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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SE1PTEMBE1 20, 1900 .
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Amount Colieziste &Minty Sperls.
The annual Collegiate Institute
sPerte will be held in the Park on Fri-
day, Sept 28th, at 10 a.m. and 3 IN al•
Besides the annual sports, a football
match will, be played between Gode
rich and Clinton Collegiate Institute,
teams for silver medals The com-
mencement exercises will be held on
Nov., 16th.
pleating Houses Wanted. .
One or more of our capitalists, who
find it a somewhat difficult matter to
place their money locally, ought to
build a few dwelling houses for rental
at a moderate mate, There is a demand,
greater than the supply, for such
dwellings at the present so that new,
up-to•date, yet cheap domiciles Oughtinvaded
to prove profitable to the builder.
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Died in Winnipeg. .
By a telegraphic despatch In Mon-
day's dailies it was learned here of the
death of Douglas A: Macdonald, eldest
son of the late Dr, Macdonald, who
passed away on Saturday in the
hospital at Winnipeg where he, had
gone for treatment. The deceased was
about forty years of age and was born
in Clinton. The remains were interred
in one of the Winnipeg cemeteries.
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The 4eagne Dead, • . •
The Huron baseball. league of 1900 is
practically dead without the question
of supremacy having been decided.
XessrsAngus'and Seeate of the Wing-
ham club came demi. on Saturday th
cpnfer with r epresentatives ' of the
other. two. clubs in order th arrive at
Some decision is tO the final games.
Goderich was not represented and the
UT ' men and Dr. Shaw, Dr.
Agnew and W. J. Harland could not
agree so that matters stand as they
were
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PIMA'S Deniebee Drowned. .
The schooner John 13. Lyons was
lost 'Lake Erie during the furious
on
storm of last Week. 'There was a crevv.
of sixteen, several or whom . were
drowned including the commander of
the vessel, Captain Senglaes, son in
law of Mr, G, , D. Gilchrist-. of town.
The Captain's' • body • Was 'recovered
on Tuesday' and yesterday the. funeral
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took place. . Mrs. Sen.ghes, who.ie the
seventh daughter of Mr, Gilcheist, isanained
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thus made a widow with two small
children. • Miss Minnie Gilchrist left
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for their home yesterday a. in to be
with the bereayed. Ones in • their time
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of sorrow and all:ction. - "" -Learning
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September Weddings. - - - .
ararnin-COOPER.
The home of Mrs Williani_ cooper
was the scene of a quiet but ' pretty
we ' • h noon yesterday When
heratinugghattehr: .Tena, Was joined
in matrimony's high
holy bonds to Mr.
'
Thos. McNeil. . The ceremony was
performed . by, Rey. W. G. Howson,
of the Rattenbury street church
f la' h b th tb t t* t•
o av ic .o e con rac ing par ies
have been active and consistent hiem-
bers. The only guests' from & distance
were :-Mrs.lar: G. Sherlock of Winn',
o .oei
peg, Miss Mamie • Youngf G d r'eh
and Mr "eV . C;-111eyers of Brantford .
The bonny . bride. was attired in a
travelling snit of brown with white
.taffeta waist trimmed with chiffon,and
carried a boquet of cream roses , The -
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bride's sister, .Miss Edna Cooper, who
was. roade of honor', was .dressed in
white silk organdie. After .congrat-
illations, warm and sincere, came the
Wedding dinner and by the L. H, & B.
train the happy couple left for their
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honeymoon which includes a .visit to
Detroit and elsewhere. On their re-
turn .they , will take up house . on
Orange street in the residence recent"
occupied by Mrs, Mugridge. The
many friends of the much esteemed
young couple will wish them all happi•
;nes and proeperity. •
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The home ok Mt, and Mrs. . William
. ted yes
Duncan was beautifully decorated ,
.
terday in honor of the marriage or
their eldest daughter, Flora,. to Mr.-
-
Neil avatar, a stalwart young yeo-
man of Crandall. -As the soft strains
of the weddine march were bein la -
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ed by Miss McNair, sister of the groom,STANLEY
the bridal party -entered the parlor.
The ceremony was performed at one
o'clock by Rev. Alex, Stewart in the
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presence of a number of guests. The
fair bride wore a dress of whith chiffon
and carried a briquet. of roses, The
maid of honor was Miss Gertie Chant
who was dressed in white and was
as slated by .Misses Lettle and Maud
Duncan. After the ceremony the
happy couple was photographed by
. . k a
Mr. Ernest Twitchell who also too
groop picture of guests and all, There
were many presents,among them being
a service of silver the gift of Mr. Geo.
Mulhollana of BarPer8134Y• Among
tbe guests were: -Mr. jarnes Mulholl-
and and' Miss Sane IVItilholland, Mr.
David McNair eta Miss Etta McNair,
Mr, and Mrs McNabb, all of Oran;
brook and the Chant family
. „.„ , „
of town. Mr. and Mrs, Mceutir lett
by the afternoon train to spend the
honeymoon in St Thomas and Both.,
well and on their return will settle
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down to the stern realities of life on
the groom'Erfarm near Cranbrook,
CoullIE-WANSON
A P ana It. 13 Ker were invit.
