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CLINTON,. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, .4kU6UST 15, 1991
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ran most of the 313 biisiness days of the year we are look-
ing for profit on the goods we sell but on Bargain Days
profit and lose are out of the question. • This is our First
Midsummer Bargain Day and we.want it to be a record for
the future. •
Space will not permit us to quote prices but vve ask
your presence some time on Saturday. Whether you went
to buy or not. •You can at lettat see the changes we have
made in the interior a our store and also see our dainty .
China Department. "
Wall Paper at per single roll
• 15c Books for .
25e Books •,
Window Shades
$25.00 Bicycles
15e Writing Tablets for
• • Silks at per spool
• Stamped Linens at reduced prices
25e and 35e Belts at • ' • -
Buckles at •
Many special lines in hinaware
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2c a,nd 3e •
• 50
2 for 25e
25e
$5.00
5c
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50
50
9c
If you cannot come :Saturday, come Majoaday, Tuesday
or Wednesday. • • '
$ Agents for 0.• P. R. Telegraph and Dominion Express
1 Money Orders, s'iso for Butterick Patterns.
W. Cooper, o., CLINTON.
S. A. Meetings.
A welcome meeting. will be held in
the S. A. barracks on Thursday night
to welcome Captain and Mrs.McDowell
who are taking charge of corps here,
They are natives of Newfoundiand.
•On Tuesday next a special service will
be conducted by Staff Captain Rawl-
ings of London and on the following by three bird,
night anaagic lantern service will be Miss Graham, soloist, Toronto, who
held in the barracks, . is the guest of Mrs. R, P, Reekie, will
The Apple Cropsing in the Ontario street church at
Mr. R. Elliott shipped a carload of next Sonday's services, ,
early apples to Toronto on Tuesday.
In order to get this amount, owing to
the scarcity, Mr. Elliott says he had to
buy in Colborne, Hallett and CI oderich
townships, He says the price will be
at least two dollarsper barrel so that
• for what the farmer has he will be well
•paid •and tieed not concern himself
brother of our ,
greatly about early selling, esteemed citizen, Mr
R, Oluff. It is expected that
Mrs. Scruton Dead. Rector Cluff will assist again at St.
• The second of our citizens to lease his Paul's en Sunday next.
mother within a week is Mr. John • The Clinton hospital acknowledges
Scruton who received a telegram from with thanks some beautiful boquets of
Vienna,Elgin county,last night stating • flowers sent by Mr. • Alexander
thathis only surviving•parent had join- Mackenzie.' It alsa wishes to acknow-
ed the great majority. Her husband ledge its sincere thanks to Mrs. Janaes
predeceased her several years. Mr, *Hearn for a handsome and very com-
Scrutan was not aware that she was fortable reclining chair received some
dangerously ill, so the news came time ago.
as a great shock to him. He left thie Making Ready for Apple Jelly.
morning to attend the funeral. Mrs. •
Mr. S. J. Andrews is busy improving
Little Locals.
The carpenters are busily engaged
improving the interior of the Palace.
Oantelon Bros, made their first ship
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meet of early apples and plums on
Tuesday.
The Clirttten Gun Club defeated God-
ericla on the local grounds yesterday
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What can wehave for
Is the cry of every housekeeper.
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WE SUGGEST A FEW APPETIZERS SUCH AS
Strawberry Pie 'Plant• •Pine Apple Chunks • Stuffed Pickles
Chili Sauce or A Can of Spinach. '
Save your Eggs and Use Burriett's (Jaffee Clearer to settle your Coffee..
Leaye your order for 'Lettuceand Young Onions early in the week. 0
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• Mr: Onslow °rich has been appoint-
ed • cemetery • caretaker vice Mr. R.
Reynolds resigned. • Chief Welsh will
ring the early bell and perform other
duties of night watchman.
The rector of St. Paul's church was
assisted on Sunday last by the Rev,
W. T, Claff, rector of Strathroy, e
Seruton had, been a resident of Vienna
• for a great many years.
VOW Concert
The Ladies' Aid Society of Ratten.
• bury street intend giving a parlor
concert , at the home of Mr. A. Arm-
strong on Friday evening of this week,
commencing at 8, o'clock. A splendid
program is being prepared which will
consist of recitations and musical .sel-
ections, both vocal and hastrinnental,
by home and visiting talent. A silver
• collection will be taken at the door.
Ice bream and gale, etc., will be served
to those desiring it. A pleasant even-
• ing is in store for those who attendand
• all are invited. • -
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A watch you have no faith in is not safe one to carry• .
