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LINTON
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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECOMBgR 25, 1902.
Whole Number 1247
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. THE DAYS OF 1902 ARE' FEW
For these few days, however, we want
to do all the business we can and we invite
your patronage. Perhaps you could not..
get out to do your shopping this last week,
then come now and be in time for the New
Year's bargains. 4'
ed that he was five ears short.
• s AN ART1ST'S WINDOW.'
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Mr. N. B. Henry, the photographer,
has iu •his window a large collection
1 of photos which has attracted the at-
• tention of every passerby., ,Mr. ,Henry
does good work as is quit& evident
from the specimens on exhabition.
HAV B YOU HARD COAL?
Harland Bros, have received six
cars of hard coal the past week and
delivered it in half •ton lots to 240
people. On Thursday, -their heaviest
day, with four rigs they reached fifty
five places. order to facilitate de-
livery they advise all parties who
•have p1aee,c,1 their orders to pat their
bins hi order,
Office and Pocket Diaries for 1903, prices from
• 15c to $1.50
The Canadian Almanac lafgEir and better than ever.
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BANISH THR AI12 .
Ebner • . Psittison, thei ten -year-old
son of • Mi. A. O. Pattison, : was the
victim of an :air gun • sliodting ,aeci-
-dent 'on Monday forenoon. The gun
was in the diands I ayboyof about
.134s own age and the 'shot • struck him.
in the corner of the eye. The 'doctor
saceCeded in extracting •the 'shot and
it is hoped ,nothling serious Will re-
sult. The air gun nuisance should be.
put an end to in ;Mire way. .
1,RG BROEEN. '
A ROMANCR;
Dawson,4a. prtisperotts fann-
er, the owner of 640 acred of lead• at
Oxbow, Assa.., is in towii this week
and will before his departure figure in
an important event, There is quite
a variance connected with the affair,
but of that more at some other time,
A COMPLTMSNT To• HIS ABILITY,
The following . appeared in the Lau
don Free Press of Saturday last :
'• "Rev, • Ff. ',McMenamin of Clinton
preached at the, convent of the Sac-
red Heart here On Thursday, Re is
the first minister who. has been invit.
ed to preach there in two years, the
• services usually being conducted by
t.ItIlilleinBc:it.t
Bishop his.-anaiit;fiiistytlinw
erefore a co-
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• KILL,RD: THE POREERS.
Four hogs belonging to Mr. John
.R..eynolds of Hallett got upon the rail-
way .track at. -the gravel road crossing
on Friday afternoon • .1.0.st and were
killed by. the down. train. The 'en.
gineer'•notieed them and caused his
. whistle to gia.eforth all kinds • of
uncanny noises, half expecting to see
them scamper off, but with the perl.
veisity of their breed .they 'remained
- to he 104.4, were. worth about
thirty .dollars; •, • .
DEATH OF MISS PLUMMER.
IT MAY BE SO.
It was setni-authoritively stated on
Monday. that Barrister Scott has, to
all intents and purposes, the appoint,
mitt of postmaster in his pocket, but
that he will not enter upon his new
, duties for some tune yet. We cloa not
vouch for the correctness of this re-
port.
• LOCAL IdARRRT'
Oats 294 to aoc-
• Wheat 68c
Barley 38c to 39e
Butter 16c to z7c ,
Efts 16c to 17e
Live Hags 1$5.6o
• CHRISTMA.S MEATS.
• Mr. James Howe, local representa-
tive of :t1x' Queen C.ity 0i1 Company,
niet with an accident on 11,1•Ontlay fore-
noon Which Wili lay him. up: for some
time. He' was driving east dn the
Heron Road and • a short distance
from Stapleton his team became
frightened at a snow rnan which - the
boys had bu,lt by the wayside 0,nd
in checking them the:heavily laden
wagon slid. anti • upiet, Mr: Howe ,
and mother earth it wee badly frac-
t. to, the ground /Id. his
foot getting caught between s:eat
tircd,
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JOIN THE TRDI1'I-,Al2.S. • • ;
•The. regular meeting of Clinton
,Lodge : T. Of T; was 'held Friday
eVcning• last with a -.good attendatice.
