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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1899-01-12, Page 1811,00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL r XXI INDRP. NDIaN'/' IN ALL THINGS—NH("TRAL Xi' NOTHING, J. N1ITCH EL,L,Editor and Prop OLINTON. HURON. COUNTY ONTO, THURSDAY; JANUARY 12, 1899,' HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR . SU$5C14IFTION TO THE NEWS -RECORD .f ENSY Duke of Cambridge Blend -of the finest Highland Malt'' ., Whisky 15 years old. . 116.1. J. Brown S5 Co,. London and Glasgow. For sale e,t •• THE CLINTON LIQUOR STORE Lack 3c3 15c, 20c, 80e, 40c per doz. MIXED CANDY --5 lbs. for 25e. OUR RAISINS, CURRANTS, ' : NUTS, • FIGS, .Exc., are the best that money can buy, Ak 8:five centbars Soap for 25c - (� q�, 5 lbs, new cooking Figs, 25c 9a�e�e 4 lbs. -Ginger Cookies 25c s'CE-Int�1( *SET TQ J GalfElt AWA`' •Last'Xmas we gave 113 Piece Dinner. Set to theerson t p guessing nearest. to a'number in a,sealed envelope. Mr. • E. Rutledge, sr., town, was the lucky winner.. Thisyear-we are giving a 145; Piece Dinner Set, onthe same principle as last year. One guess given with every 50c cash purchase The number. in the envelope is not known even to. Ives. Mr. A. Porter• having• put it in. n . J ai:Mary 3rd, 1899, the person who has guessed nearest the number gets the Dinner Set. Remember, one ' guess given with every 50c cash pur- chase. • • - , 1111%."P -TO -DATE CASH GROOERY. OGEE COOPER & :.CO,Clinton 1: Cash paid for Butter and Eggs and Dried Apples. • Phone 23. TALK ON We .close our business for the past year and .will start another with more hope and determine.. - ,tion than ever before. During the remaining 19 days of Janu- i 9 iary, however, we .wa'trt to sell a ea pile of goods, and to do so. we .e shall quote. prices .at which it 'will pay to buy.. • ' FINE .:WOOLS. O is one line where we are saving you money,• hutlosing it.. our selves... The best Saxonies, An- e dalusians, Bee -Hive and other • fine Wools now go • for 5c an ) ounce, instead of 120 ,or 15c as .formerly, • to • FANCY GOOD'S r) We have an arsorttnent which n are very. conveniently arranged erJ according top rice. In these lots we have made 'ntany'sweeping redactions in order to clear the odd lines' left over from Christ- mas. • hrist-max.:• 1JLANK .,BOOKS Aof; s� n line . Memos' at le, worth 3c , � 9 ✓ another at 3c, worth. 5e; special gones at 10c and 25c. DIARIES FOR. 1899. Gi `k` Note Paper -and Envelopes in N.. great variety. 6� ' •JI Flow : About Your Subscription. sl to your favorite weekly, daily ctr ••.. monthly; paper? It is part of our business to renew these -for you. 'You save money1 ee'make our•"' agency commission. Did. you .ever think you. do us a good turn and at the same time do, your- self one ? Thensend your orders Y) for papers through us. 1, • SG'H�'�i UL 'B OOKS 5 are now going out rapidly. The Ei scholars must have our nig val- ue Scribblers, -while our Pencils' ▪ at 3 for 5c are used•by:nearly 1 . everyone in town and country. We have all the authorised School Books treed in the Public ;1 Schools and Collegiate Institutes. �.. Book Covers free to all book buyers.. Goo 1E rS JI GI dl et JI bl ® Stogie . • . ` • OLI*TON. JI a/ ' THE TWO A,J'S. A suitable Christmas 'pre- sent is -''a nice Tie,, We TIf<ve- 'theta in . handsome bo*es, just the thing to give £ch• friend or to buy ror yourself. - CALL N AAND`S. E OUR GOODS. �iroA Y JL Our stock of goods for. Ordered Clothing is complete in all lines.. • We make a specialty of • t"!V/ COSTED • ranging in, price from $18 to $24. CA wiP.IIELL SERGE is the 'name of one of the best wearing-eloths to be had. • We have them" at $18a suit, and you may be stere to get the worth of your money if you buy;.. one 'of these. We sell READY-MADE OVERCOATS, PANTS AND OVERALLS; ' . Mill