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The Clinton New Era, 1901-11-29, Page 1ELECTORS IN WEST HURA5N SHOULD MARI; THEIR :BALLOTS FOR HON. J. To GARROW, ON WE liolut-IPO4uf-Wiufsluf4olt Iffeeotnniend the New Oro to ; your mends, ESTARmsnian BOIBIRT-.HOLMES, Pb .4 !Watches It's all right to have faith in your watch -in fact there's small reason for carrying a watch in which you can't have faith. But first get a reliable watch r buy it at a safe store. We guarantee our watches and we tell you the facts about them. There's a wide range of choice, and your safety is made doubly sutra because the sale isn't bottled till you are satielled. • COod Watches are fairly priced at s, P. B. CREWS Expert Watch Repairer Jeweles And Optician BIDDLEOOMI3E'S OLD STAD OPPOSITE Tows Ham. 1111111111111111111111=011111111111011111111111 hayfield NOTES. -St. Andrew's church will .hold their Sabbath School entertain- ment on the evening of Dec 24; the teachers are already diligently prepai e Aug the program. Trinity church en- tertainment will be held on Dec 26th; • the program will be compased of choice selections and an excellent entertain- 's:newt is expected. A.Vaustone has re- turned after spending the summer. on the water. Misses McCarthy and Whiddon have started a dressmaking -establishment over J. Whiddon's store. Miss Galbraith, formerly of this place, is reported as lying dangerously ill at Winnipeg. Jaal • Tucker smith. MARRIAGE. -On Wednesday week a very happy event took place in the softy of London. We refer to the mar- riage of John Robertson, son of Peter Robertson, of this township, who is a young, respected and progressive far- mer, to Miss Margaret Jefourth daugh- ter. pe P. McIntyre; of Williams town- shipir see wing to the recent death of the briON mother, there was not the • usual marriage festivities, and the happy couple returned the same even- • ing, Varna. WOMAN'S A1PCILIA.R.Y. - Tuesday week a Woman's Auxiliary was organ. ••Aged by the wife of Bishop Boldwin, of London, whc gave a very profitable adeess on Missions and then the fol - owing ladies were elected officers for the Varna branch : - President, Mrs J. Armstrong : vice, Mrs J. McNaugh. eon ; treas. Mks Anna, Foster ; sec., .Miss Rachel Baty. alma. OHURCEL-T. A. Steadman, who has .charge of the Tuckeramith circuit, is still holding 6+ pecild services, and rs meeting with lunch success; Some . twenty have professed conversion since the meetings have commenced. , Youthful Eyes for the Aged When print blurs astd reading is only possible at an !neon. venient distance, eyes ne•d help. Our glasses restore the vision of youth. peir of Gold -Glasses would make e Christmas present. tzewill test the eyes free afterwards. A. jr. GRIGG Scientific jeweler and Optician CLINTON. ONT. • Goderich ifowilablP POISONED HAND, -Charlie Beker, of the Maitland, has been nursing a very sore hand, the result oi a trifling cir• curnstsnce. He got a thistle burr lb be- tween two fingers, which he picked Out with 4 pin, Some days later it began to fester and consultation with a doc• tor showed that it was poisoned by something getting into it. He suffered ruI an address, and Mrs as Htnchley Jas considerable agony from it, but it is presented. her with a purse. Miss Brit - now getting well. • ton made a suitable reply, after which SUNDAY SOHOOL.-The minted meet- l there were short speeches made, and after lunch wad served a couple of mton 'CLINTON. ONTARIO. NOVEMBER 29, 1901. eortfetanee• PaesittimaTios,-A large number of the members and adherents of the Kin - burn Methodist church, having decided to present Miss Ida Britton with some token of their esteemassembled at her father's resitlence on Thursday evening, Ast inst., and after appointing Mr Geo Ste henson chairman, Mr Robt Clark ing of the Sunday Scheel of Cole's church, was held last Wednesclaj, even- ing foe tire re-election of officers for the enstung year and for an enniVersanft tea -meeting and Christmas tree combined to be held about the 14th and hours was spent in singing and a sect - able time spent. All went tome highly pleased with the evening's enjoyment. The following address was presented: - Deem rafgem.