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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1901-12-05, Page 122u4 Year. ',ease r 1 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5,1901:: Whole Number 1191 Could there be any Christmas presept more appr•eciated by distant friends than a yea. r's subscription to The News -Record. • •New Books 0----01 Q......0 0 0 0 The Man from Glengarry By Ralph Connor Ciloth Binding, Gilt Staroping Price $1.2d Post paid Winsome .Wenianbood By tiargayet B. Songster Illuminated Edition 8 vol. 'P40642:54 • Young Barbatians By Ian Maclaren Cloth Binding, 10 Illustrations Frice $1.25 Deborah By jetnes Ludlow Illustrated, 12 me., cloth Pre$1.50 Christmas Papers and Annuals... The Globe Xmas Millrace Printed on the fineet coated paper • 52 pages, beautifully illustrated throughout. • Five Colored Supplements The Bugler, Chouniters. Goff, The First Ride and Coasting. The best Canadian number eVer issued, In Pasteboard Tubes 50e • By Mail '55c • . 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Telegraph and Dominion Express $ Money Orders, also for Butterick Patterns ..eaetaatewAstegeatteeirstaageaseeea-ave,te. It etreteeveAseeet;ite.eseeseseeeteraesealte . . r......40•••«..4.4,••.....•••.*****,.....**•.....••••••• .1 Like , Like wine improves with age , • . 1 . ' Now the time to make your i cake and giveit a chance to age a 'little • before Xmas.. The best fruit in the market s none too good for your . cake. We have the best Fruit, Peels and Spices that money can buy and we guarantee the quality. ' OUR XMAS CHINA. is beginning to arrive and in IL few dotWe will be able to shovv the most complete stock of Fancy China in town . a. ;at outtetpck of.Dinner and Chamber Sets and we think you . agree with us in say that itis the most up-to-date stock in towu. . Next week it will be still better. We carry a stock pattern in Limgoes 1 • Chinaware from which you can make up a dinner or tea set and besure of matching it at any time yeu•vvish to add to your set A $500 Aeci- • dent Insurance Policy good for seven days given with every cash pur- chase of $2 and upwards. Ogle Coopeir & Co. CASH FOR BUTTER AND EGGS. . THE OASH GROCERY • •••••471...41044****.••••••!***Ite•••••••••••*••••4 ••••Xso • DO YOU OVIOSLEEP Does your alarm clock fail to wake you P Try our famous "Tattoo" alarm -wound and set in the same manner as the old ones but when it goes off in the morning y•ou'll get up. It doesn't stop ringing till you get up and shut it off. Designed especially for hard sleepers and guar- anteed to do all We claim for it and its a time -keeper as well. Expert: 'Watch Itepairer P. B. -CREWS, Jeweller and Optician. Biddlecombe's Old Stand. ••`, 4fp•••••••44.4***4•4•4i•isee..**!******et•m..44••• Prevent .;.,1 Cold By Putting on Heavier Underwear We ean suit you. having a large assortment to choose from. Prices from 60c to .$6 persult At $4 $1.26 We have two specials . One io a Wool 'Fleece at $1.00 per suit The other is a Heavy Wool at $1.25 per suit They are worth $1.50 per suit hut buying them direct from the mills accounts for the above price& Rath and Cape a specialty. MORRIS/1 MY HATTER. *4,...44to.444•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••44•• ettealb,slaellaeleeteei .‘w•Ard•Ale,..Alw.,dftasiamebeeleateasetoeseeiao Thelatest Calendar out is;the Photographic Calender* gear. atietatetattere $ Henry's Christ:11,4s °reefing& ROW taft YOU better tteeet a Mend at Christmas than With a photograph? it Is sa near to persona l contleb M you cati come. Well bein Yon ening in a friend- ty number to your friends Christmas mooing . fegreoviriednie Phol o :§tudlo 041,4046040 Receiving Days. Mrs. Malcolm D McTaggart will receiye at her home pit the afternoons of Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. lith and 12th, and afterwards on the lot and 2n4 Thutadttys of.eaeh month. Some Sweering. Considerable",swearing" Was done at the polls in town yesterday, the two nelitieal Parties" indulging about equally In the pastime and between acts for the rest of the day jollied eeth other about it. There were no wound. ed to be carried off the field and now that thetight is'neer it will *no doubt be wittingly agreed thet the day's incidents shall be forgotten, It is to be hoped that in future .contests there may be no occasion for taking this roans, prescribed by law, for Omer - tattling Whether money 'had