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Goderich Township
CHMICH.-Service will be held in
Cole's church itsveekfrora next Sunday
evening at 7,30 and thenceforth will be
held every second Sunday evening ;
Mrs, Snell took the service last Sunday
evening and gave a most interesting
discourse.
A.ssESIIKENT Freftrerfs -Jno Thome-
son, the township assessor, has corra
pletecl his roll, and from it are taken
the following_ figures : Total assess-
ment, $1,473,380 • acres in township,
52,314, of which 6,45tate cleared, 3,480
are wood land and 6,380 are swamp or
waste land ; acres in orchard or gar-
den, 1,824; acres fall wheat, 2,758;
cbildren between 5 and 21 years, 735;
Males betveeen 21 and. 60, 667 popula-
tion, 2,250. There are 0,536tattle, 1,532
sheep, 3,971 hogs aud 1,653 horses in
the township.
NoTas.-Ed. Wise' met with a severe
loss last week by the death of one of
his grade cows ; the triplet calves that
were born to one of his thorobreds last
December aredoiognicely and Mr.
Wise purposes having them photo-
graphed. Remember the circuit social
to be held at the parsonage in Bayfleld
on the ever:log of May 24th each. ap-
pointment are putting forth efforts tp
made it a success. • E. McGaviii is the
possessor of a new wheel, Victor
lerbad a runaway one day this, week
while breaking in a coltithe colt threw
him out and ran considerable distance,
bnf luckily no harm was done except-
ing a broken cart. Mia Young,acconi-
parned by Mr. Johnston, Goderieh, and
family, spent Sunday at George Coop-
er's con. 9.
BRoUGErr TO Cormir.--jarnes Wailis
was the complainant in an action for
abusive language which was tried be-
fore Magistrate Humber, Goderich, on
on Friday week, the defendant 'bean
Lewis Aldworth, whose farm adjoins
that of Mr, Wallis, on the Bayfield
road. • About four hours were taken
op with the case. G. F. Blair appear-
• ed for the defendant and Crown At-
torney Seeger prosecuted..The cause
• of the trouble was about he disposal
• of surface wa,ter from the, complain-
ant's property. Idr. Seeger askedthat
a judgment be entered against the de-
fendant and that he be required tat fur-
nish security .to keep the peace, as Mr.
Wallis stated he was continually aub-
• jected to annoyance fromMr. Ahlw.orth,
jiidgmeut was given againet----thir--der--
fencla,nt. for 95 and cpsts, amount-
ingin all to something over K2, but
did not require the bond. Noticeof ap-
peal was then given by Mr. Blair.
be sent from now to the end of this year for 85cto.
Take a look'
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does hotesentoitmreea.loaget
igorrtaN0 4Vo
have it read thus.
CLINTON, ONTARIO MAY 20, 1904.
ooed seede At Closest lerteeerited Clover
A le4ke, Home Grown Timothy and °collard
rttbii.
Apr 15 U W. T. RIDDELL, Aulawa
DefsereE,-The 1ateSarahWe1sh.asd
61 years, was brought up in Goderich
township, and has lived in her late
home about 24 years. She has long
been°, member of the Methodist church
here and has held the presidentship of
W. F, M. S. for .7. years successively.
lier presence will be much missed, and
the bereaved Ones have the deepest
sympathy of the community.
Riarm GLIM ROTES. -The Auburn
branch are preparing for a busy dal on
the 245h. They Expect competing
teams frourBlyth,Londsboro and God-
erich township, winning team to re-
ceive a $10 Cup. These fent are 'well
chosen .; Auburn has tied Goderich
township, beaten Blyth twiciablit Lon*
desboro has beaten Auburn twice, We
hope the areather proves fine and our
own men well to the front.
NOTES, - Mrs. R. J. Sprung and
daughter ape again in our midst ,• they
expect to go west in the coarse of tveo
or three week. • Miss Brandon, Wing-
hara, is visiting at Thos, La•wlors. Miss
W. E, Thoninson called orifriends here
Saturday ana Sunday. Remember the
corner stone laying- on May 805h;.ex-
tensive preparations are being made.
Mrs. R. Jones is spending a...feva,..duli..
under the parental roof; she is accom-
panied by Miss Robinson. Geo, Youug-
belt, dames Webster,M.essrs • Grey and
johuston received about 100 head of
cattle hereon.Monday; keeping the
weigher busy.
SuDDER DEATH. -The community
was much shoeked FridaV last upon
hearing of the .death of Mrs. R. T.
Erratt. She was apparently in her
usual health, but had for some hours'
suffered with every Revere headache,
being a common occurance .with her,
and with no one near at the time she
expired from an apoplectic fit &Wet 10
it. nt. Among the relatives andfrientls
to come to the stricken family wete
Miss F. Welsh, Chicago; the Mese§
Erma and Ryan, London •' Mr. and
Mrs. Hunter,BrusselS;.Mre. Erma and
daughter; Stanley ;Mrs, Welsh, step-
mother of deceased, and Mrs. Lindsey,
Mrs Weir and Mrs Curry,sisters,erom
Goderich. Tbe funeral topic place on
• Monday, and wasareerIarge,• The re-
mains,with-the exquisite floral tributes
Was bore° hy Messrs..
