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CLINTON,. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 9904.
THE 'LOCAL MARKET.
Wheat $1.00.
Oats 30c to 810.
Butter 130 to lac.
Eggsl:160 to 17c,
Uay $6 to $7.
Live Hogs $0.10.
A POPULAR PRIEST.
IT COST IIIM- $47.•
It cost Mr. William 'Robb, n pro-
. minent local l iberal, $47 to attend
the Laurier reception, on Monday
forenoon. At any/ rate he had that
amount in his pocket when he deft.
home for the station, but was minus
it when he got back. It would j be
some satisfaction to him to know
how he.lost. it, .
TONIGHT'S MEETING.
The London Free Press on Satur-
day had a photo • of Rev. Father Mc-
Menamin of Lucan or which it spoke
as "a popular priest." His reverence
is popular wherever he goes and• is
still borne in kindly remembrance by
,tire citizens of Clinton,
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
On Sunday evening Jr. Gunn tripp-
ed . on° the crossing in front of the
town hall and ' was thrown violently,
breaking a finger and injuring his
side,
On Monday Mr. John Bean fell
from an ' 2,pple tree and broke his
arm.
On . the 'sante ' day Bert Hovey spra-
ined his ankle, -
TTIE HUNTING SEASON.
As. the deer bunting season: •opens
in the closing days of the •political
campaign now waging, the season.
has been extended from the 15th to
the 20th •of November. This will be
a five days' extension which will be
appreciated by the hundredsof hun-
ters who wish to exercise their Iran -.fran-
chise arid" yet spend; as much timt
as possible' in the woods
THE POULTRY YARD..
It is somewhat generally under-
stood that Mr, George . Swallow :of
Goderieh township is to have . charge
of. the 'Poultry Station at Holmes-
vale,
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the. enjoyment of .a more lucrative
position, with headquarters sat: Ot-
tawa„; Mr: Swallow ,has long been . a
poultry fancier ind;:is ne doubt.
good man .to have charge . of the Sta-
tion. ,
ANNI.VERSARY SERVICES
Anniversary, services in . connection
with the Ontario street .church .will,
be held next Sunday 'when . Rev. ' B.
. Clement • of Londeshoi;o will preach.
Until of recent years it; has .been the
• cus.torii of 'this• church to have a'tea-
meeting at its anniversary, but • a
free-will' offering has .been substituted
instead 'and the' results are r sa-
J tmoe
tisfactory..It is expected that' -.the
collections next Sunday will total
over $200.
TIIE REGIMEINT. WEAKER.
The, stores of'• the .Wingham porn-
pany of the Huron Regiment have
'been removed to' headquarters : acid
the.. regiment is now 'reduced to sev-
en ' companies: .Originally it • con-
sisted of ten, .but ..No.' 10, Bayfield,
became• defunet' .some years ago and
more recently. No.•• 9,. Gorrie, ' was
transferred'to Perth to, keep up the.
strength, of that regiment. Efforts
are beingmade by the local military
men to revive No. '8, ..
.LOST HIS, DRIVER,
Mr; John Govett;:drove . downtown•
the other day and tying his' horse in•
front' 'of one ' :of our places of Ibusi-
nets went in doors. The . horse be=
came restive' and pulling off its Acrid-
le started for Home it a lively raid.
It
reached its stable 'yard without.
injury, but there collided` with a post
and fractured• one of its Legs so bad-
ly that it:had to be despatched:It .wa
'a handsome -driver' andwas consider-
ed by Mr. Govett to be worth about
. one hundred
,and fifty dalls,rs..
Will commence on Saturday morning, Oct.
22nd, which will outstrip anything that has
been offered in Clinton. Having bought ht a man-
ufacturing firtn's stock in Toronto at a great ••
sacrifice, we purpose offering it to. our friends n•• •
and patrons at prices that will startle the public:
I invite everybody to conte in on Saturday and
get our rices
JACKSON The Clothier.
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R. Ji CLUPP, — Clinton.
1'ASSEi) AWAY:
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Mar diet ,.otngestdau h
ter
of . Mr, W J. Nediger of ,the electric
light works, .passed away on Satur-
day, " after a 'month's illness.