been . .gittmately spent or not Dedleatien of Court Maple Leaf. Court, Maple Leaf his new a member. ship of 167 with several candidates on the way. A. boom le eipected this winter, A iota:ter member, who has recently been Yleiting city courts, Writes that for theprompt, expetlitiorte and busittees.like wat in Which bus. keret is cerriedon, Court Maple Leaf surpasses any he has yet vleited. Thie eneoutaging Mot is largely due to the splendid set of officers the Court poesestes, Ur. William Ione% who heet been financial -secretary .; for the longpetiott Of eight,een.years, tills that potation in a meet efficient Manner, While ae reeording-itecretary it would be a hard matterto excel 10,1 P, tlhepparclf whey hien had charge of the reeordi lot fourteen yee,rs. oe derade htt. Devitt Dickenson has beeti the painstaking tteasurer. At chief ranger Mr. L Dodd hen prethled neer the Ontlet• W66041110 86 tte 40 Win the peaty* of the brethern, while in the Vitt their Mr. 3** G. West has I been ne lest eapible: The event to .which the members o Court Maple Leaf, 0, 0. It., laave been looking forward to for some Male, the dedication Of their new ball, 'took place on Thursday.evenieg last About ninety Foresters- were present includ- ing High Chid RangerElliott of Inger - eon andBeyleY of Dungannon, a meinher of the executive committee. Mr. I. Dodd, who has the honor of be. ing Chief Ranger of this, the strongest today in town, presided, with hie worthy assistant, Mr. 3, G. West in the vice chair. In the.dedtcatory see - Vices, which Were of a aolerian and im- pressive nature, the.fonewing perticit pated, ; R. 11. Elliott, chief ranger; 3.- P Sheppard, vice.ohief :. Bayley, :chap. lain, 3 Smith, Marshall," L. Smith, organist, W.Jonesilead in the singing, A.Ttritthell; T.D. MeCuaig; T0 /Phu - On and IL Holden; oribes. • . - At the' conclusion of the.' dedieation there was a program of nuisid and Speech, opening with an inetrumental trip by Meagre. L; Sinith; J. Haye and Graham: Mr,. Elliott, the • High Chief -Ranger,- followed with an hour's address on O. O. Forestry- tracingthe. order froni its birth in Clinton twenty two .years agewhen it begateits on ward, useful and • ..upward career : with .four hundred Members. Today •there are, forty • thousand names upon its telt& .showing its Marvellous growth. kr. Elliott Claimed that the 0. 0, F. was More eatisiderate with its sick and : deserving weathers that is any ether seciety. The High Chief Ranger's address was a strong .presentation of the good points of Canadian Forestry« A duet by the Giro:17011e brothers of Goderich• 'township follewed. They are both members of the choir, of St. Joseph's church where they have rendered efficient service, but many 0: 0, Ps bed not head the before and were much delighted with their effort. Messrs. Emmeitoin, j. ,McRae,, •.B. Ker and R. Downs gave. an instru! tnentat.selectien that won' well Merited applause. Mr. Bayley gave a short tiddressin which he eulOgilect Cana., than Forestry iegenertil,but Particular - 1Y Court Maple Leaf.' A song t‘Our Canadian Home," • was given by the .11Iessrsdravelle, who were twice en- cored., That? are Ftencla;Canadians end, by request, repeated the song in the li- quid language ef La Belle France .Mr. ltobt, Downs lima gaveone of .those comic songs for which' he is tocnlly fatnouie. The Emuterton quay - tette follaived and then Me..,Louis Grevelle sang "They Turned e Off Because I. Was (Std.". • This eoncluded the progratti when an adjourninent was Made to the alaeon House where a feast of the delicacies of the season awaited them. The inner elan having .been made • happy, Mr WiUiain Sones took the chair and the after program began. Ile dispensed With the worn-out toast list custom, to the relief of many Who hays • grewn very tired of it. There were inetrutnentals by the Snaithaayie ' Graham trio and Einnierton quartette, songs by the Oravelles, R. Downs and W. jones, the latter by requeet giving "Every Bullet Ho Its Billet," and an address by High Chief Ranger whose th.etne was : "Our Country's Progress," lite also took Occasion to compliment 'the chairman upon the absence of a toast list whiela he consid- ered a weariness to the flesh. It was a. late hour when the Company diapers - ed after singing Auld Lang Syne and the national anthem. Court Maple Leaf is to be eongrat- ulated upou the handsome quarters they now possess. Their hall looked ,well