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TR B OLTSTON NEW 74RL
1411114\ Dress Goods,. Skirts, ..81.1k1ViA'att4Ea
Waists, etc, at .R.dticed..Prices rarftaaeitarypencw�gs
. The saving advantages of this store are. so great that you owe it to yourself to call here before
,buying. Every departruentis crowded with the newest, best and most wanted good's, and in, many ow.
.es the prices are lower than, we could replace them f .
or today
Read this list of Bargains that go on Sale Saturday Merning,
•Dainty Whitewear
Our showing of dainty whitcwear is now at its best. We
are prepared as never before to quote prices that are only pos-
sible through this stole's buying in syndicate quantities from
the largest and best manufacturers in the county. There are
some under garments in this sale marked much below actual
value,
85c Gowns and Skirts at 60c
$1.25 and $1,35 Gowns at Si -
50c Skirts and Gowns at 40c
70c Skfricg and Gowns at 50c
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bag lad) ititlifeLY lionnorraN
Thirtoen IA:42'h of
this on htT.;e party
lost
the greatest and ablest leader it
ever had, by the death of Sir John A.
Macdonald; a loss that it has never re-
covered from ;a dose that was seem-
• ingly irreparable and % comparison of
the party as it exists to-day,withwhat
14 was under the leadership_ of Sir
John, is rather suggestive. Whatever
mayhave been the opposition to
Conservative principles and policy, it
must be admitted that it had a num-
ber of exceptionally strong men with-
in its ranks, They were not aloe
men of prorainence,but men of oldie
Mohair Sicilian and Panama Cloth
The very newest and. nicest goods in the market for sum -
Mer shirt waist suits in Mohair Sicilian and Panama cloth in
ma-
terials
an
. We ilfhave ppod assortment of these fashionable ma-
You- 3%ttend getting a shirt waist suit you will
find it to your arl.tvantage to buy here. Lots of new trim-
mings to mate
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$216(Table • Cloths at $1.75
• Jn 'Saturday morning we will place on safe several Table
kpAr..)ths made of extra, fine linen, full bleached, satin damask
dnish, These Cloths are 2i yards long and •have a border.
The regular value is $2.75 but on account of them.
IZetnnants of Dress • Gooejs being slightly dainaged the vice will be• • . 4)161
FOR SATURDAY MORNZsici m
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more illinery Bargain
On Saturday morning we will place on sale about one
hundred short lengths of Dress Goods, from to 5 yards in
a piece, in almost every shade, these •are +:/),I3 remnants kft
from our season's selling and while they ',Last the prices will
be from twenty-five to fifty per cent. 1r4s than regular price.
75c,85c & $1,25 Dress Goods •60c
100 yards of Dress Goods in assorted colors and black., -con-
sisting 9f Broadcloths, Granite cloths, Satin cloths, Ser-
ge, etc., just odd lines that we cannot replace,& 'the regu-
lar prices of these gooare 75c, 853, $1 and $1.25,
.to clear Saturday at 41,4 • e• ***IP* •••..
Another lot of these Hats go on sale .Saturday mornin
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s
Our Millinery business so far this month is ahead of *any
June since we came to Clinton. • iieople are fast finding out
'The best place to buy millinery is at this store where prices
are the' lowest for hats made of good material.
On Saturday Morning we
will have another lot of Trimmed hats to go on sale at $2.50
$2.00 ct $2,50 Outing Hats $1.25
g.
Silk 'Waists at Reduced Prices Every one is new this season and will be found • in the ve
newest etyles.
Last week we told you about some brand new silk vaists
That are reduced in price—we still have a few . of them ' left,
,riozl on Saturday morning you will have another chance to
get a beautiful waist at a saving in price. •.
