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Clinton New Era, 1908-01-24, Page 1• ••••••••11•••••••,...• Homo Vo. SprIok Stock show At Olottoth burdaY, April Eirearesimmian TqOP •••••) Subscribers . Will greatly oblige by snaking theit renewals as proniptly as possible, °LINTON; ONTARIO FRIDAY JANUARY 24; 1908 1- -The ROA! Bank . onwnw4hIrartt.Itetini( of St. - : Andrew'8 congregation Was held on the evening of Jan 14the The attend - OF CANADA " Mice was larger than Weal. The pas. Or. Ur McNeil, took the chair about .; _ eight o'clock, and the bilabials of the A SSE -1.-S ........$46,35 r,498,us meeting Waiiresenied, Thetreasiarer's :report was the first item dealt with and Was received with much satisfac- E. L. PEASE, General Manager . tion as showing it balance on hand aft . ter etipend and all expeeses •being paid Reports from ' Sabbath ticheeh Women's Rome Missionary Sedan. „ Women's Foreign Missionary Society, E. II. DEWART, Man'gr Mission Band* the Guild FicctetY, and the Ladies'Aid,preseuted very encour-' aging reports. The congregatIon is in - CL1NTON and BRUOEFIELD ' excellent working ,erile,e. Miss Arm- ' strong, who has one to Tera.and will ._ ........-.....— - ''''' ' • '' ,-he away for Immo tune, tendered her . resignation as organist and choir leacl- WO 1.411Crlit$011$1110 er ; her resignation was accepted with \ much regret. and the following rem- • lution ' which speaks foe -itself, was Sweet. peas, W 8 R Hohnes. '''' .., .1 read by Mr JitheWhiddon and second- Royel•Bank,Morrish & Crooks 1 ed by Dr Stanbury. and heartily passed Priceless eyesight, A T Coopet 4 by the meeting: lltesolved that this The Royal Bank. of Canada, • ., • f 41 congregation Of St. Andrew's church, Stock -taking prices, F Jackson4 Barfield, in accepting NUM Minnie GreakJanuary Sale,Newcombe's. 4 .Armstrong's resignation,".' desire to A gloat success, IV r O'Neil. 5 place'im record our high appreciatieln Only two days left, Poplestone 5' of her services as choir leader and org- Still to the front,R Adams .... .15 i anist, of the efficient manner in which Ahead on Furniture.Hoover & Ball., 5 she filled her position, of her faithful - Poultry for sale,G Barge. ......',5 ; ness in being always in. her place at Perrin to farmers, W G Perrin 5 the sciences of the church, especially Piano for sale, Ford & Howard....., 5 1 on Se bbath days, and of the tactful, Oorn for Sale, W G Smyth.. ,.... • ,. 5 judicious way Miss Armstrong manag- Polled Aberdeen, E Butt • h .ed the choir. so that peace and hats Tenders wanted, Jas Campbell......._5 'inonyalways prevailed in it during Out ofthe ordinary. W D Fair & Co 8 tee eight or nine years she has had January Bargains. Hodgen Bros8 charge of the choir, Mrs Jos Ferguson Remnant Sale, Tozer &Brown 8 was appointedorganist in place cifliliss To Advertisers - -1 Armstrong, • • .. SoatAT,-The social which was an- Oopy for changes of ad trertisement nounced to' take place in the basement , of the Presbyterian Church on Fri - must be handed in by Tuesday' I eight. Small transient acIsyrill-be—'t clay evening o -f this week, hasbeen. postponed until Tuesday evening Jan received up to Thursday morning. 28th. , _ • • , ' FINED -On information laid by In- spector Torrance, Mr Alex •Robinson, of Baydeld, appeared before -Pol- ice Magistrate A.noirew.fi last week,and ti as fined for violating the regulation of the South Huron License Commis- sioners. The fineamounted to 510 and costs. $3.10. • • ' flowick JUMPEn INTO WELL -Adam Faust, who resided on the second • concessian..... of flovaick, committed suicide on Wednesday by jumping into a Well. He was about sixty five years of age, and had been in a despondent state for some weeks 11• . • Stanley . . Clinton • • SHOULD BE Quirt. -L- One of the C. ' B 0 student.; took advantage of the moonlight last week by taking two Of Business College the feu sex of Stanley, out for a drive and we would -not -object to his L doing BAN1BL Jr. EBY, . quietly, and '-not disturb ( the neigh. so