OLIN ON. = f7LINTON. -`_"`"Tic TEO Pourtb Annual Conveatlop.011oton':r PsverlteSoprano. • � -Mayon Shaw's Inaugural. -1 The Goderich District E w.orth Thecongregation ofthe the OntorIo � League and Sunday School Assooiatien street church was .given a treat 'last will hold its fourth annual convention Sunday evening when Madame Wall in the North street Methodist church, rendered the solo, "One Day Nearer Goderich, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Home," with .thrilling power and January 17th and. I8th, -. An . elaborate - sweetness. - it ,• was one of Madame program has been prepared. ' p Wall's best efforts aid it is. to be' hop - Hockey Match.•ed that she, will repeat the solo at an The- Clinton and Seaforth hockey early date.• enthusiasts will try conclusions in the; Annual Meeting of the BapUat Cburah._ .. . Clinton . rink on Saturday evening. The annual meeting of the Clinton The home team. have been practicing Baptist Church took place on : Wednes= `assiduously: and are in such good shape day evening, Jan, 4th. Thefollowing, that they feet satisfied tfley",will give a officers were elected. for the. year : good account of themselves. An who •—Deacons, ''J. B. Hoover and Isaac cad should see this match,mit. promis Prout." Treasurer, Mr. ' D. K. Prior. Financial Secretary, Mr. J. B, Hoover. Church Clerk, Mr. J. B. Hoover. -Sun- day School Superintendent, Mr. D. K. Prior. ' Baptist Young People's Union, President, Mr. Monaghan. All the re- ports for the past year were very. en- couraging. Have YOU. ?lad'La Orippe P - La;,Grippeis again sweeping over the=pontinent and the men of medi- cine have their. hands more than full. No section appears'to be exempt. . In some towns factories with large staffs have half their: employees on the sick list. Clinton .is'hiving the usual ex } perience,• many : of our citizens, .tieing prostrated by the prevailing epidemic. A portion of Tam NEws-REcoRn staff is incapacitated by reason of it so that es to be fast and exciting. Ruiie4way Teams. . Mr.' W. Weir's mrlk'rOlivery 'team took a fourl.ile run one day last week starting ::,Citizen Leslie's and,stop- ping at,Rerbison's corners in Goderieh township. In their gallop they passed their own gateway. , Mr. Qrich, of Tuckersniith also had a runaway on ••.Monday:•. His team. started at e ele: vator -and- made .a' the dash• down main street but without doing very much damage. Chaage of Concert, • ' The Harvard : Quartette` have just telegraphed the committee • that one of its members is li{id: up with typhoid fever and that they cannot possibly fill the -date. ' The committee,; however,. have two-conipanies in which are much'mpre• expensive and have • decid- ed to. pat .one of these '.on though it will mean considerable loss to . their'..'. The date Chasnot. been •definitely de •cide'd 'ipon, birt Wd1 ti ,•someone: in the very near future. , •. OI!lcers of the B. 'The annual meetin • of the Ba List g P Young People's Union of : the . Clinton Baptist .church was held: en Monday evening. ' There was',a.:,good,''attend- ance. ' The following- officers ..were elected for the year: -President; Mr. Monaghan;'vice-president, Miss Mabel.: Fremlin ; corresponding .secretary, Miss Sarah Cartery recording .secre- tary, Mr, Frauk':Baer;- treasurer, Mr. Isaac Prout. The present' interest. • Manifested in the young people's work bespeaks a prosperous year for the so- ciety. rxr .4 Jewish Lecturer. kIr. Rautenberg, a Jew.