$4.50 Japanese. Silk Waists $3.25
5,50 Taffeta Silk Waists $4.25
ry
tractionton bridal couple*, and. alone
the wooden staircase are Inscribed
With jack knife the names of persons
Of high and low degree from all parts
of the world. In the twelve months
cornineneing July let, 1902 and ending
July 1st, 1903,11,192persohtfrorn near-
ly every portion of the globe viewed ,
the ins, valleys and rivers ,
rounding Ottora, from the tower. To I
date tine year about 11,500 persons
have climbed the tower, and as June
usually furnishes about 1,000 more,
this will place the total number for
this year on the other side of the 12 000
mark, As the town is not open on
Sunday, these figures represent 40 per-
sons eyerydayas climbing up. Should
the bell, which is in the lower part of
the town, strike while one is on the
way up, the effect is rather jarring to
the nerves.
WASTING TIME
A striking instance of the way that
the time of parliament is wasted, over
unimportant and needless trifles, oc-
curred on Monday. Colonel Hughes
cal strength, men of considerable 1tfl brought to the attention of the Ispuse
portance in the community. They the claim of some dissatisfied man who
id much to place Canada where she had been temporarily employed by the
is to -day, and though they did not al- Agricultural department, and who al-
ways do as we thought they might do, ieged that he was entitled to a certain
their general course was one that refund. The house spent nearly an
could. be approved. It would not be hour. in a fruitless disbussion about it,
fair to say. that there are no men of Mr. Hughes and the Minister of Agri -
this stamp in the party to -day. But culture being the 'participants, until
it would be true to say they.. are feW some one asked theMinisterhow much
in number. A close comparisonof the • the claim amounted to. From the
men in pubiie life to -day, Who are warmth displayed by Mr Hughee in
upon the Conservative side, brings out the discussion, the members naturally
suggestively the difference. There is came to, the conclusion that it was .4
certainly no .man on the opposition large sum, worthy the consideration
benches who anything like approaches and time of the house. On being told
the Old Chieftain in either executive that the claim amounted to the enor-
ability, tact, or resourcefulness.; andit mous aum. often_ dollars, the member
is a questionif there ever will be again. suggested that a collection betaken up
His equals -if he had any of his own among the members, and if each one
political faith -have dis ippeared with contributed five cents, it would
hqui-
tbe march of time, andsuccessors are date the obligation. Everybody laugh -
not being developed to -day. This may, ed at the insignificance of the sum;
in some measure, apply to both sides and Mr. Hughes seeing the absurdity
of the House. A lot of the great men of bringing such a matter before the
of the Liberal party have disappeared. house, instantly dropped it. But just
There are some left yet. But even on think, of wasting nearly an hour, at a
this side there does not appear to be cost of $28 per. minute, (which is said
the young men coming forward whom to be the cost while the house is in
opportunity may some day call •to seesion) over such an insignificant mat.
higher stations. There are able young ter. The worst of it is the& similar
men, but whether it is due to the fact cases often arise, perhaps not so flag -
that being onthe government side has rant as this. Some members seem to
a tendency to restrict expression; and think that parliament has no higher
consequently limit development, or to function than to settle trivial matters
some other cause, is hard to say. But that are scarcely worth a minute's
to a keen observer these facts are time.
aparent.
11011•14 THAN Trnsonierfoli •
THN GROWING TIME
Evidences are being continually
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Baby .Bonnets Nearly Half Price
On Saturday morning we will place on. sale two dozen
Baby Bonnets that are slightly soiled by handling,at nearly
half price.'
Children's 40c Straw Sailors • 25c
$7.5066 66 . $ 6 . 2 5 Come in assorted cdors shows. ••
$6,75 Japanese Silk Waists $5.251
RACIL
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Toll WANT Mr .
Local News.
• All tilamiy OnceMore
Rev. C. R. Gurine And John Ransford Council and athletic clubs teach
will he absent fr.* o re_ntsextneeateat_t__
, ---77-an7unde.ratandiug
Synod in London.
W. Glenn Campbell has made anoth-
er veluable addition to his studio in
that of a "technicon," for the benefit
of his pupils.
• About forty members of the town C.
