Lucknow Sentinel, 1896-05-01, Page 1LUCKNOW.
capita,: paid up
_ - Referee Fund
fatal ,A csets--
i resident-JointSTIIak2.
Vice-P•esideut—A. G. RAMSAY.
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SI,25o:,000
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$8,50,135
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DIRECTORS:
i so':' ocTQE,Wm. Gissox M. P,Gsa•.Roeas:
A. T. WcoD, A.13. Lks (Toronto).
Cashier—J. TURNBULL.
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r!...N ;IS BA Ark. Runes 10.to 3; Satur-
da.y • a, 10 t•• 1, Deposits Of $1,•and upwards
re..oiyod sand interest allowed.
SPECIAL I,)EPOSITS also received- at cur-
. -rent rates o intereat. •
DRAFfiS on '!creat Britain and the United
States Bought and sold.
JOHN"'D.'NIOHOL. SUE-4.GENT.
s'nt' ;+... LEGAL ,.
_:LOOMiaON, BARRISTER
AS. Solicitor, Coi eyancer, etc., . (late o
amer.)n, Halt It Cameron, Goderich).. Of is
tip=stairs in Allin'n hew block. i -
F\IORRISON; - aB RI ISTE,R,
■ ■ • Solicitor, - Connuiasioner, Notary
etc. Money to loan, Office over. Moody's
Barber Shop. •
1,1,-ARRtillL&. PROUDFOOT, B4R
'(Ons.X . te• s:, Solicit -61-s, etc., Goderi ,
1. T. G.taaow,Q C \yM.PRo1DsQOT.
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MEDICAL •
# 'j R. TENNANT, PHYSICIAN
- S.urgeon- and Acc6ucheur.. Surgery
over'J. k Riott k grucery store. Office hours
,f raau, 9 to12 ,a. m, .; from 2 3o 5 p: m. and from
to .1 pq m=
G,ORDON; ai.D:, CiAL, F.T..
.Physician.-Sur-
- :0on, slPii Ace ucheifr. Upstairi •1ne�Vm;
�3 �ltin'a 'hey.. block. - Residence Ross street,
beh?z'd Lame;on. Murdoch .&. ,Co's store.
?�-,.• F:. D.CiEDDES. V. $.,- 'CALLS
tareither b¢ mail or tlelegram -p onnptly
sten.3ad.:to, d Charges moderate.-aResidence,
Uatraui - street, opposite Dr Elliett's. and
�ecc'nd dkoctr north of SEYTINEI..office.'
;. re.:J; GiBBO S;:V< S. V, D., • 'Ion..
1Gracfnate of -Ontario Veterinarg College•
e 8n,1 Regis' ei'ed Member of the _Veterinary
Medichociety, -One door east of Girvin's.
barber Allies block;•Gam$bell
street. I:uekncnv. •Gnaiges moderate. Cabs
fir•,-uptivattended to Ay or night. 'B'oarding
fl,tti;r: 3:fcGsrry's•Ht te1-
aq.
SPEIETIES
_11„ Order of .Fnreste
nicer - the Oddfellows'
Hall on the, foui Tnes
. o'clock. _ Visiting
Half; oi.the•se.coM1 and fourth, Thnrsdays of
• eveiy first add
ren •ae deirdi%lly In -
....LI regular movthlv
evening-;. on or before.
M1).1. - AIL ing brethren cordiallY invit-
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MR -A- en
" . DANRERS. `."
We do a general banking business,
iSshe drafts Payable throughout Can-
ada and the 'United States. We make
collections on. all points including,
Western States, anitoba and the
North-West Provinces, and collect-
ions whether note or aQcount will
have -prompt attention,
Notes discounted and farmer's sale
We have a -large amount of funds to
advance on mortgage at from five per
cent up. The rate is graded accord-
ing to quality and size of loan requir-
We loan small apiounts -on second
ei
• We have generally on hand for sale,-
farmeproperty in Kinloss, Huron, Ash-
field and Wawanosh towiedhips cheap
and on easy terms. ee
represeht the leading English and
and cap effect insurance on all classes
of property in Stock or utual
-Ponies as desired. -
ganoutfentuttl
-iltE.LI13,Eltrir,TO UTTER AND TO AltatET
REEELC.CORDING TO -THE DICTATES
litantr, 24'3,40 1896.
NEW, COUNTY -CO U.XCILS.
'On the first of jeueuery next the
present syate'in of Couret,y ;Councils
ceasee:to exist and in the future the.
CourayeCouncils of this Province shall
thereafter- consist of from 8 -to 18
members accOrding to 1 population.