Mem"' — '
ed guests to the wedding of their niece„
Miss Aggie Watson, daughter of Mr.
W. Watson of neer Mount Porest, to
Mr, Archie Currie. The happy
event took place at the home of the
bride on the 11th lust, the ceremony
being pettormed by Rev. George Xen-
dell of Conn. The bride, who wore a
beautiful gni" nt "Ile naghlnern
trimmed with lace and jets, tarried a
boquet of roses and carnattins and Wail
assisted by her sister, Mabel, attired itt
white lawn and lace, Mr. Alen, Car,
tie, brother of the grooin,was grooms-
plan, The large number of presents
testified to the popularity of the bride
who is very highly esteemed. The hap
py man is a resident of Canyon Perry,
Montana, rot Willai PlaeO mt. and Mrs,
Clurrie left this week to take up
theirveside.06thero. 0...tuktiobsi
and good wishogo with them,
John IlfeConi Meets With al Accident:
Mt Sohn McCool, engineer at the
foundry, met with a painful accident
on Thursday last. He was cleaning a
grove for a pattern When it fell off the
trusses and on to his foot and as it
weighed seventy.ave pounds it caused
John to squirm and talk a bit. He bad
also to lay off work for a few days.
Wheat All Sold.
The carload of ICansas wheat impor.
ted b t e Me
y 13, sore, Fair has all bgn
sold and hit'd the firm had stM more
they could have found sale for it. Re-
sults must now be waited for a,nd if ft
proves to be a success from the. grow.
ere' as well. as the millers' standpoint
a still lar e im ortation ill be mad
g r P - w e
next year, The enterprise of the
Messrs Fair in takin up the matter1-#
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is deserving of Commendation,
A Convention inNoventher. .
g of the executive of the
' • A meetin *
Goderich District • Epworth League
WAS held • in Clinton on Tuesday
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Among those present were -Rev
... . . • . . - . .
oasper Wilson, Miss Hillier, Goderich ,
Miss Maud Kin
.g, BlYth ; IViiss plait
Auburn ; Revs. ,...i or and VV. G.
Howson 'and Miss M. S. Washington,
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Clinton. Rev. Mr. one, missionary
trom B •
. C.., was also present After
discussing various matters of interest
to the Society it was decided to. call a
convention to meet- in Clinton . on
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November lst,
League Social Meeting. . . • .
' • •
. The Senior League of the Rattan,
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bury street Methodist chureh held a
social on Tuesday evening when the
Re Mr Stone of Clo-ose, B. C.,
V. '
gave & very interesting address.. A
good pregrarn was rendered as follows
. . , .
:-Two selections from a . quartette
, . . • ,
consisting of Mesdames Munch andstock
•
Chowan and • Measrs. Murch . and
Sibley, eel° by Mrs, Chowan, • organ
solo Miss Combs, chorus by four jun-
bars, Misses Lizzie Reid,Nellie Holmes,
Elva Potts, and Pearl Cantelon. Re-•
freshmen were served and the reit of
the evening, Was spent in social chat
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ma Dotninion Talka
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. Plainly:
The Radgeto.wn Dominion, which
talks ver Y forcibly at times,. had 'the
following in its issue of last week :-
0 Monday.•merchants..
On morning. and.
clerks were kent bus for half an hour
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carrying water and scrubbing the to..
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bacco juice and firth from the grano-
lithic' walks infroiat of theirf
places.o
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• business Ever evening• but
. y,more
particularly on Saturday and Sunday.
evenings, gangs of young men sit :on
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the steps and window edges and.
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etpectorate. tobacco juice • until it
forms regular pools of. filth, The
whole thing iso shame and &disgrace,
and if °there is not one a by-law Should
be passed against the filthy habit.
Chief Grant . and -Night Constable
Mills should be . instructed by• the
Council to keep the offenders moving
n d to -run them in if n c Th'
. n . . e essary. - i
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tobacco Juice habit has become a nuis-
.
ance that calls loudly for municipal
.
action.. In writing thie protest and
making this demand we are speaking
for every ',front street . business mannight,Sept
and every cleCent and cleanly person in
the community. 'The tobacco spitting,
pavement defiling street and corner
loafer must be . suppressed.
Goderich Methodist District Meeting.
' -The financial meeting of the Goder-,
ich District - of the Methodist church
was held in VictoriaStreet churchP
Goderloh, on Thursday last. Hey 3m
per Wilson, Ni. A.,, occupied the chair
Rey. GE.. .4.. Gifford, Ph.D., 'read a scrip-
ture lesson and Rev. 3', Greenoffered
prayer, The following ministers were
present :--I. Wilson, M.A., S.W, Rob-
inson, G. W. Howson, G.A.. Gifford,
Ph.D., A. L. Russell, R D., J. •Green.
