs. Porter left on the 4.20 train for St. Thomas, the bride wearing A going -away gown of brown broad- cloth, with pink silk blouse and white beaver bat, Mr. and Mrs. Porter will be at home at Indianapolis after March lit." Wheat Wanted. Highest Market Price Paid Blyth Flour Mills. C. H. BEES. —Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, —Mr. R. MoWilllam, of Walkervill is spending a few days with his famt here, —Misses Anna and Maggie McOrego of Kintail, are the guests of Mi Maggie Ross. —Mrs. W. T. J. Homnth end daug ter, Margaret, of Wingham, are at pre ent visiting among Blyth friends. —Mr. A. Taylor purposes quittin business on Saturday of this week. I the meantime everything in his oto will go at bargain snaps. —The Grundy stove foundry, of Ki cardine, has been mored to Strathro The only bonus they receive fa fr water and a fixed assessment of 51000. —Stratford carpenters and contrac ora have signed an agreement that t minimum wages to Iso paid for the ne year, beginning May 1st, shell be cents per hour, and three month notice from either side shall be given alter the same. —The third entertainment of th season under the auspices of the Youn People's society of Trinity church w held in the Temperance hall on Pride evening. There was a very large a tendance, with a good representation young people from the Brussels Ensile 4hhurch Rev. I. M. Webb, of Brussel presided as chairman. There was good literary and musical program which included a talk on " Old London by Rev. J. Edmonds, and which wa very much enjoyed, —Mr. Joseph Kenney, who lived th life of a recluse, lately died in McKillo He stood six feet four inches and was inan of tine constitution. His neighbo were seldom able to approach him, an he made it a point that no one ghoul enter his home. He was wealthy leaving a large estate in Toronto, 1 acres iii McKillop, besides a lot o personal property. In his will he mad two gentlemen in Mitchell his exec tors, and set aside 0100 for a more mont, the balance of his estate to go t 1 Presbyterian church in Ireland. Hi brother Paul, who lives in McKillop, i contesting the will, on the ground that when he made it he was not in hi right mind, -'. obody'a mother ever made a pi like that recently served at a ball i Brooklyn. It was the largest pie o which the world has any record. I weighed 110 pounds. In it were 200 egg, 15 pounds of cocoanut six pound of minae meat, six pounds of cram berries, 18 pounds of lemons, six pound of pineapples, six pounds of plume, si pounds bf,peaches, 60 pounds of sugar and enough other good things to fill barrel. It required half is ton of coal t bake this pie, and ten men were employ d fifteen hours in making it. A specie, teel plate had to be cast to bake it in It was a combination of all the know kinds of pie, and constituted the entir midnight feast for several hundre piemakers, —A. free concert was given in Itdns ry hall on Monday evening by Cour vy Leaf, Independent Order of Fores era. The hall was packed to the,door nd the chair was occupied by Mr Alex. Etdor, The program given wa n excellent one and consiared of uartatte by Miss Annie Taylor, Mi &die Somers, Mr. Wm. Moser and Mr R. M. McKay; solos by Mr. Wm, Mose nd Mr. John Moore, and severs selections by that delightful musica rganixation, the Blyth mouth organ and. Venerable Archdeacon Davis, o ondon, high treasurer of the order fo ntario West, was present and deliver d an able, instructive and ,easterly ddrese on the principles of fratol'Ita ocieties, more particularly those of the ndependent Fe) esters. Short eddies es were also given by Rev. J. Edmonds nd Mr. Frank Metcalf. —At the afternoon seseion of the Cana- ian Association of Faire and Exhibi- ions in Toronto on Thursday, Mr. W. Saunders, of Stayner, raised the uestion of government aid to the die - ser and township fairs. He held that lectoral district fairs were not equal to ownship fairs, and that some of these istrict fairs would well he abolished, nd the money properly spent on town - hip fairs, The discussion which fol - wed was at times a little warm, lnany f the delegates declaring that Mr. sunders' viewe were not in accordance 5th facts, whilst others held opposite iewg, but the vast majority considered at the question was raised at an opportune moment, and that the best an to solve the difficulty was for such whehip fair managers as felt aggriev- to lay the matter before the govern- ent for redress. Eventually, Mr. J. , Murphy, of Simco&, chairman, ruled e debate ont of order, and then an nderetanding was come to that the xecutive should take up any real griev- ncea township fair management might ave with the electoral district fair, —The postmaster -general, in order to cilitate the posting of printed matter ailed in considerable quantities, ad - resoled for