Each county is to 1;4 divided by a.com-
missien of judges into clivisions. Each
division is to elect e2. memberti and
:they Oe to hold office for two years.
may -give bothqo Mie candidate or to
two as he sees f fit - gounty- Council
electiOns are ,to be held every d
year nay and ate the :time- of mun-
of 'a douney. econte▪ ciller,_ are tliat he
reside the diviSiori and have the
property gnalification ef the Reeve of
a town which is $600 -freehold or $1200 -
rental. --- All members' of council of a
nitielcipality, clerk, treasurer,
assessor or collector air° ineligible for
electionto county council, but mem-
bers of.present c Dells are eligible.
The warden shal appoint a nomin-
ating officer for eaCh divis;on, who
oininatioias mid who shall '-c-i'endutt
cite if neces§ary, • . Municipal polling
crotliseaeturning officers, ballot. boxes,
tee- to e riled in faking the vote,
unicipya clerks to make return of the
ota county elerk, when he shall de -
lire d publish the results of the
lection in the whole county. ,The
or 9 divisions and have 10 or 18
mmbers of Council, the cceemissioners
axing some discretioeary powers -
he matter.
.th- T.-ff.:- --The regular monthly r
'eraperance Uni(oi will be 'herd every second I'
itednes,hiy.of each manth-in the Odd Fellows li
...,..\\I‘n,,, • , t
•,„,.., ,,..;
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,,,,,-, --. 'T 1: 0 }. N 0 W
rug -Errs' EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT 1
.1,11. on or before the fall moon, in the 1
FIRE AND MARINE.4.
telephone No, OS.
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. DXwrisr
Honor Giaduate„- of Toronto, Sohool of
Dentistry and Doctortaf
All operations in Dentistry perfornied
'with care and an eudeayorto do all worlr
,FILLING -With Gold. Porec4iii. Silverana
TEETH -Made with a view of preserving
t1:0) natural appearanoe. and of. the best
the gum for painless extratting. lt has
OFFICE -In -Mr: Allin's new block
Thursday aftei noon.
THE SUBS-CRIBER 11AS OPENED AN
office -in the building east of the
GliEEMENTS, BONDS.. LEASES;
CAREFULLY PREPARED,
eta. o4 opscincationi mod estimates for hell
JAS. SOMERVILLE
De.TAF148 qu Ft Et
MT UP ail night sagelrig for breath glear of
ASTHMA ,3 t you NOT
DR. TAFT ORM, ApELAIDE
TORONTO, OM
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Mitage and Vinuitt New
The Pa -4d n Ploy
_ 'The Company will
give ene of their popular entertain-
ments in the Liickintev Town Hall on
Tuesday evening nixt. -This is a noVel
entertainment and pile that is very
highly spoken of bit the press every -
Great Improvement
A large committee Of the cengeega
tion of the Presbyterian Cliwtr on
Tuesday last planted it row of fine
closina their beautiful church, and
alreade'y it has greattl.y added to the
appearance of thepl ce,:
Trailers enee:
aAt the meetiog of the Synod' of
Hamilton. and London held at Chat -
hem last week the PresbYteriao con-
gregations of Kinlough, Riversdale and
Enniskillen were transferred- from' the
Presbytery of Pince to the Preshytery
of Maitland in 'accord -dike peti-
ral -charge is at :present Without a
settled minister. .
ca,ppeis takes place at cloderich • on
May 12, before Chief Justice Meredith
The crown prosecutor will probably be
Mr Lister, M.P., of Sarnia - and the
defence have not yet. retaine'd Connsel.
The charge against the men will be
manslaughter, , although the case
against the men in some. asPects is
The Illustrated edition of the Ripley
Eipress came to hand last week and is
!the paper used was an inferibr quality,
iyet all the cuts showed up well and oir
the whole made a ood leoking, well
printed paper._ - he "write up". of
Ripley enni. Huron township -is also
ably done, and the •iissue is h credit ti--
Episcopal Chutch, who latleavieig 'for
Kincardine, preached . hip -farewell
sermon to the Lueknow cpirgregation
Mel Sunday evening laet, when the
Rev. Mr. Miles occUpiea the pulpit of
his° new charge in' Kincardine next
SundaY, but gra giles and daughters
`will mat leave the village for another
—Derr: -R. J. Cameron, pump -maker, of
ing§ that should meet with ready sale.
It is especially suit4d for farm purpos-
'es. The gate frame is all made of iron
aas piping across which is stretched
. wire netting, so that it is beth light
-and strone. *Parties in need of an
article of i‘this kind' should give Mr.
TheDominion House was prorogued
on Thursday evenitti last. The new
house will meet abont the middle of
next J-uly. The general elections will
be held on Tuesday July 23rd, and the'
nominations will be held one week
previous, on the 16th. Mr. Hugh
Morrison, of Lucknow, has been ap-_
pointed returning officer for the West
Riding of Bruee, a position he emin-
ently well qualified to fill, and a Letter
selection cpuld not be made in the Rid -
;WARDENS OF BRUCE.