-It is with f Itnes of glacier - est pleasure that we have assemb ed here to - 15.h of Dece We understand that Net- , night, We have a duty to perform towards son Y eo was re-electdd Superintendent. You and that duty is also a pleasure. Long have we known you and been associated with you, and as months and years have Pawed time as only served t� ripen our early acquaint. fume into a deep, and we trust, an everlasting friendship Some of us here assembled have known you as a child, others have been your playmates ard have grown up with you while the acquaintances of others is of marc recent date but all with one accord havetcle. dared their trust in and esteem fur you, -Ifrom your earliest years you have been associated WEDDING, -Our Young friend, Har- ry Miller, has joined the noble army of benediets, being married at the Metho- dist parsonage, on the 20th,' by Rev'. Mr Yella,nd, to Mies Et sid of Tucker- smi h; much future happiness is ex. tended to the yoling couple and may their union be one of blies. with all branches of the church work of this FARM SOLD. -The •term belonging t• o ,u..iiwnittistrtianndiyilm have_ always endeavored the estate a the late Samuel •Holneass by Huron road, was put up by auction, on erring example heilVOTe=1 aodnfgalwangin right which you were trasesuine. ArnoPng the Saturday, and sold to J. Holmes, for most ()attain of your duties amon et us was 83,625. McLeod Bros, bid it up to 600. The farm is well situated and good land, but requires new buildings. SALE -She auction sale of Mr Wil- liamson's term stock -andimplements •last Thursday was fairly attended; the hripleinents brought about their full value although a little slow ; the stock sold good.considering that • they were hardly in conditioe. NoTits.-W. Sinclair, of the 16th, who has been in Manitoba for three or four months, returns on • Saturday. Since the nfrivalsofseesonsand Grigg weacs a unite as bread as:a barn door. C7017NOIL MEETING, -The council will meet on Monday next,at IQ a. m, Elohn esvilli NOTEg.-We are pleased to know that Mr W. Crooke, who has been on the sick list for several days is now much better. Rev Mr Hussite has also been laid up, but is able to get around, .though not entirely better. Special services are being continued in the Methodist churcht Rev ,• Mr. Howson, of Clinton, assuitinct one night and Rev Mr Robinson, of God- erich, another. A meeting in the in- terest of Mr Garrow was held in the hall, on Tuesday evening, Mr 0 Williams in the chair• the attends ance was not large and R'Holmes,gave e short address; our friends on the other side will hold a meeting here on Friday night. Mrs Fred Elford will spend thanksgiving with' London friends. A meeting of Liberals for •polling sub -division No 5, will be held at the'house of Mr Chas Willianis, on Saturday evening, at 6 o'clock; a good attendance is desired. • MAIL MATTERS. -A. J. Courtice has received official melee of his appoint- ment as postmaster ;the nrobebilities are that a mail post will be er ected on the side of the track here, to facilitate the exchange of mails when • the trains do not stop. It has always been a dangeronslob to put a mail bag on A flying train, and t here is no oecasion to in see a meet rim t be risk of accident and it•jury When it can be avoided. NOTES. -Me Fred Biford is one of the eptakers at. t ho ineetmg of the On - tare) Agricultural Experimental Union, in Guelph, on Tuesdey, Dec. 10. His topic will be "Lucerne Growlers': , 13rucefield Curates. - ehanksgiving services were•held in the Presbyterian church on Sunday and a special sermon was delivered by the pastor. Anniversary serv;ces will be held next Sunday, Dec. 1st, to be conducted by Rev. A. Ste. wart, of, Willis church, Clinton, an 1 on Monday evening following, Dr. R. Johnston, of St. Andeews' church,Lon- don, .will' give his -noted. lecture .flfl ncottish heroes in church and state ; general invitation is extended to all and a large attendance is eupected. NUM. -Pupils of the . Stanley school near our villttee were last week given the prizes won et the Goderich fall fair for writing and drawing; the prizes ranged from 25 cents to sl..00 needless to say thescholars went home rich ; those who received prizes were Misses Maud Wilson. Kittle Jacobs and Andrew Murdock, Howard Campbell and Hugh McGregor. The school has a lately purchased, the charts sold by Me Stephen, the price being $36, Xmas Cake. Like wine improves with ego. • Now is the time to meke your Cake and give it a chance to age a little before , *Imes. Ilr...23 The Beer! mit in the market it none good for your (take, tee have the best • iiitsuit Peels and Spices that 'money tan buy, and we pavan. tee the pries; - ' Oar Xmas China • Is beginning to arrive, and in a few dayWe wine able to show the met own. plate stook of fano,/ ohina in town. Wake& look at oar stook of Dinner sad Chamber sete,.and we think yon will agree with as in eaying that it is the mord tip.to.dats stook in town; next week it will be still better. • ' We carry a stook pattern of 0102460 011112A Ware; you can make tip a dinner or Tea set to mit yourself and be anie6 of matching it at any gnu yon wish 10 au to your set, A 41500.00 A.00ident Insurance Polley good for 8eyen days, given with every bail ptsr. that of organist in our church, whieh you so conscientiously filled for so many years, With- out any xneroonary reward but merely for love of your work. But