before, but has been transformed by new carpets, cottfortable tettees, imposing ehalre for the chief ranger sod the vice chief, swivel chairs for the two. secretaries and the treasurer, chandeliers and wall Curtains, The 'coat of thesetadditiotee amounted about three hundred dollare, goodly' sum butby the following contnittee Judi- ciously epent t A. EL Grigg, S.Smith, T. D, Sol:noon, Dee* of Mr. Adair. On Thursday lest Mr,. Sohn Adair died at his home in Oshawa in hie seventy fifth yeart after hut ten clays Ingo& He Was a farMer and of WO birth, but had lived nearly his whole lifetime near the town in which he *Pea his cleclining years. He Was a staunch member of the Methodist church. He is survived by bis wife and their family of five daughters and two Sons, all of whom were present • at • the funeral except Mr, Charles Adair of Clinton who, owing to a belated G. T.R. train, was unable t� reach home until an hdur after the interment. Mr. Adele returned her on Tuesday. Mrs. George Shipley is %daughter of deeeas.. ed and is Emending a • few der at the old home. Little Locals. Rev, Dr. Medd of Bothwell, who de- livered two very acCeptable sermons in the Rattenbury street church on Sun' day Ittet, returned botne Monday.:. While in town from the previous Wed- nesday he was the guest of his brother, Mr. . 3. G. Methlain the Toronto Globett Christmas tanntber, which is already on set& appears an article by Mr...R. H. Coats, son -of Mr: R. Coats of towneand now a, tneMber of the Globe editorial. staff. -4 ---Mr. John Cientles of . Kincardine, who has been for many years' •:engag0d- in the horse business and: is well known abotit Clinton, will in future devote his atteittien to real estate, the latter offering. 4 more. pro- fitable field than borees, -Mr. ,Adatn • Weir has retiree from the': milk )m81- .0.5130 so that there are. now Only two dealers vie, Ren,•Clburchill and Leek- . wood 4. A. 'maple of years . ago there were nolese then five ' "dealers at One • tinie hustling for trade -n--One . day • lest Week Mr.Georga Levis wee thrown out Of his buggy at the embankixtent approaching the railway • crossing on Huron street the same spet,,hy • the way, Where Mr...Jelan •tnet with a similar aceident Several weeks ago and from the effeetEi et. which he hes net yet recevered..----Have •you renewed your clubscriptiOn yet McGiIlof dhicago, .hrothetof Mrs. F. W. Watts, met with an. accident on Thanksgiving. Day from the effects of .Which he is •stuffering eevereiy., He was:puttingup .etorm Windows when. lie fell•heevil tct the :groandeRtiv... Mr Rowson NVill °canny his own pul- pit next Stinday Eit both services. In the eVening his subject will be "What we shall see in'. the morning.k-.--Mr. Sowervilie'sd in the* Brethern tell on Surlday wtts a presentation Of gospel.truths clelivered.in convincing manner. The eery* noe•sterting •un, til eight o'cleck, quite ti number drop- ped in frOm the chnrches to hear it. Mr. Sonaerville, who bad been in this disteicb for. a fiirtnight, returned to his home; itt•Brantford 'on Monday.t--:- The follo*ing metaahers cif the. flouse of Refuge comMitteti visited' that instil- tution on Tuesday :„ T. Flayes. and W, . Xerr, •tagether . with County Clerk Lane. . Inspector Costs also aa, eieted in .the cleliberatiotis. The busi. nitee that aweited thesa.getitlemen did n.ot amounbto much titi • waaisp.eedily transacted. • Councillor :Core:lolly did not attend. no doubt being Otherwise much more profitably .employed. There is consideratile ef ted tape farce about the numermas visits paid to the H. of R. by Committees and grand juror&. -----Mr. George Finley, at One tinae landlord cd the tletel Clarendeti, died at his home in. collingwoed on Friday week. A. year previous he lost his sight.. Mr. Finley was a kindly man and mu& respected heieta:-"-Our business men are busy making ready for the Christmas trade and have large and attractive stecks that . cannot fail to please their cuetotners.7---Mt JO Hattenbury hae received a Walker - House, Toronto, souvenir treat Mr. T. M. Bayne, the Manager of that widely knovvn and poputer .hostelry. Mr. Bayne was for several years a coveter - °la traveller and lies a wide acqualte• tanee on the marl. The Rattenbury House, scareely los favorably keown than the Welker, was his headquart- ers when .he .visited t3litaton.;--The meetings held, in tile town hall on Fri- day and Monday eVenings were both well attended. 