We guarantee our watches and tell you the facts &bent
thein. A watch bought from us is a safe watch.
We sell them at a fair price.
Expert 'Watch Repairer. • P. C • Jeweller and optician.
Biddlecombe's Old Stand,
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With Experience
Better come here for SHIRTS Where
experience has taught all buyers that
every shirt we sell is a mouey-saving
, proposition, Yo6have the opportunity
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here of selecting
from a stock of
SHIRTS the pattern and style of which
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Come abd look over this stock, Its magnificence will
astonish you, just received from a shirt factory a case
of Drill Shifts at a bargain and we are sellieg the 75c
line for 50c. HATS A SPEOI <V'.
• are exclusive.
Morrish My I -hitter.
Mees Ready /Hades
• • We have them from five dollars per
• suit up to eleven. Our five dollar
' line is the best value we have ever
bad in stock. It is made from a dark
grey, broken check, Halifax tweed,
one of those tough wearing things
• that always give good satisfaction.
The other lines are equally good value.
Ab J. HOLLOWAY.
Union Meeting V. P. S. •.
On Monday evening next there will
be held in the Presbyterian church a
union •meeting of 'all the Young
Peoples' Societies of the town. Mr. A.
T. Cooper Will give the. report of the
Cincinnati 0. E. • convention. He'
attended all the sessions of this con-
vention and was One of the speakers
Those who have ' heard A. T. on •con-
vention• work need not be told
that he will give a most interesting
and zeal -inspiring report. The meet-
ing will commence at 8 e'clock. A col-
lection will taken up in aid of the
Heron County 0. E. 'Union. All are
cordially invited to attend. •
the plant of his ;till where, during the
season, he manufactures first-class
cider, apple butter and jelly. He is Of
a mechanical and inventive turn of
mind so has more labor-saving appli-
ances in his mill than may be seen in
any other mill a the class in the
•county. He is' thas enabled.not only
to do better work but as well to de
more of it The demand for his jelly
has increased largely and in addition
to the local trade be will this season
make a carload shipment to Manitoba.
Died In Aylmer. —
.On Wednesday last Mr. J. B. Hoover
received a telegram from -Ayliner ap-
prising • him of the death of •his
mother., The - deceased lady had
suffered intensely from .malignant
. ,
cancer since November lest and her
death was not utexpected. Her hush
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and predeceased her eleven years. Ali
the family were' present at the funeral
except one. son who lives in •Dakota.,
Mr. Hoover,who went to Aylmer to at
tend the funeral returned to Olkiton on,
Friday night '
ICIPPEN.
Regrettable Occurrence. --Henry
Shaeffer, our hotel proprietor for forty
years, had been saving up to meet ari
obligation (as he says) but unfortunat
ly •on Wednesday evening some per
Sons called in for a few moments and
the proprietor accompanied them to
the door. He had made change from
his wallet at the time they were in
and put it hastily in his inside vest
pocket, While at the door he was
attracted to hie butcher shop and
stables across the road and for some
time busily engaged hustling around,
Finally he sat down to rest and dis-
covered his pocket book with about
$P1O was not in his pocket where he is
positive he put it. The mystery ie
what has become of it. Search has
been made in every part but still no
trace., • Mr. and Mrs. ' Shaeffer are
kindly and obliging to their neighbors
end the general public and their loss
is very much regretted,
Mies S. Oudmore is spending a time
with her parents during the between
seasons from her dressmaking business
in Seaforth. She is a welcome visitor
in these parts ainongst old and new
friends.
• Miss A.. Consitt returned from the
Pa -American and speaks with praise
of the gigantic exposition and that no
expense evidently hae been spared, td
make it most excellent. • .•
Again, hurrah for Manitoba; The
old reliable G. T. agent at the station
seems with ncids against hinaovith
outside solici4tion from C. P. R. and
other•agents,Co hold his own territory,
and perhaps draw from ' others. The
fallowing left here on Tuesday: Arthur
Screenan,Wm.TalbotGeorge Geoffrey,
• George Workman and brothel, Parr
Line, JOB, I3u1t, Thos, Workman, Mrs.
Jas. Cothrane .James Brown, Nelson
Beaver, Albert Mains and Mr. Heron°.
A Bachelor's Farewell.
Ib has been the Custom for a few
years among a number of young men
itt • town, with whom the bond of
friendship ' has been and continues
strong,to give a supper upon the eve of
the marriage of one of their number.
Among those who have been given e,
send-off are "Doc" Shaw, "Pat"
Spalding and "Jimmie" MoMurchie,
• The organization admits of no initia-
• tions,consequently isbecoming smaller,
the only two elegibles now remaining
being Captain MeTaggart and. Mr- W.