time brings many changes, and you are,we believeantending soon to leave us to take up your work in another sphere in life, and when the years have rolled on and the memory of Milburn and Kinburn friends be- come indistinot,perhaps you may in retrospect again see those friends as they are brought to your mind by the associated ideas connected with this small token of love, swhich we now beg of you, to accent, not for its intrinsic value. but merely symbolic °flour esteem for you, and as you continue An life we hope. and pray that your lot may be a pleasant one and that eaoh new acquaintance forn2ed maymily serve to add another link in your chain r,f friendship, and may those new•friends always find you as we have found you. "Cheerful and helpful and firm. Langour was not on your heart, Weakness was not in your word, •Wearfness not on your brow." Sfgned Members and Adherents of Hinburn Methodist church. DEATH. -We regret exceedingly to record the death of Mrs Jas Stanley, whichoccurred on Saturday •last, at the age of 61 years. Her death' was due to cancer,for which she underwent an operation, but could not recover. She was -a woman held in the very highest esteem, being a Member of the Methodist church andan active work- er. The remains were interred in Kin - burn cemetery on Monday. - Next Sunday Rev Mr Ooupland will hold service as usual. Next Sunday evening the League will hold consecration and roll cal.; Mies A. Rapson will take charge of the service. This church is getting Into much bet- ter shape than it was and proeision has been made to wipe off the small ex- isting debt by Christmas. NOTES. -Miss Parsons, Hayfield, is visiting at the home of Mrs Thos' Simpson. Miss Rathevell, was last week the. guest of Miss Arm- strong, Tuckersmith, B R Iiigg, ins attended the S. S. convention held in Hentall last week. The Micon house has again changed hands; Geo Mc- Donald. is now in possession. WEDDED,-MiSS Britton, who was this week married to Mr Emerson, of Manitoba, will not go west, but they will take up their residence for the present.in Toronto,Mr Emerson haying disposed of his western property. SERVICE. -The League Will held a Thanksgiving servile on the evening of the 28th, to be conducted by members Of the League. • -••••.••••••••••••, 'IMIPION111#■11, Windham. i!Ondesboro. Wanted -Bright dried *VOW • orders dile Ietenoistne.-The friends of Mr eat from and Raw eurs-0ny.3. BING Germa, Also Roll Butter* Fowllin l ebbe W =DING .eforriat.e. -The Methos he pleasreadtgne112:f rlitheth13ethtehw takeni 1 4, Wingham. dist personage Was the scene of a very 0. change for the better, andhope to Itiv Richard Hobbs, move into as sn ae Mr Grainger IS was united in wedlock to Mr it V Hut- oo pretty wedding on Wednesday of last iiismanbaietoeenimnoeve: again. Their beaUt- week, when at noon Miss 4lennie M„ Ifni new house is finished reedy to eldest daturhter of ' tont of Brantford, The ceremony was ram= (4axtreniset.-Mr and Mrs performed by the father of the bride, Elsley entertained their cousins, the assisted by the Rev Mr McDonagie, of Lyon and Garrett families, Saturday ethYeerneIngw'ithMt%iraeud MGrisasnalirhorenneWeelieerhe caused it good deal of anausementeefter lune"' was served, Mr Lawrence tOOK at flash light picture of the crowd, Oerunort Ncires6.---The Methodist church is engaged in special meetings bridal veil ; she carried. a bouquet at which ere bein nite successful ; last week Rev Mr Eason, of Goderich, gave Ira some y substantial hells, and several people are turning to the Lord; The Rev Me Green preached on Monday and Tuesday nights. ' Thanes. giving service will be held by the Methodists and Presby teriansi on Thursday °night in the Methodist church. On Friday night Dr Gifford is expected to preach. A Christmas tree and Cantata will be held in the ,Methodist church on Christmas night. Rev Mi and Mrs Couriland received a choice piece of venison from their son at Meaforcl last week. • Stratford, who married the father and mother of the bride, and took place undera large floral wish -bone, where the happy couple received the congrat- ulations of their friend. Always charminv, the bride's beauty w4s en- hanced by her dress of white silk and roses. Her travelling costume was brown broadcloth and white silk waist. The only attendants were two pretty little flower girls, in white, Delight Hobbs, the bride's sister, and G. Verity. Toronto. The wedding semarch • was played by Master Arthur Yellosan. The groom's present to the bride was a gold watchgaard with diamond set slide, and to the flower girls an opal and pearl ring. Only relatives were pres- ent. The laride„wa.s remembered by . matey useful presents,frorn the church where she vvas ft prominent worker,. and from other friends. Among them we may mention a piece of silverware