Munroe, John Robinson, John Hoare,
Geo. Sturdy and J. d. Washing. ••
•
What we haven't got,
44 Were after. .it
MAY'S Northern -grown Seeds pro-
• duee BETTER and HARDIER plants
• than any others on the market. We
have 'em all beaten for price and vex -
15 Packages for 25e.
We acti4eaellis live you 750 to $1.00
wor h Pf or -25c.
MAY'S Terrace Sod, and Lawn Grass
Seed 20c per package.
Make your seed selections early at
this store.
Blythe
MAURIED.-F'rona the Ponoka Her-.
ald we take the following account of
the marriage of two "fornaer residents
of this village : "J. A. • Jackson, our
popular young advocete, was acting
anystetiously several days of last week
and was oxt several oceeliiiiiis caught -
•getting all kinds of household furniture
into his house on . Stanley' avenue end
making. all apparentpreparations for
going to housekeeping. He said he
•was getting' the dwelling in Shape for
rent,. hot, of course his friends took
that with a grain of salt and watched
for further developments. On Friday
he quietly took the 'southbound tram
and. Ponoka people were not surprised
to eee.hintretarn on Monday with his
bride. The young lady was formerly
Miss Sadie Emigh, Blyth, _On-
• tario, and the two met iti Calgary,
where they were united in wedlock
aturday-ofternooria-by-Rev 7 A
Stanley Ard, in the Charch of the
Redeemer. The groom is a rising
young attorney, who clueing the brief
period of his residence in Ponoka has
established a , good practice and is
meeting encouraging success. The
bride is a liandsinne and accomplished
young lady who will be accorded a
hearty welcome into the society of
Ponoka. They, have taken unhouse-
keeping in what was formerly the W.
N.:Trimble house. which the groorn
reeentlypurchitsed." .
H.13. COMBE,
Chemist and Druggist.
• Betunllier
NOTES. -A. S. Gledhill, wife and
daughter spent Saturday and Sunday
With friends at Clandeboye,before their
departure for Kincardine. Norman
Snyder spent Sunday /at home. • The
masonshave commenced work on John
McLarty's barn; the structure will be
pushed ahead as rapidly as possible.
Ontram-Rev. J, G. Yelland• con-
d,ucted services at Zion, last Sunday
afternoon. At the recent election of
°Meets in the Epworth League the fol-
lowing officers . were elected :-Pree.,
john R. Long' ; 1st vice,Arthur Fisher;
2nd vide, Mabel Mohring; 3rd vice, Ada
Risher; 4th vice, H. R. Long.; Sec.,
Sophia Snyder; Treas., Rebecca Sny-
der; organist, Annie Yelland • the
Leaguaurpose visiting the Zion Lea-
gue the near future.
Mltchefl
DEATH BY DitowNING-A drowning
under particularlydistressing• circurn
i -
stances took place n Mitchell Monday
-afternoon. Wilbert, the five-year-old
eon of Mr. and Mrs. George Vivian,
Wag playing with a little daughter of
Mr. Henry Klee in the Roman Catho-
lic churchyard. When looking into
an old well he fell in, nearly carrying
the little girl with him. She went
borne and told her stork, but was not
Understood atfirst. Later on a search
Was made. So shallow was the vvell
WA the lifelOSO body -was-beought- to -
the surface with it rake. The little
fellow's father was sumMoned from
Toronto, where he has been • working.
The first shoot for Hovey trophy
Will come off,, next Thursday. let
their be: a good turnout Of the club's'
thenibers.
Winghain
Wanted. --Eggs leo trade, tie cash, commen
eine may nth. 'licit those pediars fair.
Make them take your butter, pork eta. Same
Ise your generalinerohant does. Potatoes wan.
tad. GEO. E. IC1EG, WillEhant,
, Rev. Mr. Webb, Brusselawas calling
on Wingham friends on Tuesday. Mr.
Webb was on his way from Brussels
to his home in Granton. His friends
here are pleased to learn that heisvery
much improved in health,butit will be
some weeks before he will be able to re
sume his chureb. werk.
'lluilett
ANoTHER SulmEN DEATH. -That
"the young may die" has been made al-
most as positive, as "the old must. die".
in the neighborhood during the past
month. :tiere, again, is but 'a boy aged
14 yeara .10 months, John Miller, eldeet
son of W. j. Miller, of the 3rd con.,:
whose life's spark was extinguished
withlittleless thati-12 hours,of--what
was thought to be a serioes affliction.