111t Hoover pre- sided at the Vitilithetatey redly and Mr, James Scott on Manday night when addresses were delivered by Messrs. Stratton and Pettypiete. Quite a nntaber of the fair sex attended no both occasiene,s'--Mr, J'atob Tay- lor, While itt Toronto- last week, etitet- ed into another catatract with thetion- federation Life Insartuace Company Whereby he will demtinue to superin- tend the Clompany's businese in his former distriet.-;--11,1r. A. S. Grigg has been enhancing the atttaetiyeness ni his jewelry store 13y voldinghatulsotne Chandeliers while new show Oates are also on the Way. A big pumpkin has been placed in his vvindovv, for What purpoee will be seen in his ad on page five.--Mhe improvements beingmade in the Ontario street church are rapid. ly approaching compledou and the re.opening service& It has been finally arranged, will take place on Sunday, Dec. 16th. ---,-The county dolmen met an Tuesday and adjotuned Until today in orderthat the members immediately Interested might take part in the West Huron eleetion., in this riding there are five Tory men:here of the council to One Grit, -The tolloWing are* eoUp, le of italeS made by Mr. 0. Hearn rte. ently from his well etocked-wareroom : A cabinet grand pleno void to Mr. Mingo Sohnston of Stanley and another to Mr. 3. W, Gtheon of Goder. stock Ailment* from Clitt* ton this week include a carload of hogs esech by R. ritselmone and A. Grower and two cars of cettle by S. fitnith.--olfri life Steps " la the town:hail toetight.,---tt will pay pot. dilaters to reed the add in Pit NtWe. RfteOltn, A Successful flan's Experience. 4. well.known businese man has said that 11 40 Was a. yonng man going into business and bad Only $00() to start on, he would speed at least $200 of the mnount in advertising. "For," be argues, "who on earth would know where I was or what I had to sell* if did not advertise to tell them," The gentlernan In question has built up a very large bushiest: through advertio* Ing and knows whereof he speaks.- Exchange. A Night With the PoetEt. Last week the Rattenbury street League spent an evening with "Oen- adieu Poets," The literary depart- ment, under Miss Evelyn Turner, /ma Melted the program and conducted the meeting. Out of seine three hundred poets of our land fourteen were chosen as being the principal ones in respect to the quality of their work. A brief sketch of the life of each one of these was given and a selection from the pen of each was either read, recited or sung. A patriotic, solo by Master Clifford Andrews was Inuela enjoyed, as was also a recitation by little Mae - ter Ford. .4.11 who were present en- joyed the program throughout and at the close a hearty vote of thanks was tendered Miss Turner and her com- mittee, Many were surprised that our country could. boast Of so many and such excellent Writers of poetry and their national pride increased accord- ingly, Next week the temperance m comittee will give the program • Which will consist of an address by Rev, Josias Greene arid suitable Mtn- icEd and literary selections. Meeting of.Town Cennen, At Monday night's Meeting of the town council Dr.Thompson presented a bill for 'Medicines given the late George Flintoff during hie last illness, The Dr. made no charge for his profes- sional attendance and no doubt thought that as the coutten• had decid ed to pay the nurse whet wetted upon the deceased they Would consider his ' bill from ,the same standpoint. Such Was not . the councit's decision, how- ever. • . . The fire brigade sent in a request for more rubber coats and smoke arresters. The late fire at the organ factory amply denacinstrated that the brigadee: • equipment was not sufficient to obtain beet results and as what was asked for would only wit some thirty dollars, the fire -fighting 'addles expected,as a mat- ter of course, (hat what they. asked for would be granted. but they only got t Et portion. e ' Tbe question tie -to what salary the night watchman should receive pro- a veked a warm discussion. To 'start e vvith, Mr: Welsh was re-engaged for the balance of the unexpired term. i Mr. Welsh is a cempetent official, de- P ing thoroughly whatever be under- a takes, He has heretofore been re- eeiving so • much as fifty eight 0 emits per night, at which Councillors r Johnson .and Plumnier proposed that o he be re-engaged during the life of the a present . council. Messrs. Walker, Oornbe, Mackenzie