by the Epworth League and a Parisian .Newcombe piano from her father .and mother. The groom is a highly respect- ed young man, holding it responsible position with -the Verity Plough Co. of Brantford. The happy couple lett on the 3.10 train for London and other places before going to their future home in Brantford. Guests were pres- ent from Toronto, London,. Waterloo and Brantford, Sincere Wishes for a happy future fellow them to their new home. • NOTES. -A standpipe system is like- ly to be instituted ID Wingham ; water foe„cloraestic purposes is badly needed as the wells are becoming in a bad state and such a system would greatly increare prcitectioa in case of fire. There is considerable adverse criticism of the waterworks since our last fire the same occurrence as that which hap- pened at our late fire may prove dis- astrous sometime. Leurler. Mnsteare-A competition, or rather a contest, with three students of the NOTES. -A public meeting in the in - Wrest of Hen. J 1. Garrow will be held here on the evening of.Friday, Nov 20, to be addressed by a couple of speekers. John Ettling left .for Miteritoba last weekelie wife and youngest eon go this week; another son went out at har- vest time and returned bore on Satur- day; he. purposes to stay the winter and go to Marritobe in the spring.. W. Stapleton, who has been tailoring here for a few months, has•left for where he hopes there are greener fields; this leaves the village without a tailor. T. Hill has perchiteed 'another horse and will run a, small livery. J. Melville has sold hie fine trotting mare "Lucy" to R. McLean, of Goderich. R.A.darns has built a house to protect his salt from the weather. Mr Webb would like to purchase 1000 bushels of .good wheat. Geese are very scarce here arte many are asking for therri. There is considerable other poultry for sale. St Helens • LIBERAI? MEETINO..-A very succe:E.; ful meeting in the interests of the Lib - London Conservatory of Music at the eral caudkLate in the Vest Huron' auditorium was recently held to decide campaign was held in the town hall torthe proud honor of being adjudged here, on Saturday evening last, 0 A the best pianist of,the.year among the Tebbuttt in the chair and a greed aud_i- hundreds of students en attendance at ence .present, which included a good the Conservatory. As may be suppos- showing of ' the ladies. The first ed,the conditions were sufficient to try speaker of the evening was Hon J T the nerve of the yr:twig musicians. The Garrow, who gave a concise speech pane was.the Barron Raid medal and showing forth a few of the pleas • pre - the Heinfzinan & 0o. scholarship of sented by the opposite party, all of $50. Mr (Thai Marsh; A. L. 0. M., of which sound paltry . and non-political. South London and a pupil of Mr Bar- Be was followed by Hon Dr McDonald, ron, won the first place. Miss Belle of Wingham. Inlet speech on Sa.tur- McLennan, of Laurier P. O., also a day night is a sample, we Judge that pupil of Mr Barron, had but eight the Commons have the proper man as paints fewer than Mr Marsh. Miss Deputy speaker. He gave it good re - Irene Armstrong, A. L. C. M., of Luck- view.of the progress our own province has made under the Liberal govern- ment giving figures always to sub- stantiate his argument. No smelter appeared for the Conservative candi- date. Meeting clotted with the singing et the national anthem. - •NOTES,-Mtee M Salkeld spent a few days with Goderich friends last week, returning on Saturday. Miss J Mc- Donald who pent the summer months with friends in Elora and other points, returned on Saturday, Mies E Rob- ertson, of Lucknow, was the guest of friends here last week. Quite a num- ber from here Went to hear Miss Mc- Lachlan, the famous Scotch singer, at the ccncert in Lucknow on Tuesday evening. Mrs McGuire has moved to the village for the winter and will occupy the house recently vacated by R McGuire. Saturdey is certainly it busy day here AS regards chopping grain, the mill almost always having more on hand than can he completed in one day. • now, was a great tavorilee. The deci- sion of the judges, however, was'gener- elly gratifying. .notwithstanding that the young ladies had to stand aside the • brilliant young artist of the sterner sex. This is indeed gratifying to learn of our young lady friends. _Dungannon try Hall, on Friday evening la f• Noeits„-Mr A. Holmes has just com- Reeve Sims occupied , he chair. A. V. titis':vleydoti;ennig°pdeeolpillnegfil.loitn4 htluts9ev. il(ilaugieteatA- Wr ight, 0 0 0 se rval ive '• nrgsenizer. "P tended e, surprise petty at Belfast the peered on behalf of Mr. Beck, while Hon. P. Mr-Doi-m.1d, M. Pi. and le of her evening. Mr Daniel Steele, • of Gl Holmes. M. P., spoke for Mr Garrow, eucoe, is on a visit to his parents at ed a good hear- Oramsford. Dungannon