In 1868:there 'were 756 county copn-
illors in.; Ontario, the cost being
• ! In, 093° the pumbet of
ounef coime illoss- had risen to 1165
ncle the -cost: 855,456. Mr. Hardy's-
ci is eepected to reduce the cost , to
25.000 for the whole proyince.
he end oethe present year Bruce will
ave -been a county for' thirty Years .
he first warden was James - Brockle-
enk. He •NN -as elected Warden - in
n 18-7 'and as it was not the custom
hen as 'of more reeent years to pass
everal timei holding Alio position for
872 John Gilles was elected to Sue: •
eed.him; and was' re-c4cted 73, 74,
nd 75. Robert Bard was then elect:
a warden and held. the office during
6, awl '79. Robert PurVis
ame next •and serVed for the years
0, 81 and 82. James Tolten was
e warden in 83, John Pearson ,in
88, • John Donglas ih 89, Jas. Gaunt in
90, John S. McDonald in 91, Dr. Brad -
Scott in 94. and W. McIntosh in 95.
Mr. J. H. Elliot, who now holds the
office of_ warden, bag the honor of
being thelast of rk,:l*ag line of illust-
rious .predecessors. -Walkerton Teles-
cope.
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
The -number of pupil§ receiving in-
structionin temperance and hygiene
in like U'ublic schools of Ontario has
le.Creased from 33,920 in 1882 to 101,-
406 in 1894. In .1894 the number Of
kindergartens in Ontario was 90 with -
184 teachers. . They were attended.
_by 9,340 pupils -under, six years. of age.
In 1894- the total. etehool_ population
ef OntarinwaS 593,840. Out of ,this
thetotal number regietered at school
was 480,979,, while the average- at-
odaiceee-Was only 268.335. -
highest salary paid to a public school
$• 1,500. The aVerage for theeprovffice
in the foropter year was -$346-1 in the
latterye0W421,, , But the .average
for the year preceeding ihe one last
named, 1893, was slightly larger, viz :
ettlelle in 1886 it ha& been $425.
There is no.reason to- fear that the •
statistics for 1895, and especially,for
CSN'OW ONTARIO,. FRIDAY, MAY Ist 1996.
-Ladies Concert
ke married ladies of the Niethodist4
cb.erch.on Tuesday evening last, and
interestine programme was present-.
d..I The aucrience.was not large, but
11 present_were well pleased with the'
id f the Ladies Aid SOciety.-
otttainnient. The Oroceeds are in
NO -Infection Here
report was circulated lest week
s vitt with fever hut we are glad to say
t ere is no truth in the statement.
We iearn_ from the Electors' of the
that there is no ease of feeeror
Other infectuous disease at present in
Lucknow, nor has there been any for
a long time past.
We have placed a eneiber of long
Cettrt for collection and: more Will
foil*. Every :case has been an un-
pleaSant'duty for us to follow up,' but
the defendants are_ alone responsible
lin every- case be secured and col
lectien ,'Made with all Costs lidded.
Thoae- whe have long standing accounts
"Oatet outrun Pa"
A)Sunday school teacher was tell;
ing the class about the devil going
arournid like a- roaring lion seeking
who he might devour. "How fast
cariethe_devil rule?" asked one of the
pnpda. "Hush Johnnie," said the
teather, "luch questions- are very
profane." "Welt, I don:t care," re-.
plied johnnie, "he can't outrun pa,
iinenpn :the street the pther day that
the devil . the night he
chine home from lodge.".
',Win Make a Tour,orthe World.
13.61 who is viiiting his father, Mr.
ly t''`O.ve for the old "country. Pro-
fes-ier Odium is the imraiorabion gent
o e _British Columbia, government
and Dorninion government, and will
go,,te`theold cetiiitry in that capacity,
Ife will remain there for about two'
yeer4 and *ill then make e tour of the.
before his return: - lie speaks:
-gleW4ingly of British Columbia and
spring Is Here
Seldom has the-h.:rapid growth been
seen as has taken -place during the last
two weeke. Fear was fele that the
eitremee, heat would -would be folio wed
have settled down for spring. Those
who were short- Of feed for their :cattle
are rejoicing ae the change as the
cattle can easily pick hp enough to'
nourish -them. It is to be hoped that
there Will be -no frost and that the
season Will meet with no backset.