0. F 's drove to Goderich Sunday and
attended service at Knox church with
the erethren.
There is some talk of trying to ar-
range an exhibition game of football
between Seaforth senior team and the
Collegiateclub.
Adam Oantelon, who left here some
time ago for the west. is doing a good
business buildime houses. So says the
Indian Head Viuette.
J. Ireland and R. Graham will enter
the contests nt the London Gun Club
tournament being held next Tbussday
and Friday i.i that city. •
To -day (Thursday) four rinks of the
M Rebell Lawn Bowling Club are being
en t ertai n ed on Clinton's beautiful*
green by the home club.
The crowd waw limited to what it
has been or other years,to theFarniers'
Institute Exenrsion to Guelph lastStit-
urday, only 65 tickets being purchased
from here.
F. J. Can telon will be the represen-
tative of the Dominion Trapshooter's.
and Grime Protective Association at
the Indianapolis Gun Club shoot,being
held in that city next week.
On anotl er page will be found an in-
teresting sketch of a trip through Cal-
ifornia by a former resident of - this
neighborhood, the lady- being a niece
of Duncan McEwen Stmley.
Thos. McKenzie is having a neat slat
sidewalk laid from•street to the resi-
dence occupied by Mr. Tozer. We
on't think he would lose much, and
enhance the beauty of his lot, if the
o d fence wen torn down.
That well situated. two story frame
house on Victoria street that ha" been
occupied many years by the Keane
family, Was sold by it owner, W.
W heatl ey,the past week, to IlaxvoyIL
McBrien-for a good figure,
Conduetor McCallmn's train Wed-
nesday afternoon had four brides and
their happy husbands on hoard when
it left here. It was a precious load, and
even made "Mac" blush with the
responsi bit i ty of his charges.
A mooley cow, tethered occasionally
too near the sidewalk at the east end
of Princess Street, causes much. ex.
ci tern en t to ped estrians, especially
ehildren. We would suggest a pasture
field for her, lest some one get a
friendly" bunt "
Miss Lucy Grant has heen in St.
Thomas the past three weeks taking
special course in China pnintieg.•'This
young lady intends to keep to the
front in this art and her pupils will de-
rive the benefit of her tuition upon her
return. Miss Grant is establishing a
good name Or herself as a Ohinapaint-
or, and is to be congratulated,
1 Little did the council dream that
their action of last regular council
meeting night in passing a resolution
setting a fee upon clubs for playing in
the park, of St or" 25 per cent of the
gate receipts :would cause any friction
to arise between the:council, clubs and
citizens -but it did.• .
1 The Council passed the'resolution
trusting it would meet with the ap-
prove( of the clubs, as they had sug-
gested payieg if thogeounds Were fixed
ever, on on the r mind, that the proviso
of the suggestion has not been ful-
filled.
The Houah cup boys were the first
to play unuer the •new schedule last
Saturday and as this club had not
peen Ole to make expenses out of the
attendance at their games, refused
payment of fee. Threats were made,
• so the gatekeepers were withdrawn ;
feelingran rather high. At the closeof
, the rst half of the game & flowery
speech was bade, which might have
been unkind to. the council, but stirred
up the sympathy of the citizens for the
'club. and a free wid offering was taken
for the boys of $16. "
A special meeting of the Council was
cake by Mayor hoover for Monday
evening and all the meixibers res-
honded. After establishing the- fact
that • they were .:acting . en tenable
grounds in setting charge for the use
of the park, the tension that existed
wassomewhat relieved, It was finally
agreed that if the fee was too high,
and the citizens desired it, it would
be their pleasure to rescind the former
motion, and made the Charge within
reach of all cubs; this was clone. Re-
grets were expressed from all sides
that any ill feeling had been stirred
up over the affair, and with this smiles
crept over the s of thoso
present, and they departed for their
homes in petite.
Tt is to be regretted that more of
our citizens do net Meet the council
at their monthly sessions and talk
matters over with them. They would
thus be in a better position to guago
the nubile pulse and pass legislation in
riecordrince with the_ predominant
views expressed there.