D. Fair. Of these, well let time tell
the tale. • It was this company which
gathered in the bachelor parlors of Mr,
W. 1). Fair on Friday night last. Dr,
Shaw was chairman with Captain Mc-
Taggart in tile vice chair. During the
course of the evening, an address, ea-
cotnpanied by a decanter, rt. beautiful
piece of cht glass, was presented to Mr,
Norman Fair, who was about to be-
come a beriedict. For the same reason
a cream and sugar-, accompanied by a
letter conveying the regards and good
wishes of the company, was sent to Mr.
A. Porter. The whole affair was de:
cidedly infornattl bat an the more en-
joyable on that account. Song, speech
and story filled the hours but it was
• early when, with one foot on the table
and. the other on the chair, Auld Lan g
Syne was heartily sung. '
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• striking resem-
blance between
the photograph
and the origund
• when we do the
work. We our
husinessto know
• about posing,te.
touching, mom -
ting and finish.
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harried in Winnipeg.
Mr. W. Bertram Davis of Cart-
wright, Man., third son of Mr. S. Davis
of town, was married in Winnipeg on
• August 7th.to Miss Pcnnerey of Weed -
Stock, this province. • Mr. Davis is a
Clinton Old Boy and his many friends
here would like to have the opPortim-
tenitY of personally congratulating
hiti upon the happy event they will
do 80 10 spirit, however. Ile is carry-
ing on a drug business in CartvVright, a
growing village in Southern Manitoba,
the • political • complexion of which
would just' about suit his father, sixty
Tories to some six Grits.
An August Wedding.
• On Thursday of last week the resi-
dence of Mr, Arthur Twitchell was the
scene of a pretty home wedding when
his third daughter, Miss Lizzie, was
united in marriage to Mr. Alex, Lewis
of Winghana. The ceremony was
performed at high noon by Bev. Dr,
Gifford in tlae presence of only the
immediate friends of the contracting
parties. The groorosmaii was Mr.
George Marshall, while the bride was
assisted by her sister, Miss Alice, with
her mice, little Miss Iva Twitchell of
Hensel). as flower girl. The fah, bride
was charmingly attired in French
suisse muslin end carried a hernia of
White roses, while the bridesmaid was
gowned in white dimity and carried a
boquet of pink roses, Miss Iva Twit -
shell was dressed in white with wreath
of roses and carried a basket of floWers,
The ceremony was performed under
it floral bell and as the party took their
places the wedding march was played
Mi80 Mabel Twitchell. After a
dainty luneheori had been partaken of,
Mr. aria Mrs. Levvis left by the after-
noon train for the east and will spend
the honeydoon visiting in Hamilton,
Iltiffalo and other places. On their
return' they will take up housekeeping
Itt Wingham. The bride's trayelling
suit was of gray cloth. The good
Wiahes of the bride's very many friends
here are extended to them, An evi.
dente of the esteem in which the bride
is held was tile large number of wed-
ding presents and, 15 IS worthy of
• mention, there were no two alike. The
grooni's gift Was it. gold watch, and
ehain. Ardent( those who witnessed
• the interesting eeent were: the par.,
eats of the groom, Mr. and Mrs, S.
• Lewis of Ilitgarsville, Mr. and Mrs.
Sheldrick of Hagarsyllie, Mies. Edith
Jardine of Pine Itiver, Miss MeCreatlx
of Goderich and Mr. and Mrs, Robert
) Twitchell of Heiman,
10 cents.
weeks for 10 •cents,
VARNAj
Mr. and Mrs. Forgie vtarthi, the new
host and hostess of our village hostelry,
ave become popular among our pee,-
. They keep a good house at which
it is a pleasure for the hungry on
Weary or both to stop.
Now that the harvest is Pretty well
over Mr, Lanty Beatty may take
things easier for a time. He has had a
brisk season and made many sales ea
farm implements. Mr. Beatty has a
fine territory in which to canvas and
he makes the most of it.
Mr. 3. T. Cairns of Kirkton visited
around Varna on Thursday and Friday
of last week. We are pleased to learn
that J. T. is getting along well in
Kirkton, as he ought tia.
• Me. 13; A. Higgins has disposed of
his famous trotting stallion Sid Tolstoi
for a fancyfigure to Mr. Charlie Don-
aldson who has taken it to Thessalon
where he has purchased a half interest
in a livery stable.
• Mrs. L. Beatty returned on Saturday
from her father's on the 16th of (*oder- Rey. Jas. Abray lYlonkton perform-
ed a similar clety at night. At the
iiculigtaowwnesehki.p where she had been spend -
evening service Miss Case of Detroit
rendered a beautiful solo in fine style.