The
little one suffered ' much and: death
carne as :a: merciful release, but the
heartsof the patents are sorebe-
cause of their loss and the kindness
of friends in their bereavement •has
been deeply appreciated: The funer-
al took place •on Sunday afternoon,
the services being conducted by Rev,
Mr. •Manning. 'The pallbearers were:
Guy . Miller, Hartley Watts, John
Stevenson and Arch..ICennedy,
RALLY DAY SERVICES.
We herewith. present an outline of
the program for the Rally Day ser-
vice in the Wesley Sunday school on
Sunday afternoon next. The .child-
ren's choir and Sunday,; school orch-
estra, under the leadership of Mr. S.
T. Murch, will lead the singing, and
the other musical numbers will un-
doubtedly be well rendered. . The. ad-
dress by. Mr.. Mord on "Jerusalem.
and the World's 'Greatest Sunda
School Convention" will be of spec-
ial interest to Bible students and no
doubt a great many will wish to
hear • him, The order of the service
will' be as 'follows
Selections on pipe organ.
Opening exercises -the Doxology.
Prayer by the Pastor.
Hymn 130.
Reading of the Bible.
Marking class hooks. Collection,
Song—Primary class. •
Solo—Miss Bessie Doherty.
Roll call of classes and responses.
I)calo ue--•" Tho historyof the
Siiday School,"
Hymn 263. '
Solo --Miss Houston. •
Address—"Jerusalem and the Wor-
ld's Sunday School Convention"
—Mr. Isaac Hord, Mitchell:.
Solo -Norman Murolr.
Hymn: 101,
Closing words by the pastor.
Hymn 8504,
A 'meeting irr the interests of Mr,
E. N. Lewis willhe held in the town
hall• this evening. Mr. Lewis will lit
present, as also will be Rev, Mr.
Elliott, Goderich, • Mr. Prondfoot of
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Cxodtrich will, it is understood, rep-
resent Mr. Holmes. • Front seats will
be reserved for the ladies,. Themeet
ing will begin,at 8 o'clock, sharp.
PALATABLE APPLE BUTTER. •
Mr. S. J.• Andrews began the manu-
facture of cider and apple butter en
Monday. For the latter purpose be
has had made an apparatus which
enables .him to turn out :more ex-
peditiously a stilt more palatable ap-
ple butter than ever before. A bust
season is ahead of him in keeping up
with his local trade and filling' orders
for Manitob�n.
TO TIIE VICTORS TIIE SPOILS,
• Mr, M. G.' 'Cameron' M:.L•. A., God-
erich, has .been appointed a member
•of the commission for the . revision
and Consolidation. of the statutes.
The"work will last for years aod:. the
remuneration is ample. With • $800
per annum ..for Legislative duties.
and .perhaps%twice as much as;a mem-
ber' • •of tlre•..commission, it nntst be
conceded that Mr. Cameron is faring
fairly well from ' the public exclrec-
q'tier. .
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TI -IE •PREMIEIi,.'S VISIT:
A large number of our citizens as
sembled ..at ' the G. T.R. `station
.j .onlay forenoon•• to. hear Sir•Wilfrid
Laurier •who stopped On 'for five min
utes. , on • his . way through to Luck -
now. `. ITe spoke briefly 'and lived up
:to his `reputation as the "great jol-
lier" by .a 'very flattering eulogy of
his• candidate in West •Huron, . which
rather • amused the crowd. Sir t Wil-
frid. still• bears traces •of the •severe
illness 'through which he -passed. He
was aeeompanied'.-by . Lady- Laurier
and tiavelled in a_ private ear. . •
DI4ISION' COURT CASES::.
Judge Holt presided at the sess-
ion ' of the Division. Court held, on
Tuesday.. • There were fifteen .cases
on the :docket, but those , of most
interest were three test cases in-
stituted by the Huron Cold Storage
Company against subscribers to the
stock .Hit. •The defendants • were
Postmaster Scott, ' Dr.: Rollins' of
Exeter and Mr:` Matthew Lockhart
of•• East .Wawanosh,. each •of whom
was.represented ;by legal counsel. The
factswere agreedupon, but. the law
points remain to be argued • out ai
:Goderich on a . date Id' be decidf
upon.•..