A HORSE wrrn A RECORD,--,
• "Mello," Crow & Murray's veteran
showhotse,stirting as a four year,won
first in the single road elate; from. a
largo field firstPorth l,this year
at the large horse shows held at Bos-
ton, Toronto and Montreal won first
in the cot/1141148mi class; at Galt, first
ie Saddle class, first in cornbination
chiss, and ehatimionship, as beat saddle
horse on exhibition- 'Othello" was
bred by Bolin Swan, Brneefield. and he
is to be coneratulated on his success as
it breeder of fancyhorses, His sire is
that well known week horse, St Blagh
and breeders are to be congratulated
at having succi a sire at their disposal
*S. S. Cooper received word to -day
from Ottawa that his tender. Was ac-
cepted for the Witighain post office, • it
being thiLlowest,
•p.
CLINTON
. LordDundonald, wbo has alreads, given of the marvellous pipsperity.
shown himself to be an excellent that Canada is enjoying under the
military man, appears' to be troubledwise and prudent, aid progressive
with a weakness that Seems , common government of Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
toEnglish officers, He talks too much. There is -no word of hard tinaes <now,
General Hutton got himself into but prosperity runs high. and nowhere
trouble by this very thing, and no, is this znore strikingly illustrated than
doubt his removal was due to thefact in the increasedrevenue: The customs
that he said things which he had no t collections of the Dominion for the 11
right to say. And it looks as if Dun- months ending May 31were$36,787,039,
donald had fallen into the same un- -an increase of $3,747;097 over tie same
warranted blunder. At a supper in tune last year. The receipts for the
Montreal, :a few evenings since, he present month havebeen $3,409.909,
Made an attack on the. Minister Of an increase of $358,760 over May, 1903.
Agriculture, in connection vvitb the This is one of the largest' increases' in
•formation of N. ,Military company in the history of the country and shows
the eastern townships. His charge that the people are able to buy more,
was that.the •Minister had refused to otherwise' the importations would not
ratify the app.ointment of a certain increase: .• •
man for Captain of a eompariy, who
was Mayor nf . the Town; and Warden
of the county in which the regiment 'Nothing in it"
was being forined. solely ois the around
that the man in question was a Con- In the cotirse of the Budget digenci-
servative. The matter. came iztrin the :
members
, }louse on Friday the evidence showed sion in the House, one of the
• . that Dr. Pickel, the man in question, of the . Opposition apoligized for not
did not want thpyosition, was barred. •mL_ikink a long speech, because; he
out by a provision -made by Dundon-
• iaid, *there's nothing in. the Budget."
ald himself, and had written a letter
fir4'...4****4401"14.444,40 Editor:al Votes.
•Among the Churches • We are sure that the editor of
APIP.144444 4)4 0.44-$444.0 46 -
Rev J N McLean, of Wingharn, will
• exchange pulnits with Rev Dunlop - at
thaBaptist church next Sunday. Mr
Pe cLean is an uncle of our Science
master, E. M. McLean, and will be a
guest Ofthe latter while here.:
WILLIS• Csturtena-At the :evening
seryice the choir rendered the anthem
"Hear me when I call," and Misses
,Coats and Goodwin, Messrs A. Cook
and Glenn Campbell, also sang a
quartette.•• •
—WEsenxitait-The Ladies' Aid
of this' church have arranget.1 alaknal
for -next Tuesday evening to be held
in the church, as a farewelltoMr. Sib-
ley, who has been the efficient and
popular choir leader for so many.
• ONTARIO STRENT.-Bev. Dr. book
Will preach Annrversarr sermons as
Sharon next Sunday....Rev Masser pf
Holmesville, will occupy the • pulpit
Sunday eveniisg ,NextMonday even-
ing the Bible study will be ceetinued,
subject ‘‘Journeyings." Num. 25-30.