During the evening n c.ommunicatitin
from 'Mrs. Campbell of Goderich was
read, aslitirg that the district lodge
be allowed to hold RS convention in
the Clinton Lodge room on jantiary
iath. The request was unatilmously
granted; .After the regular business
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* .. ...a . officers, took:place With the following
• • • result : : •, • . . , ..
. •. ' I . Select Councillor, F. W.. Watts
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, . Vice .COrtincilloi,- Miss A. Wilisie, .
:Chaplain, Mr.. Hale • • • :
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• ; Treasnrer, 13... Castle .'
• . .. Fin. -Sec., Mise. M. Andrews : . •
.:. Auditors,' •Dr.. .Thompson,. Miss- . D.
. • . • Cantelort .
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Organist, Miss- I. Ross .
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Bu'ring the evening the Teniplars
were treated to a whistling solo by
Miss A. Irwin and a seleetiott by Mrs,•
Seale.. The • Teinplars are, .in ,a prosperoue 'Condition, the . !Odic,' which
was only orgeni: ed lithe triOnths ago,
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now having, a, .inembership'-of 40. : • ,
DACE FROM ASSINABOIA. - .
If You
Pay More
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mas butcher
anoPa • no mention was made of Mr.
Couch's display because at the thne
• he was too sick toattead, to business.
He is ableatgain, however, to wait up...
on his customers and: his Shop is in
Christmas dress.' His bee( Was fed by
Mr. George Staabury of the London
Road, who has no superior in know-
ing- how to prepare cattle for the
market. TO say that ',dr. Staribury
fed a ifullock is eqdivalent to saying
that it is fit for any Market.. The
• lambs Imaging in Mr. Coach's shop
were fed by Mr, Ed. Walters of Ttteltr-
ersinith, otie of the best farmers in
that township, while• the prime hogs
were prepared by Mr, T. Monaghan of
town
NEW YEARS' CONCE,RT.
The entertainment to be given 'M
• the town hall on New Year's night
• promises, to be . largely. .attended,
judging by the interest our citizens
are taking in ,it In addition to Miss'
Hill's illustrated lecture and comic
pictures there will be a, fine program
of. local -talent, to winch,among' oth-
-ars the ;following Will toatribute
Mr. Dowding 'of Molsaas Bank, who ..4s •
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the •;possessor of a.fine baritone voice;
Mr. Ziegler the 'Sovereign 13ank;
Who is 'a. pleasing tetIor ; Mr. Er J.,.
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Howard,„ whtree •elcienticniciry efforts
b4en h appreciated by those'
who have had the pleasure of hearing
hin •; MI; Blackstone excels as a 'flute
soloist •and 'Mamie .11carstort has
just. ,rettfrned•.fro-- twia-years'
course' :of music • in TorOnto. Let` ns
• as. eitizeas .show our aPPreciation of
the services of Miss ,MottritcastW by•
crowdink the town hall. ,
.* On Friday fotenoon, Min Icla. Phan-
mei- breathed her last. She Was the
'second youngest daughter of Mr.. 5, G.
Plummer and a lady of the most ster-
ling nature who enjoyed the respect
and esteem of all who knew her, The
illness whieh resulted in her death
was 'contracted' -while , serving, as: • a
nurse at -Pro-vicleiice, Rhode Island,
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a . yetire ago. , 'Solite 'Unto' Since
'Miss, .plarnmer recognized that lir
'stay „upon ;this earth was of short
but ..she aceepted it , with
true Chriatian . reeigmition • andwas
ready when the. 11110.1 :call came: The
services • at louse 'and graveside were
coriducted by Rev. C. R. Gunne, rec-
tor, of • 'St. Paill's ehitrch'of which
chnrch -the deceased • was •a member.