GUY : BROS.. MINSTRELS.a ;
.This long-established and reliable
organization, now in its 33rd year,
returns .this season .with a bewilder-
ing .list Of .the freshest and most
novel. attractions, Guy Bros. have
searched the world, of minstrelsy and
have spared i ed no 'expense to bring to-
gether a party of superb entertain
ers. Singers, ';dancers, comedians,
acrobats,all are stars,:: and the en-
tire performance is given in a setting
Of scenic effects brilliant beyond de-
scription. The result • is an entertain-
ment sparkling and captivating.from
start to finish, an evening of refined
mirth and music that joyous Will prove . a
"o us trodt o a t ' a 1ic.. In
ljaded, pb
town hall on Monday evening next...
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A SUCCESSFUL MAN.
MR. E. N. LEWIS,
Mr, E. N. Lewis, who is a candi-
date for the suffrages of the electors
of West Huron, has been a success in
whatever he has undertaken. '
As deputy to his •father, the late
Ira Lewis, lie performed the duties of
Clerk of the Peace in a perfectly sat-
isfactory manner,
As Chief magistrate of Goderieh
it is conceded by thoser who first
opposeds the hest
himthat he r
tha
mayor that town has ever had, Dur-
ing his tenure of office the place has
taken on a newlease of We.
And as chief promoter of .the C. P.
R. extension from Guelph, it can not
be denied that lie has labored stren-
uously and hastened the building o:
that line 1
y
several years, he
pe
l the district interested a rr
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pe of ds t pi t.
cube what he has aceornrlislreil. •
WILL LEAVE\TUE CITY.
Rev. W. G. Howson, a former pas-
tor of Wesley church, but now of
Askin street church, London, . has
declined an invitation to remain a
fourth year and accepted .a call to
Mitchell.
A WARM TIMI{:. •
A meeting of the building com-
mittee of the county council was
held at the House of Refuge on Tues-
day, the architect, inspectors, com-
mittee and contractors being pres-
ent. It is said that the discussion
grew quite. animated.
11R. RUMI~3ALL NO BETTER. -
Mr. J. B. Runiball, who was stri-
cken with paralysis a week ago, ' is
still in a critical condition. There
has been very little if any improve-
ment, and•the doctors do not\ hold
out much hope that he will again be
able to take ups the active duties of
life. •
GOSPEL TEMPERANCE MEETING
A Gospel- Temperance .meeting will
be held in Wesley church \on Sunday.
evening after the preaching service,•
to be addressed by the , Rev. B.
Clement, There willbe music by the
choir: and • a solo . by Mr. '5,' Murch.
This is thefirst of a series to be
held indifferent churches,
WILL INHERIT A LARGE SUM. '
On :Tuesday. Dr. .Freeman: received
the sad news from the city "of Hull,
England, of the ' death of . his grand-
mother who had, reached the good old
age ,of 88 years. By her death the
Ur, will inherit property to the value
of several thousand dollars.. We are
pleased to know that he intends :re-
nraini.ng in Clinton.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER.
Mr:,James. Stevens has .sold ' his
cottage. on .Albert street, .at' present
occupied by Mr, George Roberton, to
Mr. ' Richardson of the. 16th eon.
Goderich• township, who : takes' ' pos ,
session at an early, date,.. .•
• •Mr. Walter Dodsworth of _the sarn
concession, same township,also
es in in a' short time. • •
DEATH OF GEORGEBENTLEY:
• Mr. George •Bentley, ,who has• bee:
a resident 'Of, Clinton for nearly fiw-
ty .years, died yesterday, aged 6t
years. He was: a native of tondo ;
England, but saw much of the. wor-
Id, including experience in .the: "Dig-•
gings" iii : Australia. during the gold
craze. ,He was an upright man and
mita. respected. in •the . community.
Mr. Bentley was an Anglican aril
was for a long time ,sexton of St...
Paul's church. He 'is survived byhis
two daughters, The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon.
tE-ORGANIZED.
The. A..Y. P. A. of St. 'Paul's cb-
urcli have: re -organized for the sem,tson
with:the following officers :
' Patron, Rev: ,0. R. Gunne •
President, ,H. 'Colclough
Vice, Miss 0. 'MacDermott
• Secretary; Miss ;E. Copp •
.' .Treasurer; •0. Johnson . •
' Executive ;Committee; Misses Lucy:
Brewer and N Beacom and Mr,
, Fred, . Hill. .