Moils Hose
The magnificent inverted,: coach
horse rgoss Rose" will have a stand
for the season in Lucknoweand will be
atathe. Cain 110686 stables every Tues-
day night. Moss Roie is undoubtedly
one of the finest coach horses ever
brought to this part of the country and
price in the market. He is a perfect
beauty, stands over sixteen halide
high, and weighs.. 1650 FM ads. Just
the style of horse to produce -big rangy
drivere and saddle horses, for which
there is always a good market Call
and see ,him when • here on .Tuesday
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Sad Death
Wordeomes from Hamilton Of the
death of- Miss R. Edith Stewart,'
danghter of kr. T. J: Stewart, of the
Sayer, Massey Co., (Ltd.) and well
known as a former reeve of ,Ninrioss
township..., Miss Stewart was ill for
some eleven days from typhoid and
brain fever, and althongh she made a
brave struggle against the grim des-
mohey and loving, hands couldelo for
her was done, it terminated Aatally,
last -Wednesday. - Miss -Stewart. was
the younger of the two surv ving
children of Mr. and Mrs; Ste art,
andby her loi,eablis, sunny way ,- -she
won the affeetiond of all with ,kom
she came in contact. Her popularity
and the love in which she was held By
all who knew her, was amPly testified
to in the very numerous and beau iful
fio tributes, sent by kind frien
e funeral, which was attended b a
large number of ifriends it. Hamill on
and from other points dn Ontario. The
gravelais literally a mound of beaut-
iful blossoms and designs, suggestive_
of a gentle, pure Young life that skaa
gone to aibetter Sphere. Miss' Steni-
art's memory will .be held- in kind
remem.brance by id' who knew her or
-many a gest to come, while her p ra
ents and.sister will receive the - heart-
. feltnympathy of -many old frainds in
this neighborhocid.
° The Members of Lueknow lodge of
Odd iel Iowa, together with se veral visit-
ing 1:rethren from Wingham and Rip-
ley, attended service in the Methodist
• eicelleot sermon was. preaehed to
alltin 13 A. Besides the Odd -
coin* was univers'ally pronoiinced one
of the best -ever sleep, in the dwell.
the Choir, undee theeleadership of Mr.
Rebt).‘Hughee rendered eSeveral_ very
flee Selections, and as a voluntary the
Misses talla Berry and Emma Pearl
sang a beautiful duet,. w hich NV much
appreciated. The whole- service was
very appropriate to the occassion. and
at the conclusion of the . church ser:
vices; the brethren re-formed into line,
and Under Marshal Bro. Alex: Ross,
nairched back to the lodge rooM, vehen
a short time was i'perit ih speech -mak-
ing and social pleasantries. r
; The Huron and Ontario
meter Pugh, who is in Toronto, the
proineters of the Huron° and Ontario
Eleetric Railway will -hold a meeting
'at the Rossin House to decide as' to the
firm ivhich shall conatruct the. line. A.
N ey 7 I York, firm pf contractors have
sent in proposals which wili probably
be aceepted, and work will be immedi-
ately' commenced. : The company will
also lect their officers at the meeting.
The T -hew line will run from Pert
Perry through Uxbridge, Btadford,
Beeten, Shelburne,: Fleshertoh, Dar
ham land Walkerton to Kincardine,
withia branch from Flesherton to Mea -
ford land Southampton., via Owen
Sound, from Port Elgin to Kincardine
through Tiverton, with a branch from
Kincardine through Mildmay, Tees -
water, Wingham and Luckaow -to
God-. rieli; with a branch from Lucknow
three - belt lines. This', summer- and
next (veil' be (*tinted in the construe -
-Dais' bakirig powder is: the bast
the schbols.
-7/geW maple syrup by the pound
at Campbell's!.
-The general eleetions are to. be
held on Jime.23rd.'
-a-/few maple syrup •bY the pound
at Campbell's.
-The general elections vfill be held
on voters' lists two years old.
-Mr.. George :hoe; of Winghben,
preached -At Wroxeter last Sabbath.
-Miss Jennie Shelton,- of Kincard-
ine, -is- visiting friends in the
'''''-Oatmeal, wheat meal, corn meal
-7-Express waggons; hanimocks Land
doll carriages at very lowest .pricea at
oral wood finish, nearly new. Apply
to Dr. Elliott.
----Durina the year '1895 the Domin-
ion Government added 111 officials to
the superanuation list.
-Cows for sale -Two first-clats
cows in -calf for sale. Apply to Mrs
W. H. Miller,-Lucknovi.
=Days' baking powder is ni e
from pure cream tarter and alwa s
gives hest of satisfection.
-Monies Jonathan Miller and Rob-
ert McLean, of G-oderich, were in
-L-Daysl cough mixture for coughs,
colds and all affections. of the bronchial
tebes. 25c and 50c a bottle.
B.b., has returned from his visit. to
Scotland quite -recovered in health. .
• -Painters and -paper hangers lsre
rushed now ; generral, desire for im-
proved surroundings being manifest.
-2Bargains in prints are being offer -
ad by Cameron,- Murdoch & Co. See
their adverfisement on another page.