`aho has been .brought into the :Christian fold, occur, pied the •pulpitof the Rattenbury street Methodist church inorning• .and evening. In the evening he gave the story of ,his somewhat.. • remarkable career and ori'Monday evening at the .same place, he 'delivered a lecture' en- titled"The The Tribe of the Weary Foot," He was assisted by his little boy, Ber nie, who sang in ' remarkably :{food voice -several selections, The attend- ance- on Monday evening was fairly large, and so well pleased were those present that a unanimous and hearty. vote of thanks was tendered Mie. Raut- enberg,• AProsperousSabbatd•Sehooi, - The annual meeting of the teachers and officers o the Willis, Presbyterian church Sabb th` school . was held on Tuesday even ng of this s week.. 'From• the . reports presented we glean • the following 'statistics :—Average aftiend- ancefor•the year, 193;.numher ofschol- ars ' who . united with the church, 46 ; total receipts, $192,28 ; disbursements,. $165,81; leaving a balance .of $26.41: amount contributed by the scholars ' ler missions.. $18.81. The officers elect- ed for the ensuing year ate as fol- lows's- ' Supt., James Scott. • Asst. -Supt., Geo, Swallow. Sec;, A. porter. • - Treas,,. Dr. Agnew. - • `' Librarian, W. Brydorfe. Asst, Librarian, John Leslie: Ali To"Buy-An Overcoat or woollen underwear than l'i'ght now because clearing►. pric s`"are marked in many lines at this etre =--W. We therefore invite you to conte .• ':"�� early and share in, these money. • events. -- Our dauble•brested Frieze IJlsters at $6,00 and ver` ,fine Beaver' Overcoats at : $1.50 are both well Made and tirtnmed and are considered by Who see thein to the best values ever offered in town for the money.. There are many otherlines we Could mention, bnk...when' you come in we will show you our Fell selected stock of, ROLLAR8 AND NE" KWEEAR, Ctive as a e41 and we will save yo . r money, • 6 S' or,oTH#PR, T'URNxsni it AND RATTER, slit0lished 186 , VICTo111A BLOCK CLINTON. William Costa lotReglatrap - - • Registrar Gibson died at .his resi- dence in Goderich on Sunday. He had been ill for some time and his depart- ure from this vale of tears was not un- expected, 'Itis death places - in the market about the second Bette office ip, Huron. at the disposal of the powers ab Toronto and affords an opportunity for skilful wire -pulling. Rumor le busy with the names of several applicants, among the number Lawyer Holt of derich, Editor McLean of Seaforth r. Gibson, ex -M. L. A. The lat- ter's y • i•s should put him out of the race, thole h his now deceased brother received thppointment at seventy, an age when tivil'service officials are being superannuated as a rule. Row - ever, Rumor maybe astray in regard 'to these rgentlemen''s aspirations, though the office is worth $2,500 ayear. Be that as it may Mr, W hilar Coats. is a candidate for the vacancy aqd, we are inclined to think, will be the`wme- ceseeful one. Very likely he could have had it three years ago had he been less modest and asserted his olefin. if staunch'. loyalty to his party and had and suceessfui work for its candidates lathe prime consideration,. Mt. Wil. diem Coate will be the next Registrar. Tint NRwit.rtncoRD will be pleased to hear of his appointment. an if The People's Paper gets to press on: tame it will be: surprised itself. The Flre Alarm Frosea. - Had .a fire broken out in town last Sunday night 'it would have .gained considerable headway before the hose could be brought to play upon•it-as the •fire alarm' was frozenand stunmening: the brigade would otherwise have been sloty work.- . The fact .was not discov- ered until the morning ..and then by Mr. Welsh who, finding the bell diffi- cult to :work,. . ,tried the alarm rope which would -not do its work .at all: 'Be at once Went aloft to the tower with a hatchet and ,put matters to rights; --Quite possiblythe.:.alarrn has, }leen-frozen-before;but fortunately not: When needed.....: Baptist Anniversary. Services.