and the Mayor e thought, lmwe'ver, that the laborer c was more worthy of his hire then that I and favored an increase. They were 1 in favor of one dollar pee night, lant m seventy4ive cents was finally decided a upon. • d A bylaw was putthrough its several 8 stages appointing the deputies who h will conduct the municipal election a and naming the polling booths, as s follows: St. Andrew's ward, town. n hall, Walter Coats; St. James' ward, a EL Smiths honse, T. D. .Tolanson ; St. n John's ward. F. Rurnbalits 'shop, T. w Cottle ; St. George's ward, I ' Let:He's in shop, S. .1.' Andrews. • The medical health officer, Dr.Shair, Ir hauled the Public school board and the 0 town council over the Coals in the toe following manner in bis report : 0 "The pasty -ear has presented some new features in the health report that fe have been absent for many years. R The outbreak of smallpox in the province has been more extensive than t ever before but the type has' been of a mild nature chiefly due to strict 4 hygienic measures. Our own town did t not escape the scontge,hut it was grati. fa tying to know that one single Wee was ip all we had to contend with, wholly h owing to the strict quarantine and re prove ntative measeres adopted by the 0 board of health. .About 275 Were n yaecineted, The proyincial board of health notified me to enforce compul- sory Vaccination in the Public schools, t but owing to the close proximity of the w holidays the principal, on bettelf of the n trustees, asked the board to be leelent at and wait till the holidays began and th the request would be complied With vv then. But bst this time the scare had th subsided and the trustees refused to an fulfil their promise, This is not the only time when the board of health has been hindered in attaining a better' eat standard. of hygiene in the town, Even. P• the Connell during the past year has it not carried out their promise to rem. ev:. edy the sewer system although a" brought to their notice repeatedly, m it ie poor practiee to Walt until an epidemic has betome firmly establish- " edand then make the reform. ch , The water supply of the town itt hl gradually lessening. Welts that hith, erto neverfailed went dry this Season. IThe quality in the majority of those with water was Werets than eatuti, ow. ing to the ehallowneet. The water supply will be a rodeo problem for the near future, There were five eases of typheid fev-. or with one death, eight cases +scarlet - fever and a few scattered cases of measles. There were 86 birthe and 80 deaths, the rate being 19.7 and 11.7 per 10(Xl." KIPPRN. . Andrew's Preebytetialt etturch, lannen.contained alargecongregation en ToeSday, the'occasion.beingthe in, duction of.the Rev.McLentian. former- ly of Alma. -Able and: and powerful •addresses were deliyer-ed by, Reys.Mus- grove, .Sewers mad Merain to the Rev, gentleman inducted eed. te the con- gregation. 'After. this. part of the cerenniny was dyer, • Which took the *ii of the afternoon, an adjonriuneet was make from. the church to tife; town hall where luncheon was served by the ladies and a" general introdue- tion and acquaintance made witb. new pastor. • In the evening oddresees were given in the church and every one left feeling they had spent a pleasant and profitable day and. that they had aelect. ed not only a clever but a real hand- some minister as well. 1.1r..flogh Acheson, stone mason and. builder, has returned from Carberry, Manitoba, where he was engaged in this line during -the summer at good Wages. He reports havieg left unfin- ished jobs -sufficient for another sea- son's work and intends going back as soon as the weather will admit of re - sliming work again. Be speaks well of the country and says' son3e of the residente formerly of this place. haye quickly made comfortable homes and fortunes by extensive fareaing and speculation, ttiMtneedjf°rsoeraPh. WBubti6‘eicraurcehir; .hiliasa.aeliagarbee;* where he had been. employed at, his trade,. building, He reports improve. • ment•going rapidly on, plenty of Irric for mechanics or farm laborers ell; good pay. He says that in that distiltct, notwithstanding the early snow stems, the crop has been well saved. the Weather being must faYor.. able, the days having been filled with-. beautiful; deer sunshine... He • says he intends be make that country more than a.,.sunainer resort. Totten Brod. of • Hanover, have .been visiting during Thankgieing•holida.ys with their Mother who is spending the the winter With Mrs., Cooper. Mr.Altoti of Belfastagenial,Irsiarnan whobas been vieiting with his brother- irelaw, Mr. Rent Stephenson: for. the past week, /*thread home 'perhaps to be in time to 4o something' for Mt Beck to. counterbalance 'the effert,' Dr. 