if he would only bring them home „ Vice-Principalbore in that locality. ; : - NOTESCarl Stoddart, of Seaforth, GEO. SPOTTON, • Principal is viiitmi-Tai "Mr 11, Pearson's at pres- ent.. ,. Enter Any Dav Our management trains more Boolt-keep. ere. Stenographers and Teleoraphers. than any others in Western Ontario. No extra .olliarge for Iwo courses. • Most eminently qualified instructors. Oraduates assiated to good positions. Other colleges engage our graduates as teachefs. Individual iniTiuctien. • MAIL COURSES in Matriculation, Civil Service, Yenma.nship, Shorthand, Book- beePing. etc* * • - Send a postal for information about Canada's Greatest chain or bIgh•grade -Business colleges, 1 -•• Gud•riah TOWDORIP— - FAUX RENTED -Mr W Sinclair has rented the Bert Murphy farm on the 16th .0,onceseien ; it is Said that Air Murphy will go west in the spring.. ILtentels-We are sorry to learnthat Mr W_Elliott of the Hayfield Head, ' is confined to his room ny Armes ; being well advanced in years, his system is hardly able to withetand any sericitui Mese. • ' • .. 000",.4.110w11-21,%.10.1100.4"*"."14. Ordere Clothing *••• orrigh &Crooks Ready -Made Clothing Royal Bank.oi ono has *opened a branch in town. We will give you a ROYAL CHANCE to make a deposit, by purchasing one of ,oUr FUR COATS itoneg saved is 111011CO made 1 only Fur -lined Coat, Chinese Otter Lining, No. 1 8111 15 00 Otter Collar, regular $100, for • .00 . 1 only Tur-lined Coat, Rat lining, Persian Lamb Collar, $75 — regular $95.00, for I only Fur -lined Coat, Rat lined, large size, regular for "10 5 00 2 only Fur -lined Coats, Grecian Mink lined, regular $69, $ ••••••••••.........a•-**A6448•11oottowp", I 45 00 I only Coon Coat, nicely marked. regular $60.00, for - $45.00 , regular $45 00, for .... $35.00: 2 only Coon Coats, sinall size, , t $26.00 2 only Black Bulgarian Lamb, regular $32, for 1 only Black Dog Coat, a regular $20, for $15,00 1 only Black Horse -hide, is regular $30, for .... •. ......... ....... .. .•$200 Men's and Boy' Caps 4 dozen lifen's and Boy's odd size, In Clap% regular. 25% and lg. 35c, to clear at 10C nod I Oto • "4 Square Deal For Every Man 1110111$111 St crooks, ellittont Onto Conn= MEETINCI-Counell met, the following persons made the neccessary declaration of property ouatification of office,Harry Salkeld Reeve, John McClure, John leathwell, Yeo, Wm 'Lobb, Councillors, netify Secretary of Eigh00) SaaiallS, NO 23 5 6 10 of the amount charged to their respective section% by Elealth Officer Dr Whitely for vaccination school- childrien in said sections. Moved by jedeCture, Sep by J Yeo that the following accounts be Geiifiissett. Gravel 013; T Bat - ties $9; village of Hayfield $14.69; Mun- icipal World 2 assessment rolls and, , express $2,95; Inebbuttposting Trees reperts B3; Star printing$22; J Holmes use 011411 for 1907 $451 Treas postage and stationery, Financial report $5,50; Brown Bros Cash book $13.45; Election expellees 658; Collector postage and, stationarv $1.80. Moved by .1 W Yeo Sec. by J Rathwell, that Council- pay for use of Hall to 3 Holmes $40 for current year, the officers -for 1908 ere as follows: - Assessor J. Thompson; Collector G W Andrews; auditors G. Gould and G. Holland; Fence Viewers, No 1 I Balked; J Sowerby, said Geo. Laithwaite; No 2 J Sturdy, W Rime; J Youill; No 3 11 Gretledge; Alf Naftel Alex. Welsh, No 4 Ed Wise, f Elliott, R Acheson, Nci5 J Proctor, 0 Virilliams B Murphy, the various Pethinasters, 2 pound keepers were appointed, the Board of Health consists of M H 0,1)r. Whitely, Reeve and Clerk John Cox, Jno Middleton and Jos Johnston, by laws fixing salaries, appointing town- ship officers were • read and passed. Adjourned to meet on the first Mon- day in Feb at one o'clock. Nixon Sturdy,..Clerk 011HeSillue STOCKHOLDERS MEET - A meeting of the Stockholders of the Holmes- ville cheese and butter cernpany, was heldin the Hall. Jas Commay Presi- dent in the • chair. He reported the company in good standing financially, allthe-old-debt