The pailbearerS . were, : George.., ad
'Henry Sturdy' of Auburn-, Albart Mc-
Brien:- Of Ilensall, W. D. MeBridri of
• Clinton, Scott of „ TOro'nto 'atif
-H., J. Hibbs :of ..boderich
Among the relatives ,who atiCaded the
, Macre; we're : • :Mr, and- Mr. S. L.
SccittOf Toronto 'Misses. Mary • .and
.Annie :Sturdy. and Messrs:: George. and
lienry•'•Stercly of "Auburn. .. ••
PARAGRAPHS. • : '
The News Record wishes you la Merry,'
Christmas, • . • • -- • •
• Have you paid your subset'. iption to•
The News -Record ? •
, Wise: Edna 'Manning has been engag-
ed to :teeth in ahe Ptiblie school at
-Breslau,. • • •• • .4. .
•••A The 'collection in Wesley S. :S.. :last'
Sunday was' in aid Of. the Sick. Child-
ren's Hospital', Toronto, and amonnt-
:ed to $25. • • ,
Ittr. • John.. Wisetnan entertained a
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number of his friends, on 1.• radar. even-
ing last.- 'Cribbage :was the game of
the evening.. . • •
• Owing to • the late train service the
postoffica will be open on Christmas
Day from tt.45. a. mi. to 12.45 P. m•
dud Irian 3 to. 4 hi the afternoon. , •
, A cantata entitled' "Santa: Clans:
Defeaders" will he. held in the town
'hall on: New Year's Eve intact' the
auspices ofthe S. S. eliciir of 'Wesley'
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church.• • • • ' ,
Mise Winiiie . Paisley,' daughter cif
Inspector Paialey;;' was married 'on
Wednesday of :this week td BOwen
of Teturnseh, • With.. The event toOk.
.plitce. at Tecumseh. . . . •
MODEL, .SCHOOL RXAMINATIONS.
The: board Of 'examiners for the'
county • met in the .Clinton..Model
school on Monday and eonipleted • the.
work of the Model schools of 'the
county for the • session just closed.
There were attendance at the God-
erich Model school thirteen female
and six male ;candidates, •-'At. Clinton
there Were eighteen fentate and eight
male candidates. All. the candidates
in ,both schools were successful in (lb-
taiithig third class certificates. To
. obtain a. certifiCatt candidates Were
required to Make sixty per cent. of
the 'total. number of marks. Those
candidates who obtained seventy five
per cent. or ?Per of tbe total uttinher
of marks obtainable are placed in. the
honor list. Out of the. forty live can-
didates twelve succeeded in obtaining
honors. The following is the list
Hotiors.--Marr Clirk Hattie Cam-
eron, Petal Ito Jickson, Tata 3ohn-
ston, Lizzie .La.vvrence, lithia, Man-
ning, Anna R. hiartiti, Flora MeEw-
en, -Ethel Musgrove, . Sylvia Seel,
Itos. L. O'Loughlin, Harry Walker.
Bass.—Mabel Bailie, Laura Brydges,
Olvetto Brigham, Annie M. McCourt,
Eva Dunlop, May • Hogg Ratio
,ZIartt, Mabel Hartry, Mabel Jen.
Mon, , ElleJohtis, Rerr, Sen.
nie Lowrie, Sosephihe /nine, 'Cathleen
MeCoutt, Maude Porter, Milian M.
Robinson, Edith Robson,. Edith Tay.
lor, IVIary Troy, Lillian Willson,
'Ma.bel Walsh, Prod. Dryans, Clark
Prater, William -J. • Thwin, George
Solutstort, `..Ta.ribtt, Robert
Xing, Lott L. Hnolt, Melburit MeDow-
ell, Charles Sowers, lildwatd SOvv-
ant, .Tohn Todd, liklWard Wilford,
Than we charge for repair ng youay too mue'll. lf you •
pay less you don't get your work done right. We do our
watch, clock and jewelery repairing as well as it can be
done and our prices are very love—cleaning, $f; main-
springs, $1, and all other work &pally low. When was
your watch cleaned last? Better have it examined nowt.
you may save yourself considerable expense later on. .