On Tuesday, evening' quite a large
on -timber of the members met in the •
Sunday school- roomand had a roc:.
cal• evening together. During the ev-
ening's'proceedings Rev: Mr. Madill;
who is travelling in the interests
the Prayer Book and Bible Society,:
Stanley Township,
Mrs. Johnson Sr. of Clinton is
visiting at the' home of Mr. Edward
Johnson this week.
Mrs, Wm. Clarke Sr. has returned
home from Exeter after spending a
few weeks there. •
Miss . Ethel Watson and Master
Jimmy Watson of the ,Sauble Line
Sundayed at Mr. L. Clark's.
Inspector Tomb of Goderich visited
S. S. No. 8 on Friday last.
Mrs. Wm. Rathwell Sr. is "spending
a few .days with Miss GeorginayJohn-
Son,' •
Miss'.Eva Stephenson of the Parr
Line- visited lash weolr'.at Mr.. Ed-
ward Johnson's. Y
Mr. 1), McNaughton; returned home
from the West last week,
Miss Rachel McClinchey, who cants
home on account of the illness of her
mother, returned to Strathroy last
Friday,-
Mrs.
ridaysMrs. Wiri, .Rathwell. visited around
St. Helens the past week, •
Miss Bessie Yelland of Beniniller
visited friends in the neighdllorhood
last week.
'Mr, and. Mrs. John McKinley of the .
Goshen. Line. attended the funeral of
their nephew, . Mr. Harvey Dignall of
Exeter, on, Sunday, • '
Mrs. R,obt. Robinson of Parr Line
is spending this week with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Cluff of Chis
clhurst:. •
• •Miss F. •Sturdy; teacher of Goshen
Line' School, was a guest at the
home ..of Mr: W. L. Keys of ` Bab.ylo;
Line on Monday evening. •
«1VIr, and Mrs. J. T. Keys ;of B_ aiby•
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•lon'L'ine spent Sunday with. the lat-.
ter's' sister, Mrs. Peter • Cole of'God
'erich township, .
• Mr. Wm. Armstrong of the Goshen
Line, who has been : in Manitoba for
the past six' weeks, returned ' home
last week:. • • • •
Miss' Sarah Beacom • of Goderich.
township spent last week with her
aunt, ;Mrs. Isaae Erratt of `Babylon.
Line, •
:Miss 'Grace Torrance of Clinton is
a guest of Miss E. Lqgan of: the Parr
Line ..at .present..
Some: of those: from this: vicinity •
who were in Clinton on Monday, fluty -
fling and saw 'Sir. Wilfrid. Laurier
were disappointed.:and are asking • if
it was for the lack ofa hearty wel;
.come that he failed to make a speech.
While corning along the Town Line.
on the way home from the entertain-
ment at Kippen on.: Monday evening
Mr. aid Mrs. Frank Coleman of Parr
Line met with • a serious accident:
Some parties racing ran into • their
rig causing them. to be thrown out
of their rig and . their horse : to run
away: 1t is not . known how. serious
'their injuries .are but it is thought
they each have a broken arm. They
were taken home and a doctor Sent
for.' Their buggy wasi all} smashed to
pieces and •their horse slightly• in-
jured:
• Mr. Feriest of, Hay was. also 'run.
into ,by,; the sante partyand: the oc-
cupants of the buggy thrown out but -
no one was hurt and no i harm . wits
,done excepting • the buggy was ibrok-
en. • Theparty who was racing is not
known. • •
Mr. J. J. Richardson, accompanied: -
by his :sisters; spent Sunday at the,
hone of. Mr. Id. Hicks, Goderich to- -
wnship: -
Mr Rob, Reid and sisters visited
at the " home. of • Mr. 'C. Reid Sun-
daylast '
Miss Rachel Clarke 'is 'at present
visiting 'relatives in •Wyoming.
gave a : short address, explaining .the. • Hallett Township.
work in which he is 'engaged.
AN ENJOYABLE EVENING.. •,•
Last Thursday evening was the
annual Rally Night of Loyalty Coun-
cil verylarge num-
her
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her of •the members took advantd,gc
of the occasion in re -uniting 'them-
selves with -the lodge after the sum-
mer season. The "Council is in a
flourishing condition and its Member-
ship
emb r -ship is steadily inc`teasing, six new
menr'bers•'tieing added on Rally Night.