--A good driving tuare, six years
old, and a good mita cow for sale.
Apply •to M;s. J. L. Patterson, Luck -
now,
• -Mr. Peter McKenzie and Alex.
McDougall, who wereitisiting at'Port
Elgin for the .past week, are home
-Prof. Ed. Odium, of British Col-
umbia, Preached very acceptably im
ithe Methodist church on Sunday eyen-
-A Texas man ewns a pastore field
containing fifty thensand acres, and .
has one lipe of fence twenty-three Mr. David , Oil is engaged with gr.
miles long. . .Curweii, of Ki gsbridae, for the surn-
• =Although every man. should work
. eis-dear-life,-it iS juSt as pro • _ Mr. John II,; Medd, V. S., has en -
he should sometimes take a relairation- gaged l‘fr:-Dai : R.o.o;• for three months.
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-Methodth' Church love -feast next
Sunday mor ng from 10 to -11 ; Div.
ception at oloae {Of morning service. - .
c'wjanlidbaateheiann.' konto West.' He will
give the Gove '; Ment opposition on all
questions till '0 drop the Remedial
13ill from theil 'platform.
Stores tor ba
has -the tikes
Send to departmental
buggies, Harry Days
And cheapest in Luck -
:dew and his IN -bps are -lower than you
caa buy away.,rom home. Call and,
see them and iget his prices.
-Wall pa,p,:q Now that house-
cleaning tiane&ar at hand you must
do some paperni,a. Call in and. look
through the btia: tiful samples -Harry
Days has and;
He Lee the:
-If you rei'6!ire a pattern to make
„any kind of -g't4aent, remember that
Cameron, Mur L deli & Ca. keep a large
stock of the v
and they are
Sheet free to
May is now r 1.4y.
latest etyles ea hand;
tope who' call for -one.
-The Ohio[ egislature has. passed
the anti-treati Feelbill, and the bill is
likely to beco Under this Act
whoever treatiezer offers to f treat aa -
a place ye:dere intoxicating liquor is'
seal shall be
and shall be fi
Oblate for Wes
the village t
the Watehnia
Kenzie is san
the coming ef
lity of a misdemeanor,
ed accordingly.
dome, the Liberal can -
Bruce, passed through
inhrning and favored
',ne of the results of
tion and wag -on his
A large num
of the Method'
the residence
on Tuesday e
er of the congregation
church 'gathered ae.
ga rs. S. J. Pentland
mg and presented her
an address as, appreciation .of her
hWednesday for_ her
afe journey and hope
have good health to
tild of Win. Mallough
rual home on Wednes-
il
1 have our sympathy'
nninee is spending a
ring friends in the
services es a` elstian Worker. Mrs.
Pentland left
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wishing her
she may alwayt
carry on the WI
The infant 4
passed to its e
day, aged one
-sorrowing par
in their sad le
few Weeks r
---egr. James A...McLeod, of Kin- stallion "Loral hannon" from Mr. T.
loss leaves on Saturday for McLennan, Durnin fee ehel: an of $800
Aleoraa where he inteods spending Some of .thei..Sirts- were practising
-The .Entrance and Public School Mr. Jas. a, ,, had the misfortune
eaving examinations will be held
this year on the 2nd, 3rd, aud 4th
-Agricnitural prospects are very_
bright this-vapring, and provided_ there
is no set back from frost good crops
-Sir MacKenzie, BowelI has resign-
ed the Premiership of the---Dorninien,
and Sir Charles Tupper has been al:1-
--a-Remember th,.. place to buy haby
carrieges at the lowest price is at
Harry Days' drue,..store. Call 'and
see them arid get his pikes.
-Lacrosse sticks ! We have a large
quantAY of Lally lacrosse sticks on
hand end are selling at lowest' prices
at Harry Deys' drug store.
-Mr. John Peart is still confined
to the house, and -we are sorry to say
he is not improving as raPidly as hip
many frieteds would like to -see.
-Mr. Ezra Briggs, 'chief of Police
for_ the county of Bruce, 'has received
his commissien asDominion Constable
and can act in any part- of - Canada.
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-Beautiful lines in wall papers,
freizei and ceilings to match at.Harry
Days' drug afire. It • will pay you to
inspect his samples .pefore purchasing.
- psis Sin --By reason of some slight .
clifierences ,.sf opinion held- by parties
inteifested in certain contracts, I would
respectfully.ask you, both. as/ editor,
and rine who has been at the head of ,
either to give us the lami or erhaps
what would be equivaleot to 't, the i
general custom of giving security to
corporations for the fulfiling of con-
tracts. Should the, security lbeless,
equal or more than the - amonnt 'of
respensihility of parties to filet carpi. -
would interest a lar e nuttiber Of your
readers as well as the one putting the
tpies4on. Yours hopefully, .L F. A.