'Macdonald's sugar coated political doe to keep the plague living, if possible. . • . • . Mt Harry Either M. P. P.-. was iti our village recently in connection with he insurance businhes. Not time he owes but you would think there is a tire so many. Other around He 1810 hont the only husinees that people are etislieditts better be give thao receive. Policy holders have every epnfidence n the Management and security, this urery farmers' insurance . company ffords them. againstloss by fire. Mr. John Crawford, an old ;pioneer fifty years standing, passed to his eward on Saturday lest at the tine Id age of eighty four years, He was O Irishmen by birth and a Protestaet. His father Served in. the British' artily nd after retiting on a good alldwatice tune tothis country and settled on the ondon Road,residing there continuos - y. The family have all gown upend arried, eteepting Satins, who man- ges the faini, and Robert, who -is a reggiet in Torento. iltre. Crawford urVivea her late husband, who was eld in the greatest eespect as a* ftieucl nd neighbor and the bunny have the ympathy of • the community as wit, eased by the callingof friends t� -take farewell and the large gathering of eighbors and those from a distance hotoxedfd4tnheerairtlast respec by attend - Mr. David, Vt'orkinan wasin London ying to solve the mystery why reely and the cream business hel'e parated from the patroes, but did ot get Much eatisfaetien. • Miss II, Ricker bas been spending a .Wadgaenyst watitithoheekrwboroalth. er who G.T. is Mise M. MeOlyttiont is at present in ondOrt visiting her slater, Mrs,Grans, The grain market is booming. Large uantities have been. received this past wo weeks. 'The buyer; Mr. Jobe Mop t, and assistant have been kept husy. Meets are eatiefactory and Partnere ave concluded to. sell since they are alizing more than early indications O account of exportettles that ha,ve to e filled. • Stanley and Hay. --Quite an interest. g contest at football. took place be - wean above schools captained hy Ohm hiteraan,Stanley, and Sohn Petty of ay. At theend of an hour's play Hay ood 1 to 0. Henry Philips umpired e gatne to the satisfaction of all. bile Hay was extiltantSta,nley took e defeat like men and Will win .on other day, Mr.Nell MGM SOMetiMe since lost a, rb Mysteriously, hub the parties ie - lotted have found out this old gentle. an is not tobe:fooled with. Mho the idence .for an indiotebte offence if apology and reparation is not ade. There will be no change in Xippen Meier& Mr. Jas, 1140Tavish will be lel magistrate and David Cooper gli eolieteble for the incoming year. Compare Tot NtWe-Itto0an with other county pellet*. It contains more Huron news than any of them , •,> sTANIailt TOWNSHIP. Mr. and Mrs. 3. Stephenson of Goehen Line epetat Thaaloglying even. ing the guests of Mr.and Mrs. S. Sharp of the Babylon Lien. 1. 5 MeeirS. Herb. Duncan and Ian Denson spent Thursday evening at the home Of Mr.Wm, Rath*efl, Mr, 'Richard Penhale haft purchesed a Very One lierkshire hog from a Man near Gederleb. It Was bred by Mr. Walters, the Well known breeder, of Oolbotne to venshin and Is* superior enintel, It is one of the large breed and fio doubt will Improve the stock irr Ibis yicluity. VARNA, Mr, James Campbell and daughters, Tracy and Lela, attended the funeral of their. cousin at Centralia on Wednea. day of this week, Mrs, Y.M, Deihl event Thanksgiving holidays visiting friends m Wingluort touevele and Morris. She returned. home on Monday, Elarry Armstrang returned home an' Monday after spending ThankvitOing with his. sister, Mrs 11..' 