, Mr. W. D. McDrien returned home
on Saturday night last after an oh.:
sencc of ten months in the Cainduil
district in the territory of Assinaboia.
He looks refnarkably• well and has
Biddlecoinbe's Old Stand. gained forty pounds avoirdupois. He
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Herald, S. C. revs •
Gtiard, Miss A. Burnett
.Sentinel, .1. Sterling
P. B. Crews,
Jeweler and Expert Watch Repairer,
Refractionist and Dispensary Opticiat.
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We are selling our stock
of Tweeds at 25 per
cent. discount off our MUM
prices.
'A. HOLLOWAY.
thinks the West is all right and win
go back iu..the spring.
Shortly after reaching Aseinaboia
he took up a quarter section of land
some twelve miles front the town of
CarndulT, it is only a mile and a
hall from a poetoffice and on the line
of a projected railway which, it is
'expected, Will be built 'next Spring.:
so it will add largely to the value
Mr. Idelltien's • aparter section for
which, he Would not now accept $looe.
The homestead Of Mr, Noble Lovett,
fOrmerly of the Base Line, is only a
shOrt distance from Mr. Uellrien's,
Ur, Lovett has had a goqd crop and
no doubt regards as a blessing in dis-
guise the fire which just a year ago
this Christmas swept him out of house
and home. Ile is ,doing well and is
isanguine of the Mame,
The Reid brothers—Ben., John,Thos.
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20th Century
Overcoats
are equal in every way to
• custom made. NO tailor in the
land will Make you a better'looking or better fitting gar-
ment. Material and linings arejust good as he tow.
use. Prices are $8 to 0 less than he could charge.
riopoiaNs BROS.
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Charles has a, homestead near Cern
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duff and Wesley 16o acres twelve miles
north bi that town. The land is all
advancing in value and the financial
prospects of the family are much bet-
ter than if they had remained in their
native township of Hullett.
Carnduif has doubled its population
In a year. It has .now five elevators,
but so a.bundant was the harvest
that the wheat overflowed the ele-
vators' and is piled up everywhere.
When Mr, Mel3ritit left No. Hard,
was selling at 520 to 54c and to farm-
ers who have plated their grain on
board cars as high as 6e haa
Paid,
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HOME AGAIN.. '
Mr. .:ifthur Cantelon returned last
' week from. Assinalibia where ••he spent. '
' some three months. Ile contracted
cold before leaving there which grew
Norse on the journey east -and an
• reaching home was...111. enough to call
ia the , doctor. After ; a 'foy clays,
however, he recovered • safficieutly to
be .able te. move aboutagain. •
It was 'hie first visa to. the prair-
ies and .he• was greatly ta..ken with its
possibilitiesoo niach so that he • will,
dcaibtless, go out again .next - spring::
He • says rrosrerity abounds and the
horny handed ions of toil are."throW-
ing motley around with: both. hands,''.
When he 'left NO. wheat whs
Ot ceate. per .bushel and in Many
parts the "yield ran up to 4o bushels to
the acre. "-Why,"' said he, 'Solite of
them only drill in, on the stubble and
have a yield of from fifteen -to twenty
bushels per acre.", .
Land cannot now be got for leas
, than five , dollars per, acre .and the
price of improved farms has gone up
by leaps and half seetion north of
Indian Head was recently said for .
5roi5oo. Very' . little land now
Mains for homesteading : withia ?hir:-
ty. miles of the preseat ,lines of -
way. Large areas.' :are liceing bought
lip by speridators, the Venkee,--pre-
clbutinating. These nicii kno* fainly
well a good thing when they see it
and are making ready. to profit by
the tide of immigration which has now
turned. into Western Canada.