- . - - The .anniversary services in connec- tion .with. the Baptist 'church will be. held next: Sunday: and Monday.' On Sunday at 11 a. m. and at 7'p. in. Rev. M.. b.'Coltman, a former pastor of the - church, will occupy the , pulpit: On Monday , evening,•• 16th - :inst.; at 8 o'clock a short literary - and . rnusiical progratdwill be given. Mr. Coltman will then deliver an hour's lecture .:on "Roman Catholicism" as viewed from personal observation .amen the hab- itants a -itants ofQuebec.` At the Close: -of the evening's entertainment refreshments will - be -served by the ladies of the church, .Admissir''n on. Monday even- ing.15-cents, or two for 25cents. Poultry That Pays. . Pays better than the Klondike. The output of the - united States for one alar is $11,000,000. Statistics -has been prepared as..carefully as can be done and- the; 'product ;of Farm Poultry in one year throughout- the American Union prove to be about 11300,000,000. In: view of these facts would it not be worth the farmer's attention to try and take more :interest in his fowls. The fanciers of Huron have .an associa:. tion called the Huron Poultry and:Pet Stock .Associatibn, 'Their winter show will be held in, the town hall, Clinton, on 24th, 25th and 28th of this month. They invite everybody to. .visit the show. There Is every; probability of: there being a very large' exhibit. See prize list for information and' take a look at the long list of specials offered. There arerewardsoffered for dressed fowls as well as Live ones. Come along farmers and take a •holiday," it will pay you to see the different varie- ties and what care and breeding will do. Call or drop a card to Geo. Somal - low, Secretary, for prize list. - Little LeicaIs. • The Twenty -Five Club will hold its monthly assembly to -night. The Junior Leaguers of Rattenbury street church held a social last Friday evening. The regular 'annual meeting of the W. F. M. S. of Willis church will be held to -night when" the officers for the ensuing term will be elected and other business transacted. Stiinnterlltilt. IThe Town Council Makes a- Grant to the Hospital for •Sick :'Children. The Electric Light • Co. To Be Brought To'Time. • • The newly elected Town Fathers met Monday forenoon andhaving con- formed to the requirements ,of the: statutes appointed a. committee, to strike the standing committees which are now constitgted'as given below. It will be seen that each committee has: now a membership of three instead - of. five as endertheold order of things. This change •was made, necessary owing to the reduction in.the member- ship of the council. The council did a graceful thing in appointing the senior if ,them allto the chairmanship of • the treets committee, the most important ' of them all: We refer to Councillor Plummer who • both in years and length: 'of continuous service is the: Father of The. Fathers. His painstaking inter- est in what concerns the .interests of the town is well known The chairmanship of Finance goes to Mr. Doherty; as . was foreshadowed by THE.NEWS-RECORD last week,: We. fully•expect he will be a .success, in this role. The initial report of his corn- tiiittee was sent to .the council type- written,' •- • Mr. Jones takes the chairmanship of. Fire and Water of. course. No . mem- ber-of. the council- of '98. took sucha keen interest in the work of the com-: mittee, as did this.. worthy councillor when he:,sat inthe. deputy -reeve's. •chair. The, right moan is in the right place, particularly 'so. since .a• further .extension of the hydrant• system -is' contemplated. Mr. Ford will preside over:the. Ceme- tery committee this year. `.This is ah= ether excellent,choice • as: -this worthy councillor it excelled by none in desir- ieg-tohave the I.roperty - of ,the town look its best.. That particular God's Acre known as the Clinton cemetery • will be made look its prettiest ander his supervision. ' Mr. Mackenzie is chairman of a cou- ple of committees, Charity and the Electric Light. 