The missionary ineetnig .11•Monday
was fairly well attended TM- Subject,
Japan, was discussed wider various
• heads Miss Turnbull spoke of the
customs and people, Miss Murch of
some of the missionaries, and Miss
Greene gave a splendid enitome of
Mise Siftores address at the V. M. S.
convention iti Goderich a few weeks;
ago, The views shown by Dr. Cook
were -very good especially thosaof the
Empress and Ito,
•years, but leaves this month to make
his fixture houie in New York.
-Winghnn-Advaneewilebe-pleas
know that the Dominion Government
has reducedthe public' debt over One
million dollars less thinit • was when
they tool t office. It *ill also be glad to
know that the debt per head Of the
populatioh is today $4 less than it was
whentheConservatives were in power.
Also,that the work of deepeningcanals,
erecting:public buildings, and eonduct-
ing the affairs of the Dominion gener-
allr-haVell-been-proided-fOrwit
• out adding one cent to the public debt,
• SiiChrrles Tupper paid, after his de-
feat in 1896,"the Liberate wentheable
the
• asking that his name be withdrawn. Mr Holmes, ha reply, quoted the ex -
It so happened that Hon. Mr: Fisher pression, and as part ' of his speech;
time, in the absence of Sir Frederick Put to the House the following inter
was acting Minister of Militia at the
Borden,and LOrd Dundoealds unfor- rogatiorna z . • . . .
turiate criticipm was Of his superior Is itnothing that the Finance Minis -
officer. The oppositiontried to niake ter was able t� announce a surplus for
sential paint of Lord Dundonald's lege 1 g than the total tradeof 189k. -,'• •
out that politics were ' at the • .bettem, the last year of over 014,009;000. .. .
of the matter. .oerhioking the es,
Is 't nothin that he is able to esti
Dominion., ' • • • • ' In the -face of all these incontroverte •
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liediscussior• 11ft-ill-happened a i no mg • a it ecanse the
year of sue, 1 ible evidences of the .marvellous .and . ,
illation *that no man withoutmilitary mate a surplus for this
to say that Lord • Dundonald was • a happy lot of the Finance Minister. to ' unequa led prosperity of this wisely •
500,000 the largest in the history of the •
cilialificatioriskould be givencommand
"foreigner" meaning ' it :only in the announce a substantial surplus 7 years'men who_havetheuriblushirigatudacity
and Well governed Derninion there are. •
of the company." In the course of .
sense that it was from another country in suCcession. ., • •
to say of the beat Budget ever brough•
t;
Lord Dundonald does not tender his
cedate a false impression by it. , If. rule of over 4:$57,000,0ft
dowe,-"Theneis nothing in 15.»
• World'is FAO; St. 1100P- r." - •
hut the Opposition distorted it from Is it nothing' that he reports .a total
its context a,nd tried their best to surplus during these 7 years of Liberal
tor nothing that he announces we • - • ..
sary public buildings in various parts $17.55 gOOd for 15 days. o'
resignation,- the home authorities will have been able to deepen our canals,
certainly be asked to recall him, for as '
of the Dominion, and carry on the • • ON' SALE Bill,''k . i... '
enlarge And improve our harbours, ex -
Sir Wilfrid tersely put it, "The Cana- tend the • Intercolonial, ereet• neces- • With stop over privileos at any
dian Government and the Canadian •
offieer-has-no-right-to-speak-disrespeet without adding one cent of additional , --aujioele. 4
Chicago.