W. penhalt, T. It McNair, M. J. Wil-
son,' B. A., Z.B, Coupland, J.; G. ,Yel-
. , .. ,
land, 3...keritiedy, G.T.L, E. A. Shave,
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J. W. Andrews The lay delegates
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Who attended were:-Goderich-North
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treet, R. W. , Mackenzie, Victoria
street, J. H. Mill 'an; Clinton -Batten R tte
. 1 . " 11- a 1.1••
bury street, A. T. Cooper, Ontario
street, J. Stevens, A Tiplad 3 G
y, II CM.
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alit, Blyth-R.B. Young ; Dungannon
-8. B. Sanderson ; Nile -W. E,Potter •afternoon's
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LondesboroLDavid Hu t R
ggar ; . Bay
field -Peter Cole ; Vern W. Loge s•
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Missionary anniversary services andstatement
- •.d
educationalmeetings were arrange
for, most of the pastorsbeingdirected
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to fix the dates on their respective
char A • . •
ges. . communication was rea a
from -e . - - .. . _ . .
.ti. v .ur. sutneriano, missionary
secretary, requesting that all mission-
ar'meetingsb held dcollections
y ean
e t e new, year, 1 poss e,
made befor h 1 ibl
so as to save the inconvenience and
expense of borrowing money with
which to carry on the missionary workld
of the church until the end of the year,
This re a b th '
request Was agree to y e
meeting q In the afternoon the annual
conventiCin was heId in the interest of
e evange stic wor o e strict,
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poeveral suojects or intetesu were s.
cussed, particular' thsubject y e 0 f
. . I I II t d th
employing spec a avenge s s an e
unanimous verdict of the rdeeting was
that the results were 1010143 permanent
where special services were held by the
t f th h h th th b
pas or o e ci tiro ra er an y a
/ . hi.
stranger. ri the evening a pu ic
meeting was held and addeesses de.
livered. by Rev. T. R. MeNair on "The
Service of Revival Power" and by the
Rev. Mr, Gifford on "Sacrifice, a Con-
• d.
dition of Revival." The amounts levie
upon each circuit for the Superannua-
do
tion and 'General con PMtamed
Were as followo :-
actor General
annuation Confer.
rand once Fund,
Goderich, North St. $71 C3 $10 07
" Victoria St. 42 00 0'35
Ohntell.EattenhUrY St• 14 C3 11 10
" Ontario St 50 08 8 42
Seaforth . 5/ 08 8 38
Holmesville 40 00 0 87
Myth 47 00 7 0
Dungannon ' 47 ea ‚711
ma a ea 8 2)7
genmmer 41 00 0 11
Auburn 52 ,C3 751
The servieea were well attended and
judging from the interest shown there
in every reason to lope for it year of
1 great prosperity,
i.ittie &nests, , '
Messrs James Ford and Peter McNeil
have bought the business carried on in
Clinton by mr, Case butcher,f Sea
, a-
forth.
The Goderich junior baseball 'team
defeated the Clinton juniors in Reerea-
itsiotnopirk last Saturday by a score of
Mr. Sam. Beatty, formerly of Olin,
ton, but who for nearly a year was
landlord of the Middaugh House, Dur.
barn, has sold out.
Pa. 52 No.. 4, Goderich township, is
advertisingin Tinx NEws-RuoonD for
female teacher, not male and
a mate or ..; - # .
female as it was inadvertently put
'." rough no fault of the worthy seers-
t At-- .-
ary, r, Henry Murphy. . -
the home o r El
Death •' . cl.f M
.
Finch this morning and bore away his
second son, William Harold, a bright
little fellow, aged . four years. and six
months " The funeral takes place Sat.
urday afternoon.. The bereaved - par-
-
ents have the sympathy of the corn-
'
rnu , .
nity
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Mt J . r. Sheppard • has bought the
house formerly occupied by Mr. James
Sheppard into which he moves this .
week. J, P. grew weary. of living in
es and wanted' one of his
rented houses .
• h would seem more like
own which , . . . .
home May he . and his estimable
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farad spend many happy days there-
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AM.
Rey. ille. Howson's Texls.
Th pastor of the R ttenbur street
e P. a Y
church will speak next Sunday morn-
in upon The religion'•f Th
o Thomas
g ... .
Carlyle. Ttie evening service will be
especially for yoeng men, - when the
pastor WA consider the strange ques-
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tion "Can a man separate himself from
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himself." The service will be bright
and new and young Men who do not
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usually go to church, . ff. there be any
such, in Clinton .are especially invited
by the pastor . .
itianY V.1 iletles of Cern., .
.
,11. and -J. Ransford had tWenty.
acre field of corn . which was a pretty
sight before the, windstorm of . last
• •we
week laid it low. It , was planted be
tween the Oth and 9th of June and con-
sisted of six Varieties, Which presented34.0
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a, distinct appearance, and When, es-
' by, Mr. Raneford on Sept. 8th •
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were classed : by him in the following
order, . the -minerals indicating the
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number of acres :-Bailey 1, Learning
Early Compton. 2, White Cap :.3,
6, Butler 2. • '
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.f; A Breezy Time" Coming. , ,
• ' ,. the
. The London .Free Press :-.
