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evei.y. home little breaks are
. conning daily. May be
• Table Silverware,
Rings, Pins,
BroOthes.
Watches or elocks,
Whatever it is we're anxious it shall
come our way.
'We' repiir sue)] things in a whs.
factory manner.
Oar charges are •'moderate - our
services prompt.
Whether large or small it received
allele attention it requires.
We are Leader's in our Line.
B. 04Ewp,
Jeweler
ExpertWatebRepairer,
And Optician • •
Goderich Townshiv.
NoTatte-Miss Lizzie 'tebbult, of
Stratford enjoyed the 24th at hotne.
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Miss Rosa, Tebbutt is spending several
; c weeks with her cousin, Mrs A. Tete
_et butt. Mr John Parker is on the sick
• list, Miss Zelmallollandcelebrated her
7; h birthday on May 24thand had her
Grandpe, 85 year old, and Mr Vaneg-
mond,8.8 years old,as her Invited guests
tocelebrate their birthdays at thesione
time ; they are both smart for their
'ages. Mr and Mrs J. Holland are both I
quite poorly. Mr John Jenkins is put-
ting up settee new wire fence but the
Frost Wedge lock knocks them all out.
Mr Robinson is flashing these days
and will soon have his field free of
laige Beene& .PeterOoleanci his daugh-
ter Flossie attended the district meet-
ing held in Londesboro last week.
Miss McNaughton, of Clinton, spent
a few days at John Middleton's. Do -
pride Marnwell, teacher at No. 10.
wheeled to 'Kincardine last week to
visit his mother, Gee. Sheppard was I
seen strolling through the by -ways
and hedges on Sunday last, viewing
the (steep) banks far in the distance.
The Missies Laraeons of Detroit are vis-
iting relatives in this vicinity. Tom
Cook, Bavfleld Line, is stillunder the
doctor's care but slight herpes are en-
tertained for his recovery. All sight
seers observed the eclipse ottleasete en
Monday and smoked glass was in great
demand. John Beacom, Porter's Hill,
Sundayed on the Bayfield Line as did
also Jim McDonald; we presume they
both have feminine attractions. F.
Witmer, Beyfleld Line, took a business
trip to Lucknow this week. Charlie
• Middleton, Sr.; 11 -cone has • completed
the bricking of his house, Rev. Mr
Hodgins, ot Seafortb;preached in Mid-
dleten's church last Sundayhis sermon
was specially adapted for the children
• of t.he Sunday School. Tbe welcomed
showers of last week were long looked
for and will hasten the growth of the
spring grain. • Fall wheat is looking
.
splendid and promises to be a heavy
-
St. Helens •
;.crop. we note it in the diet -blade. J.
Mr W. R. Miller, of Toronto, .is visit- Thompeop, jr.eand hislady friend Sun -
ling friends here.. Messrs Isaac and dayed in Auburn. • The. congregation
Robert Miller, who are attending the of Cole's church had the pleasure of
Ooderieh Collegiate spent a few days " listening to an able discourse on Sun -
under the parental roof. Messrs J. C. day last by the Rev. Mr Murduck, of
Martin and A. F. hIcDonald, of Goder- oilmen ; the Rev. gentleman always
iclx, paid It flying visit to friends in ' Streceives a warm welcome •from. the
Helens recently. Mrs Johnson, of members and adherents of Cole's ap-
4 Brucefield; is at present visiting her pointreent. A. Cantelon, con 7 con -
daughters, Mrs Robinson and Mrs templates takiag a trip to (ida)hoin the
Woods. Mr and Mrs M. Robinson, of uture. R. Marshall lost a valuable'
anTfiocherisited at Mr J. D. Murdeck's mare this week. W.Oraig lost a horse;
last week. Misses Sutherford. arid it broke its leg and had to be killed. A.
eGorden won making an effort last Wise, who is away visiting at present,
week to have afence put around St. left his thoroughbred heifer pasturing
Helens cemetery, which is in a greatly in his late premises; last week it got
meglegted condition at present. , Mr wedged between two building and is
Cranston,who is pi eacbing at Walton, supposed to have been there three davs
and Mr McKay, wiro was supplying in when relieved on Sunday by.E.Glemsr.
Whigham: reeentlypaid a flying visit Mrs Williamson is visiting here. Miss
to friends in this vicinity. S. B.Weath- E. Marshall is to be married next Wed-
erhead, who recently returned from nesday to T. Livermore, Clinton. J.