After the :regular business had been
gonethrough with the doors • • were
thrown open and a. number of visit-
ors were invited to join the Tempt-
ers and enjoy • the . program which
consisted of the following numbers
Instrumental, Miss L. Cantelon,
Recitation, Mr. J. Mair.
Solo, Miss Alice Woods: •
Reading,: Mr. IP, Wilson •
Solo, Mrs. Bailey. •
After which a magic lantern 'en-
tertainment of about two hours br•
ought the program to a close, all
returning home after craving enjoyet'
themselves thoroughly,
Northeast Stanley. -
Misses Muriel and Lulu Tweedie of
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of rs. i m
d rice areguestsM W l a
qo e h
Glenn and other friends in this sec-
tion.
Miss Annie Eva McEwen, daughter.
of Mr. Malcolm McEwen, died on
Saturday last after several mon-
ths' illness. She was an estimalbk
young lady and the sympathy of
friends goes out to .the bereaved
home. The funeral took place •on
Monday to Baird's i d s cemetcry,
the
services being conducted by Rev. Dr.
Stewart. Thepallbearers were John
and Alex, McEwen, John Seott,Har-
old and John Innes and A. Anderson.
Rev. Mr. Perkins, lector of Trivett
church, hr Exeter, onee of the finest
i worship places for divine worsli p in the
county, was in town on Saturday.
Theelection campaign is. on and
we are :anxiously waiting :.for • the
•eventful day y on which the .war cloud
will lift and show .tows thevictor
in the contest. A number of . very
interesting meetings have been held
throughout : the township and : no
manshould go to the polls in. an
ignorant state of•mind. Many of
the meetings . have beensomewhat'
narked by the presence of the ,ladies,
This we think is a move in the right
direction and should be encouraged
in order that the fair sex may .be
better .informed, iii 'political Ilines,for
the fair aft time when we have wom-
an suffrage,. •
Those awful bridges,; --The people of
Hullett are certainly a patient peo-
ple. When are those awful bridges
going to be fixed ? That is the' ques-
tion :that is being asked .by a 'great
marry of the good people of Hullett,
but the answer seems to rbc as yet a
great distance away. We think ; the
difficulty might easily have 'been
avoided had tho township fathers let
their .contracts a little sooner.
Are the good people of Londeslli\oro
going to have their annual Thanks-
giving • supper ? Please don't disap-
point us this time.
The Auburn Presbyterian ehurch
is nearing completion; but it will.
bo some time as yet before the op-
enin
Weg. understand that those who wield
the birch at S. S. No. 8 intend hav-
ing a concert in the village of Lon-
deshoro in the near future, Every-
thing will be up-to-date.
Blyth.
Mr. J. W. Belt was visiting his
daughter in Goderieh ,on Sunday,
Mr, Will. Crawford of Toronto i4
visiting Iris parents for a few days.
Mrs. Henry Nelly, who has been
visiting the past month with her
father, Mr. John Brown, returned to
her in L tis ni
home n of a a on Wednesday.
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Mr. Leach has purchased axed Mr. Ash
bhry's residence on Maley street!,
Whole Number 1341
Bayfield.
The W. C. T. U. held their monthly,
meeting on Tuesday afternoon. in,
St. Andrew's church. They are tak-
ing steps to have a curfew bell in-
stalled in the village.
Mrs. (Dr.) Smith is, able 'to be ar-
ound again after her recent Dines.
Messrs. H, Howard and R. Talbot
of Drysdale are busily engaged er-
ecting a cement wall 'for Mr, George
King's new stable,
Mr. James Thomson has 'received
the contract for repairing the nor cri
pier which was damaged . by the
floods last spring, and is now engag-
ed in having the needed repairs .atten-
ded. to.
Miss Brydges'of. Belgrave is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. William
Brandon. i
Mr. H, Eilber M. P. P. of Crediton
was in the village on Tuesday in the
interests of the Hay •Insurance Co.
Mr.' and Mrs, John Fraser spent a
few days in Lucknow this week the
guests of the latter's brother, Dr.
Elliott.
Mr. William Brandon :visited friends
in Bolgrave a few days last week,
Mr, John'•Falconer and iron, Mr.