He was not a robust yputh, yet enjoy
*fairly geed. health, , Tuesday he, had
laindown Most of the day, not feeling
as well as mend, and about foue o'clock
in the afternoon, eecarae suddenly un-
oontheious, Drs. Gunn were summoned,
but, after doingill that medical science
could do to restore him, passed away
early Wednesday morning . without
ever regaining consciousness, death
evidently being caused by some acute
congestiou of the brain. • The funeral
will be held today (Friday) at 2 p. rn.,
interment to take place in Clinton
cemetery, •
Corneorrealle council Met at 2 p.m..;
on Monday, May 1611, when tenders
were received and opened froni the101-
lowing contractors for the concrete
work of three bridges and oneaacheul-•
vert :-F. Gutteridge S. J. Andrews,
M. Morrison. Geo. T.' Mackey, Naegle
& Looby and John G. Foy ; for the
steel superstructurea-Vrom Dickson
Eros, Campbellford ; A. Dick & Sore
Alton '• A. Hill4 Co. Mitchell, and
• JitinesA, New'llemburg ; the
• successful ()nes being, -a•Geo.T. Ma ckeY,
Remit% for the eoncrete, and A.•Hill
& Co., Mitchell, for the iron tops; all
the bridges will he floored withcon-
crete. he Railway Bonus Bylaw was
passed by the eouncil and ordered to be
republished thretatimee and registered,
according to law. Accounts amount*
ing to $75, chiefly in connection with
the taking of the bylaw vote were pass
ed and paid. A number of jobs for
road improvement will be let on Mon-
day., May 23rd, commencing at Quig-
ley's bridge, thence to Watson's, con.
8.atid 9 and other points. . Thewei-
ship clerk is instructed to meet path -
roasters this year, Alt was done some
years ago, at the follOwing places and
times most coneenient to them, viz., at
Clerk's office, Londesboto,„ Monday,May, 805h; at 1 p. in., end Sprung's
sehool house it 4 p. m.,at schobl bouse
No. 2, near Clinton. on Tnesday, May
31e5, atO a, ra.. Kinburn at 1 IN in. and.
Harlock, at 4p. m. Codncil will meet
again on Saturday, May 28th, after the
•frourt Of Revision.
Report of lif_latrlet fiteetluo.
Elam vzoroure. STREBT MUTHoe
DIST CHISIROli, GODARD:7H, MAY 18.
••••••••10.
Ministerial eession opened at 10,30 a,
in„ Bev, DM Daniels in the chair, the
Ministers of the district all being pres-
ent, All the ministers were examined
as to character, and reported satisfae*
torv. Two probationers, Revs W. A.
Gifford and Wellington Findlay, were
recoretneuded to return to college.
Rev. .A. R. ARM, who has been in
charge of Teekersmith work, was 'rec-
ommended for Work in the west, Rev.
Andrews, of Wirieton, was recoMmen-
ded to a superannuated relation, In
the afternoon the circuit were repre-
sented hy the lay brethren, • Rev. J.
Husser was elected journal secretary,
Rev. J. • Snell statistical seeretery.
. Circuit yehedules were read, apd an
increase in membership over the,Dis-
trict reported, also d subitahtiel in-
crease in finances. • The following elec-
tions to the yarious committees were
made: Stationing ministers, Rev. AL
J. Wilson, alternate Rev, :1 W. Rob-
inson ; aabbath School, Rev, John
Kennedy. laymen Mr. Jewett tem-
perance, Rev. Manning and Wm, Bail -
'e; memoriel, Rev. J. W. Robirisoo
P. 'Brown ; Sabbathobeervancei
Rev. J. E. Holmes and Mr, Beattie;
Church. property, Rev. Andrews and
R. H. Anderson; nominating, Rev. T.
Ceupland and B. Iticilwain. A vote of
thanks to Rev. Dr. Daniels was passed,
and the meeting adjourned to meet in
eYeeing session at 8 p.m,
• East Wantanosh
THE :Etatawaarl3Yraw.-*The bylaw
to be 'submitted June.4th, granting e
bonus,to the C. P, R. takes in all the
lots in concessions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 0, and
7. The deputy -returning officers area
For division No, 1,F. D. Stalker, • lot
42, concession 8, polliug place a school
house NO. 10, concession 2; divisiaa
No. 2, John 8, Scottpolling place at
school house No. 13, concession 6 ;
division No 4, Win.. John Jefferson,
loe25. concession .8: polling place at
.uragen shop oe let 28, concession:7.
KILLIED ON RAILROAD.r-AS Robert
dasemore, a farmer,. of Notriu.,-.',W,Ith
his wife, was driving home 'from,
Wingham Maude'', the horse stepped
on the cressingof the seeond conces-
sion just when tho Grand Trunk with
freight for London was approaching
at full speed. Mrs, -CaseniOre Was
killed instantly, and Mr. Casemore so
seriously injured that he continues
uncOnscimas and. cannot recover. The
horse was also killed and the buggy
carried on the engine pilot tvvo hund-
red yards before the train could he
stopped. yards,
Wets ti.bolit 60
years of age: and was partially deaf.
A. large family is left to mourn their
parents' tragically sudden. end. An
inquest was held at Wingham last
Tuesdey•night: The woman wart dead
When lifted-6dt; -and -the -man nneon-
scious, dying a few hours afterward.