ST.4111.,ZT
Mr: Jahns Stephenson lost- one • of
his horses ti few days ago. Old age
was e c tief cause of its death-,
The, W. A. M. A. met at:Mrs. 1.14l-
liott's !eat week. • ,
Christmae serviee will' be held • in
the English chttrit on the Goshen on
next Sunday,. '
Miss Davidson, teacher .of S. S. No.
3, is spending her Xmas vacation Ed
her home Goderieh.
Mra, 'William Clark, Sr., spent a
feiv days \last week In Varna visiting
friends,
A auinbar of young people of this
vicinity spent a very pleasant even-
ing last week at the home of Mr.
Samuel keid of Varna. •
Miss L. Morrison is at preset
iting;friencls in Buffalo. .
Mr, Richard Peck sold a beautiful
piano to Mr. t. Jane of near Var,
COCTTY COUNCIL CANDIDATES;
David Cantelon, Clinton.
James Connolly, Goderich TIt•
• Alexander Leitch, Hallett.
There was a. representative gather-
ing in the tciwa hall on 'Monday; at
the netninations et the candidates for
County Council DivisiOn No: 2. The
returning officer was Mr. James Camp.
bell of 1.4ondesboro, the ale and ex.
perienced clerk of Hullett. At the
expiratioa of the statutory hour the
followiag candidates had been noinin-
ated :
James Connolly of Goderich town-
ship, moved by Roland Jenkini of
Goderich toanship, 'seconded by Geo.
Hill of Hallett:
David Cantelon of Clinton, moved
by William. Doherty of Clinton, sec-
onded bY Jatues Macdonald of Goder-
ich township, .
Alexander 1;eitch of Hullett, moved
by VUhiam Moon • and secencled by
Henry Warren of Hallett, -
'The notninaticeis • over, it was the
evident Wish of those present that Mr.
Canipbell act as Chairman of the after
meeting, but he declined and kr. Tolut
Brigham of Hullett was selected in-
stead., Mr. Brigham .is , a prominent
figure in the municipal polities of his
.own township and 'has been credited
with an ambition for:the county .eoun-
.cil. It is quite probable that if. Mr.
Leitch had remained in the 'background
he would now have been in the field.
13e that:as it may,he presided effieient;
ly though, toC' be, sure, his 'duties -were.
1ight
:onnolly as •:the . oldest 'county
councillor was the first • speaker. He
was. ia"'good :form and spoke fluently,
.anci with' 'force, especially towards the
tlose of the Meeting when he replied to
some remarkek Made by a preViotis
*alter, lie dealt- briefly With the fitt
coanty',. showing what it
.costa to run the different departments.
Tor instance, the adrniiiistratioli; of
justice costs the eonaty• . to-
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wards 'which it receives about $/,000li
Irorn the :provincial government.. The
clibols call for •: an expenditure Of
8,003 and th.0 gaol '.2,(.)00.7 To the lat-
ter account the governmeat Pays.,$597!
The three sessions •of the county coati -
tit east atinually 59oo.* The . debenture
debt .% $73,000 and the sinking • "'Mild
$40,000. Mr. Connolly thinks that
in ten -years the county Will/ye able
to 'wipe out all its indebtedness. Mr.
Connolly , • said the municipalitieS in,
are assessed 'too. high 'as
compared 'with . others and a proper
equalizatien Incist -be made. •‘.
Canteion dwelt' :at Some length
tiPOn -the"eonstruetion of the ' aew
residence for the gaoler. Ile said the
contract pride •-was too high and. he
Right:in the council • for delay, but
Without avail, He .belieVed if :the.con-
traa had been held • back Until sm-
other' season : there Wotild, have ' been.