Sante Fe'New Mexico, has been. visit- Elliott is tearing down his house, pre-
•ing friends a Auburn this past week. paratory to building anew me. • '
•
.A numbee from around here took , in
the sporteMnd concert at Lucknow on •
. • the 24th and a few ethers went to
Viringham. Mr and Mrs A. McDonald, ; ' (This week's)
,
of Teeswater, paid e flying. visit to Mr 1 PosTan MATTEns.-Some time ago a
McPherson's a week ago. Mr and Mrs . largely signed petition was sent from
• Ross, Mr and Miss Berry and Miss Mc-
. here to the Postraaster•General; asking
Intosh and Mr and Misses Mcblillan,all that a daily mail service be established
.
of Lucknow, attended service in the between this place and Holtnesville, in -
Presbyterian church here on Sunday stead of the tri -weekly, as at present':
week. Mrs Black andMre j. Anderson, •
. . The total revenue of the poet office
' o as w , g • here last year was $115.70; the cost of
Anderson's this week. Mr and • Misscarryinwa daily mail would be $140,
McGee, of Fordyce visited at Mrs while the cost of the triweekly service
Miller's on Saturday last., Miss Outran is $73, so that it would cost $24.30 more
is at present visiting her Meter, MIS for a daily mail than the total revenue
'Thotnpson, of St. Aughetine. Those of the office. In view of this the Post -
Davidson was on the sick liet this master -General does not see his way
week, a number around here are corn- clear at present to establish a daily
Veining of having severe colds.. Miss service, but has decided that an extra,
+Gordon is at Belgrave attending to pro- service per week be given, which will
felisional duties at present. Childrens'. make the mail to this place four times
' Dayein connebtion with the Harris a, week.
Mission Band is to be held in the Lee- ,
a tire room of Calvin church on Satur- (Intended for last week.)
• elay.June 2ad,when &pleasant end pro- NOTES. -Mrs Wm. Johnston is on
*table time is expected. • the sick list.- Wellington Cantelon is
still in very poor health. Mr and Mrs
R. Glidden, from Sheppardton, visited
at E. 0, Potters, on Tuesday. Mr and
Mrs Bunting are visiting at John Web
lis's. e
VirreeT THE PEOPLE ARE Sevitee,
That the blaelcsnalth is looking rather
glean y ; keeping watch don't agree
with him; that Jim Stirlieg is the hap-
piest milk -drawer in the busineei ;
that it is not very lady -like for 6.rt
young woman to sit on toped the fence
in front of the church while the people
are gathering for • Sunday &hoot.
that Billie McDonald is the best wheel -
man in town: that S. McPhail's pacer
can gda hang some; that Fred,Picictird,
sports a new buggy but 'twill oely
carry Iwo; That Varinan McDougall
has a driver but its rather young yet;
that Geo. Kelly can go down the Orh
where he likes ; that Robtel3eacom got
hie barn jacked up on Tuesday; that
Jas, Cox has a new buggy: that Reba;
Elliott will soon be out buying apples
again as there is prorepect for an abun.
Pnrter's Hill.
see '
Brucelield.
. Intended for Ian week.
NOTES. -Mr D. McIntosh has been
:appointed poetonasteabe svill take the
office in June; his predecessor, Mr
Marks held it for 45 years. The Misses
Taylor visited relative, last week, in
Mount Forest. Our village was very
al,uiet on the 24th as no celebration was
held. Miss Ira and Mrs Rev. Stewart
visited in our village last week. Em-
pire day was celebrated in our echool.
Theo week'
NOTES. -n. Baird, who is attending
the Conattercitie college at Stratford,
Was home iabfWeeke Murdock. -
Teronto Medical College, is home for
et meaner vacation. J. Aikenbead, of
lenadote_saetat the 24th at- his home
liere. Miss M. Rose, Themes Road,
anent Sunday at her home here, The
• •Sacrarnerre of the Lord's Supper was
diopensed in the Presbyterian church
- on June 40th.
• CLINTON. ONTARIO JITI\Th 17 1900.
Bryth.
NoTEs,- Mises Eva Gracey and ,
race ar n, o g , 11 WAR PRIlerleaLLY OVER.
ti f W rt am are t 'is
rests of Mrs Curtis this week. Missi .
of Miss Ida Taman this week. Herb The Onion ,laCk Plies Oyer the
ilyebacCrea,- of Cranbrookas the guest
Young, of Toronto. spent the 24th at TransvaaLand the Orange
his honae. Jas. Moffatt, of Kincardine,
Free State.
visited his parents on the 24th. • A •
number of young people took in the
sports on the 24th _at various places. About 9.45 a. m. yesterday the tul-
Miss Ida Heywood, 'Clinton, is the letine announced the surrender of
r'W
est of Mrs W. McElroy this week. p
been in the Southern States; since last the South African war. ..
fall, returned to Blyth to spend the The British flag by this time is flyb g
summer. Some of our citizens are tak- at Pretoria, and _President Kruger hi a
ing the opportunity of seeing Lemen fled. We have not yet had LordRob-
Bros.' circus, which will be on exhihi• efts' official report of this sudden col -
tion at Goderich on June 2nd, Kincar- lapse of the Boer defence, but it reach -
dine on. the 4th, and Winglaam the 5th. es us through two independent chino
Rev. McQuillan, of Courtri_''
ght, was es.
chosen by the wardens of Trinity ".
Britieh officers are now at Johannes -
church to be their minister for the cern-. burg dictating terms of surrender.
'pgyear in the vacancy of Reae-M All the forces have been dismissed
•
resgifing. W. H. Finneore received from the for ts around Pretoria.
ira
a car of Manitoba wheateend also ship- President Kruger is now at Water-
peda large carload of flour to Montreal. valboven.