In the opinion of the jury no blames
could be attached to the railway °fn.
cials, but it wasrecommended that the
approaches be widened in order to
render it more safe.
Colborne
TOWNSHIP ASsEsseDatra- The fol-
lowing figures are taken from the as-
. sessor's roll for Colborne township:
Aereage Weaved 30,000; total values of
rear and persorial property, 31.084,100;
thale persons front 21 to 60years ofage,.
407 (a decease ot 20, from last year;
;
totAl popu1at1on,1,679 (a decreaseof BA;
cattle, 4,410 ; iheep, 11.106 ; hogs, 24080
(an increase of over 500) ; horses 1,200;
birth, 84; deaths, 13; acres of orchard
'770; aeres of•fall wheat, 1.420; Scheel
children, 850 (a decrease of 27 from 'last
Year) ; children between the ages of 5
and 21.468 (a decrease of 14.
East Huron Teachers in
' Council
A VEBY SUCCESSFUL GATHRR-
ING.
The regulur anneal meeting of the
/East Huron Teachers' Institute was
held in the .Seaforth Collegiate. on
Fride,y and. Saturday, May 13t11 and
14th, The first sessien opened on Fri-
day at Io a. m.,, the president, J.
Houston,. B. A. in the chair. After
the president led conductedopening
exercises the following committees
were apecirited :
Program, Messrs. Musgrave, Lough
and 1Viollatt, Resolutions, Messrs.
Rogers, Robb end Scott. Reportees,
Messrs. Weir and Hartley.
The first paper was one im
taken by Mr, R, Weir, in which the
subject was concisely opened up for
discussion. One �f' the prireipalt fea-
tures of the paper was the special
attention called to Dr. T. ehfsholnits,
Poetical History. of England in one
hundred lines. The speaker .strongly
condemned . the abusive use of notes
but recommended Jie thorough
tekching of the leading events of
each period andthe grouping of les-
ser events around these. The prin-
cipal aint of history' is to create a.
desire for historical readings. Spec-
ial atteetion: to be given to ist;
Historical Icriowledge ;• 2nd, 1Vien4.al
Power ; 3rd, Individuality of the
.Mr. Murch gave a; yery concise and
interesting •account pf the lard an -
pita meeting of the Ontario Edueal-
tional Association held in University
building, Toronto, on April 5th, 6th
Morris
NOTES.—J,• Spelten. sr., wasthe
guest of Mr. and. Mrs, James -Jackson.
Thomas and Miss Coulterspen t Sunday
with Hullett friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Jameajaekson, MasterBettieand.Miss.
Maggie intend leavingfor St„Louts to
attend the World's fair shortly. .Mr.
and Mrs •Robert Brown spent Sunday
with Blyth friends. Miss Martha Mc-
Neill, Biythspent Sunday with friends
or! the 6511, line. •• •
•
Suntsserhill.
QUITE A. Loss. -.Much synipathy. is
extended to W. j. McBrien on account
(Attie loss of two fine horses during
the past few weeks, the laet one dying
last Thursday. Dissection of the horse
after death showed thani large abeess
near the stomach had been the cause
of the trouble. • The neighbors have
tangiblyexpressed their sympathy by
coming with their teams to •help him
• finish his seeding. '
A Welcome Gift.,:...ininor'•
Nothing so ettinpletely eatisfies the
menabere of thefanille As a good photo,
It Will be your. opportunity „to have
one taken On the 24th.Vt• e esn end .
Will pleate you. We will be open all'
day Nth, but secure your eittittg, be-
forehand 0'45 not tObe. kept Waiting.
Henry's Photo Studio.
The home of Ur and Mrs Robert
Lawson was blessed by the arrival of
twins, boy and girl, on May 18th.
Nile
ANNUAL TEA-MEETiNsi.-'--On the ev-
ening of the 24th of May our annu
al
tea -meeting will be given in the Meth -
should • be proud of our native land
calist church. • Tea will be served in
because (a) of its extent, (b) of its
mogrificerit facilittes. .11,e traps:porta-,
tion, (e)ita agricultural possibili-
a its rail -
•
lee yenrlii wheat e
liao. witenaos. �Q.pot
with the eeecutive of the West; Herm
Teachers' 'Institute and if preeticable
to arrange for a unian meeting.of the
Teachers' Institutes of Eufit - and
West Huron in Clinton .in ;905. .
Mr. Rogers took up LS paper ow
eScience teachieg in the Ptiblip schoce•
Is," - He said we should strive to
matte .olir teaching follow naturally the
trend of the . working of tin (Wick a
mind before he enters.- scheol. He gave
a few simple experiments tee -eh dew
fog, rain Allik WM(I. Go to the woods
in the spring with your pupils' and
lead - them to observe. • the roots • et
plants, the .work of insects in' carrying •
the pollen dust. In the fall get thom
to collect specimens of seeds ;Jet teach
them, how seeds. disperse .tlienselves so
tint' • the plants grow up- everywhere
they find suitable environment. Pupilli
should remain. in the . Public schools
at' least two- years longer -than • they
do. Mr.- Rogers paper was _interesting
itad • instructive-. -Discussion followed.
by Mr. Robb, . •
The next paper was -taken by. Mr.