More tenders and lower figures. • As
'it' was it was an easy thing:for the
contractor:"At the nomitiatione two
years ago he 'stated that he. WaS for,
ectnomy. and . :Was 4pcised. to 8:p7
increase in the salaries • of county of-
iidials. This promise he had carried
out.. He gave a speeimea of the•
charges which are.:ina.de by sone of
the business men. of Goclerich., Four
hundred tin boxes were botight for
Mr. D. ;Macdonald e•ollice for -which
the connea was charged forty 'five
rents eaCh. 'Mr. Cantelon •knettired
a tinsmith in a neighboring toy.%
what he coald make similar, boxes for
and was told tea emits. •
1V1r.eantelon. opPosed.payment,.of the
bill as it stood Oul it was finally'
conaiuerably reduced, Anotlidi matter
whieh Mr. Cantnlon opposed was: -a
grant of Si000'far a hospital in,- Cod -
enc. 14 did not ke why the County
should be asked for a grant Mr .a
Kiel n .Goderich while Dr. Gunn was
tarrying on a hospital in Clipton as
a enterprise.. He also oppOse'cl
allowing the electrie railway the Ilse
of the tounty bridges, Thebridge at
Saltford cost about $2o,000 ,atid . he
contidereil 'it would be 'positively (Ian-
gi.rous to the public &electric cars
were allowed to run -across it, 'hit;
said Mr, Cantelon, the question of the.
equatzatio. 61 the assensnietit is the
moat important One: Which the county
council has to dati with. Division
No, 2 S not being fairly dealt with,
Goderick townehip particularly, and
he was in favor of an appeal to the
eounty judge if the council did not
appoint valuators.
Mr. Lett& spoke briefly. He
Said he never liked nominations,
evezs in his own municipality, though
It had, beeit his lot to attend quite a
fetv, lie had no fad to exploit, nor
wonld'he make any promises. The
people knew his record and upon that
together with what natural ability he
possessed he rested his plea for sup.
Pil%rete.it: It was a brief but manly
Mr. James Snell said the business
mot of Gocierich were everlastingly
asking the outwit Mr something and
the more they get the, more they
want. In regard to the assessment
he said 1.4c., 0 is not being fairly
dealt witIr anti if the assessment in
No. / is not lowered that of What
was once called the back township:.
SliOnld be raised,:
na.
1Vrisses A. and L. kichardson left
on Monday to spend their Xma.s vcita.
tion with relatives in Wyoming.
Miss Rachel Clark visited friends
reeintly,
rnit,soNAti.
Mr. Rentleili Caumbell, who has been
buying grain at the elevator, left oil
Weduesd,ty .for his home in Chat-
ham.
In the Division which comprises
13ayfield, Stanley, Hay and liensall
there arh four candidates, viz : John
MeNaughtox and patudnt of
Stanley and William Consitt and
Robert McMordie 'of 'Hay,
In the ist Divis'iOtt the following
candidates are in the field : Hugh
Chambers, Ashfield John PdanKeu-
zie, ; Thomas Durnin, Ash-
field Richard Jewell, Colborne ; Al-
exander Young, Colbori!e.
The following were also nominated,
but withdrew Morgan Dalton, Hot;
ry Morris, Robert Elliott .and W6.
Young.
In the 7th Division the following
candidates were nominated Mat-
thew Lockhart of Rest Wawanosh,
moved by P. W, Scott, seconded by
Robert Buchanan ; Jetta Webster of
West Wawanoslt, moved by David
Cook, seconded by Richard Leisliman ;
Donald Patterson of East Wawanosh,
moved by James ?McGill, 'seconded by
Walter Scott ; Sohn Currie of East
Wawanosh, moved by James 13, Nich-
ol, seecincled by Gavin Wilson.
For the Morris -Brussels -Grey Divis-
ion W. H. Kerr of the Brussels Post
and James Bowman Q f Morris were
elected by acclamation, • •
In No. 4 Division Hugh- Sparkman,
hardware merchant, Exeter', and Rich-
ard .Hicks farmer, Stephen, have.been
elected by acclamation.