Miss Minnie Campbell of the 16th of
Grey township is visiting at S. Rath- Mr. and Mrs. Holman have enter -
well's of Goderich township this week. tained a large number of guests this
The Methodist church choir picnicked summer and have done well in uphold
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at Bayfield on Thursday when a very ing the hospitality of out village.
enjoyable time was spent.
• Robt. I3eatty, our Old and esteemed
teacher, has been around visiting
friends. He .looks well and always
!recelves tb general welcome. He did
good work vvhile with our school.
Mts. 'Breen and fanaily of Parkhill
have returned hente after a 'month's
visit with her parents, Mr: and Mrs.
John Hagan of the Parr Line
• Our school teachers are all begirming
• te turn up themselves instead of the
boys Two •or three have put in their
almost 'utirecognizahle appearance,.
after having camped but, • and
• express thernselyee as though they
would like to rest for the balance of the
holidays at least. •
Thos. Dinsdale and sons are busily
engaged threshing in this part and
report returns much better than was
• expected. • The 91d gentleman is flying,
around as ninthly as ever, attending
to the engine, cracking jakes and
keening all hands actively engaged. -
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Stock Shipments.
The live stock shipments this week
consisted of three carloads of . cattle
sent off by Mr. 0. E. Reid. They in-
cluded twenty head bought from Mr.
John Dale of Hallett which tipped the
beam at 30,210 pounds. Of the lot -one
steer weighed 1700 pounds and another
pair 3340. Twenty• head bought from
Mr, D. • McEwen of *Stanley weighed
28,295 pounds, four head fed by Isaac
Jones of Goderiett township weighed
4775 and two from F. McEwen �f the
same township had a weight 2250. On
the sarae day Wallis and Cantelon
shipped 100 hogs and R.Fitzsimons one
carload.
Pat. Murray May Never Come Back.
Pat. Murray, horse trader, etc., who
has lived about town for a year, left
last week and May 'neyer come back.
Jimmie Grimes accompanied Pat He
was, enticed, he says, by th'e promise of
ten dollars a month but in taking the
boy Pat. rendered himself liable for
kidtiapping and • Jimmie's mother
promptly laid a charge against him.
Mayor jacksori issued a warrant which
was placed in Chief Welsh's hands for
execution. • The Chief followed the
trail to Exeter where it was taken up
by Detective Westacott who located
the pair at Ltlean, To make a long
story short, the boy came home on
Thursday a. m's train but Pat, is roam-
ing' over his old hunting grounds tothe
south. If he remainm' s away froOlin
-
ton the charge will not be pushed but
if he returna Chief Welsh will have
him in custody in short order.
BAYFTLD.
Captain .Frank Keegan and 'Tack
Alameda the tug Eagle are home,
the Eagle haying been laid up, and are
now busy seaming on a gang of nets
for the fall fishing.
Mr. G. W. Holman is in Hamilton
this week attending the High Court of
Ontarie I. 0, F. Mr. Holman is one
of the veterans of the order and has
been twelve times a delegate.
Mr. • Marks' cottages are in great
demand, The present tenants • are:
Mr. E;•.Nl. IVIcLean and family of Clin-
ton, Mrs. Frank Glass and family of
Londen, liar. Dorsey and company of
Seaforth, Mesdames Downs • and
Chowen and families of Olieton, Mrs.
Combs and family of Clinton, Mis,
Mrs. Georiagc7VP:1401); accompanied
Lbyucyh,eirs• adtauthgehtpearrse, aMtailsuseostnalcs,timryr, and
Alterno.yTe23.4Muaat:wksi,l'l idter eananabesxetnecueciel
the long continued hot weather caused
„Trcea.nviltatew, ter. Whose hanae is at
where her liusband is
engaged in the stook business, says
immense claraage to the crops .in that
etato, especially to the great staple,
oernot otrl
cern, eBst tAol es setababasi the
rhgc e,ob, glue kaeq eunsas wnivititihs: sestnehrsocti entr mf.aairlds., 1
en
and J. A. Jeffries,, A. A. Garrett, and
C. L. Grumshaw. London ; G. F.' Tull, ,
II.• 0, Hersey, T. 8, Fessant, j.
Oar bald and family of Winglaarn. The , Jordon and family, _London ; Miss , E,
uptown cottage has been. occupied by G. Henry,,Stratford ; Miss E. 3, Canna -
Mrs. GovenInck, Miss Govettloek and bell, Guelph ; 0. ,11. Clark; Toronto,
Miss Rudolph of Seaforth. • ' •• D. R. Harrison, Ridgetown.