Miss B. Chamberlain hes secured a po-
•sition in an office in the Queen City. •
rs W.W. Sloan and baby, who have
retoria, which thus practicaly ends
Leelie end. McRaee.Olfeeone were • . •, Exeter
in town on Sunday visiting 'friends. NOTES.--:Mhie Andrews, of OlintOrels.
The stonework. Of the new block • is a guest at the residence of D. A. Rok
nearly coinpleted. J. Wilford ?Trite- Jas. Wanless, barrister of Doluth,.and
Berated the Orange lodge at thesupreme ' Mrs Steithhis sister. of Buffalo, spent
Lodge ip Louden last week. • . several days last week,the guest of 111es
•
FATAL ACCIDENT. -A sad accident
L, if Collins. The Conservatives held
-
happened on Sunday at noon by Which
a meeting Monday night for the elec.
Aggie, youngest daughter of Mrs John tion ,of officers and delegates 10 the
connention Ailea. Craig:Dr. II. P
. .
Bradnoeleof East Wawaenosh,lost her •
Ross, son of D. A. -Ross, hes returned.
life. • In company with her sister Meg.•
his fine' examination at Torento;
gie.
she attended St. Andrew's church ft."'m
Or; Ross took si high stand J.G.Sten-
and Sunday School Sunday morning
bury was at Bayfield lege' butanes's.
Week.. • After church their were accorp-,
on Saturday. It is rumored ttiat•
ponying John andGerice Radford home
for dinner.. While driving along the. newspaper will be started at Zurich
3rd con. Of East Wawanosh, and when during the next month, under the
management of • an Exeter man. • A
opposite Fred Tell's, same cowls that
yoimg jockey was severely 'kicked On
were on the road. commenced fighting,
two of them getting in front of andthe bead at Hawkshaw's stables last'
striking the horse,'which stopped sud-•;
week; it 48 new thought,however, that
denly. The auddeo stoppage threw' he will recover. Another shipment of
John and Grace Radfotd out; John,
horses for South Africa was Made from
.
who Was driving, taking the res with hers:Least week. The concert on the
him. The horse then hounded forward Queen's bittiedey under the auspices of
t he lacrosse club was a• greet success;
ing
Aggieand Maggie Bradnock; think-
ing, it was going to run away, ininned Misses Templeton and Hooper,of Lone
don, and Dr, Gerry, of Mitchell, aided
Lon -
from the tangy, Aggie • striking her !
bead on on of the wheel hubs.: Her the local talent. The lacrosse match
•sktill was fractured and she was render. • between Clinton and Exeter on the
ed uneonselous,which state she remain-
.24th was well contested; scpre3 -3: W.
ed in for three hours, when she died. 'Ices, Olinten, refereed the game. A
large,croted attended the I aces, but the
The others were native • or less injured,
but are lowly r ec,overing. Aggie was large purse Offered did not draw as
rn many herses as expeeted; last year 30
her18tleyearat geed girl and retriitio
horses entered, this year Only 7,. the .
fel attendant at oburch and Sunday
horsemen • being frightened away by
school. Her funeral took place on
Tuesday afternoon to the Union cerne. lest year's entries; the mem however,
tery and was largely attended. Her were keenly contested. Empire day
coffin was covered with flowers, one was celebrated bele by . speech and
.,
Wreath, an anchor, came•front the iesong at the school arid by the raising of
.
a new flag on the school:flag-staff. A.
mining members of her Sunday School
thunder -bolt struck Dr. Rollin's house
class; and another wreath trona St:An-
during the storm op Monday, but did
drewee Sunday school. The pall -bear.
ere -were fivee-membere of her Sunday little or no damage: .,Alex. Martin has
hool class and a schoolmate Rev returned home from Tot onto Deliver -
A. McLean aimiducted the ServiOest ettY for the holidays. Principal Boyd
both the house and the grave, The ac- attended the Teachers' , convention at
•
cident was a very sad one and much. Goderich on Fridey. Miss Neelins and
blaster Bishop Neelins, of Seaforth,
sympathy is expressed for the bereave
ed rnotheahrothers and sisters in their have been •visiting .at Capt.. Kemp'
s.
Mr, Mi s and Miss Brewer, of Clinton,
affliction. • spent the 241h here.
Constance..
Stanley.
Cettracia-eThe officers of the Ep- NOTES. -Donald Smith aud family,
worth League for thepresentsear hare who have been life-long residents of
been elected, and the nihetings will be Stanley, moved to Clinton during. the
held on Sunday evenings, 'as usual, at first of the week; Mr Smith has not
7 30; all are invited attend The tneet. been in robust health for some time
ing last Sunday evening was taken by past. Robt. Baird spent his holidays
Mr McIntosh; next Sunday evening under the parental roof, returning to
the topic"How to be a good neighbor"- Stratford Commercial Business telci-
will be taken by J. H. Peed& lege on Monday • W. Brown and G.