EniTon-There is no law, s far as
we are aware, on the statute nooks,
atinalating the amount of security to
letting centractii for .wark done in the
Municipality. It is.loveever, custom-
ary, -and we : thinke 'elm* generally ,
adopted by liunicii,a1 CouneilS, Where'
secu Wits:given, to demand from coo -
tree rs- for bridges, large jobSof reed'
?forkl ete., bonds to the fufil -extent:
of the cOntract price at leasto and in
manY eases fully doable the arnounthe
_ -Ready-made suits' are popular for
summer. The price is what suits the
pocket Of a • hard man. Go to
Connell for your clothe3,Where you get
the beat value offered.
-Messrs Wm. Connell anti D. R.
McIntosh, orLucknoW, and gr. Wm.
Valens, of Kinloss, attended the_ fun-
eral of the late Mrs. John Tolmie, of
,Kineardine, on Friday last..
-In the Heuse last week, Hon. Mi.,
Dickey. admitted that if he had known
all the eircumaances he w4ild never
have coesented to the appomtment of:
Mr. Massone Judge of Huror.
-There is 'always. a satiefaainn in
knowing that yon have the hest. The
lady who Wears a pair of B &, !cor-
sets +as the best fitting cordet in, the
market. Get them at Cediriell's.
Matinees that the Hen. Wilfred Laur-
ier has accepted the Liberai
ion for Saskatchewan, and pre‘licts
his election hy,.a large majority;
-A.n etteetion dale of faird stock and
Hunter, will take place at let 10, con
111, E D Ashfield, on Thurtlay, Mai
;----Men's and boys' felt land straW-
hats are selling free.ly. Oui prices for
the newest styles are helping' to
increase our trade. The 'Veil& is a
leader for a light hat.--• W Connell.'
to sprain his a
Mrs. and Mi
Lucknow
•;-The• c,andidates in the County of
.Brnbe kr Parliamentary honornup
fdateiare as follows :---West Bruce .•
.Tolinie, Patron • North }arta e,
toItan't *-
-Ladies I Clean Jour gloves with
Josephine Glove•Cleaner. Fier saleonl
by W. Connell, headquaiaers or_ ressed
and undressed kid gloves, the
Moat desirable shades-foe:street er
ev,ening wear.
-The ladies have no -vote at the
general elections but the* ought -to
have for they know how to' v josi"
well as:they. knew Where to, uy.the-
for the- parlor, that - is - tOricotesni.balls
SS gallough ,were in
on eeday.
What's the
boys ?
Miss Maggie -
est on 'MondaY
eCrostie left for For-
-re spent Sunday in
Iveith friends in St.
ey is away this week
'eeting of the Western
behig held in St.
We are plea ed'tCohaletanni.that
John 'Webb
The 'most 1
present is the,
pets. The la
apparently ta
fine spring w
Now is the,
blossom forth
les of revivin.' ;nature to the bright
spent .:Sundayi
Helens.
attending the
Synod which i,
Andrew's dint
inc-tueti .1- The qiality; .patterns- and
1."'adually recovering
, tar sound jost
of the beating of car -
...0 of our hamlet are
1.rw- advantage of the
e 'for spring poets to.
oa show up the beaut-
eternity. -
iller started on the
roads on • We athsday to suPply the
farmers with grpceries, etc. .
Watch yetiredll! The St..i Helens
foot -ball elit*Piganiged for the semen
it
of 1896, on T,4teSclay evening, With e
following cild era :-Pres., Mr. G
lw
of management 'to look after. grounds;
: ill be prepared , to
ball to all comers during '
ow in full blast.
lio learn that Miss Boil
i roving after having a
Thos: Mc
ing through
last, had as
sick hotse.
The many 9,
Courtney an4l James Bowler - will be
i
glad to hes4 That they are ahle to be
around again after' having a Severe
attack of inff illation Of the kungs,
One day 14 t *eek •while Mr. and
Mrs. Robt. 1 idpdish were away from.
home, the honfte tnok fire, 'starting in
alone busy '
fire broke •0
alarm the n
'etc. The cld
dispense focit
the season.
- Seeding is'
We ire gl
Johnston is i
SOUTH 211.111.1elli.
Interesting. Letter from it Former
that r have never Written itreu ere
this but the Only excuse I cal:111)18W is '
that I- wanted, to. knoyr soinething
about the place and the wtyi, of the`
In the first place I will _giv'e yeti a
shoat . sketch of my trip te South
Africa. We left Toronto on are even-
ing of September 12th and airived in
Montreal the &Bowing nit,thiihg, .and
spent the day - in viewing the city.