'As head o the latter committee it will' be - his d y, to see"• that the Electric Light Co. he paid for. no more nights' service -than they give. Mayor Shaw is chairman of four coinmittees so that he :will .find the post less of a sinecure than it may have been in .the past. • Messrs, , Peter ; Captelon. and, John Wiseman, who have performed the. duties of auditors for acme terms 'were re appointed: Ne other n~ames were mentioned, pasb -servicesapparently having been quite satisfactory. : • - Mr. Horace Foster was. re -appointed ' a member of the Collegiate Institute Board where he performs the duty of secretary without fee, • Mr. W. S. Iiarland was given an other three-year term as member of: the Board of Health to which he hifs given his. services for several. years- ht A request Was reedited frons • the, Hospital for Sick Children erected in Toronto asking for a,grant. The insti- tution did nti-tution.did a great work last ' year, treating 5000 - children,. one-third of Whom were fromthe four quarters of Ontario as sick children are received from everywhere in the province. • it costs $30,000 annually to maintain the hospital4tnd of this amount Toronto contributed $7,500. There , is a snort - gage of $50,000 upon the institution, and, says Mr. John' Rose Robertson,. who has been its greatest. benefactor, $25,000 must be raised within a month.. The commit has had ample means of learning *he good the hospital •has done and on motion of Doherty and Jones made a grantof ten dollars, same as that of last year. Chief Wheatley reportedthat there had been no street lights for .four nights and wanted to know the pleas - tire of thetouncil in regard thereto, The Mayor said they should place themselves on record in regard. to the matter and bring the Company to time. Councillor Plummier expressed himse1rffi the sante strain. . There were fourteen lights for twenty cents per night and they should be docked for every night the service was not. at work. - - the following motion of Ford—Pearn- miter may , prevent the council "in a moment of weakness". from rushing into an expenditure which another month's meditation _-might convince thirds majority of such council at 11i1014O. L419 F'OR -899 a 4 oder ic)t Township. regular meeting charge :the general corporate funds' •of ,the municipalit with not "less than one-third and no more than one-half of the cost of sued local improvements, and such bylaw A'v very quiet ybut 1 ties n t y r P a scene took: I t , place on � edriesday evening, Jan,.4th, • at the home of Mr, and Mrs.' S J. Me• Cullagh; Huron road, when their eld- shall be made applicable to all loca improvements not otherwise provide for," This amendment will simpli matters somewhat for towns whit purpose laying grtnolithic walks, such for instance as Clinton, which will .in all probability lay a considerable stretch next summer. The question called fo the first. yea and nay vote of•the mee t ;ing and for Mayor Shaw's castingvot in favor of the yeas. - The• coenuil adjourned at an earl hour, the business having been speedily transacted. In saving of time, at an rate, the smaller membership is an im provement. i • - Divided as to politics't�he `coaucil con- sists of 5 Conservatives arid 2 Liberals. Four are. Methodists, •2.- Presbyterian and 1 Anglican. ' - ' STREET ACCOUNT. _. Harland Bros - •r $21 50 1 est'daughter, Mies Mary Ann, was un% . a ted in the holy bonds of matriruony to f- Francis Fred Willis,. a. young, prosper- "' h ons and highly esteemed farmer of Ashfield Rev. Mr. Godwin of Ooder- - ich officiated. in tying the nuptial knot • while the 'duties of bridesmaid and gi'oomsuian were ,performed respect - ively by Mips Alice, sister of the bride and Mr. Harry: Shields -of " Ashfield. Thebride was tastily -attired in' blue -- costume with pearl . tritnming and cream lace and at precisely 