London Opera House was crowded to
the doors last . evening. when "A
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Breezy Time Was. presented bst Fitz
and Webster Corripany. The piece
afforded plenty Of amusement by the. •
variety of .Comic character, romantic
c.Pm t dialo ue and in-
plications, wit y g , .,
'ers ersed musical numbers Some
t P •
clever fun -makers are in the cast who
f • h d . • - . ! .
. arm! q an evening or music ana
merriment " The above company and
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play complete in every detail will ' be
given at the town hall, Clinton, next
Tuesday, . , .towards
25 th This is a
treat of amusement and 'music and IS
espeeially adapted tor. the patronage
of ladies and Children. .Seats now on
sale at Jackson Bros., store .
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Mission Band Maim '.
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'The' annual picnic of the Willis"
chureh. Mission Band was .. held on
Saturday afternoon, Sept. 15th in
Mr. Ferran' ' th banksf th
s grove on e o e
River Bayfield. The ' weather was
particularly fine and through the kind-
nese of a good sarmaritan,who provid_
ed conveyances " for the Occasion, all
enjoyed," drive to the grounds.
Thanks to the amusement committee,
who provi ded balls, bath,football, etc.,
all manner of games Were soon habil-
ge in an e c i ren a so c i r n
d ' d th b•Icl ( 1 h'Id e
of a larger. growth)" thoroughly enjoy-
ed the afternoon. Another good Sanaa-
ritan kindly provided several prizes
and these with a good supply of candy
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were eagerly contested for . in races,
tug of war, etc The supper was most
bounteous,enough and to spare,and all
wenthome well satisfied with their
outing
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Thanksgiving Services.
A member of the Salvation Army
writes Tax Ngwe-REOORD as follows.:The
-The Salvation Army authorities
have chosen as the dates for the cele-
bration of their annual harvest thanks.
giving festival, Saturday, Sunday
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Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 29th to
October 2nd. There will be a time
tionored custom of 'meeting together
to publicly offer praise to God for the
' ' * th year Th 0
bountiful . blessing Of e ye .,„
salvationists will receive as a token of
gratitude to God, gifts in kind as well
as cash. Anything in possession of
the merchant, the farmer, the grocer
or the druggist will be thankfully re.
ceived and be turned to good account
in the interests arid support of the
many beneficient and deserving agen. •
ems of this organization, the members
of which work sovigorously and con-
tinually for the amelioration of sin,
shame and sorrow, and for the moral
and spiritual uplifting of the forlorn,
the fallen and the outcast. VV'e are
terrained to "Ian° grass gro under
de * - Iv
our feet" until the anticipated success
of harvest festival is assured, We are
busy collecting contributions of flow.
em, fruits, vegetables and in fact any
. . ,,, ,
Mole o produce and. are
Saleable article 1 •
aiming to raiee $52 as the result'. The
hernias will be tastefully decorated
for the *eclat services.
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' AUBURN.
HAYFIELD.
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ladies do a certain amount of Fancy Work during the
and winter months, and although we have not said.
much about our stock in this line through TELE
columns we have alwaye kept a large vari-
of Fancy Goods and Art Materials. Our import 'steck
is now on sale and comprises all the leading lines
as Berlin Z 4 and 8 fold, Crewel, Ice, Saxony, .Anda, -
and Fingering Yarns, Cushion Tops Center Pieces,
Tray Cloths and other Stamped Linens are aso
assorted. •
Our Pompadour Combs, Side Combs,. Back Combs and
Pins are tlie latest on the market.
Belts Belt Buckles and various novelties in Fancy Pins
also be had from our large stock.
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.. .Cooper & Co.,
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The Template Lodge elosed dnr--
bag the hot weather, but one night
last week a good old time meeting was
held and adeere elected and installed
for the current terra, The Installation
Was Performed. by Mr, G. L, Sturdy,
(Zo_urt Deputy, The officers
ate as •
Chief Tearniar, FL Erratt
Vice Chief, Miss Della O'Neil
Financial Secretary, Miss Mary
Sturdy .
1. Recording Secretary, 0. Asquith
Assistant Miss Ruby Young .
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Chaplain, W. Milker, jr.
Marshall, Alvin Munro
Deputy, Miss Mille Erratt
Guard, Miss Annie Sturdy , „
Sentinel, James Y•ourig, ..
Mr, John Hoare and his niece, Moe
Ella TYndall, attended the tin wedding,
elf the former's sister, Mrs, Kellum& of
Clinton one evening last week.
Mt John Beetle and Miss .- Mary
Youngblut have taken each . other
for better or for worse The care
mony was performed, in London on
nes ay o . as wee an on urs a .
T cl f 1 t k d Tla cl y
the happy couple returned the Yill-•
age and have taken up house here.
.
We all wish them much joy and hapPi-
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ness.
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• The annual Thanksgiving service in
connection With St Marks, church was
• held on Wednesday of last week. The
church had been decorated for the oc-
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ca,sion and looked. never better. The
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ion was preached by Rev. Mr. Jen-
"ern - - '
n ngs of Bayfi.eld, who was assisted b.
i 3'
Rector McQuillan of Blyth. The choir
' d d d "th Mee Annae
ran ere goo service wi . i i
Sturdy as organist , . . , . 'Rev
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The evaporator started to take in
' . - .
last week and is now running
full blast Apples , are plentiful and
cheap this year, altogether too cheap '
the owners say. Messrs. Munro and
Tunglaut turn out about one hundred
13ushels a day. Mr. A.. 0. Jackson is
foreinan, •• .