Lougheed of Clistun Collegiate. He
first gave • scene ideas along _the fun-
damental lines "Of geometry, Sane of
the leading points brought out were
Geometric elements ; a line 0.ould
have semeconnection with. our ideas
and proceed from physical ard real to..
geometrical. '.Then by • illustrating be
.ehowed how' te develop the :dea of
eoint„ line and surface ; a straight line'
is that - 'of which- every .part hlas the
same direction. Mr. Lougheed . then
wOrked, cut very clearly 'many other
definitions from,. this definition . ofrs
-
straight line. • •Seerie'.of these .were
triangles, cireles, ctn.' 'He showed - • by
illustration how to proeeed "in' ,the
teaching of propositions. •11 als6
showed. -how pupils could acquire • a
Clear idea. ot eagles:by ese .of -a.
protractor or by . taking * .pencil • , • and
rotating the pencilto show the siv.e,.of
the. angles. 'An the • leading. -.facts .1. • in
the- first six • books• of•enclid an be _
taken. up itt this methodin- one - year. •
•T1.16., school. board . of 'Cliatcp . 'cannot be
too •highly' congratulated On having;as.,
inathentatical. Master, Mr. Lougheed,
• Mr.: A. E. Smith . ti•ok. .iip .
;leen' "What.- teachers -ouOit"
.Reasotis .wity .teachers lail. ist,a leek
of heart . • ...2x.(1, :lcause -of- the Smallnes4.
Of the sa.lnry a teacher rdiist, .strive to.
robLatir-sotee-Tentatioyment
'spOrre time ; 'Oihers• oll'ose the :limp-,
ilsor . perhaps'. the ..parehts .to influence
them too Mitchin. the . 'school ;work
et,h.,' . others emelt...their. pupils lotwkia -
for eXemination 'bdore.:• I hey are -prop....
erlY• .groentledin the work Mb, scene.
'teachers dciriot review CaMigh •
hid
'are therefore not :thorough „enough: ;
.7.1,h, teachers „should strive 16 get.,'Ithe.
sympathy- of •their pupils I fith, tesele..-
ers Shotild be putictuel 5t11. tea.chera
shoniti. be .wide . readers.. • '
AFTERNOON SESSION, :
Miss Ada iBeattie opened *the after-
ncon sessiou with a very pleasing and
well readered recitatiott entitled "Kea -
*Icy :
Mr: Thornes N. Forsyth taught
lesson in linear, surface, board 'and -
ciehe measure, to a class of live girls. ,
By representing linear .meastire with ,a
sheet of paper, ' board meaiure with a
foot": of luieber and cubic meesuie by
tekerve feet of lumber piled, upon, •one
another, • Mr, •Vcssyth Macle the 're-
lation among lie measurements very
clear, , • ,
• Miss 14..13rock vinacated the for-
mer iniPression that she had left. by
her former papers. Miss 11rock intre-
.dueed the paper :bydefining literature
as the spiritual conception' of thp writ
ter in the very best language.. Then
she gave ample prOofs of the value of
literature in developing the intellect,
iniagination and judgment. Some •of
-the most important thdeghts dwelt, On
by Miss Brock Were : 1st, Rend quiet-
ly many times allowing, tlie beautiful
impression. to 'sink .into the mind ;. 2nd,
Clear ideas ;of True' Justice; 3rd; The
unexcelled usa of literature in .devel-
oPing expresskm, In conclusion, she
said her idea in teaching 1:•istOry, was
to cause right thinking end curse:qua,.
.tly right acting. • •
Rev. Mr, Hodgins gave an ,interest-
ing address on 'q?iitrictistn.'' We
•
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BLUE. 11111101,
:
t For Spraying.
Trees
MSOld by
R. P. REEK1E
Drug Store Clinten,
t• Pure White • I -1611e-
1 bore foreurrant bushes.
AAAAAAAAAmoknoes*
very gradual, without rain The citi-
zens of Emerson and W hini Peg were,
very anxious ; some had leade eurell
boats for cenveYance iit case of ern* r-'
gelleY.
Welive near the eastern boundary
Of the -Red River Valley, Four milea
• east this becomes out 1.1 I Ri illg and some
of it is timbered. with white poplar arid
further to the east we have tamarack
Swamps. Both tamarack and poplar
are free to the farmers as the 'govern-
ment controls these -timber leucite We
are better off for wood then some fann-
ers in Ontario. • Along the ri (Ars the
farmers eresettled herebet'i, . the,
lanewas taken • up in the ortinee, wits
• of North Dakota. Some ef t he eettlera
are in nearly 30 years'. , s • • a -
• R: E. 13atetv
May 12, 1004,
Arnittial,•Mauu.
the basement trom 5 to 7.30, after
which the prograin will be given in
the auditorium, Aulong other inter,
..esting names on the ro we are ties, (4) of its mines, (e)
fl
pleased to netice those o r. oo o res. s, 0 1 ber, (g) of its
sh
Clinton Rev. Grabatn, of Goderich, ,Canada's growing time is upon her.
and Tyndall.Brog., of Carlow.