7 o'clock was ushered into the parlor on the arm ' of het sister "Alice: After the sere;", mony and'corigratulations were over, •. the happy couple and guests - repaired to the dining-roorn"where ample jus-. ' tice was done to the sumptuous repast which was provided for' the occasion. - The evening was then. spent in social games and amusements, breaking upat a reasonable hour. The newly -wedded 190 pair left . the following morning for 'Pt* 'their new home in'Ashfleld. The pres- s(); '.tints were costly and beautiful' and, show the esteem in' Which the young. couple are held. 'Mr. Willis is to •be conLratt lated in securing such .arelin- ed, .estimable•and accomplished' young -. bride and we join with their many ' friends in wishing them every blessing in life's journey.: , The'first sitting of the. new council' was held at the ostial. place on Monday. There was not as large an attendance as there otherwise would 'h'ave beery" :=- • ..: wing_to,:the .fact -..bei'n .-overlooked- ' g , that the council, now meets on the sec- ond • ec ond' Monday. instead .of the : third. - • Reeve Churehilktook his . place at the . head of the, table and business was` transacted lust is' smoothly as when "Your ;Own Jim" presided.' Reeve Churchill is supported by.four - good' - councillors, who will' carefully guard the interests of the township, Mr. ' p• Louis Anderson was re -appointed col- -. lector at it Salhry of seventydollars . ' While Mr, John 'Thompson will assess . the township for. sixty, and a• ten dol- lar ol lar William.. will ;recompense: Messrs J. R. Holmes and George Holland for - auditing the: accounts, The annual, meeting of the Goderich district L. 0. L. No. 189 was -held on Tuesday; -loth, inst: ' After the usual routine business, the election of ofeers was proceeded with as follows:— . James Coxa - • - D. M. James. Connolly, -: Chartial's; John Woods. Rec.=Sec.,. Charles Sohnstone; - b'in:-Sec., A_ ifred Naftel: Treasure, Allam Oantelon. D. of C., Richard Tichborne. .' - r e Y y F. Rumball R. Downs ' W..Wheatley ti G. Swallow,:•, PROPERTY. garlandBros. ,. .. • . .. s 18 G. T. R 100 D. Connell .... 12 50 75 FIRE AND WATER, - - - arlandBros 1 80 CH4IIITX.'" . •Swallow " 121 Wheatley.. '4 30 . INCIDENTALS. • ection expenses.: .. .. ..- 18 00 Municipal %Vot1d ' _ 7,00 5 55 G. Rtimball C♦ • W El 0 a b m Pl m The various committees of the town f Clinton for 1899 are aa'follows„the rst mentioned of each committee eing chairman Finance -Doherty, Jones; MVlc1tesizie.. -' 'Street -Plummer, Johnston, Ford. - Fire and Water -Jones,. Johnston; Ford., • ` Charity -McKenzie, Doherty. Property and Electric Light -McKenzie,: ohnston,Plumnior.. Cemetery -..Ford, Plummer, Doherty. • By-laws- Doherty, Plummer, Meitenzie, Officers, etc. -Shaw, Ford, Plum= er, Jones; Johnston,' Court of Revision -Shaw. tohnston, Plum-' er, Jones, MoIfenzie. •- Park, -Mayor Shaw, James Fair, Jr W. J. Paisley, .W. Doherty. D. A.',Forrester, .S. G. ummer, Thos. Cottle. - A. manlier front Clinton and vicinity them was imcalled for :—Resolved took in & social event, rit the home of that any motion. askirig for in expendi. mr, tph, Ban, Bug fine, foi4 report a ture of twenty-ilve dollars or over biy 'pleasant evening though the roads tabled for another month before Were otherwise. • being discussed unless the couneil Mre. S. Lowery is again, we are animously decides otherwise. pleased to say, able to be around, ' •A• circular %vale received frOiri the Mr, S, Lowery. wears a pleasant town council of Strathroy asking the ',snide—We wonder. why.. 0o -operation of the' Minton council 'Ur& Robert Rill has tisparted foi. her hi a petition to the tregislature for an David Wright got the contraCt for chtuses of the Munieipal Act by adding eupplying wood to the oehool. AB 8. S. 4 to Section deil the folki:tving