Atenaten -Mrs B. Riley had quite Graham visited 'Manchester this week.
an experience on the evening of the Miss Lily McCowan spent a few days
with friends in Goderich. Mr McDon-
23th. It appears her husband had re- ald and Miss Mary, of Goderich, were
tired and she was sitting reading shout m„,,. 3; Mc0owan the fuoi. nf
tnidnieht, when hearingmoans outside. v"e "" -
She opened the doota and to her sur- the week. J. Aikenhead, of London,
man was spent the 2Ith at the home of his par-
iirists a well-known young
able to go further. It is needless to say Maht113;14 last Veldts:, O. Mcgordie,
on the way home got to her door un-
itan. of the Clinton Collegiate, spent a fe w
days last tvesk with Mrs P. Campbell
she acted the part of the good Samar -
here.. The annual regaire of ravelling
Farnhal artaildeeeegain after his late da lase
funeral of the late Wm. Mann passed court of revision on the assessment
through tbe village Saturday la,st; be roll that of Thos. Brovvnett, who cone -
wee in his 23rd year and he died of Cop- pleaned of too high an assessment; the
sumption; the Forresterd took charge - court did not sustain the appeal and no
of the funeral, of which order he was a change was made. biro dogs were re-
member. The Temperance Hall Is be. moved from the rollithe smalleat nam-
ing converted into a schoolrooni, at her for many years. Two young men,
the/ are pulling down the schoolhouse Joe. Ashton and Wm. Garrett, had
elplessly paralyzed through drink and ent"' Mrs Craig and her daughter,
flannab, f Hens II e vieitin at J
1
NOTES. -Vire are pleased to see E. t, the roads began on t esecon on Tues-
Illhesit. .13rie oollie Tbaf - malt --Staniereotmci 'me a It
an using the bricks; S. S. Cooper Of their names added to the roll, vsbicb
• Hayfield dant crop in this •neighborhood. Clinton, has the contract of erection4 vvilleve them a vote for members of
Miss Marna is having a epeeist Sale of cheat) • and when completed will add to th the gislature. The roll, as thus re.
• SummerhilL
irigened hate-Sallots at oreit-Pnet class
guts making.
nieldowery Wedneede.y afternoon,
Dr. Agnew. dentist. will be at the River
House,
treetri en Kay int12. Any 7XIOIMAIrfi lefb
with the prereietor will receive prompt &Urin-
e:me
ree, et. minion ligelinea, Dentist, (suceessor
to Dr. T. O. Seece, Clinton.) First Class /tenor
eridilate. of Taint° Ileiversity; will, be int
.th. EiVer Hot.1, Banlaidi every Monday,
from to eon, tire pair, Specialist in Crown
*rid Bridge work.
Reed Von tried the new
Witating,Coiripound
Abrolatalr no rubbhig re torea. .Saves your
it extract e the diet witimergibritrr !Int
time, SIMS Year
ingredient* are guaranteed te bo positively
horn:Jen. tse is sold at $C per package,
• Try a PackageileldWaskday. Try our 5 d'olock
. *aerates, 10c Per Package.4 Ilavors. Paha
Seet Faintly flair, eta0 per care
$.3,5t‘!,,Tirliftrt trgd:krzatigingAritog
Coffee Pas, Borne (frace_ Whit liondied
wows, Sugar, Cream, Ira water isettlecetc.
That) are gee" with quaint Scotch
(mattes on then., Oiir stook of Mins it heal,
ell now Winton Man we JrnOved. We have
just opened up a orate of Orr 55t8 ranging
in pieta trent *a to t tie! Week expect
tiOtiOr crate that will conceit! prise from aig
to bteity4eriaaloitt,.4anlitic:IyitetifilaireYOnaklikipiArtio, ititaehwaarteitot
mote at pan. during the Manner inoluns. re
OGLE COOPER it CO.
.• enter store in Searlde Mock,
' rhiltuata Cash for fiutter and Rep
OlitniAL-Itural Dean Hodgins, of
Seaforth, preached an excellent ser-
mon here on Sunday evening hut.
After the service the Sacrament of
Holy Odnatnunion was administered.
NoTete, -Me jas Lindsay has moved
from our midet up to hie farm. T.
Murphy's horse, which was sick for
some das, had to he killed as no hope
of recovery was given, We are sorry
Mr and Mrs 1 Brownly have resolved
to take up their abode in Seaforth. 0.
A. Tebbutt attended the West Rival
Teethe& Institute meetirg in kioder-
ich. J. E. Tem paid his offlcial visit to
the school on Monday Wit and found:re
very satisfactory Oates of affairs. Mr
and Mrs H. Woodyard called on Mrs
Brownlee on Monday evening, Some
mons from thl; ;vicinity Spent the
Queen'
rtt Baytteld and other points.
LeebUrn.
Mrs G. II. Clinton with her daughter
Susan, of Stratford, epent the .Queen's
birthday with her mother and friends
here. Mr Albert Calder, of Windeor,
visited old friends here last Week. Mr
and Mre Linfield, of Toronto, visited
the formetie brother. Samuel, bete last
week, Mr and Mrs Wm. Cook, of Port
Albert, eater' on our burg on Sunday.
Mr lienry Ilorton lost one of his fire
milking cows this week. Mr John Mc.