knit one of its All the speakers receiv ing. The Coneervetives hold a meet- oldest residents in .the person . of Mr Dr Lunen; he had reeitled here for over lire here to -native. ... fifty years. Mr Abe Culbert intends RETIRING PR°31. BUSMESS r= Mr S " , erecting concrete toundations under McKinnon, well known in Blyth and, his barns the cotning season. The true - Heron county, who during the thirty. tees of S. S. No. 6, of Ashfield, have en - years has been actively connected oozed Miss Kilpatrick for the current with the wholesale millinery trade of . year. Mr Arthur Preaney, of Knorr, Canada and builtup one of the most wee on a visit to his brother Andrew a extensive connections in t his cennt ry, is retiring fermi act ideation In bw days la.st week, The Dungannon ive p Ire i the firm that hears his natne. and after scholars are get og to have their annual urn to schciol entert moment. on Dec, 17. T. a short holiday abroad will ret Toronto to look after other 'commercial E. Dnrnin has i eturned from a husi- altars in which he is in He .ness trip to Manitoba. Miss Dora has sold the greater part of his hold. 'Johnston paid a vieit to, Mr and Mrs Dreamy the other day. Mrs Neilson, yth POLITIOAL.-A very good and well tended meeting in the interest of lion. Mr Garrow, was held in Indus - ings in the wholesaIeemillinery firm of S le McKinnon st Co., Limited. The company wee eetablished with a cap ital of $300,000, and Mr McKinnon has sold pare ot his stock to the extent of $262,000, still retaining some shares, hut giving the control and manage- ment to the new purchasers. They are Mt Jaynes Alexander, for the past three years viee.president of the corns patty, who was before a share holder ; Mr George Oaldbeck, of I'Voodstock, a wealthy retired merchant there, and Mr Sohn S McKinnon, it nephew, and a director of the company for three yeers back. The dean" in the Nelson Masse is no,w the butcher and firm will take place on January fleet. is doing quite an extensive bushiest+. Mr S McKinnon is a brother off Arthur 0reenen and Arthur Geoffroi Postmaster McKinnon and 3'ohn S is arrived from Dakota the other day. Iluflett MARRIED IN 'run WEST. -A few days' since it foriner popular resident of this township was Married in Dako- ta, Miss Alice Neilans, daughter of the late Thos Neilans, NOelts.-Jas. Reynolds, jr,, Was out again on Saturday after halting been confined to the house for over a month With a sore knee r the trouble Mune on him unawares and he cottld give no reit- sob for it. Alex. Leech; reeve of the townettip, has bought the farm on COIL 7,1010W11 as the olttelhistirion farto,froift the Dale estate, It consists of 100 acres but there are no buildings ot any re- count of the place ; the price paid was S2,800 which1.$200 less than what was paid for it by Mr Dale, 11, Adamis, of the 9th done is building a fine pig pen, 18:22, on his place. of Menchest er, is paying a visit to her hien& end relativee, flat ry Edmunds intends leeving for the lumber woo& shortly. Henry Muff had. a valuable mare sick it few days lately, but is improving nicely now. Quite a num- ber of deer hunters have arrived home to Dungantion. -- Sc Joseph. NOnts.-His Honor Bishop Mame of London, after the blessing of the Zurich Catholic church paid it visit to the perieh priest, Father Prudhonem.e. a son of the pOstmaster. The load of the ships that Were . . --as—, wrecked on the lake tecently lodged fienntiller. . along the'shore nighlto this place; it 0Ho'ROIT. -The special services which consisted ot cedar posts and pulp wood. have been in progrese during the trait Mr X Cantle. is again away on it pros - tour. Mr Jerome Bedard. three vveeke, are being' continued. The Penting Meeting on Sunday evening it cOn• teacher of the separate school here, ducted -by Mrs (Rev Shaw and Mists A. leaves at Ohristuatte to pursue a higher education; he has for three years • labored incessantly for the welfare of the section and has proved himself to be a voting man of excellent abilitiee and sterling character; he had been offered the school for another year If he desired to stay but he declined it; his succeseor has tiotyeb been engaged. • Heneali. NoTti3.