delivery at postofficea with - the Dominion of Canada, has decided et payment of postage on same may e etfectud in cash, instead of postage amps, in conformity with certain aulations. Each lot of mail matter hick is posted under this arrangement ust he accompanied by a permit hich has been obtained from the poet- aster of the office at which it is post- . The application dor this must state )proximately the number of pieces it Intended to mail, and the postage on ch piece at the rate of one cent per •o ouuces or fraction thereof. The titles posted must he of a uniform eight and must be put up in such ay as to admit of their being readily unted. Circulars are to be put up packages of 50, 75, or 100, with al- •essed sides faced all one way. Cate- gues must be tied up in neat bundles. ach article must have printed upon e wrapper or cover an impression of official etamp. The lowest amount hick may he received in payment for atter mailed under these regulations 525. Under these regulations pay- ent may be made only by marked eck drawn in favor of the postmaster the office of poeting, which must company the mail mater at the time is posted, —Tuesday next will be monthly fair day in Blyth, —Mies Zella Carder was a visitor to the county town on Saturday. --Conn. and Mrs. Stothers and child- ren spent Sunday with Dungannon friends, —Mr, John Moffat returned on Friday evening from his two weeks' visit with Toronto friends, —A man imagines be has perfect control over his wife when he wants her to do some thing that she wants to do, --Mr. R. S. Polton, formerly of the Atwood Bee and who lately sold out the Paris Review, is understood to have purchased a fruit falm at Winona and will go into fruit-raiatug- -Dr, Frank Turnbull, of Auburn, hes disposed of his practice to Dr. Stan- dish, of Wallaceburg, Dr, Turnbull will remain in Auburn for a couple of weeks, when he leaves for 'Toronto, to study for a time, and later may go to Europe to take up special work. —Mr, John Kechne, of East Wawa - nosh, leaves today for Bruce township, where he recently purchased a 100 -acre farm two and a half miles from Under- wood. His sister, Minnie, accompanies him and will take charge of the house- hold duties. They have the beet wishes of many friends in this neighborhood for their future prosperity. —Tuesday's Globe contained the fol- lowing: "Provincial Detective Greer has gone to Wingham to investigate the circumstances connected with the death of Mr, 8. J. Smith, who was found unconscious several nights age, with his head crushed in and his mousy, 5114, missing, and who died on Sunday, February 15th. The attorney -general has received several communications upon the matter, some stating that murder must have been committed, and others to the opposite effect" Cow For Sale. Good cow for sale. To salve the drat of June. Apply to C. FLoonr, Blyth. 2et1 For Sale. opalalAr,Frparticuarsppyat Ten eTANDRn Blyth, Farm For Sale. e7t1 The undersigned offer, his farm, lot 87. sin. 8, East Wawenoeh, for ,ale. The farm contains 100 &ores, 80 sons cleared, Manacle good hard. wood bush, 28 acres ploughed, 8 ewes of fall wheat, t acre, of ombard; good barn with stone stabling and cement floor, 06100; good Mena hog pen with driving bonne over, egi28; two good wells ; frame house, one and a half storeys high, withood stone cellar and gement Soar. The ham hi well watered by a living spring creek and la well adopted for stook purpose,. It le three miles from Blyth and halt mile from a school. For Lull particulars apply to Gaonaa QUINN on the premises, or addree. Blyth P.O. Notice to Creditors. In the Estate of John - Curring, late of the Township of Hullett, in the Countyof Huron, yeoman, de- cease Pursuant to R.8.0. (181), Cap, 128, and amend. Ing Leta, notice is hireby given to all persons hada alalme spinet the estate of the raid John mtug are required on or before the lath day of arch, 1908, to send by mall, postpaid, or deliver to John Coming end Edmund Lear, both of the Townehlp of Hulled, in the County of Huron, the executors of the Mate of tea said deceased, or to the undersigned, their solicitor, e statement of their claims with full particulars of their accounts and of the nature of the eeourttle, (if any) held by them, all verified by statutory declaration. And notice L Curtner given that after the 1411 day of hi arch, MS, the said executors will pro- ceed to dlotrtbaie the assets of the estate of the B ald deceased among the permit entitled there. to, having regard only to the Mating of which they than then have notice; and that they will not be Bebe for the said assets or any part thereof to env meth or persons of whose claim against the said (*tate they shall not then have notloe. Dated at Clinton, this 11th day of Feirnary, A.D.180i. Deo W, Barnoox, Clint„ bolloltor