Nevin is the proud poesesser of a cow
which had twin CalVeri. &twee Miro
holm has improved the front of his
farm by meaning down the hill and
putting the dirt in the hollow along
the roadside.
appearanee of the village as well as a vised, was reseed and the court clewed.
comfort to pupils and teether. Mrs The councl then proceeded with gen-
W. B. Cook spent the 24th near Steral bit:deem The aseeseor was paid
Marys, [Owing to lack of space we his salary, $70, and postage allowance
were obliged to omit some of this tor- of 50c.; D. Campbell was paid $3 for
respondence. • bridge bake, and I. McArthur $3,25 for
spikes. After discuesing other matters
in relation' to roads and bridges the
•
• •
• • This week's • • * •
VISITORS.-Mieses Cantelon and Mc •
Cartney, of golinesville, are visiting et
R. McIlwains. Mr and Miss Johnston,
of Varna, are visiting. their cousin, 1
Lizzie Johnston, of the gravel road, I
Mr Johnston, of Chatham, visited his I
brotheaTims, M. Johnston on the 24th. ;
Mr Chas. Tebbutt,of Sunemerhill,spent '
the 24th at My C. Girvis. •
NoTES. -The tea -meeting, held here
on the 24th of May was a decided sue.
cess ; upwards of $83 00 being raised;
the program was a success as well as
the finances. Mr Frank Hawkins, of
Sheppardton, left on Tuesday for Col-
lingwood where he has bought out a
business. Mrs Hawkins expects to fol-
low him next week. In the mean-
time she and her little daughter are
visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs Jos.
Hetherington. . Miss Mary Young re-
turned to her home in Kinlough on
riday; her aunt, Mrs R. W. Ryan, ac-
companied her. Mr and Mrs H. Mc-
Whinney visited Mrs McWhinnev's
sister. McCrostie, at Belfast on
Sunday. Mr a 0. Echlin, who is en-
gaged woeltipgat.Bermilter, Sande y -
ed at his home here. Misses Sprunre
and McKul ht attended the teachers'
convention held Goderich on the
25th inst. Whitfield Echlin, of Wood-
ham, visited his patents; Mr and Mrs
J. Echlin, on Sunday. Rev. H. E. Set-
lington will preach a sermon to the
Dungannon court of I. F. in the
church on Sunday aftertioon at ' 2,30
o'clock; the Port Albert, •Godericn,
Auburn, Carlow and Nile lodges are
in-
vited to attend; on account of tire
She Sabbath School will be held at the
hoer of 10t80 a. ne,
„ • Intended for last wei;k. •
Acenollserr.-eIn the midst of life we
are in death" is a . true saying. Last
• .
Saturday, while working in Gold
-
theme's saw -mill, Charles Carpenter
had the misfortune•to be ceeteht in the
circular saw and cut. to pieces. Car-
penter leaves &young widow to mourn
his loss:, Deceased was 22 veers of
age.
Noaas,-Mrs Jam Girein had the mie-
tortune to tall on :Monday, spraining
her- ankle badly. Miss Bertie Smith,
of Carlow, Sundayed at her horae here.
R. Mcilwain attended District Meeting
itt Londesboro on Wednesday. Mr A..
P. Shepperd drove to Gerrie on Tues-
day of tact week, returning on Friday;
alone? Well, no ; we congratulate A.
P. and welcome Mrs Shepperd to our
burg ; we would !Say to some 'more of
of our bachelors "Go thou and do like-
wise." Meg. Jos, Hetherington and
'daughter, Mrs R. McIlwain visited •nt.
Auburn on Monday, Mr 'R. Echlin
Sunditeeed at Benernilee ;. Dick sports a
lovely span of black ponies now, 'base
ing traded his roans eff. .Misses Mc-
Knight, McIlvvain. and Staveart visited
in Goderich. Mrs David laYan,of God-
erich, formerly of Nile, diedattst Thine
day, in Goderich; a large number from
Nile attended 'the funeralem Saturday;
deceased is a daughter of EL .Dodd and
a sister of Mrs Lewis -Taylor, of this
place,
Hensel'. __
. emboli adjourned to meet again on
Faitetalue INSTITUTE -The an June 25th. . J. T. CAIRNS, .
Meeting Of the South Baron Farmeis Clerk.
Institute will be held In Onatworth's
hall, Hem% on Monday, June 4th, at
ono o'c]ock. The business before theSt. Joseph's.
meeting will he the rectivingand adoi- NOTES. -Dan Bedard and wife from
• tion of the treasurer'e and secretary's Courtright, are at present visiting in
report% and the eleliti011 Of directors. the neighborhood ; they intend r0 re -
_to the best points at turn Tuesday. Service was held in
Suggestions as
temple. the Roman thitholie church on the 24th
which to hold the regular And
to the day fell on Aficension Day. S.
mentary meetings will be received, also
IS to how the institute can be improte eeoffroi, Wife and youngestchrld have
'
ed Or made mote useful, The advisit. gone for an extended visit to Michigan
where many of their relatlVes reside.