Mr.. Harry. Youngblut and Miss
.Clara Lawson accompanied the bridal
spoke of above to: London
party.
and saw the knot firmly tied. Mr..
' ungblut is a brother of the bride.' •
.. Mr. Ed. Mole leayes this we,ek for.
•
Brussels Where he till again assist in
• • e;" ' '
the electric light. w dont that . plac e.
He has been. home for a. couple of
months and as had a Very jolly time
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of it. . - •
Mr. David Pell of . Clinton has been
• • • • •
wanting Itherniterrorof the Methodist
.
church .which now looks spic and span
.
Miss o tie i ney, who has . been
L t ' Wh't
hoine for a fortnight with her mother,
t Torontothis k -
returns o is wee . ,
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M familyr, and .e MrsiaAClintonlexRoonb i i Saturdayasonand n
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last • . . .
' Mr ' John Nicolson's shop is near-
" '
ing completion. Me. j. D. Melville is
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it busy painting
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Mr. John Mole is 'cleaning. feathers
again this fall, lie does good work so
canvesing for it is comparatively easy,.
The Nnws-ItEcono gives the neWs of
Auburnf •11 dcomplete•
a an .
. MSS Woodyard of Colborne was the
guest Of Miss J. Hunkin last Sunday.
Quite a number took. in the enter-
tainntent at Donnybrooks last Monday
night. • . " - ' '
Mr; Hilderof Kineardineas the guest
' of his, daughter, Mrs. R. J. Askwith.
Miss ' Alice Hunkin was the guest of
her mother last Sunday. ' • •
Mr. W. Wallace of Londesboto-ie
busy painting the interior of Mr. W.
T, Riddell's store. .
Quite a nuraber took in London Fair
last week and some of them got a good
soaking coming home in the rain. .
Rev. Mr. Genzinere is away attend-
ing Conference at present
Mr. a A.• Howson -returned borne
.last week from Wiarton where he has
, .
been looking after his mill.
Mr.' Campbell of Londesbero wa 1
' Was in
the village last Monday. , •
' Mt A. Mackenzie of Hensall was the
guest of Mr, Jas. Young last week.
Mr. Chester Armstrong of Brussels
was the guest of Mr. N. Searles last
week. .
.
Mr. Richard MeL0001 sold ids beg
driVer to Mr. Win. Dixon on Monday
last
Ur, Sohn Tippet spent a day or two
in London last week.
Rev. E. C. Jennings was in Goderich
last Thursday.
Mt Townsend Is assisting Mr,
Westlake for a few days. •
On Sunda next special an s • -
y ath k giv
Mg service will be held in Bayfield,
Goshen and Varna .Anglican churches
at the 'usual hours for service. - ,
Miss Maude Pollock spent a few days
among friends o the Sa le Lin
. nub e
last week. ' '
Mt. Westlake of . maple syrup fame
is busy already in improving and re-
riewing yarioue sections of his .estab-
. .
lislinient He sage when he gets it cora-
pleted it is a rift that will be hard to
beat:.
Miss Macdonald of Brussels has re-
turned ' to her home after spending
two weeks at Mrs Cowie's. -
. Miss McCowan of Brucefield spent a
day in town last week having wheel-
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ed in,
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Miss Lizzie F
0 erguso
Ferguson wheeled to
Brumfield last •
week and visited
. n
friends .
Master Charlie Whiddon of Ripley
•
•'•friends•
is visiting in town. •
. Rev. R Gardiner, Who •spent his
holidays here visiting his mother' and
friends, has returned to his charge invisited
Michigan. - ' .
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mrs. Adam Thorapson, and Mrs.
Thompson, sr.,. of ' Goderith • visited
Mrs. Cowie last Satiirday; .
•
Mrs.,Dayman, who has been visiting
. . ,o her hours in
Mrs Holinan returned t h h '
Hensel' last Tuesday, . , • . '
Messrs. O. Gerainharcit J. Sowett
and 0. Ferguson wheeled to London
Fair, doing the trick in 2 hours and 40
minutes, or at the 'rate of -20"..miles an
hour. • . . .
. Dr. Pallister was. in London this.
•
week on business. ' -
aIrs, (Dr.) Stanbury has returned at-
.
ter a pleasant visit With her brother,
• Rev Mr Stewar - •
, t of London. .
;• 'Ms. T. D. King . has returned, from
London, where she spent a few days
.
. Ur, Jarnes Macdonald has decided tO
close his house through . the death of
' '
his wife, and has gone to live- tempor.
arily with his daughter al John' T
• daughter,Mrs rs. or-
ranee of Ha ' . -
37. . - ' -
Rev. Mr. Campbell is • supplying. the
Presbyterian pulpit- at present . and
preached last Sabbath two very bl
ry a e•
and appropriate $ermons. '
. 'Mr. T. J. Marks has been improving
,
his store property by putting in new.
dile and making other changes VVe
would suggest cast iron doors to "bar
out, the occasional unwelcome visits of
.
the clothes thieves. .
he Methodist Sabbath school ic-
T , p .