for tons ECaxsontor,, McKinnon & Co. NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS If you would keep abreast with the correct ideas in Spring Dress Goods, your safest plan is to make a frequent visits to our Dress Goods department. Our counters are laden with new goods that bear Dame Fashion's stamp of approval. Every day something new is added to make the showing more complete. No need to buy except you want to. We to see and take notes, and then make corn Below we give ,quotations for a few lines and Wash Goods we are showing : want you parisons. in Dress Fancy Drees Goods, of dainty ,material in French manufacture all new designs in voiles and snow Bake effects, at 75c, 51 and 51.25. • Black Broad Cloth, 54 inches wide, at 5t and $1,50. Black and ,Navy VVenetians, sheer finish, thr,rouuhl,y shrunk, makes it stylish costume or skirt, at 75c, 51 and 81,11,1 Fancy Snow Flake Tweeds, 56 inobee wide, in two shades, very stylish, at M1. Fancy Dress Goods, in stripes and two -toned effects, 88 to 42 inches wide, at 25o, 86c and 50o. WASH C'OODO Plain Zephyrs, in pink, blas and nil,, at 12fic. Stripe and Spot Muslims, in new designs, at he, 8e, 100 and 15c per yard. Fancy Pongers, in beautiful designs, at 120, 16c and 20c. Crun's Celebrated Prints, guaranteed fast color, in yery pretty designs, worth 14c, fori2bc, McKinnon & Co. S13 th, VALENTINES— All styles and sizes from the cheap one -cent "hit him hard " to the beautiful lace effects from 3c to 5oc each, Take a look at them. Wo will soon be ready to show you the latest designs in Wall Paper and Window Shades, Look out for our announcement, SEALED TENDERS addressed to the tinder- I FRANK METCALF signed, and endureed "Tender for Heating, Charon, Out.," will be received st this aloe heti! Wedueedey, 11th March, loolnatvely, for the construction A bot water heating system at the Poet Office Building Clinton, Ont. so• cording to plain and specification to be seen et the ethos of Henry Stevens, Clerk of Worst, Clinton, 001., and at the Department of Public Works, Ottawa. Tending wilt not be eoneidered unless made on the form supplied, and signed with the actual etgaatoo,a 01 tenderwa. An accepted cheque on tt chartered bank, payable to the order of the Minl,ler of Public Works, equal to ten pur out 40 p.0.) of the amotendert of This the tender, will be fo felted if�the party decline the contract, or tall to complete the work contracted for, and will be returned In case The hnon-ace p rtment does not ind 118011 to sooept the lowest or any tender, By order, FRED. 0ELINAB, Department of Public Works, a'oretary. Ottawa, nerd February, 1501 utautfrladvertisement wihohorityomt this twil not be paid for It- 225 Good Farms and Saw Mill For Sale. tabling 00 ao I—Wi loes 80 ores East and to a good state of oul,4veenie, 20 acres _partially cleared and 20 agree of t tuber land. Tne soil le a good loam. There 1, on the plane a good brtot dwell- ing house 20084, one and a half storeys, with kh ellen wood.ebed 9480, and stone cellar under full dee of house; good cistern; goof well and wind mill oonvenlnut to house and out -buildings; ham barn 60x00, with atone stables underneath; two frame dwellings 1$u20, one and a half storeys; a steam saw m1 1 WMW, two storeys, with boiler, engine and au neon. may maohine,y for manufacturing towbar, lath and shingles, all in good order. No. 0--'i lot 8A eon. 0, East Wawenoeh, eon. taming 100 acres, 80 aures altered and In • good Ante of cultivation, 20 entre of timber land. Thera to on the plana a good frame barn 40100 and 20 feet high with atane stables under the full size; gond frame dwelling 80x48, one and a half storeys,wah one storey kitchen attached. No, a - 9I ot ea, nun, 7, East Wawa nosh, con- taining 110 acres, 90 ewes deems and In a go d state of cultivation, 10 acres of timber land, The soil le a good May loam, On the place there ie a good frame dwellioa awrg0, 'fano Oat. lar, wl.0 kttcben attached 18028, one and a half storeys ; hard and a sit water; good frame baro ghee, with atone stables under; frame ,table, and abed 24.80; good orchard. This plate is well drained and has a never falling spring run. sing 1 hrough 1 r. k'or Intl partloolars apply to Taney, H. TAY. boas Westfield P.O., 011, 09 Is C. 8aanr18508.ros, 1111th P.U., Ont, JEWELER AND STATIONER BLYT 9 '..-.THE POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE •••••••1,►•••••i►••••N••••••• •1•••11.1•• WE ARE:THROUGH STOCK -TAKING And we find we have some odds and ends on hand that we want to dispose of this month See our Men's Ready-to-wear Suits that we sell at $3 per suit. Also our Children's Suits from 81 up. We have also some Remnants of Tweed suitable for boys' -weir that we want to clear at very low prices. ••••1•••1••1.11.1•• •s••111•d11• •••1•••• S. He Gidley - Blyth