Bend, thtylield, or some other RoInt on they have itifie on hand for an inde nite
also be att- interesting diecussion
wide vs. narrow tireek Thie program
" mill it kept going nearly day and night
will make an interesting meeting, and as the etectric light is being run by it:
all fartrierst and °theca intereeted in in• with the emotion of Sunday. The
stitute work should make it a point to fishermen are catching fish in liberal
quanuties at sentN. Caitlin 'now
were in the vicinity on Saturday and
Iltelterttrulth Sunday. Thoother day while F. Boss.
enbery front Zurieh, was tuning it
itOW5Ofie of HattenbinT St aura., away but the damage done was slight
ception service will else be held when one very far. Mr Millar is kept busy
bilitof holding Plehic " Grand The soot -mill is kept busy tir
the lake, will be considered, T ere will lime and Mere over the engine of the
he present.• • tierweJ. Gravelle and tie tent
WURT Igno.-Next Sunday Reg. Mr piano, hie horee took Light and ran
pteach TUrtler'e. A re- the bora° befpreaualit before he ad
about eight young people will he re- gone
the kiln, for tiles and bricks.
eelved Into full membership with the Mr J. Bedard wheeled home on Priday
church The League will meet at Jost, Geoege is having Ills home
7.80 at which a paper on Missions will painted, Me Martineau is doing the
, be read. work for him.
Goderich.
NOTES. -There was a fairly 'attended
meeting in the town • hall. on Friday
evening to consider matters in connec.
tion with the celebration of Dominion
Day, but the question was not finally
settled. The teachers of South Huron
met in the Goderich Institute on Fri-
day and Saturday and discussed Many
subjects of importance to the profes-
sion. The new tug N. Dyment was
out on the lake for a trail rip on Bat-
urday. In town on the 241h the Gun
Club bad a shoot in the morning and a
few members ot the Bowling Olub had
an afternoon game and the balance cf
the population divided. The steamer
St. .Andrew, with 87,000 bushels of
wheat, from Fort William, reached
ere on Sunday. ap
opened his boat house at the ,herbor.
S. P. Mall, M. A., has had an attack of
paralysis. Our people are already
moving in the matter of a proper re
ception of the Huron Old Boys, from
ioronto early in July. Our base bill
oys were beaten fct illgharh' oil -the-
24th by a score of 17 to 10.
fluilett
Me enetEre-At the residence of Robt.
Craig, on the 23rd of May, by Rev J.A.
Hamilton, Frederick Nott, of Tucker -
smith, was married to Mitre Matilda
Blanche Craig, of this township. There
was a number of friends and relatives
present t7 witness the event and wish
them happiness and joy. Their future
home will been the London road, near
Clinton.
Settoor. Rgron.r.-The following is
the standing of the pupils of school
sectiod No 2, Mullett, for the month of
May. The tames are given in order of
merit. Sr. 4th -Eva Brown, Ida Cor-
nish, Rosa East Clara Biggin, Eva
Miller ; 8r• 3,d -Charles Beet, George
Bailey ; Jr. 3rd -Flora McDriel, Ethel
Govier, Lyall Brown, .tenniii Mew,
Dorcas Churchill. Wilfred Brain, LII.
lyReid ; Sr 2nd -Frank Tyndall-, John
Miller, Glen Cornish Anthony Vaineg.
IggVAbcit°IT""
McNeil,Myrtle Tenn Brown,
Mable Brown, Thos. Churchill; Pt
()herder Farquhar, Teddy Weir, Wil-
fred Farquhar.
NOTES. -Mt and Mrs Campbell, Of
Winthrop, epent Sunday with friends
here, Bert Taylor and Miss Anal.. Were
guests of Mute Nancy McMichael on
Sunday last. Mr and Mrs Gee, ()hese
ney, ef Seriforth, Visited friends here
last week. Quite a number from here
took in the srports at Exeter on the
2I1h. Miss Lizzie Dale Is at present
spending it eouple of weeks with Inc
sitter, Mrs Camphell,of Meltillop, Mr
lIftwthornc raised his new barn on
Tneralay last, everything went off. well.
Mrs Ballantyne, of Londesboro, and
Miss Mary Roberton, of tit ussele,
ed. 01 their home ; we are sorry to
know that Mr lioherton is tic t improv-
ing as hie friends would like. Mr
Thomson to ik his work last Sunday
and will preach next Sunday on 0IiIrt-
I thuslastu."
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in this section.
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The Queen's Birthday,
The DAY Was Gloriously Spent
Clinton, along with other towns, cel-
ebrated the 210, in holiday attire, al-
though no demonstration wasi held.
The day was generally observed by
ierchants and: citizens. alike, while
he older folks' enjoyed the clay in
quiet or going to some ether place.
The children get the greatest happi-
ness by their envious consumption of
fireworks, at night the atmosphere
wile heavy every place with fumes 7tr
powder. In fact we have had more
than usual this year on account of the
heavy; demonstrations every short
avhile in connection with the victories
of the British in South•Africa: coupled '
With the long reign of the Queen, it
being her 81st birthday.. Tile Nyeather
was favorable, although at intervals
there were threatenings of rain,. hut'
none. came, • and the day was true '
Queen weather. The citizens of town 1
celebrated the day .in divers weeee. I
The railways, as Neel). as the liveries,
were we pattonieed. The lecrosse
team went to. Exeter. Two rinks of
bowlers took' in • Stratford and alit-
ehell, winning in the former place, but
.ntet defeat et the lattee's hand,s. • The
scores and players were.:
CLINTON STILI.T1fOliT) •
Taylor' . Rehm
Shaw ' *Pringle
• Leckie • Patterson • •
Fair skip 15 Steele skip 14 •
ifigrelre Obornton •
Moscrip: • •• •-'
Irwin• Horrie .