-Geo. joyrit WM; in Seafortli on Saturday, Mies Freeman,Crediton, is visiting at G. F. Yotingblub, Chart Mantis was in Walton on Saturday, a. McDonel woe in London riper Sunday. Mr Spear,Exeter,tvas in town Tuateday, Mrs Babcock and. 00h lett Wednesday cheat of $2,00 and upwards. morriing for London. Mrs l Hannie 1 Ogi Cooper sa co and Mrs T Nealands left Wednesday e morning for Wallateburg. Miss Smith Fergeson; it prove very interesting and helPktil. NOTES. -Thos. Jolene, Sam Gardiner and Geo Moore returned from the West on Monday last, Emerson Mehring, who has been critically ill during the past tow weeks tte .Denver, Colorado, is still very low, Mrs Jas Long, who has been on a several daytevieit to A.shfield and attending the marriage of her sis- ter, returneclitome on Thursday last. David Warner and Wife; of Goderich, spent Sunday at the home of the latter in this place, Miss A. Perguson, who has tatgeht succesefully here for the Goderieh, and Miss Wanlese, Blyth,ar. ova, fot bott;44, iktut egitt pitetiew, rived in town this reek, - Stanley Notits,-Mr Theo Baird has gone to Ashfield this Week to viab triode and acemtintances there, Misses Lill Mc- Cowan and Tena Hard and Master 1. McKay have on te Hamilton. for Aitet year has resigned and the re- , been working Thanksgiving. Chao Duper, Who lutis the we understand year ; . for MrsOampbell during signal:ion takes effect et the end ,of the euteheeebait finished 1113 engage , that she Merit and gone home. Chas Walinale has oleo finished his term with Mr j. Moffatt, and left for his home ha Bay. field. East Wawanosh DISTIMCSSING APPA.111..-4 very sad and unfortunate affair happened in this township, on Monday morning, the re- sult of which may be the death of a highly -respected citizen of this locality, For some time Mr D. Anderson, of the Oth concession, has been in a melan- choly mood, due in some manner to losses and reverses. In the euramer time he lost a goad horse; more.rece.et- ly his sheep were worried by dogs, and lately he has had a couple of horses sick, these combined circumstances af- fecting his mind ti,) Much that he breed - ed over it. Fearing possibty that he might do himself personal injury, the family have kept a little watch On him, but he escaped their vigilance on Mon- day morning and attempted suicide by cutting his throat, With his wife and conple of neighbors he went to the stable at.about 830 to eee a sick horse the neighbors went home and he wen t up to the granary, as his wife thought, to get grain for the other horses. Not returning when they thought he should, his wife went tip to look for him, and was horrified to find him ly- in in the granary, behind it fanning mill, with his throat cut. He *as car- ried to the honse and • a doctor sum- moned, who found that little could be done for him, as be had com- pletely severed the windpipe and ali- mentary canal,the injury being inflict. ed with a common jack knife. About all that could be done was to dress his wound. lie was perfectly conscious after the circurnetance, brit of course could mit epeak on account of his sever. ed windpipe. • He has a large family, and the gteateet sympathy is felt for all. At Iasi) account ne was lima, but it is hardly thought he can recover, intends, well that is not our bueinese. The trustees have engaged Mr Harry Long, who has taught for two years in No. 4, Colborne, for the year 1902. A for from One place took in the hob supper at the Nile, on Thursday even. ing Iaqt;. 'Exeter tittiLptilte."--The town of Exeter is enjoying it boom in the building line, the like of which %has not experienced in many years; a number of the new structures are being erected In the business section, onzino and 0000. lae The peblieber would esteem it it Air if rade ro would, Vibell making their purobs000, nientiou that they SIM the znerchaneessivilatisement in this paper Mise Ede Bali has been visiting her Aunt Alymer. Miss Mani eloNang4oeis away on a two weeks' 'visit to G-pderioh. Min Davi4 has been yisiting at bee unolree, Wm Cadman, ileneall. Mrs P Tisdell to spending Thanks- giving with friends in Toroeto. • Mrs Dark, of Goderioh, was it guest at she leettenbury House for Sunday. ing • her friend, Mies J Tamblyn, of Miesit,0,.Besse.1 Porter, tof Clinton, is visit - 0 Msitsaen::a. co Stewart, of Benmiller, is visiting. Miss Maud &rite ce the 2ad con, friMenedJs.ohn A, Nellie, of Guelph, formerly town clerk here, is visiting old Clinton Ur H Pallnean Evans,- • of Toronto, visited relatiVes and frieads in town for a feW days this week. Mrs Barge left on Friday for Chicago, where she wilt take up her residence with some of her children. • ' • Dr Agnew was up to Wingiram seeing hie father who ia yet corralled to bed, ale though somewhat improved, Mrs Steep, Mary street, and her sister, leave this week for Toronto, where they may paasil3ly remain for the winter. Mies Mabel Ilarlind went • down to Dashwood Wedeeedey to visit Miss Flos- sie King; she will ;remein until Monday. E-Iloward, of the organ factory; left on Monday on a trip to Marietta, Ohio, and from their will go to Virginia. He will be away a week or so. T Jackson je, is et Windsor and other western • points for the Jackson Bros, firm. This week Will end up travelling until after New Years. B Moore 13013 taken it temporary situa- tion at the Maned:tan furnatire factory at Stratford and. GeoMoRse has gone for a Wort while to 131enbeim. Mrs j• B