Statioh, also at Detiedt ands . ..
people will not be dragooned' by• one •
who.is only a civil servant, no Matter various affairs of a Peblic character •
what his: rank.' A • • commanding
fully about a, Minister of . the Crown, taxation to the people. HOMBSEKRS-na.
even if his statement was correct, and • IS it nothing that heannounces aro • Excursions will be run to Points In . •
there are Members of the house who duction of over $1,000,000 in thepub lc
• fulness of Lord Dundonald was gone. Is it nothing to prove that while the . Manitoba, Assinibeiwand Alberta.,
Jun
openly say they would not 'wait five debt this year below what it was when ••
The trouble with some of these men e 28th, good to return up to Aug 29 ,•
Seeonde beforeintlinating that the USC: •the Liberals took &dee. . .
who coin° to us from the old. land, • doniervatives added an Average of : Rates to the different points quoted
julY 19th, " " " Sept,20s, •s ,e,.a.•
$6,500,000 to the debt every year for On application: •
is thatthey look neon Canadians air. a the 18 years they Were 'in ' °face - the
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SOME ONE MANIC IT tonnage is 23, millions more than it was; - DOMINION DA* EXCURSION..
lot a "bloomints Colonials ' yvho know Liberals- Ilene not added one Single .
nothing, :atici,.theycati,;sm ,yvhatever. emit. . .
_ • ll years ago. . • • ' Tickets will be issued at
they like about ns.• .
Naturally the Member& of the bp- ! -----.-SINGLE FARE;--• • '
Is it 'nothing - that 'tier • railway
position are always on the alert to dis- Is it nothing that the deposits it the good. going June 30th or July 1st; re-.
II? svitnpgDueptrtoita.lpl ts.tnatulorriosn ainndONainarlaraa,
cover discrepancies or irregularities in Chartered Banks are :196 million dol- Falls. For tickets and all information..
connection with administration. Some lars more than they were in 1896, the
It was not surprising, therefore; vvlien . . . F. It; ilodens, Town Agent
• Apply t�
even go so far as to soy that several increase alone being greater than the
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of them sleep with the.Auditor-Gener- total deposits in that year. •
ars retreat under their pillows, tifici
thus l'see visions and dream dreams."
they discovered in the Accounts for,
suridries supplied in connection with
the Wolverhampton Fair, an item for
"two cases of Club NVIuskey," that
they shoeld -become marry and in-
quisitive at the expense ef Ilan. Mr.
Fisher, under whose department the
naatter occurred.. He is a well-known
temPerance advocate, and 'Ivheti One
Member shed croeldile tears over the
alleged iniquity. of the government in
paying for • snch staff, and with as-
sumed seriousness, asked Mr. 'Miller if
he %vas the one who dtank it, there
was nn anclible smile ment arotmd. the
house, as therninister sericifigly denied
that he had. The probability is that it•
wes.supplied to visitors without Mr,
Eishers knowledge, for 'lie certainty
would have cut it out had he known
about it.
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TIM TO Witlit
The "twer" at Ottawa is nothing
like the "tower" famous in Enib,ft
history, where so inany persons suffer-
ed inereetionx hi the earlier years of
Britaireir troublesoine Aimee, The
tower conuected with the Paribunent
building, here is the. central pull Of i 'w
the statelYanle or ornamental stone,
and IsiCcentre of attraction to tour.
ista And others who '.t ii to pet
commanding view of Ottawa ank. its
surioundings, tailing and fret work, -•
capped by it flag pole. To reach the
top you climb a winding stairway on
the inside and this narrows so much
that your'equire a very onol head not
to be dizzy when you get there, and a'
Dainty
.Chinaware.
makes suitable presents
for any occasion—We
• have made the buying
• of it easy by giving you
a convenient room to
select -,in - and— also
• city stock to choose
from—
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Anything in Fancy .
Chinaware or brie-
• a-brac will be found
here.- • -
W. COOper k CO.
CLINTON. .
Is it nothing that the per capita -
debt to -day is only.$46, as against $541 •
peIrshiteidnoltn1896hing 'that OUr expetts are
nearly 230 millions as agam.st 121 •
the deposits in ,
foil •
sliansnoStyheinargs Athol.
the Savizsgs Banks are 21. millions
more than they were in 1896.
Is it nothing that our export trade
with the mother land is 63. million
more than it was 8 years ago. •
Is it inething that our imports are
241 million dollars to -day, as against
less that120 millions 8 years ago, . ' •
Is it °thing that the business
failures of the Dominion are 8 million..
dtioralnsuillenssglinh ye alasIuetmyesos.
than •theY we.ree.