;Batson skip 18 • • Mayberry 4WD 5
. .
• 'Total 18 •••. • .78 •
-", '• . EXETE▪ R. •
. .
A• sham battle was fought. • The
.British were just in the act of 'charg-
ing the Boer,trenches with,. fixed bey-
onets when the white flag was runup
by. the Boers and they were ell -captur-
ed.. ,A procession was formed' and
marehed up. Main street, .• heeded •by
the Exeter brass band, • folloWed. by •
Lord Roberts ill carriage, the village
Council, the fire. engine; British • sol-
diers,. Boer prisoners and a .number of
buggies; horsemen, :etc. A.• lacrosse
match was played between Clinton
and Exeter, resulting hi p goals each.
• • , AT 'MITCHELL. •• •
• A 'very • three crowd. attended . the
sportalriven here, and the weather was
fine. The lacrosse -match-. between
Stratford•and Mitchell was • 'won. bv
Mitchelk score .7-1: . • Scriforth 'hand
rendered first-class music. Horse racet
--free. for all, purse $209 -,Miss Del -
March, Goebel & Koenig. Mitchell, I 1.
.1; Wilkie•C'ellins, Grocsh Brod., Mil-
verton, 2,1,1; Aunty Schucks, R. T.
Barnes•London, 3. 2. drawn. • Running
-Dandy•Dinmont, jun., Strat-
ford, 1, 1; Ed. Dandridge, McCullough,
T,ondon, 2 2. 2.50 pace, 2.40 troeptirse
S150-7•Queen 13aron, Koenig,
4. 4, 1,1, 1;,Gertie Grocsh Bros ,
Milverton, 1, 1, 2,2:31 Allan Line,Geo.
Buxton, Goderich, -13-;-2, 3, 13. 2; eronje,
R. Pollakowskv, • el itchrill, 2, "3; 4,, 4, 4.
• •
AT WIXGRAM. :
The. firemen concluded the most stie-
cessful 210 of May celebration, ever.
hold in Wingham. A grand • proces-
sion. formed. at the town. hall' arid
marched up Main street to. • the park.
The -following was the °tiler: Met -
steal, Robe McIndoot Goderich Band
of 42 pieees; Queen Victorinelittle girls
' in decorated • earriagee imitations of
artily officers. niounted infantry; 'de-
tachment of Peers, entilIereeand Maxim
guns, Red Cross Society ambulances,
Kincardine band, concluding with base-
ball 'clubs . and bicycle riders. On
reaching the park the little girls sang
"God Save the Queen." Major Clegg
gave ati. addresmafter which a pregrem
ofpiering, Highland ••dancing, singing
and drills by school childremunder the
direCtion of Miss Houghton was given.
The athletic sports were then run off,
followed by a baseball game 'between
Winghein and Goderich, Wingham
winning. 17 to 10. In the• evening, a
concert was given by Miss Tessa Mc-
C.altum and ;lames Fax, assisted by
local talent.-
•
AT DMIOANSMit
51 per year in advance.
*LOU when not so paid.
Your
Fruit Crop
Will be much •larger if • you
take the necessary preoaritions now
and spray your trees and bushes.
It is not expensive to do so, and the
extra return of fruit wel anaount to
many times the cost ofepraying.
SULPHATE
OF ()OF FER
Is recognized as the beet arti-
• cle for epraying. It kings)l injurione
growthe and insects and insures
• larger quantity of better fruit. We
sell the best.
SYDNEY. JACKSON'S
Preserintien
Phone 2 . Drug Store
enearkes.*******Oricli A AAAAAka***
• Londesboro. . •
NoTes.--;On Monday • evening ]est
we were treated to atectere on lav -cry
by a colored man who was a, slave for
the first 28 years of his life. Tuesday
I
Wall, of Clinton. and Mi -s Petterson:
evehing t he eifi ertaiiithent by tha Mis-
sion Band of Kunz church took place
tied was a decided .success ; Madam
• of Watvencsh, giving valnable assie-
tenet.. One of HA Clinton bietchers
vieits Londesboro twice per week and
the Londesboro butcher visits the -Hub '
. tet ice a Week in retern. The servincs - ,
iii,the Presbyterian church here on Fi 1 -
day will be condected.by Rev Mr Renee.