In No. 5 Division 13. B. Gaiinorier-
chant, geaforth, and 3: , McLean;
:farmer, "'tic sersriiit , were also re-
turned without oppositioa. ••••• .
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•RAY'FIRtb.
Mr. , John McLeod Huntsville,
Muskoka, is home on a visit to spend
In111rX, Inannne ' IIatrY Yo'ung of Ab-
-
• ercl 3: en,. South ..11akota, axe visiting her
parents at present. ' . , .
Miss Anna 'Whiddcia, tvlici has been
attending the conservatory of muale • •
1,0: 46n; returned home last 'week.
for Christmai holidays. '
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.Mr. Daniel .Spencer, who returned
from the West two weeks ago, has . •
been. confined to bed ever, since.
Mr, John Mel...erect returned honre: •
from 'Cleveland last, week, -.where he -
has been . engaged in „fishing. "
Mr. Dixie Bailey left 'an Wednesday .
'for' Marine -City, Mich., tO, spend his .
'Xmas holidays. ' . ' • • • .- •
• 1Vliss Rouete, who is' attend.'
'ing the collegiate. at Seaforthi return- ' •
ed hoine to spend her holidays;
Miss ;Flossie Staniniry, who • has.
Term- .
c.
nt
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'ino71.ransttnriecialt.nr!e4eicaNit'aci.inal
Eberhatilt; who was angag-
ed JAM, Yttly to complete the .term as •
Principal , of oar schoolf.. left, for his .
home last Week: During his short
stay liere•thepitpils had becotn.e inuch
•attached to him ,and to Show their ' '
.eteetii on Friday afternoon '13 -resented ;
him • with a sterlini Silver penman's
coMpanion and a kindly worded ad- .
dress. The address was read by Millie • . •
Canioronand -tha p.resenation made b
Meta Erwin: Mr. ...Eberhardt • • was ,
completely. taken ' by surprise and
could scarcely find words to express
his • ft.elinge.He was very popular •
with the public and takes with him
their kind wishes.. •
The English Chitrela Xmas Tree will , .
be held on the aoth, of December. arid •
a good program' will be given. • Tho.
prizes are good and pleuty of amusd-
Incas is itt stare. — .
.The annual meeting of the Bible So-.
,ciety of Bayfield was. held in the
Methodist church "on the. nth. The
resident ininisters gave short and .
„praetieal 'addrea.ses, The atteadaace,
was. not very large,. ,
Mr. Shaiv of Goderieh was in: town
" b
It'IisussKinaestne .°Ptiarkd'avi'sli.atesdt winenGk..od
township last_ week. .
Mr.' W. Elliott of Goderich t6Vrit.
ship had to• call in the services of the
veteriaary.the other day because', of a " •
Sick horse, •
• Comninnion serV1444011L be held in
the Ettlisla chttreh on Christmas 'Day
aficl. aext Sunday the for Christmas
service and Christman offering will be
Observed: The church., detoratious are
fine and reflect credit upon the . con-
gregation, who. always. show interest
id their .Chureri. •
the epidemic known its " tlid• bad
cold') is prevalent now 'and admost
ef, ty . person 5s slightly 'or Wen ac;.
quainted With it;
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The tea -meeting in connection With
the Methodist church took place last
Thursday evening and was a grand
success, The prograni was good anct,
the singing of the Scalorth :ehoir
van splendid. The proceeds arnounted
to $6o. The Christmas Tree on the
following evening was also a SuceeSs,
The , tteo was laden with good pres.
enta for the Sunday school ehildren
and, iota ,of tlatga kr other peopfi.
Loth evenings' ottertaiionent were well
appreciated' by all who attended them.
Miss Alice Stephenson of Marlette,
Mich, is visiting at Mr, :William
Purdy'S this week.
Mr, and 'Mrs. George Shore left on
Friday evening last to spend the hol.
reside Markdale where their parenta
s
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