• Rev. Mr. Richardeon occupied tlae Misses Jennie Erwin and Kate Parke
pulpit of St. Andrew's church on Sab- were visiting the Douglas and Keys
bath morning yery acceptably, while fammiislisesEaltiaBlackaemoenroMnonadayth.e 7;llage
gave a dance to her friends in joWett's
pavilion on Monday •
Miss Case of Detroit gave a party at
the Queens oq Monday night. ' Made • ,
for dancing was furnished by piano and
violin. Mr. Harry Darrow was the
violinist. •. ,• . •
Mr. A. E. Erwin Was in Clinton on
Monday. ' • • -• ••
• Harry and ' John Falconer, Alex.
Brown, Ed. Reid and William Sander-
son of theerew of the Bayfield, which
lay
yy nn t hgen
vdieirjaicghe, harbor, •spent Sun- •
Holman, nephews, and Mrs. John Misses Lottie and Queenie Martin • .
Owens a sister from London. These went last week'llto Toronto where they
represented different families and were
much pleased vvith the beautiful nen-
ery and Ood roads of balmy, breezy
Bayfleld and did not forget to take a
plunge in old Lake Huron. .
Miss Grace Cameron returned home
from Detroit On Friday and will re-
main for several weeks • •
-Mr. James Burns is combining the
apple tree business .with a real estate
• agency, representing a London .firm.
By the way, Mr: Burns has become
somewhat of nn authority on roses
and claims by " cutting back" to -he
able to talk) two crops each seasoni in
June and August,
George and Ed. King left for Mani-
toba on uLeosndatyo.f
St. M. ary's,who with
his wife, ,arid fareilY are saimmering
here, Celled upon Mrs Marks on Mon-
day, ;who had. not seen him ha • twenty• seven years. • He was ' once ,upon a
time a clerk in the Palace at Clinton
but now owns a big establishment of
his own. • •
• Thiti has been a good, season -for the
fishermen who almostinvaritably make
profitable hauls, but whereas there.
were two boats out last season there is
now only one. • Mr. Murdoch Ross con
fines himself to running excursions for
the many yisitore to One `village and as
his bolts a staunch craft and, Mur-
doch a most capable man at the tad -
der or with the sails, he is very well
patronized. • The fishermen now at
work are John Toms John Fergusrin
• and 0. Dressler, who have three set of
nets and take day about. They are a
• trio of old reliables and never happier
than when out upon the rolling weves• .
There were two services in the Eng-
•lish cjaarch on Sunday, Rev, Mr.
'Parke cond.ucting at the usual hour
while Rev. ' Mr. Kerrie of Mitchell
preached in the evening. Oar village
is. a popular holiday place with clergy -
area of the Church of England of whom
there is generally two or more in our
midst during the hot spell, .Rev. Mi.
Jennings will be holne this week sand
'take the work next Sunday.
Rev. Mr, and Mrs. Mason of the
Bluncey Reserve were guests of Mrs.
(Rev.) Yelland on Tuesday while on
their way to Gederich where they
may locate after Mr. IVIason superannu-
ates at the next Confereace.
Mrs, (Dr.) Gunn and family, who
have been spending a, couple of weeks
here, returned to Clinton on Saturday,
Messrs, 0. H. 13roadfoot and R.
Cresswelinf Seaforth , were guests ab
the River hotel fora few days of the
past week. Mr. Broadfoot expects to
leave about the middle of September
• for New Mexico, there to remain for
the winter. He has 'a friend down
there engaged in the cattle trade.
Miss Daisy Middleton of Goderich
township and Mr. Arthur Keith.' of -
Mitchell are among the guests of Mrs.
T. j. Mark&
Mr. James Marks, who came home
some time ago from Seattle, Wash.,
purposes leaving again shortly, this
tinae for Colorado. Though but
twenty two years of age he has travell-
ed over seyeral of the Western States
and has seen a good. deal of life in that
far -away country.
• Tlais past week they were vieited by a
Re v.• Mr. Davidson returned home on number of relatives froin Chicago who
TuesdaY from. the Soo where he had came aver on the London 'Old 13oys'
been enjoying his anonth's holidays. excursion:from that City. These were
Mists Callon Of Detroit is the gue§t of James Holman, a brother, and Mrs.
her sister, Mrs F. Martha. • Holman ; Geo. M. Holmen, a nephevV,
Mr. W, Cook of Egniondville was hi and his wife, A. F. Holman,: Lewis
the village on Monday making seine
necesSary repairs on his property here.