derson, of Atibiwn, and the Sitndaya
evening service tty. Rev. Mr leteveart.. -
of Ciinton. 'Several here had, a good
view of the eclipse on Monday morn-
ing. Mr Jahn Lee's baro . was raised
on Saturday and there were no acci-
dents. •lhe Messrs Brundson got a ear
of binder twine this wrek and ie is hee
ing distrieented quite freely amongst
1 he fai meet,. Mr A. Wilken. of Olin -
t, n ' was a caller in the village ori Wed-
uesclay. A. ear load of cement wire re-
eetreel •here for Messrs James "Elsley
end Elarrisen Lyon. e. •
• Queen's weather allowed the 24th to
be celebratedin Dungannon, in •the
usual loyal manner though the attend-
ance wasmot so large as in previous
years. • The cause of the pulling off
was the celebration in Lticknow and
Wingham. The program consisted of
•athletic gamesat tvvoerile bicycle race,
Mann open and a 2.45 trot. The en-
tries for the trots numbered six, three
for eacti, end there 'Wile fairly good
speeding throughout.. The results
were: Open -Ben Allen's Pave*, 1,
1, 1; Fred Mumey's Black :T,o ,e 2, 2,2;
• Jas. Miller's Sam. 3. 3, 3. 2.45 trot -
E. Swarts' Tony, 1, 1, 1; W. L. Hor-
ton's Maybird, 2, 3, 2; T. Gundry's
. ilolmesville
• NOTES, -Wen. 01 uuks is a delegate
to t he Supreme GI and 01 ange Lodge
of Relish Americe, which meets in
London this week
HORSE NOTES -L, Peacock. of Buie
let t, bought. from J, Jervis a flee four-
year-old cart bee e horse at a good prime
A. Ruin hell disposed of a good blocky
horee•to J. Jervis.
Cutracet.-A memorial elervice hav-
ing i•efeeeuee to- the death of t he late
beioved President of the Loriden Con-
ference, Rev. foie Edge, will be held
in the Methodist church' on Sunday
evening next.
Court of Revisloo.
This court. Composed of Mayor Jack. -
eon and Messrs Johnston, Mckenzie . .e
and Beacom. met on Monday evening A
re consider the appeals to the assess-
ment. In all there were twelve, but
only a few changes were made. The
appeals and causes were:. •
Mat ;art Fisher. James street, as-
sessment ti.800, too high; withdrawn,
Ed: Glen, Princess street, assessed
for $500 too high; dismissed."
Mrs H. Foxton Clark and•Alice Fox-
ton, Ontario St., assessed for MO, too
high; reduced $100. Property on Rat-
tenbury street,. assessed for $2000, re-
difeed $100.
Jos. Proctor, Wellington street, as-
sesEed $500, too high; dismissed. .
• Rich, Irwin, propercy Alhert
• assessed $500, and on High, East and.
• k streets, aisessed $4000, too high;
dismissed.
W. Doherty, Townsend and High
streets,assessed $800 too hi duo
missed. . Property on 'Rtttenhury and
Princees streets, assessed $000, reduned
$100; property on East street, $4200,
reduced $400. •
Jas. Smith, block on King street, as-
sessed $2100, recently destroyed by fire,
d ti• !MPG
Tha appeals leetheedeeeetere entle-e"
firmed by the Court.
•
•
MOCH APPRECIATED. -0n their vvay
to WI neharri and waiting for train con-
• nection the Gnderich band pataded nue
streetsand rendered some finesleect ions
on the morning of the Queen's birth-
day. It was a greeting •which the cite-.
Woodlawn, 3, 2 2 •zens enjoyed mach, and thanks are ex-
,
tended to them for their courtesy. ,
Banntiller.
Intended for last week.
NOTES. -Miss Wililams has begun
holding revival services at Bethel,
Master 'Samuel Young. whn has been
veil' sick with inflammation, of the
bowels, ie. recovering. Mr 'Michael
Older wears a broad smile these days;
(it is a daughter).
Witeeninee-A very pleasant and in-
teresting event occurred at the home
of Henry Young, on the Maitland, on
Wednesday, the 16th of May, When his
second daughter, Sarah. was united in
untrriatte to Mr Strait tirindly, a roe -
;wrong voung termer of Colignetie. Re
M. J. Wilion, 13, A., perfot ed the
dereenony in the presence of relative*
and bleeds. Their vainly Merida join
itaextending to them their beet wishee
Inc, 'it long and prosperous journey
through.life.
••. St. Augustin*. •
ettlernee. Quite tt number from this
part took in the sports on the 24th, all
iltport having a good time, Messrs
Wm. and Atniwose Brophy returned
hotrie on the 241hr theyhave been in
Western United States Inc a reuniter
of year's and their many friends are
glad to free th.ent home again. MissM.
Craig spent 'Sunday at her home here.
B..Brophy sports st fine new buggy,
MISS MilrV toddy left for London on
Saturday laeti where she intends re.
rosining for some titue. Mr and Mrs
T. Ione, Flunclayed at Mr .T. Mille,
Bloomington, Mr Walter Silibbe, of
Goderich, is in thofte parte at present. fto
A Question
Of Spex
Do yen eVer fled whim read-
ing at night that the different
letters run into core another and
°white you.
If so, it is a good time for
you to otinsuit an optician.
we can make reedit* it coin-
fortio you if you come to rue
Ton should heve your eyes ex -
&reined at- once, and have them
properly fitted witItgleseee.
1;ixamined free
A. J. Grigg
• ..
jeweller sad Optician,
onetleSelor t0 JOS, Diddlettirobe
CLINTOINT