• Additional Local News.
• The R. T. ut T. from town will visit
the lodge at .Lendesboro next; Monday
• evening.
• Miss Louise Holmes is spending a• aiie, by eagstaing the children hive
Stanley
llocruso-mr. Hugh McGregor had
the misfornne on Monday tolose one of
his best horses by sickness ; it is pm-
tienWey unfortunate for him, to lose
the animal during the busy season.
Mr. David Baird ana wife Who spent
a few Weeks here, left at wile,
end Of
last Week for their home ab St Paul
Mitm.
Let tis.1;elp her, 1st, by striving to
secure as settlers pec.ple who wilt be
loyal to our governinett, our laws and
the Christian, religion. ,• 2nd, be frowre
Mg down. Taininany methods • in our
electiors. 3rd, by branding all our ex-
leorts withthe words "From Canada."
few days with trioxide in' Toronto apd and loyalty tc CanallEt.
• Londessboro, ,
NOTEs.-On Sundaylast Dr. Stew-
art, of Clinton, occupied Knox church
pulpit, and Rev. Mr. Coupland, of Au-
burn, the lidethOdiat pulpit. Rey. Mr.
Kennedy attended a church meeting
in-Goderielt oa Wednesday: James -
Rill, blaeksniith, has been laid up for'
Some days with trouble of the back,
but is improving. Mr, Bruce has had
the hotel repapered and painted, and
the well cleaned and bricked. W. Lee
bas made quick sales of his car of
grain. There Were three cars of square
timber loaded at the station this week;
there were 82 pieces, and that is all
for the year.. There have been an .eX-
tra, lot Of hogs and cattle shipped
lately, The creamery is hard at work
new, two churnings.. a day already.
Mr. Robinson has quite a, fine harness
shop tioev.
• Goderich •
- . THE 'cl,OS• E•
The teachers of , East Huron were
,ananimons in their opiiiion of the able
manner in which Mr. • Houston occu-
pied the presidentla chair.. They 'felt
highly honored at iia:ving nein of bis
intellectual standing at their • head,
espedially as iv only of the association:
could recall vividly 'their collegiate
days under his tutors14p. His address
was very interesting, He exhorted the
teachers to attend conventions and
reap , the -value-of exchanging know-
ledge cbtained frbiti experience.
_chers shoued not get discouraged. .We
acquire culture .by coming togellei.
Put the best model we ca.n be before
the pupils in every way. Mistakes we
should: guard r2gamst, ist, grammar ;
and, ir. vocabulary ; 3r4, pronuncia-
'
London. • ." Thenettt talk was given; Ty D. Robb
Misses Nebel Ross and Ada Howson, B. N., on "The New Curriculum." The
of Wingham, were ;mete of •MI5
Olive Cooper over Sunday. • .• Points touched •on, were : Scheol Lib-
rarie•s ; Objections to Free Readers ;
Frank Hall is inereasingthe capacit V Necessity of Educational Papers • No.
need of Home Work for third class
;
of his residence On Vittoria; Street by
having an addition placed thereto., •
i
Moral stories Iran Bible t Writing a
As a practice gamethe toWn doh and
alight •slant ; Combine Manual Train.
the Pastimes will play baseball on the
i.eg, Natural Study and Book Work;
park on Friday evening, eommencing
at 6,45. • • tire:mum. s not to be taken Op in
Rev. 3. 0. Dunlop, who his resigned. thad class ; After this year Literature,
the pastorate of the Clinton and Base History, Art subjects; PhystAlogy and
Line Bo,ptistehtirehes. leaves for otter Nature study are to: be repo ed by
fields the first week in jely. the principal and inspector as being
A large number of ladies from the satisfattOrily taught, but there will -
Methodist churches drove to Goderich, be no papers set at the regular en -
gin Wednesday, where the mieeionary trance examination; laaPers will, be
reeciety of this district were in lleftesiele. set as usual for this examination, . as
Russel Mannilig,. as representative of follows': • Reading„ written Oa tral,
Wesley chnrch.. and John. Gibbities, perezmnseip, speningl, geography, gra.,.
froni the Ontario street, togetherth
In-- truntirc composition mid arithmetie ;
the Pastors, were in Attendance at the the marks allotted to these subjects
Goderich distiiet meeting beldin that' will also be different from heretofore.
town on Wedaeeday. • , •. In cor.clnsion Mr. Rc.ibb exhorted the
-The designers cominelide ;Werir On teachers, as hOnest men tied women;
St Paul's clearch next Monday. ' Mr.