Mr, and Mrs, Joseph Foster spett
a few days at the Grend ' Bend last
week enjeying the liealtlafal breezes,
They returned on Monday; accorapa,n-
ied by Mrs. Mullard of that place who
intends visiting Mende in this vicinity
for some time
Mrs. G. Turnbull andthildien visited
at. her father's. on Wednesday of last
Week. . She Also -called en other Varna,
friends.' • '" • •
The following from Varna or vicinity
-left for Manitoba onTuesday :5 Spar
row; 0. Weelrea•and daughter Lottie
and James. Armstrong. R. .1VIcCool•
joined the latter at Drutribo.
• Notwithstanding the dry weather,
Mr. Thonaas KeYes had some Hungari-
an grass that grew in his garden which
measured 5 feet 5 inches long while
. some of the heads measured Eii• inches.
We hardly think' such growthas this
can be found in eyery garden.: . •
'Mrs. Treat and her daughter of •Chi -
cage are visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mts. ,J miles Johns. She will reinain
f�r •a month when her husband Will
join her. • •
Miss A. j. Reyes is spending her 40l...•
iclays with friends on the 13abylen.
IVIiss Nellie Davidson returned to her
borne in London on Saturday atter a
month's visit it the manse.: She was
accompanied to her home by Master
Willie Davidson. • ' . . I
• Fred. Purdy returned borne on Set-
'urday frena Ingersoll Where he has for
several weeks been working for .the
Ncixon flrm.1 . •
. Mrs: Mate and, .daughter of ,St. Clait
are pests at Mr. Thomas Ward's this
week. •" •
•
Mr, Thos. Jarroti of Courtwright
was a guest et, the parsonage cia Tues-
day.
• Rev, J. W. Andrews.' and wife end
Master Russell drove to Wyonaing on
• Wednesday on a visit to IVIr. Andrews'
brother who is stationed at that place.
Rev. W. G. Richardson, Preabiterian
uneiaterat 'Wyoming, is visiting at the
homestead on the Baylield. Road, so
to their mutual satisfaction an ex.
• change of work was arranged for next
Sunday. The Methodist • and Presby-
terian denoMinatione have so much
in common that by. and by they will
unite.
Mr. Andrew Reid is making things
hunt le the threshing line jest now
with his two machines. The one that
is Acting the biggest work is manned.
by the two )3illies, Osmond and Wiley,
who, at Mr. John Dennison's the other
day, threshed 1,000 bushelof oats and
500 bushels of peas. The started to
work after dinner and finished before
five o'clock. We don't much wonder
they made the work fly for being both
spry young, bachelors they want to
quake a; favorable impression on the
fair Sex. We really expect that after
these folk's work ie done they will be
bachelors no longer.
The question is often asked, is it
right for a Methodist to trade horses?
A. Methodist preacher once 'said it is
unless you let the other fellow beat
you; but, say boys, don't trade too
near Sunday morning for you might
find at daylight that you have got a
cripple,
Mr. Thomas Ward Mid his guests
drove to Bayfleld on Monday afternoon
to enjoy Huron's breezee for a time.
Miss Maggie Moffat is visitieg at Ur.
J. T. Cairns' at Kirkton this week,
. Mr. IL E. Fair is spending this
week with his parents in Lucan before
renewing his duties on August 10th.
STANLEY TOWNSHIP."
1),6..3, T. Cairns of Kirkton was a
guest at the home ofMr. W.L. Keys
on Friday last. ,
Mr. Wilbur Leech of Toronto yisited
friendin this community recently.
One day last week Miss Grant Of
• Harriston and Mise .Wayu of ATton,
who were wheeling to Bayfield, called
on Mrs, Wm. Keys Sr. •
The Misses Bates of Seaforth visited
• their friends on the Babylon last week.
Miss Flossie Cole, accompanied by
h er cousin, was the guests of the formers aunt, Mrs. J. T. Keys, on Thursday
last,
The Misses Andrews of Varna,accona-
panted by their friends,spent Thursday
evening as guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Keys.
Miss Maggie McKinley of Him-tend-
ville is visiting friends00the Goshen
this -week.
Mrs. Dickson, with Mr. and Mrs. M.
Bates and Sam., spent Sunday evening
with Me. and Mr13. W. L. Keys. •
Messrs, Nelson Keys, Isaac Erre%
Tom Dowson and Sem. Johnston have
sold their horses. to Mr. bleMann and
delivered tlaera itt Seaforth on Satur-
day !est •
Mrs. G. R,. Keys and her cousin, Miss
Smith, spent Friday with friends in
• Tuckersinith.