Lairg who was over from Saxe CitytIllinois, attending the fan ral of a relative in Stratford, spent 'a few days last week at her father's, Mayor aa'oltson. Itir T R Foster, of Tara, -at one time it woolien enanufaotarer here, is visiting his old friends. Mrs hooter sociompenied turn and they are the guests of W. Cantelon. Mr Indio, who 'opmmitted imicide by jumping into the Detroit river the other clay, wee formerly it well known Commer- cial traveller whom business often brought him here . • Mrs D P. Menzies, of. Staples (formerly of Clanton), was in town lash week. She had been at Auburn on the sad errand of attending the funeral of her sister, Aire Young who died et Londesboro. . Her many friends in town will.. be sory to learn that Miss Nellie Harris, Goder- ich, who heti been ordering from appenr alpine for some time, is now in Stratford Hospital, and partied through an Oper- ation on Wednesday. ' Mr Jae elcott returned from Wood- stock on Monday, having been called there on amount of the scalene illness of his father. Michael Scott who Tweed away from earthly oare on Tuesday, at the old advanced age of 94 years, Mr Ssott went down again on Wednesday, to attend the funeral. ' • • Mrs Kaska, qf Buffalo (daughter of the late Henry listing), has been sp.ending three weeks among her old friends in this vicinity, returning to her home on Satan - day. She says there are a number of Olintoniane in the Bison city, among them being John Roberteon, jemes Thompson, John Cook, Mrs Whitt, and others. Dr J L Turnbull, formerly of here, and hie college mate, Dr Rutherford, of Listowel, are in Chicago taking their an- nual course ofstudy' in the hospitals. Thie year they are finishing up their courses on electrical trertment and epeeist work in surgery and dinettes of the eye, ear, nose and throat, Mies Keene (daughter of J Keane, of town), is attending to office duties on Saturday afternoone, Nippen Eittle,-An accident °centred, in J. Balfour's house On Saturday week which may have resulted attribute, large lamp whichvvas lit and upse • on the floor exploded, The .1 room WAS in ablaze in it few minutes but after hard work managed to be put out. The interior of the house Was badly burned and many of the fur- nishings destroyed. Hon Thos Greenway has been down Hfmninron°orYosutly°wIthli'le6loaveri ecia:ttdonvibsiritsilingeel. He was veining his sisters, Mrs (Dr) Rol- lins, of Exeter, and Mrs (Rev) gohnes, of Brunelle On his farm was au avereee of 80 bushele of wheat per acre auti a total crop of 80,000 bushels of wheat, oats and barley. The crop repent based upon theshing returns plums the average at 24 brothels or 48,000,000 for the whole province, Wm Prendergast, B. A,, Toronto, in. imitator of Separate 'wheelie is an old Heron boy, The Advertiser sego he has been in London inopeeting the seven imp- arate sohoole in the city. Reis one of the three separate sohool inspectors ,required to supervise R. O. sobiols in Ontario and Itis district oonsisto of tbs eountiee west of Simooe, Halton arid Wentworth, incluse ing the Niagara district and also inspects tlie wheels in the SON Rat Portage, Port Arthur and Fort William, Elie dunce are to visit all the town and city schools' twice it year and the rural whoole once a year. Joseph Whitely, ex -reeve of .Goder- lob township, but now 5 resieent of the doubly town, was here on business Friday. Henan very property lay °ham to being oise of the oioneere of thie dietriet, having moYed into Goderioh townehip in tht3 year 1882, The family, mutating of his par- ents, and seven children, drove from Ham- ilton to the Huron treat, b ox -team, Mr Whitely desoribing the road as the roughs est kind of bueh corduroy, and he nye that as he looke beckhe wonders that every bone iti hid body was riot broken. After settling on the 715 coneeeeion of Goderioh township a few months the ;3urroundifigs were so unoongenial thal Us Whitely, en concluded they had made it mieteke, and determined, to move to the States, bat Providence interfered ; ktrii Whitely wad taken sick, and being unable to receive a &eta, lay ill for rerferal months. Ort her reoovery her hnoband deoided that he would remain having be. come reconciled to his,eireamstaneee, and he never had mansion to regret 'his deci. Sion. Air Whitely ie yet an active emu,. iyeear sy li (1man tOf h7i8sYoTertt. with it good many Erner year be adeeneet teem when riot ott paid .17" Chamoise Vests For Ladles and Gentlemen, PuIllassortment Moderate Prices • Also full, stook of .CharnoiseSkins,50 up R. P. Reekie's Presoription Ding Store •• CLINTON Sagoessor fo Sydney Jackson, N.B.-Our Compound Sy- rup of White Pine and Tar Cares Colds. 