41010.ir 1 a Dtunabo. Williani Beacont and fa.mily spent: Thanksgiving at Mr. A, BeStephen- sen's on the Inarr line. • Mr. S. 0 Rathwell and family spent Thanksgiving under the parental root in Goderich township. The revival meetings are still going on itt the Methodist church and al- though the attendance is not very large,yet God's presence is felt in great. power and several have decided to live the Christian life, Mr. John Johnston, Front Road, is fixing up ins property in Varna and getting it ready for hie tenant, Mr. Witham Palmer, who will rnove into it shortly. . Miss Addle Rathvvell returned home on Monday from Grey, township where she has been. visiting friends for spine months. Court Varna C. 0. P. No. 201 will meet in their hall on Friday, Dec. Eith, when all member e are requested to be presented. • uiLt.siaReerv., • "••••••••••-,-, • • 34r, B. Beavan of Petrone is drilling an artesian well for Mr. "Jelin Coda- rane and 40s reached the depth of 130 feet but has not yet succeeded in find ing water. ' Mr. and Mrs; WM. Love arisited Mrs. Love's sister in London latit week and part of this ' Mr. John .0ochrane Jr. has purchas- ed a stable from Geo. ReiChert and has had it Moved over on his ferm. A large nurriber of Hillsgreen con- gregation attended the induction seta vices at kippen on TuesdaY. Mr. Neil ' Maxwell returned from Olieton Monday.' . • Mr. and Miss 'Da,yinont visited at Mr; Janne MeOlymont's.on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs -James Hogan are visiting their son Peter iti ; Detroit this Mr. Geo. Camphell spent Thanksgiv- ing with Mr, R. F. Stelck. . • A number of the hays attended the ball at Zurich on Tb.ureday 'evening. Mr. Garnet, the ditch foreman, has almost coinpleted the eastern. branch. Word has been received that Mrs. Shea; mother of Messre. Wm. and Peter. Shea,* who formerly ran a saw - Mill here, died last Week. . Mr. Alhert Sznith and sister visited at Mr. Levi Stelck's on Sunday. Mr: Robert Niehol visited at Mr. Chas. Tr oyer's on Sunday evening. 'STANLEY TOWNSHIP. On Thanksgiving afternoon the Sun- day school class of Mrs. Henry Erratt met her at the borne of her father, Mr. Edward Robinson, and presented her with a handsome biscuit jar and cheese. dish as a wedding gift and as a token of good will and appreciation of her faithful services as their teather. . Mrs.Peter Cole of Gederich township spent the latter part of last wee on the Babylon the guest of her father, Mt John Peck. • Mrs. Andrew Keys left on Thursday for Chicago to visit ber sister, Mrs. J. Thompson of that city. On Wednesday lot a .number from this vicinity delivered fowl at Elensall which was purchased by Mr. Us. Wanless of Varna. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Govenlock of Seatorth were the guests of 140 latter's sister, Mrs. W. L. Xeys, on Saturday and Sunday. • Mr, and Mrs. Hoary Erratt and Mr. and Mrs.R. PdeClinchey spent Thanks. giving evening at the , home of Mr, Isaac Erratt of the Babylon Line. Mr. and Mrs, jas. Eagleson of Olin - ton visited at the home of the lattertt sister, Mrs. John Davideon, onThors- d alley 1:..and Mrs. Andrews visited at the home of Mr. William Rathwell on Tuesday, Messrs. Ed. Royce and D. 1 Stephenson Wive been &Morning a number of cattle in this neighborhood the last few days, Mr, and Mrs. John W. Reid visited at the home pf the former's sister, Mrs, W: Rathwell,on Tuesday last, Mr. Reit. Greer called On Mt. Sohn Devidson on Tuesday last and spent few hours ishim, he the November monthly reliort for S.. No, 14 Stanlesr. The names are hi order of merit, Fifth -D. C. Graseick, H. Johnson 11. L. Whiteman. rourth-Mary Johnson, A.. W. johnson, Jessie *- Beath. Third -It. J. Kyle, W. W, Gamma% M. B. Rathwell. Sen. Sec. ond-Eleenor flood, &atria Alair, Frank MeHay, Jun. Second -leen Graiesick,Ilerbert Sones,Arthur Logan, Seeond Pat t.-Itina McIleath,M.Pishet, Aggie Gemmel!. Pint Part -Sarah ifttttfi. aeathwell, Hannah Dinsdale, rd4 The best spellers itt the :notably spelling triatehet were -rift, Charlie Isa Graeseick Pourth. up« Dinsdale ; EThmti irt, litaYtt, ;.sr,s Meite,y SettiaJeanSecand, Grassiek Second Park Ma Jonee. Miss Annie eYs. Who lute been on the sick list for the past two weeksit tmprovMIss rittele Stanbury, teacher of No. 181Stettley4spetit het Thanksgiving bonder; with het brother, Me, S. G. Stenbury of Seater. ' ' Mr, Um Keys hes bota the rack elm in his bush and the Men ate at his place this week making lb Into were timber, T4� 'VOICE OF fir:V*E ai4MKliiTY $,. The result of the • ollipg 111 Hur.on yesterday 1 WAS not alle*Past• ed I being a Roy election 'all matter of course; went „withtihsparty. that was both able and willing tO bay, There Was nothinfroiggardly about the Liberal workers' iiithe last week of the cerapaign -it wea.eeitne,eaeT, go easy -and theY scattered five and ;ten ,..'dollar bills about as if the.,rPnirlft.ti„ litexiaatistible, They .