Harry Falconer, returned homelast
week after spending the summer in
Manitdba. .
Dr, Woods and. Messrs. •George Gr-
eenslade, Alfred Erwin and Thomas
Stinson were in Hensall last Thurs-
day as delegates to the Conservative
convention.:
Mr: J. W,.,Wiisen, representative of
the Civil Engineer •Department of
Insurance, Toronto, spent a few days
in the village this week taking sur-
veys. .
Mr. Mustard is busy .;getting his
saw mill under way„,
. Miss Lily 1Vlartin, : who has been
spending ' a few days with Miss . L.
Martin of the village, will• return to . •
Toronto• this. week. •.••
The t'hankoffering meeting of the
W. F; M. S. of the Presbyterian ch-,
'
.arch was :a, success. financially.
Rev: is McNeil will be away•.next
Sunday in Ashfield assisting the
Rev. Mr. Miller with ,communion .ser-
vices,' •
Charles Dewar, who was very.
low for a few` days, is slowly recov-
ering, we. are glad to say,
Auburn. .
• Mr, Jas: 'Pinker is laid up _ with '
typhoid. fever. .•
Mr. Thos. Maekeiizie is $aid- to' •
have. cancer in. the stomach. He hay
the .sympathy of the: community
Mrs.' 0..Wenzel`•and her son George.
:and daughter Linda of Hespeler have
been visiting Auburn friends.
Miss Pluinsteel of ,Clinton Sunday -
ed at the,parsonage,.-
Mr, Warner . Walters and: sisi>r of
Colborne spent a few- days • at the
week:
.Mr. ..and'Mrs,. MoOlay•of . Goderich
Sundayed at' Dr. C.A. Howson's.
manse last
Mr. and Miss Wallace .of Summer-•
hill Sundayed near the village.,: •
•
• iVtiss Bertha Wilson and her .gentle
man friend of Brucefield :Sundayed at
Mr. 3.. Knox'. . .
A; few from here took in the Anni • • .
versary at the. Nile:
A _ great many .from our. village
and vicinity took in the Blyth Show, .:
last Week' and several•were• present,.
at • the meeting in Lucknow • on Mon-
day. .
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The , G. T. s
I GT have tarted.. lodge
again. :They' aro . going to take steps .
toward Local Option, • • •
The • Auburn• brass; band took •"'in
the. Fair at Dungannon, accompanied
by several from the village,
,,
h' n arehavinga coat
The Lutherans
h L.
of paint put on rtbeir church. Mr, 0. •
Beadle has the contract..
The C. P. B. surveyors have again
been .at .work' near Auburn. Probab-
ly the station willbe on the east
a of the
side f . the Base Line instead e
o e
w
est.
Next' Sunday the Presbyterians
will hold . two services, one in the.
afternoon and one.• at night, •
Mr. R. Roberton's uncle from :Tor-
onto spent a few days of the. :past
Week with him.
The severe frost played havoc with
the grapes. •Mr. R. Roberton lost a
ifne lot,
• Messrs. John ,Deichert and. A. Shot -
l
tiearst f>♦ . idayZurieh called on friends hero
.
a.
Blyth.
On Wednesday last our annual I+iali.
Show was,•held, but owing to • the
first day being very Wet it Was not
as good as other years in exhibits
or attendance. The track was not in
first-class shape for speeding: The
Clinton band played some excellent
selections during the afternoon, The
concert: in Industry hall was a good
success, both financially and other-
wise.
On Saturday Citizen John W. Bell
was very pleasantly surprised by re-
ceiving a letter from his only son
who is now in Atlanta, Ge alis„ but,
who since leaving here hti seen a
considerable part 'of the world. The
family has not heard from him for
three years and had almost given
up hopes of doing so again.
On Monday quite a number of the.
Liberals drove over to Winghanr and
Lucknew nohear Sir
w to Nilfrid ; Lau -
ler. '
On . Tuesday evening a political
*meeting was held,in Industry hall,
addressed by Drl.taet:onald -and
others of the same ilk,
On Monday afternoon our auction-
eer, Mr. 0, Hamilton, disposed of
theT ,n
C 1 'dire '
rt o hart and the1 it
d
pland
stands on to our townsman, Mr,,, A�
McNally,. for $200;