8 years ago, and much less than atany -
Is it nothing that cur. commercial
prosperity is not only the greatest in,
the history of Canada, but the greatest
in the history of the world.
Is it nothing • that; our total trade.
with Great•Britain is 88 millions more
than it was in 1896, or as much as oui.
entire trade with that country in 1115.!
Is it nothing that our total trade-- •
the barometerof a country'sprosperi
-is 467 millions dollars as against
millions 8 years agoan increase of
millions, or nearly :19 millions 'more
East- liluron 'Liberals
he annual meeting of the Liberals
of East Huron was held at Brusselson
Tuesday last week. The meetings
were not largely attended, owing to
bad weather and. other unaVoidable
cireunistances, At the afternoon
meetingbe officers of last year were
re-elected, with the exception of a
change in Chairmanship for Grey and
Blyth. Y.Che matter ef changing date
of annual meeting was left in the
hands of the Executive Committee."
Resolutions were pased, endorsing
the Laurier and. Ross • Governrnents.
Addresses were inade by T. Streicher),
T. McMillian, 0. Mareil, M. P., of
Quebee ; Dr Macdonald, M. P, and
Arch Melon l‘f, P. P. At the even-
ing meeting speechos were made by
the last three gentleinen, Mr Mareil
is a very pleasing and fluent speaker,
and said to be one of the best French
orators in the House of Conunons.
His speeches nt Brussels Were listened
to with intich interest. • •
Pr. D. Yohnstonisrepresentative from
Clinton Lodge at the Grand lodge of
to manage the affairs of this country
for six months." Well, they have
• managed them for eight years, and
during that time the country has pros-
pered as it never did before. • Our com-
mercial prosperity alone is not meeely
the greatest in the history of Canada,
but the greatest in the history of the
world. •• , •
• The Goderich Star shows its "fair-
ness" by making a charge against Mr.
Holmes, in the matter . of dismissals
from offiee, and when tbe charge Id
flatly denied, the Star ignores the
denial.
In 1896 the last year that the Con-
servatives were in power, the number
of immigrants- arriving in this country
had fallen to a little over 16,00. Last
year the number was 130,000,
Post Offices.
The following pest offices (2 in all)
are situated in the West Riding of
Hunon, and shows that postal facilities
are pretty general
Goderich, Clinton, Holinesville. Pole
ters Hill, in Goderich township,
Londesboro. Constance, Stinmerbili,
Ifarlock, in nullett.
Bnnuller, Saltforel, Carlow,Dunlopt,
Nile, Sheppardton Loyal. in Colborne.
St, Helens, An'burn,, Fordyce St.
Augustine, Prosperity, in ;West '1Va-
wanosh.
Port Albert, Dungannon, Kings-
bridge, Crewe, Belfast, Lases; Mute%
Lockalsli, Amberly, Mafeking,Laufier,
andLothain (thishist about to be open;
(1), Ashfield,
Fitzsimons & Son shipped a double
(leek of hogs to Petrolea on Ttleaday
RAND TRUNK RtnAis:(
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Canadian Forresters in session at Tor waded 5, although market is much goo many are pu n y e
=‘ . Coat
Anthracite Coal
From the best •Mining district in Pennsylvania.
ALL SIZES --Chestnut, Steve, Egg and et•ate.
Highest grade S at lowest naalket price, q
considerect—It pays to buy the best.
Bitii inous Coal
Massillow and Hocking Valley select lump,
purest and best Soft Coal in the market for -
'domestic use.
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Charcoal
Ise per Sack, or two Sacks for 25C
just the thing for starting fires, toasting-, broiling, etc
LeaVe your orders at our store, Prompt delivery and satisfaction
gnaranteed
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ri:and Bros
STOVES and HARDWARE.
oisto, Welt Or than itwas last week. 1tiot It eems to have a special at- ***************************
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