' nicked JoweWs grove lag Friday
. afterncion. The day 'Was rather . cold
and unpleasant but the Youngsters had
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a good time at the tabl&
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Mrs. Harry Weston of. Goderich
township met with a serious accident
last Saturday evening returning from
shopplog, in Bayfield. . In going dciwn
the hill part of the harness gave way
and the. horse ran away, throwingn
Mre. Weston, out and inflicting very
serious' bodily injuries, necessitating •
niedical assistance. , .
The. Varna District TeachersAs
iodation will meet in the school house,
Varna, on Saturday; Sept. 29th, at 1.80
,
P• rcia w the following excellent
program will be carried out s-Oom-
Positron, 4th class, 11. Fair ; HisterY,
3rd class, W. Baird,'Class Discipline, .
3. 0. DelgatY ; Analysis, 5th class, G.
Howard ; Literature, 1st classes, Miss,
Turner.- . Every teacher in Stanley
and Goderich township, south of the
Cut' Line, should • be in attendance.
These meetings- are of great value to
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teachers besidescultivatinga friendly
spirit among them. ,
Don't forget Bayfield Fair on Oct
2nd and 8rd. See the large posters and
' o • Bayfield, for
enquire f H.. W. Erwin,
. lisVery liberal prizes are
a prize, t. p
being offered this year and every ar-
rangement completed for a goodShow,
Some evilly -disposed individuals are
busy publishing broadcast • the
at there will e noShow
th11 b
h this but h ' is th
. ere s year,such is no e case
.goo
d h t t t 11 d with- an such s a emen aaresi y at
out foundation. The management
had a handsome balance to their 'med.-
it last, year and this goes to awe' ,
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liberal prize list Whatever Fans may
th II t d b •
go to e wall or cease o o business
..
for want of patronage, Bayfield is not
f th • 0along• th 8 d.
one o era. Come on e r
of October arid you will find the Bay-
Show a good live reality, It may
come late in the year and the last of
the season but it is al ways the , best.
Everybody comes to it ; follow the
lead.
.1.1.......m.
• Mr, William Hardy of the .135.E
Line has bought Mr. Thomas Mo ore
farm of fifty-five acres situated on ti
London Road a little over a mile soul
of Clinton. The lot is not large but
in a splendid state of cultivation ai
hoe good buildings The house, whir
was erected about Eleven years ag
was built of lumber that had been el
and. stored away over twenty-fii
years ago, *
Miss Rose Wright of Ifullett visit(
friends up the Base Line last week.
Mr. David Lansing was on the rib
list this week but we hope to hear ,
his speedy, recovery.
Mr.A.E,Wetherabourformer pedag
-gue, attended the picnic here la
Friday.
• Mr. David Barr was a visitor at N
7 school, Rullett, on Friday last. .
The Summerhill and Auburn foe
ball teanas contested for supreme(
here on Saturday night last and we.
so evenly matched that the game r
suited 113 a tie. This is the second dra
match these teams have played th
season . NiTilliam johnston e, 1
our team, had the muscles o one
f one 1
his arms in aired and has been cart ir
I Y
the member in a sling.
Harry Beacom now sports' a blue!
He bought it last week and is no
getting all the fun out of it he can.
Mt John Bullard and his better ha
his•father in Seaforth on Su
day, . • . . .
• IVIt Ike Carter, wife and family
, Stapleton. visited at Mt John Joh
stone's on. Sunday, - ' -,
aft E. E. Hilton of Clinton toc
Mr Smith's work on Sunday az
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gave us &practical sermon and One 4
enjoyed: ..
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Mi. Joshua Hill filled his silo la
week,. Mt • Hill is one •of our mo
- progressive tanners and Always up -t
.
date . • . , .
The wind sthim of last week did col
'
siderable damage by : breaking .dow
trees arid knocking down the fruit
.
. We are pleased to hear . that Mt I
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Butt won third prize at London for la
twcayear-old roadster colt, bred 13
Sago. The youngster is a.. prOmisin
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one and wa- expeg Mr. Butt to liVi
more honors it our county shows. .
Mr, Jetties Cornish built at new. ell
last week. It is ' d ' ' d • '
. goo -size one an
t
put up by Mr Henry Watkins.
•
The Women's Auxiliary meets i
Mrs Noble Lovett's On Thursday p, ir
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Mr. - William Nesbitt et .tbe.• 161
built a fine new silo recently and ha
it filled lest • week. As Mr. Nesbil
..
reeds considerable stock during • Ili
-
year is will enable him to do so wit
-
greater success for it is now acknov
ledged that silos are a necessar
adjunct upon everyfarm.