to do ' their very test. Por this paper
Walthew, of St. ThoMag; Who has the
alone it wa.s worth wbile atteneting the
contrii•et will be atcompanied by his
i
Wife, who will become a resident of conventon, , . I
our town while the wOrlt ie in pro- THE AT-HOME,
gress. • On Friday evening tile teekhers were
Clinton's Collegiate team was to entertained, by . the Seaforth Collegiate
baVe gone to Winglia,ra last Friday Institute end Publie school tit an At
afternOon to play withthe team ef Hone in the Asseitibly Room of the
th' t town but was prevented by the Collegiate. A most enjoyable, and so -
• •NoTes.-Three youngIndies'•naines
from Goderich ai
ppeer n the list of
successful 'graduating nurses at Vic-
toria hospitiii, Londoh, last Friday
these are Iethelwyn., E. Reid, Coral
Vivian, Lulu 0, Robinson; we extend
•congratulatione.
GOLF CLUB ituonGAnum- 'Wed-
tiesday of last Week the river flats golf
club eleeted the following officers for
the present seeson ... President, R, L.
ick inaoti ; vice-president,Judge Doyle;
secretary -treasurer, Miss Aleidder
committee of management, M. • G.
Oemeron, M. P. P., W. L. Eliot, end
Adolphus Naftel. Last Saturday the
first playing of the season took place,
when Col Peterson, E. Li Dickinson,
W. L. E iot and I), Mael)Onald made
the round Of the Mika, ,
. ' • .. •
01 interest to /Farmers.
--Thereavas-quite-aaflurryprobably,
however., temporary in nature, in tfel
Toronto cattle inaricet Monday. Cat-
tle in, Chicago have been pretty.firm
of bate; and Canadian huyers. who had,
been gang there for supplies when.
'prices were lower, are now confining
their operations to the local market
-
This, coupled with the liberal supply
of space available on ocean steemere«
and aided no Omen, by the quality of •
the offerings. seents• to have brought- •
up prices', as advices from the Old. '
•Country do not justify the prices peie
in Toronto. One extra good feed of
•exporters Went- as high as$5 20, but
the general 'rim • of good ones sold at
$4.80 to $5, and 'mediums at $460 to
$4.75. ' Export bulls aud cows were
$3.75 to 54 Extra Choice butchering,
stock sold at $4.40 to $4.60, with med-
ium $4 to 54•30 and poor. $3.50 to $4.
Butchering cows aodhulls sold at, •
$3.25 to $3.50. : • •
The Convention, which was one of
the best attended 'and most seceessfut
on
tte Associatihas ever had * tiro;
light to a close by singing '"0.:4 Save
the
Exeeutive of the Hough,aup-7 , fi forc
time wee spent, The followits
g, i
g.
witte wen Sowed the following day
which sveuld have been too much for
the berg, had they be= (=welled to
play the UV° games. Were sorry,
Winghatn, to disappoint you, • • .' •
We are this week itt reteipt of a let-
ter front Rev. W. Grahaue, now of
Franklin, Man., in which be states:
"I received a pall to Franklin Presby-
terian church, The cam. wasentirely
unanimous. I aCeepted it, and Was in-
ducted into this charge on April 26, at
a salary of " $1000 per annum. This is.
one of the best localities in the weet ;
farming has been very sueeessful here,
but seeding is backward this spring,
theta the pre -posed -match progione-: Instrumental duet, Mr".
and Miss Livens; address of welcome,
Mr. M. Y.4 McLean ••„ reply to the ad-
dress, Mr. 3. V. • Cair.aron ;
Wiest address, .T. Houstore, M. A. ;
recitation, IIVIise 'Hazel Reid ;I vocal
solo, Mr. Met,e(xl. ; violiii solo, Miss
Daly ; address, Mr. 11. II. tuna; vocal
duet, Messrs. Willis Bros. •*, ,,recitatioht
Vim; ris ptia. quartette,
Messrs. Will-
is Bros., Bright atd: Pickard .; .r.stru-
mental duett, Misses Chill and Bright..
After, this excellent irtisical and liter-
ary treat refreshments were served.
WAS RAISED HEREa-•There died
ab Tara, on Thursday last, the beloved
wife Of Dr, Thos, J. McNally, aged 88
years attd.4 months. Mrs. McNally's
maiden name was Harriett Lane, and
for a number Of years Was a milliner
in town and elsewhere. 'She lived here
With her mother, Mrs. A.J. Holloway,
who was a great frienclordeceased,was
in attendance at the funeral. '
PUBLISHES A REVIEW. -Rod
and Gun the exponent of Canadian
epciet anl the official orgatt of the
D. T. Sk and G. P. A. of Canada, has a
lengthy review of Clinton's Gun Club,
published therein this tiaonth, and half
tone photos of President R. Graham
and S-ecretary E. Oantetott, The
Gen ChM of towt, is ,not a back num-
ber by any means, belng brie of the
1 b
Most progressive rC
- the province(
. • -
Letter From the West •
Dual: Erorrort. -1 shall give your
rainy readers some information of this
great western Country: Ths weekly
visits of your valuable paper are much
aporecioted.