25o If.,4)PtAiLip,t3mt.444.4.1p0.4u044.314,414 all taken up vvith-the country round about Calgary or even wet* of thartrtheRookies, and spent awhile [wound in this locality going north to Edmonton and McLeod in the south. It was on the 1.6th of Jane-, the first horne-seilterie excursion. to the weet-that he went on and his three months' ticket running out an extension of two months more was secured so 111r ,facteool spent five months away. On gcae.. ing out he went to the Calgary and Rookies distriot but most of the time wart latent back in Maniteke, at Pilot Mound where it brother lives and where is- was elute familiar to him. There are many changed as to improved) nts ranee he WU out *sr before, He put in the time at throhii g takings:Merge of the engine. Crops were good and work plentiful; be heard. reports as to ones damaged and wet weather in otheeparts of Manitoba and the territories but it was not so at the Mound. Some of the crops can remain. until late to be threshed; he was getting $3.59 per day and other hands were getting gorse- wagers. He would have steyed it 'month later if his tioket could have been extended for it longer time, Col Dent was up there for horses for South Aeries, and took many, 14hande high, that had never been in a stable nor had it mouthful 'of hay. He thinks it a grand country for • ranching near the Rookie) as it is too cold in Beane itobs. It is his intention to return in' the early spring and take a homestead of 160 sores•which can be had at $10 from the Governmentend has in view it place some twenty-five miles north of Calgary.. Pollifng SubsaVosnions in West Arsanden,-No. 1, McArtbutes shop, Dungs.npone No. 2, School 'Mese. No. 9; No. 3, School House No. 5; No. 4, Forrester's' Hall, Port Albert; No. 5, • School House No. 2 ; No. 6, Mouse of Hugh McIntosh, lot 15, on, 12 ; No, 7.• School House No. 12. ()OLBORNE.-No. ',Temperance Hall, • Benmiller ; No. 2, Temperance Hall. Saltford ; Nn. 3, Town Hall, Ca,rlow ; No. 4, Temperance Hall, Leeburn. . litreaarree-eNo. 5, School House, No. 5 ; No. Temperance Hall, Londese boro ;No. 7, School House No: 9. GODERION TOWNSHIP -No. I; Orange Hall, con. 4; No. 2, Bernie Wilson's House, lot 17, con. 7; No. , Wm, Sine clair's house. lot 17, con. 15. E. WAVirANOSIT-NO. 1, SC11001 HOW% No. 10; No, 2, School House, No. 13; . No, 3, School Hose, No. 9; No... 4, House of Jas. Dore, lot 29, con. 10. W. WAWANOSM,-No, 1,, Old Court Room, Dungannon; No. 2, Young's Harness Shop, Auburn ; No. & 'Town Hall, 'con, 8; No, 4, Public Hall, Sbe Helens , No. 5, Patron Hall, lot 19,con. 18, GODERioEt TON-Vxd-No. 1, Alex. Kirk - bride's Shop, Kingston street ; No. 2, Videan's Feed Store, .Bast street •, 3. Town Hall • No. 4,Runciman's Shop, Victoria streei't ; No. 5, Phillips' shoe, West street; NO. (3, Brophy's Furniture Sheet, West street ; No7, Meuse of Den- nis Neville, formerly Jes. Hay's House. BLYTTL-No, 1, Industry Halt ; No. 2, Office of Wm. Campbell.; Ceusq0N.-No. 1, Town Halt ; No. 2, Jae, Ferguson's Pump Factory, High street; No. 3, reed Runaball's Carriage Shop ;Noe4, john Stevenson's Pump Factory, WINGIIAM,-No, 1, J. B, Cumming's Shop ; No.2, VVm, Sarrettes Office ; No. 3, Town Hall: No. 4, W, A. Sohnie Shop. Westfield. NOTtiii,-Among thetas who returned from Manitoba on Oriday last were Meesre. W. and M. McDowell, Tunny, W. Weldon and Miss Et, Stackhouee, Mr and Mtn Geo, Curry, of Nile, spent Sunday ab W. J. Hoover's. J. Killion& spent a couple of dart last week with Breseels relatives. Geo, henry is ripen& ing A few weeks with hie sona. Henry, V. S,, Dutton. Mies McOlenneghan, former teacher on con. 8, anent Sunday with friends here, Miss,A. Densmore and Mrs and Miss Fothergill are lin. • toying. W-Ilenry is en toted with is brother-in-law, N. Olethents, of Hespelet, for it year and left lei* week west(furtherWeet f or 1100, lived for, seine for thrat, place4 10 yeare in Manitoba $i one time), He is Allisgree41 NOTHS,-The Messrs. Bevens ate en- gaged boring an artesian 'well for j. Cochrane ; they, have gone deem a considerable distance. Since his return to town we.haye ho Chat with James McOool who has just conte beak from ilia west, arriving home Wednesday of Iasi week. Mr Afogool after having disposed of his bad - 'Swisher° to S W Elliott took it notion 10 0 %feat !Mateo the country in the north. Particulate of the estate of tbe lete Ne Choke Wallace were filed at the Surrogate Court, Toronto, on Monday. Dee:towed, who died 'Mutate, left an Mete valued at 04,000. Of this, Sitf,000 was in real estate in Woodbridge, ()Hawse and Manitoba, with small holdinge in Montreal, Tonal* It:Motion, Vaughen township, do. The personal property is $19,000, and is darks, mortgagee, notes, aebte, eta The widow is petitioning for adtniniekratien. or Inas There is nothing niter for a Christmas gift than a good' phdba Taken at .14EgRrS • PhOto Shia. Csal and see our Xmas enders. Studio open 0*. Thanksgiving Day. A 4