Miss A. J. Keys of Varna is visiting
friendp on the Babylon this week.
Messrs, S.T,and Nelson Keys deliver-
ed the cattle purchased by Mr, 3. Reid
on Monday last.
• Mr. .A.ndy Foote called at Mr. W. L.
Keys' last Friday.
Mr. W. L. Keys joined the number
to see Manitoba on Tuesday of this
week.
Mr. J. D. Peck, who has been home
for the tong holidays,returns this week
to Orillia, to be nearly to take up his
school duties on Monday. He has been
helping in the harvest and looks as
brown as a berry and as hard al nails.
Mrs. William Webb of Keewatin is
visiting her brother, Mr. Conrad Zaire
of the Goshen,and her father who lives
near the Grand Bend,
Mr. McGregor, Mrs.' Stewart and
Miss Stewart of New York are guests
ab Mr. Richard Peck's,
Messrs. Ed. Sohnstone and Chas
Stephenson Ieft for Manitoba Tuesday
last.
Mr. and Mrs, Robb. Reid. and (laugh-
ter of Itidgetown are visiting at the
former's brother's, Mr. J. W. Reid, at
present,
Rev. Geo. Richardson and sistere
from Wyoming are visiting under the
• parental roof at present.
Mr. Ben. RAM:well and Oster Addie
and Miss Campbell of Grey were the
guests of Mr, and Mrs. W. Itathwell on
• Sunday last.
Mr, Robt. Reid, B. A.,of Itidgetorri,
who has been visiting friends around
here, left for Toronto on Mondrtv to
aeatialittaneee for a fele daye.
Fair4rWin
At high noon yesterdaY Miss Linnie
C. Irwin, third daughter of Mr. It.
'
Irwin became the wife of Mr. Norman
Pair of the firm of 5. & N. Fair, mill-
ers. Theinteresting ceremony, tvhich
was performed lay Rev. Sas, Hamilton
of Londeatioro in the presence of only
immediate friends of the contracting
parties, took place at the residente of
Mr. Irwin which had been beautifully
decorated for the occasion with roses• ,
sweet peas- and blue and white bunt-
• ing. The bride's wedding dress was 01'White silk and her travelling suit of'
brown cloth with hat to match, while
the bridesmaid, her sistet, Miss Mary
Irwin, wore yelloie silk =Win. Cap-
tale MeTaggarb was groomsman,
Folibviing the ceremony was the
Wedding luncheon after which Mr. and.
Mrs. Flair drove to the G. T. It. station
and left by the2.55 train for the east.
There was it great throng of friends of
the young people at the Station and for
• a time there Was it rice revel, Mr,
and Mrs. Pair will take it trip
• down the St. Lawrence and
• he absent about ten days. On their re-
tatn they will take up housekeeping
on Mitrystreet in the read:alp former-
ly occupied by Dr. Donee. ntil MAW:-
Rgeonn joins heartily in, the coograt-
Wagons and good wishes.
will remain until after the exhibition.
. Mr. Stervart Gordon of Midlaud
Mich., ` where he .carries on n gents'
furnishing and- ready-mades business;
was in the village last week shaking
hands with old-time friends lie is it
Bayfield • Old Boy and firet left here
•twenty years ago. His brother, who
in the early days clerked in one of. out,
stores has since risen to distinction in
the practice of law; being now a judge
in Detroit ,
Mrs. Williana Haines of tear Tees
water, Who has beet) visiting her &nigh -
ter, Mrs. Drehmann, for the past two
months returned home this, week with ,
her husband who drove down on Sat -
Mr. Nichol Robson of Clinton was in
the village on business on Monday. •
'Misses ' Anderson • arid Isbisett of • •
whe; were robming at Mr.
Stinson'e for'. a fortnight went home
on Tuesday. •
Mrs. Brandon and Miss _Brander: of
13elgrave are guests at Mr. W. 3..
• Brandon's. • '
'
• Mr, 'James Donaldson of Bruce
Mines has been spending a few ,clays in
and about the village It was freely
reported around the village on Monday
Shat lie would :not return to Brfice
Mines alone but James energetically
denied the s'oft impeachment.
The Methodist S. S. will picnic in.
Bayfiekl on • Wednesday; The fifty
scholars, eight teachers and 4, ritnnber
of the parents Who are going will fill
several carryalls. Mr. E. W. Erwin is
the efficient suPerititendent of the 5: S.
Among these who: registered. at the
River hotel this past week were:: Mrs
Walter Thompson, Misies 0., and V.