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On Sunday night lag while . th
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church. Sereice was hi progress som
. _
. . . - • person or persons entered .. alta
Mt r
.B *d
house and •stole five ein at's c
milk g 3 r ,
fruit. While there is . -a big size
suspicion as • to . the identity of th
th• *W. h
ieves np s ps ave y . ,
et been take'
securing their fit and prope
punishment - The miscreants must no
imagine from this leniency that the;
will be allowed to do it again and g
unpunished.
.. The combined Sunday school 'aril
day school picnic held in Hill's grov
on Friday afternoon last w.as a epler
success. The attendance was up't
the. mark and . the afternoon was ex
. in soma chili -c atsw nE
joyably spent • • I'h i
ing, games, etc. A series of races wer
held for each class and a first, eecou
and third prize awarded the conte
tants The popular Rector and the n
less indefatigable Mrs Smith - wet
present and helped the company erijo
themselves, , Among those wh
assisted in . the preparations was Mi
David Barr who. is almost foremost. i
helping t , ' h functions
o • make sue '
success.
3 e te c ,w5gweeisogemipeog(99,atece
Nvhy •
Do you Want to roast yourself
cooking meat when the tern-
perature has been ranging from
95 to 100 degrees. in the shade
,
When
,
.you can get soniething in the
Canned Goods line's great deal
more appetizing .. . .
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Here:....
A few Palate Tieklers :•Cai3.-
ned Chicken, Duck; Pigs Feet; .
Ready 'Lunch Beef,. Turkey,
Tongue, Souced Mack erab.Lob-
stets, Carabus, . Shrimps, Sar-
dines, etc.
.
For
* Sandwiches there is .nothing
nicer than Deyilled Ham.
Your
• .:- .
. veseert le e.asily roadelf you•
use Instantaneous Tapioca or
Hasty Jellycore; in 0 differeet
flavors, at The. Oath.
Grocery.
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ocizg COOPER & CO.
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Corner store -Searles' block. Phone23.
Clash for Butter and Eggs
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LITTLE .
• Lip)
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In every home little breaks
ire occurring. daily.
. May be Table Silverware.
May be Rings,Broothes,Pins
May bp Watches or Clocks.
. we're anxious
' Whatever it is
• »it shall come' our way..
- We Repair such things in a
satisfactory manner... ;
. Our char'
. , charges are moderate-
• our services PrOmpt. -
.• Whether large or small it
. receives all the attention .
• it requires. .
11 ".e- are Le .ders .
in 0 r line, . .
,
va, .e) .
, e.. lip Crews
Jeweler Expert watch
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Repairer and Optician.: -
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For It o s9 1 OotS
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MUFF has the reputation
k ' th best t ith t
eeping eno. w s ati
.pastor
nag that others claim. to • have
thein. I get and sell the. best
that can be .had and at lo*-
down prices, like thie •
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Ladies' Cloth Slippers
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for 14c • • •
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• R, of cloy
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Of
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A $3.00 Reduction..r.... .when
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While in Toronto last week I made a. purchase
. a special line of
iily
Pi .
II GOY WO •STED
SUITIMIS
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Which usually sell at 4518,00 but which
can make up for $115-00,
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$30.00
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. . ..=......--,_ A. J. •HOLLOw
VA12NA.
. ,
A very severe electric storm passe
over this part of the country early ol
_
Sunday morning, last and the lighl
ning struck and burned to the groun
the barn on the place known as th
-. ..
riewes farm on the 5th concessior
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place was rented by Mr, J. Johr
of Bannockb.urn and the barn wa
of rain and about thirty tons c
g
hay. His binder Was also insid,
- . -
There was a sligbt insurance on th
arn ut Mr, Johnston had no insur
b b •
(ince and his loss will be about $700.
The brick work of 13eatty Bros'. no
store is completed.- T. Walker is noi
r in the cellar.
putting a cement Roo .
Miss Bella Robertson is wader tb
doctors'care at present with.'an. attac
-
of pleurisy'.
ASS eppar o in pn !pen in
X' Sh d 'f Or t t S
day at the parsonage.
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The Presbyterian congregations 8
Verna and Blake ha,ye given a call t
Rev, Mr. .
Davidson
We hear distant rumbling of elei
Hon around us but all is quiet here ye'
We expect San MeMillan will go
be I'011114 to laud, the doings of Tail
and Laurier, .
Stanley council met on Monde,:
Sept. I7th 'with all the members pr.
f .
t Complaint was made by Wn
sen ,
Amu% against the action of W. NA
Ferran in fatting the street in X)in
ley. Terracetaid the clerk was instrue
ed to notify Mr. Peron to have h
,fenee removed forthwith, Mr. VV
ley's bonds were aceel:tted and his a)
pointment confirmed by by-law. TI
. .
following billo *ere paid .:-D. Carel
bell, $12.15, for bridrte bolts and spike
• S e
A. Mustard, fot tan' y portion of c
ment tireh and timber for Londe
Road. Next meeting of council c
Monday, Oct, 2001.-j. T. Cairn
Mork ,
Jarmo elite his ho
Mr. T. johns a g ir
and getting new aills put under I
a as t e "o To ,
UN NV, r. Hey h h 3 b. ni I
liege in having things in good shap
, .. ..... .