They 'have sorno very; fine hhildings
among wbich T noted were, St, Peters
Cathedral; C. P: R. Slation- tiny' the
went onboard the “Nubiatiir Allan
Line S. E. po., and ate9 next moroing
we set, sail arriving in Quebe6 in the
evening oi the same day. AA, we had
a couple of hours of daylight,jhe next
morning before the -boat left,!:: ,•everal
of_us made a tear through theeity and
of the river. As for the city; I was
net very favorably struck Midi the
appeirance of it as the streete teemed
so narrow: 1;nd-dirty.
At 9._e'clock- we pulled anclior again
eld\is
river and a. the day- was warrn, meetly
everybody w on deck takinli in tile
pretty. There was an Engliath eliarrch
parson on board who held service at -
evening we had, some singink before
The rest of the journey ages's:, the
Allaritie was a little rough kid stival-
were more or less sea -sick, Ated .1 of
:On the Morning of the '24.6 w; ablved
'northward to the land of the lieather,
Arriving at Lainzaington Abut-, 35
tolles south of -Glasgow in the eleariing_,i
where I have an aunt and sotiae- consins
.residing. This is considered one Of
the finest estates in Scotland and I
speot the next day wandering through'
the grounde, probably more se heeause
it wee tne birth -place of my another.
From there I paid a short aiait to
Glasgow and Edinborough. erhe lat-
ter I thought a very pretty ..tilace as
the etreete „, were so clean #tia the
people so respectable looking
After seeing the egetle and a. ;ink
more of the principal places, al -Went
south.to 'London and spent the great%
part of two days 1,hcre. Westient the
first day in the west end- andsin the -
evening we went to the east Old and
took a walk through Whiteehipel and,
some more of the adjoining etteek:and
self tha the old sayipa that -tile half
of the world dcies not °know hew the
other half,lives was a true one:, As we
were returniniback, one girl, eearcely
out cif her teens, wai coming. . demi
the street evidently the worse n_t beer'
and she was swinging her athis and
singing at the top. of her voiee. e My
friend„gac, kindly took one *-eeid.e of
the Street and I the other and give her
the centre which elee morropoliSed to
the fulf antent of ;her -arms. -;.'We felt
greatly relieved when we got back to
our lodging house as :it is ink. really
safe for a person to go along after
night without a policeman cor, guide
, On Saturday evening, the Atie,
went on board the "Harlock
Donald Currie line, and aS the boat
pulled out from the clock. many a tear
was shed And handkerchief .0biltert
from the shore, fer the most,
crew on this boat . were young men
bound for -Africa's gold fietds.
•
After gebting tossettbn :the
Bar of Biscay,' we, launched out into
*wen 'waters and from .there*
cape Was a most beaotiful
enough of breeze to make it Zeinfort-
able. Even croising the equator ;Was
remarkably cool although the-04pin
:said- it was an *unutually go6d trip.
On this boat the service ,was Epnatet-
in the C-renoon, ana as Ave hadr.a. lady
missionary On board, she held fnieetings
in the evenings, and eveiybcaVy
ea to joinein the singing. -On ; the
Sabbath •evening before we 'Edda at
gsaPe Town she held the- meeting a
little longer than usual and .4 they
finished up they sang "Oh, Where is
my wandering boy to -night:" and
many a silent tear was shed". -n. by., the
boy§ arOliga the outside of the-, cit!cle,
probably a -little rough on the,dxterior.
- hut with a goad true heart esithin.
On the- morning ef the 22nd cf -bet-
ober we )anded in' Cape Tottn,
short call at La:Palmas, Canary. Is-
jaud, and we mere' ali earn to get -
ashore. We reniain,here 611'9 Aka
at night when we take the trAiti"east
and find the rnost tedious .patt sof the
jOurney here as the country it baPrea-
and scarcely a living stream a water
is to be seen. as the majori4 of , us
were travelling on- the _eptanimical
ticket, we had nothing better pan the
Salt side Of a hardwood seat and
scarcely sitting room at ‘thate for
nights and _two days. yOu.,maY kilo*
we were all thankfUll when weL:ItiOded
at Johannesbnrg, just six week§ ex -
The pity is situated ahOnt 1600 feet
'aboVe the level, consequently it is Much
cooler than 'most of plaoes i$61tth -
Afriea,, _It is just 9. years riinC, gold
Itirge -city, estimated hi the eleetat at
an, Lucknow, on piss
village on Saturday
rt delay on account_of
4ends Of Mesers Sohn
Their daeghter was
Onse-cleaning when the
and before She could
ing so that liwas useless for, then: tb
attempt tp*ench it.. The people -4f-
count of 'the -heavy 71045i
as ho' had "insurance.