Thompson end:Mies Archer of Mitch-
ell ; Misses Grant and Winger, 'Ethel;
R. McLean of Stratford; Mrs. Hummei
and tivo eons of Detroit ; Mrs. S.
13roadfoot and Miss Broadfoot, Sea -
forth; Mrs. Thos. Davis, Mitchell;
Mrs. Boles, Miss Boles, Mrs Patterson
and the two Miss Pattersons of Inger
-
soli ; Mrs. Dr. Murray, London; Miss
• Minnie Jones, Stratford,
•We have now two barber shops,
Mr. Thomas Cameron having bought
• the Outfit of •Mr. Keinp while Mr.
Stinson has fitted up a shop in the rear
• of his grocery. His chair le new.one,,,
he having used it hut a short time in
Seaforth a few years ago.
A garden party will be held on the
rectory grounds on Tuesday evening
• of next week, the 205h inst. Admis-
sion, including supper. 20c children
• 15c. • The battalion band will be in at-
tendance. Preparations are being
made to make this the garden party of
the season and an enjoYable• time is
assured.
STANLEY TOWNSHIP.
Mrs. Thos. Sanderson was the guest
of Miss Georgina johnstone on Wed..
nesday last. • ,
• Mrs. Et Peek aha her sister, Mr. G.
Porgie of Wingham, visitea friends
near Exeter bast week.
Messrs. John and W. Rathwelt and
sister Mabel of Brucelleld visited at
She home of Mr. W. Itathwell en Sun-
day last. .
Miss Mary Clark of Chicago is vis
in g her sister, Mrs. Wm. Keys,
present.
renew old
, Mr. II. Snider was 'the recipient of
Alisses Charlotte and Minerva Bates a. doz. beautiful silver spoons with his
1
of Seaforth are visiting their brother, initials engraved thereon it few days
Mr • Gdorgo Bates of Milbrook Farm, ago. Of cones° they were front it
Miss 3, Simpson, also of Seaforth, is s particular friend as Herbert is qUite it
guest at the Sairie hospitable home, favorite among the ladles,
nrni wli
I'M CITY.
•
:nendeue nd to
a number of their
f
Charlie Tisdall and Duncan Stephen
owe
ria in the pavilion last riday
nog e. o Brdsleep.
Chais now staying at F
e
so-
The Whits City is growing. A num-
her "of Seaforth camps have just come,
The Winghant boys have given up
their bachelor quarters. No doubt
good food and a soft bed will seem.
more suitable. Charlie Bell is an
etcellent cook. Griff, says he has no
time
"Peaceful Valley" eamp. Andrew
Forrester is also one of the number,
Gus. Mo.cLaughlin has retureed to
town. Say, Gus., how does the work 4'
Mr. Wiseman, visited hiVarnily here
last
thSeurew
Sunday.
. many picnicks ber, last
week. St, Paul's ehurch pictic as a
great success anti as Goderieh has .
half holiday every Wednesday after-
noon, it.large numbet from the cont..
ty town spent their afternoons here.
Why does Will. Oantelon look so
• sadP Cheer up Will., the news may
not be true,
° The Misses Feather and Gardner
have returned to Clinton after spend.
Ing hiatne ceiti,ayable four .we,eks in the
w
• xttoMrtsot,wes.tneA.ondrows spent a few days with,
was Mood poisoned and had to return
heneon but unfortunately she
MISA Dancy of Goderielt and Mg
Etlisies n
Itorehts.of Clinton are gueste
Miss
or
The•
bitactoin.idgweather did ri
not preVe
thli
IIILLSGREEN. •
Illessrs,Thos. Jarrett and It. F.Stelek
returned from the Pan-American and
report it good tin3e,
On Friday of last; week Mr. Isaac
Hudson gave a number of his ftiendfi it
pienic to Bayfield. The day was spent
in boating and other amusements and
in the evening they enjoyed them-
selves at a dance in the pavilion. All
report a pleasant day.
Mrs. James Cochrane left Tuesday
morning for Dakota where she wilt
visit her sons and other friends.
• On Thursday of last week, Mr, Chas.
Troyer treated a number of his friends
and neighbors to a. picnic at the Grand
• Bend, A most enjoyable time VMS
spent, The Rev, G. Long and wife
and 14b... John Sherrit M. P., Joined
the pieniekers during the day and had a
• plettaatit tittle also.
Mr. Alfred Reichert has purchased it
new wheel.
Among those wholef 5for Westward
ho were: Mosta. Alex Forrest, Chas.
Currie, NOrttlian Workman, tain,Work.
Irian and John Turnert
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