'.rhe past winterhas been more severe
then usual, and the fall of snow has
been more than ubual. We have miss-
ed two dailymaile from NV innipeg
which eves owing more to the effects
than snow. Tbe spring 'NOS late com4
ing in. Seeding ccermenced generally
on April 7th /ass spring we coninaen-
eed on April 1.2th.the year berore,April
25th. Doting the' titicr vexes itistw
epring is generally followea bv a, fruit-
ful year! If so this year, it snouldd 10.
be one of the best on record. The big
blizzard of March 2ith, was armarently
one of old winter's dying kicas. But,
like so many other tun's in this world
of ours it bas been swallowed up in
the infinite azure of the past, arid now
We are looking for 'wenn days and blue
Wry. Big now, big crops, so you see
despite long writer, still .hope •springs
eternal in our humane breitets, espec-
ially in the fav west. •
We have witnessed the reflection of
the Winnipeg actritt lights, IS miles
distant, some nights last i* inter. The
Mirage seems often to bringour distant
neighbors close by. It is an optical il••
Risme _
Since my las- t letter n printing-offiee
has been established at Armana. Tiiit
eguipment, of tide office would be a cre-
dit to any town in Canada. The prees
is run by a gaeoline engine. Mr. Simp-
son has worked in the Expositor, offiee
itt Seaforth,and Star office in Godericli.
The proprietor intends to do consider
able job work of the city of 'Winnipeg.
It shows the wonderful:ewe:tit of the
village in three years. There is talk of
shortly erecting e. uninir station :It
Ernersorn belonging to tile four rail-
ways which will conveige in that town.
The C P. It, in connection with the
Soo railway,in tends to have out: bratich
line in operationto St. Pa,ul.next fall,
The company are putting about 8,000
men, many horses and nuichinery at
once to work: The Dominion exhibi-
tion being held in Winnipeg nexteura-
tier will make lively times for the
railways centering in that city.
A Sunday School Institute,under the
auspiees of the Manitoba Suntley
School Association, was held in Dowell -
ion City, in rebritaxy. There were
thirty Institutes held in different parts
of the province. These Instituteare
parried on at *cost of $3,500 annually,
There is general superintendent who
tupervises the meetings. At the histi-
tute we had an open parliament. on
"20th Century Methods,"which preved
Very interesting and inbtruetive.
to act in unison itsPstiori::ifroanliiiVieinngy0eanttsh: batiks of rivers
have 110t suffered SO taueh from floods
Inspeetorate ,• The thaw Was
*
• .Although the British bacon market
is repOrted a little better, the price of
hogs has fallen off, $5 being quoted for
selects and 2.5c. less for fats arid lights-
Beffalti and Mcintreal quote the best at
5
: •
An advance is reported in fall wheat.
which is bringing 94c. Spring wheat
and goose are lower, at 86c to 81e res-
pectively. No. 2 barley is 44c at local
Ontario points. No. 3 extra, 42c, an
No. 3 40c. No. 1 white oats 330, No. 2.
324e, and No 331c. At Western On -
term points -prices are about -half a«
cent below these figures. • Rye is 57e.,
SATIIRDAY MORNING StSSION
The following oflicera were elected
for the ensuing year :
President, Mr. G. 10. Rogers •
ret vice, Miss M. Brock,
ono vice, Mr, Robert Weir .
Sec. -Treasurer, Mr. Sohn Hartley
Executive' ccminittee, Messrs. 'W. It,
Lough, J. H, Catreron, W. J. afoftatt,
A. Hamilton arid .1. 14. McLaughlin.
Auditors„ Messrs. A. Munro and W.
Wilson. •
• The treasurer read the rinancial sta-
tement, showing as balance c11 haxst of
524.49. The report was, adopted.'on.
motior. of Messrs. Musgrove aiid seott.
Ott motion of Messrs. *1ViiisgroVe and
Moffatt the executive committee were
authorized to secure xi copy of • the
Minittes of the Ontario EducaLional
ASV:relation for eath teacher in tee
Spring is
Coming.
• You will need .a new
and lighter suit. We can sup-
• ply you,sat less than manu-
facturers prices.
• Whis is no mere state,—
meat, It is a fact, and we in- .
vite you to'give us a call and -
fPrsy.ptmelf.oa will be
tarpriSed when y6-11. 'See-the:1'
ready-to-wear -suits we are put-
ting on sale Saturday at Just
half price.
ioo of these Meri's and
boys suits goon sale that day
and .continue until all are gone.s •
You can't do better any
place in .the county so come
along and pick up the snaps
in Clothing: It will mean dol-
lars in your pocket.. Money
saved is money earned,
Thos. JackSon, Sr
•
OLINT„ON
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June
Weddings 1,
Are n ear at'i
hand: We havel
a full line of
'requirements'
for • such an
'occasion ' , in.
Rings, etc,
11. J. GRIGG,
jeweler tuoilOptikeian,.
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