-attet
-farm ateckri:
pliee amid
en
casino auction sale 'f
cl implements at ..the
e below _mentioned :- r
tit 240 eon :Nest -
del a
ta-e-n-ale vale
Can.le entirely overcome in mes
guarantee salisfactionif glasses are
lenieTbe requited after glasseshave
been used for a time, youdoet have
to go to Philadelphia,- VOronto er
sonie far away place ,for redrene
Your expect local optician _has
_proven his abikity to test 'eyea, and
you 'have your home optician'igter-
in the shape of lens fitting, repairing,
etc., promply done -on the premises.
This week's SENTINEL for a few
more te.stimonials. They* ftre Con-
Expoit ;Spitball,
well filled, the wajoritY heing young a
Men, who comprite the large proport-
ion of .the inhabitants of .this
They have no 1.i.h!e t.lass in comp:aide!?
with the Presbyter a:, au. fit 1)14 (Mb
to start one shortly. They have -11
counted about 15 elaiees, arid is con- •
Thedittle boys and girls, who are all
English speaking, pay very good et-.
tention to the lessons. ThecWesleyOn
Methodist church has a muck larger
congregation end issonducted hy the
Rev. Mr. Hudson. they have Lal.ste
a large choir of about 45 -members:and
have eight or nine pieces pf MIISie•
The Sotith African Mission. I3and are
deing a very -good ;work and 1°14,
open air meetings .everLSundity evens
ing. 'They draw a _very large -crowd
for many of the rougher -classes come
around in order to hear the singing,
A little further up are -the Y.M.C.A.
buildings and they also have open.eir
meetings befeire the -ones Indoors. „-
The last evening -I was -up. thesinging •
evangelist, Gordon Bennet Anderson;
led the meeting and gave them a very a
interesting disconrse. -I guess you
;will -have Met him as he has been all
over Outitrio and spent same time inv. •.
Toronto. Then there is the Jew
Synagogue which is quite a I
building, and the Hebrew chure
think the Chinese have *a church
I de not know much about then'.
Sabbath is not observed here the sam
as in -Canada, although in the city
there is scarcely any out -door work
done but ail the mines run on Silledaye
with very few exceptions.
. There is a great deal of &hiking
done here,- and difierent places there
is two and sonietimes three saloons,
e other and they All seem
ing business.
s about this trouble out
re as times have gone*
employmen being increased e cry
day and 'ine.ess a Change for -the be, r
comes pretty soon things are going to
be a little serious, - The Ynetlander's
grievances ha've been very hank Ca -••••
bear and they are getting worse qerara
day till to -day it is pretty heed
what theimmediate future of thetouto
try will he.- There are still a large:I:Min-
the city, and yesterday a nrimlier of -
thethiarcheel **ugh the city,
MS, friend; Mr. MeDermiticl,
a couele of weeks ago and went to:
Cape Town and I had a letteofrom him
statiek that he intended to go 'to
Australia. He was oot very .stwoess--
fal in getting employment here. I
had and old friend from SLHelens a -
one after t
.to do a rus
in the pape
here. We
Johannesb
down and
and I find ira little lonesome_
since they both left. .
'this tipie but later on'N?lli' write you
again arid tell you about the natives
of the country. Remember me to the
m-embert of the bible "Zlass. and any
other inquiring friend. 412.Piteg:=L to
hpar from you in the near.
remain, your sincere friend and, -Chas-
Care of Will Andervon. • S,
75,000 whites and 40,000 hidilik a
record. which no other new ,the -
race ef 'people, being tepresented from
all 'paito_of the world, lint tte-;
lee :f or2oaymni irs hd illn (‘-3-14 1 17i nt ;:t 4: el - 66uPb11-C6:.
Bob McAdam will. put in a season
Albert &filth has returned from
Georgia where he took a :trip for his .
health and ieports the -heat so great
that his ears swelled.
We are sorry that Mrs. aohnPieker-
is attending her.
A great many peop e are complain-
ing of colds And hoar -hound candy is
used extensively.
•
The Rev. Dr. McLeod, el Ripley. .
visited at the residence of gr. Peter
Murray one day last week.
Miss Maggie Murray, altlamigh still ,
confinedto her bed, is on a fair way
to recovery. e
Another of our eakr pioneers .has
passed away in the person of Mrs,
Angus Beaten, sr.
During the severe storm tin Friday,
the lightning struck the chimney on
Mr. Downey's ,house and went_dovvn
ing up but doing no furtheredamage.
TarktEw TEE SERMON BROEVS
Why shotildTfho beginning of a ser-
mon be theeignal fer those.. Who want
to Cough tO get really -to -work 1 _They
will remain withtlutat-stqtaiet and will
apparentlo show no -desire or aeeessity--
clergyman announces Iris teiti and
then Mari; avdman .and.oliild who Can
Ice' the slightOstinelihstignto
'When -the old Vi3
SOlItliAati of the aisle'. ;_eb
ItS