- enpposition thet the • tp0.40releit(ah:::, being -,Close at hand Aire 46444'. be. rip,' • protest, and being thus cenitieed the 7 . were more 13Eirefaced.,. "the stuff" than even they have been) accus- tomed to, Howe ver, it is by such means that New Liberalism prospers. Major Beck Put up a gallant fight, bet the filicee arrayed against him by the Rose Governnlent ,were too iluriler- ous and powerful to be overcome, In a contest left. to the. two candidates alone he would have heat Mr. Garrott' "(Mt of his boot*" Complete returns are not to hand this tuerning, Only the majOrities 'whlch ate as follows Garrow---Goder- ich-181, Colborne 2d, Clinton. 70, Blyth 23, 4c1iileld Weet Wavranosh .9; East Wawanosh 78,Hullett 80. . Beck-- Vitingliam 72, Godetieh township _04. • BAYP1ELD,. ;Mrs. Rutile is again in our Midst herr , ingeeternedfrom London Iasi ineek. Miss Sadie Lowe, who bus heen visite leg Mrs. Holman, has returned to 'her honie in tiensall. &rise' Mary whiddon ofOheslsy paid Et -titter visit to her parents •and friends here the past week. • • Rev. John MeNeil,the popular pester of St Andrew's church here was • in. .• Rippen on Tueeday Where he preach, ed the sermon in connection with the •ieduetiozi •ef Rev.Mr.tIcLennen to that charge. Mr. -John Thompson, who hes spent the pest ;Often on the survey beat Bay- field has returned home for the winter. Miss Flossie Stanbuei ' spent her Thanksgiving holidays with her broth- er, Mr. JG. Stanbury at Exeter:. • The Bayfield . Women's Auxiliary Missionary Society will meet this Week on Thursday afternoon. itirs.jarees. Macdonald has removed toPicliuretbDanodtvezxelt.h h0t. family to ..join iiei, Miss Lowe and Master Wilmot Ha- man. attended the. hand concert Jot Saturday; evenieg at Hensel'. The plans for the new. Presbyterian. church hive artibed and were exhibit- ed at the church by Mr. jams Donald - Son on Thanksgiving Day, • •The build- ing *ill be inedern • in structure and have a seating capacity of about three hundred and will be fitted in the latest, most approved style and heated byfurnace There will be a comniod- toobasenaent and a modest tower or beltry. The building Will cost about $8000, the most • of which has already been provided felt •Thie charge is now makinggood prOgrees and is beginning to feel an upward prosperity which is no doubt largely :due. the exceptional ability of their new pastor, Rev. Mr. McNeil whose popularity 1.8 daily in- creasing.' as testified by the large coti- gregetion that assenables every Sala - 1364' e of our Village pe.ople 0111nattended the Orange supper held in Goderich township ofi the 28th ultimo and en- joyedthemselves. Dr. Woods has completed his new drive shed which adds to comfort on these cold days. Mrs: T. Xing and daughter have re- turned from a visit- to. friend in Lou- don. • Mt. Geo. Xing and family Were in Clinton last week. Trinity church Sunday school is busy with an excelleet program which bids fair to exceed any past record, so WS are informed, while the Methodist and Presbyterian S. Ws Will no doubt also be good, • The amount of wotic entail- ed is amply repaid in the happy faces. •tuid merry voices -of the children. Whet a dreary wnter it would he VitheaeoneotitStttoOlt nta °iarfa' hey to Richard McDool's geese and helped himself to one of the best The guilty party will now enjoy the iitle of " sneak thief,' not an enviable one, we *mkt think, The Epworth. Leagueof the Metho- dist church intenda giving an etiter- taintnent in the town hall on rriday evening, 20th of Dec., which Will Con- sist of singing, recitations, dialogue& etc. A good time is expected. .A. disciple of Dr, Dewey of Chicago is conducting meetings in the Orange halt. Ile gete but few to hear hina as the people of this place have greater faith in medical treatment thau In his or Dowey's prayer's. Sam. Brwin has returned front Man., itoba after several months' absence. • • STANLOY TOWNSHIP. Mr. and Mrs., Matt. Dates, were the guests of bltbyton, friend* on Sunday, ' Mise Mary Reid, who omelet the lest three months in! Manitoba, returned home rriday last, She speaks well of the country and is pleated with her trip. Misses Stella and Rdith Itathwell *lofted at the home of Itratiehard Pen* hide on Thursday last, The following young men rettirued home from Menit0114 on Priday last; Oho. Stephenson, Thos. Sariderson, A. Scotchmere anti Albert Townsend., Alt seem Well Owed With the prairie country.