TOWNSHIP.
Mrs. Richard Wilson and family
'
who had been visiting at the Elliott
homestead on the Baby ion Line for
several weeks, returned to .her homefull
n a ur ay-
in or uron o 8 t cl '
p t H
Mr Willetin Sharp cif the Ba. bylon
• •
Line has purchased a, fine driver from
M R b b I, t f B f• Id
v. o er amon o ay le .
ineant
Quite a nuraber from this y
it,
attended London Fair last wee . ;
II' m inner ho has been visit-
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h i t mi s thaey has •ietoro.
* ersser s i ,
'4 0
ed to her in ClintonClinton.
Mr. R. Webster and wife o f Look.
now visited friends in this vicinity
recently.
Miss Charlotte Bates of Sertforth
spent a few days visiting her relatiVes
on Bayfield Road recently...
Miss I 3 ed is spending a short
"
time at Mrs. S. Nelson's of Iiruceilela
_,
Wearepleased to report th t lUr
Hai .e e:
I Jo nstone, who has een 1 r
Covering'
Mr. John MeKinley had his barn
struck by lightning duriog the storm
last Saturday evening. The stone
wall was badly shattered. but hieko
the building WaS not flred.
Sorry to report the serious illness of
Mr.Alex.Sparks of the Emotion Line.
Slight hopes of his recovery are ent•at.
Sparks i s a One 0 te
Xr f h
- ' - S
pioneers' of this township, having
helped to hew the forest, We hope
, that he may be restored to his usual
health again.
.
Ur. Thos. Sanderson IS wearing a
nioo stollo on his fox° thoie, days.
whr p Bemuse his hetovheif prea ent.
all with a nice little girl a few
evenings ago,
Mr. Sohn Hathwell and Mrs. H. and
Mt IT. Dowson. and Mrs. DOWSOn
were the guests of Mrs. Sohn Itathw ell
of Hayfield lad Friday evening. .
Miss Charlotte Bates of Hamill
visited at her brother George's a,t
laillbank llarin last week.
Mr„ blo .Tohnatono Waa 111 01111011 On
Monday last on busbies&
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Ogir la ,:li r Trlicle------5.
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We have had a big sale of Hats this past season. Those who
want stylish Hats generally come to us. It's the same way
With Shirts, Ties, etc. Our stock is just what we represent it
to be and
Our Prices are Right. •
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The Kal,,,;-
Is
this
Single
.
Ball.Bearing
The Standard
Di
as
HarilessmWe
We haVe
Colts,
4 Working
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we SOilCis a
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To the Farmers'
tiold 42
RAO
and
It is
and
dock
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VARNA.
roo Plow
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the po'pular plow with those who have tried it. 1 haye
season, and every buyer recommends it.
Plow No. I
There to to better plow than this. We guarantee
be right.
Pulpers
Are * guaranteed to d their work well
are easy of draft.
Truck Scale
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one of the most useful novelties on the Canadian market,
portable as a wheelbarrow and a Moe and labor saver.
have a large stock of harness of the best stock
workmanship. When you want a tot inapeet. our
'tend learn our prices
the following- Horsee for sale :-.2 ltoadater Sucking
1 yearling Vi11y4 twelear,old Colt, 1 threelear-old Colt,
Horses,
sham of your trade-
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it A. illacuNs, V.,rti,..
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Miss Ida Peart of the Murray Honse
hag returned fronalensell, where'. she
was waiting on her mother, who was
very ill.
Albert Robertson and Ed. MeAsh
a.re busy putting up silos. This will
be six in the immediate vicinity of
Varna, •
Mr. P. IL Murray spent three days
.
of lash week in Goderich attending the
.
assizes. He was called as it witness on
a robbery case from Brussels where
rale arty acetified another of stealing'
a sum of money from him. Mr.
.
Murray was visiting at Leaubury and
. ,
the accused happened. to peso throtigh
•
and v' anted to buy a horse from Mr.
The would -be -bit e4 had
Murray. y i
considerabii3 money at the time, henee
Mr. Murray was ealled Ira &Witt:Wes.
Mr. Sohn Makin*. has returned home
after spending the summer working
near the Red TaVern.
Mr. Walter Stewart has diSpOSed Of
his fifty.aera farm on the Parr Lino . to
Mr. William Colelough of Goderich
townabip for the aum of $2400, Mr,
Coldough does not get possession until
Mar& next. We understand Mr.
Stewart win cow to Varna to live,
• .
Porter's 10111t.
Mr. L. Wigel, traveller for a large
hardware (etore in Galt, paid a flying
visit to freinds in this vicinity..
Mr. Win, *McDonald is in Oliathititn
packing apples for Mr. Geo, Turnbull
of MeHillop,
We all knore that rtobt. Beacom
must have 'a fine horse when it
took second prize in London, and no
.
doubt, if, fair play bad been shown,
„
Black Joe would have gained
the red ticket. We wish him bettor
luck pent time, „.
. The Itidoutpeole-liale camp ttt V
lakeside expect to break up this we
after spending a pleasant summer 1
the farm of Mr, 0, Nat tel.
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