Some of the members of L. 0. i$28 —"The council of any town or village attended the distriet. meeting at Witt- 111fiki Where in their opinion it is de- throp. !table in the publicinterest, by 0, tWO, few ocher friends on Thursday even- ing. • Mr. and Mrs. D. •Holmes of Goderieh Mr: W. Eltoid of Goderich ia le the On Monday evening Me. • and Mrs. W. Piolcard entertained a few of their friends; it being the eve of their wed - .ding anniver'sary. Their Holniesville friends presented them with an exten- sion table and arm chair. On Monday evening the Epworth League appointed for this year the folloWing officers r --President, 8, T. Forester ; 4th viers, Miss E. Courtiee ; secretary -treasurer, Miss A. V. Step- henson; organist, Miss' E. Tebhutt. Mils A. V. Stephensoh was appointed as delegate for the convention in God- erich on 17th and 18th inst.: • Dr. and Mrs. Holmes of Goderich 'were callers in the village rest week. Miss May Andrews of Lontleshoro spent a few dap) with her attnt, Mrs. • On Tuesday evening Mr, Rautenberg and son, a converted Jeiv, lectured in the chureh, The programme consist- ed of lime light views with the stery of his life and singing by his son. A large crowd atteilded and were .de - Miss Lottie Code of Trowbridge is visiting at Mr. Leech's. Miss Richmond ef Atwood is the guest. of Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers enterettined some of hei: ',friends last Friday night. Inroand Mrs, Kelly from Manitoba. ire visiting the former's sister, Mrs. Miss Ina Thomas is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Marsh of-Woodatock. • Owing to the bad condition of the roads -the attendance at the literary meeting on Monday evening was very steal!. The debate WAS postponed until January 10th. _ Me. Will Stevvartlea`veson Thursday foe Toronto to attend the Normal Me. and Mts. Dividsonytt Mitchell , feet week. Mr. Chas, rraser returnea to Toronto last Priday to resume his studies at the versity. Mr. Ed. Bailey, Maher Baysville, is home. . Miss Maggie Burgess of dwen Sound v4 paying a visit to her grandmother, Mr, and Mrs, 36,s. Bataan of Drayton were visiting the' latter's pe,rente, Mr. end Mrs. Xing, Tot week, Leeturer, It. Y. Cox. , Dep. -Lecturer, John Sheppard. The many friends of`Mrs. 8, Lowery , will be pleased to hear that she is . rap- idly recovering -from her recent illness. Mr. George Levis this week erected a power -mill for Mr. John Baker. Miss Jennie. Chapman;,-svho has' been visitingher-sister, Mrs. W. Sinclair. has returned. to her home near -Bruce- • Mrs. L. Beattie and Master George are spending a few •daya at Mr. It. A Meeting of the Christian Andeavor- erg of St, Peter's chttrch, Summerhill, 'Wimbeld _on Wednesday night Mr the purpose of electing officers for the en- suing year. Mr. George Iludie made a shipment of hogs to Hamilton on Wednesay of last week aid vvin send another con- signment on Friday. lie paid $4 last week and will pay $4.10 this. Mr. and lnra. George Hudie returned recently from a visit to Kincardine” 0. 0. P. Officers.—The following have been elected for the current year V. C. V., Albert Robertson. , Treasurer, Sohn Sparrow. Chaplain, V, W. Diehl. Conductor, A. B. Stevenson; Orairt Deputy, S.' A. 11,1offat. The teachere and pupils of Varna waffle school have decided to give their concett on Thuesday, Jan. 19th, com- mencing at 7,80 in the town hall, Var- na. A grand program is now well on the way, consisting of dialogue% reel. tallow, tableaus:, songs, ete. A. good variety also of instrumental 111USIO peovided foe and an excellent time is expected. The eharge is only 1r)c for adults, chrldren 100. ,Come One, Come The great flood Of Thu riday last :4 -Wept over the mill dem of W. Weekeis and cut through about fifteen feet of bank thus causing lunch labor an 1 ex. • poise to rebuild,