paid off,' except fifty dollars. Which would -Ware been 'paid, but for the dry season. He also strong- ly recommenden some change in the ownership of the factory'. eitherseffing outto privateindividualorthentecke- holders living near the factory buying out the ones living to far away to gather their milk without to much expense in,hauling. The Matter was them:tug* discussed and Mr Connolly was instructed to sell, if he could get:, agood enough price. . • 0 -At the last meeting of Court Selwood the installation of the neve -officers took place, and nfterveards discussion arose in regard to the best -way-of-making-thelourt_more_attrace titre to the members . so, that there Would be a large attendance every night. So it was arranged that there wouldbe a debate on Friday, Jan 31st. The subject is resolved that. it would be in the interests of the community not to senthe Butter -Factory. of -this village. The affirmative is taken by N W Trewartha and C W Williams and the negative by 5 W Miller and W Margin. There will. also be shoot- ing.with the air -rifle after the debate John Buller Was appointed to enquire in regard te the •ganie of carpet balls with the exoectation thatthat pepular game will be started in the near fiat- -ure. Nafts-Mr Jog Proctor who had a severe attack of grippe last week js able to be -around again. Mr W Mul- holland who has. been very ill with grippe which settled on his bowels is, slowly improving, We all miss the clang of the hammer in the blacksmith shop. Mr J R Holmes and Mrs Leech attended the funeral of.their brother - law Mr McKenzie �f Gdetfohon Tuesday. The evangelisticservices' are still being tarried on by.' Rev. T. Snowden, 31 esera 0 Glidden and FI Sweet werein Godei ich lae-week-act=- -big atejuror„Anieigh-loadOf young.• pevole fromthe ninth concession and Baylield Line spent a very pleasant evening at the home of Mr ' G Holland on -Tuesday. • • Dungannon NoTEs -11/vs James Wilson, of Elora and Miss Sioclar of Toroeto, but . for- merly of this place,are visiting friends here. Temple Clark is recovering from his recent indisposition. Wm Mole !vent Sunday at Auburn.. Wor-Hate kirk isuissisting J. Youngduring his January sale, 'ANNITAL MEETINGS -Annual meet - big tithe Uungannott Rifle club held on Wedheeday evening lest. The following officers were elected for 1908 -Capt, CEOS Elliott ; Sec Nat Why- ard Treas Temple Clark ; Managing Committee Dr Bice and Itobt Bowers. At the annual meeting of the Liblityy Board on Monday evening last the fel lowing for etsuing-year Pres, -4 -13 'Young ; Sec, Dr T li Case ; Executive Corn, Rev Mr Rutherford, J G Alec, Walkom„B .1. Crawford, and Wm. Mole, A number of new books have been added to the public library. Colborne Noe --Services at Benmiller were Well attended Sunday eveninig Rev 0 R Durrant. preached an exeel- lent sermon from the text, "only a little one" which was much appreciat- ed by the audience. Mr Seheranz had the misfortune to Tolle a very valuable horse last week, Mr Wallace and Migg Woods, of near Baylield. spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Fisher, Rey J S Burn and johnpurst spent it few days in Zurioh, Dashwood and vicinity. Special services are be- ing.gontinued at Bethel Church this Week. • , " TIME A.wEtne Bovs Contributed The boys of the Maitland Coneession, They know how to, publish the news, They're clever, quick witted and Jolly, And good at expressing their views. If a gentleman takes a stroll Sunday O Nett week in the lodals null see An itein) Well:Written and neatly Asking what the attraction may he, DMA think IVA inquisitiVe of them . Oh, no, their intentions are kind,' But they haye *neck for"locals," ff6 Carefully bear it in mind. _ - woot-grawiiikosii— -- - MIMING -The newly elected mein. hers subecribed to the necessary declar- ation and quitlificatIon Papers, and then took their seat, at the Board. , Minutes of last 'meeting confirmed, salary of Clerk WAS made $140,00; the Treasurers salary $80.00. It was moved that Collectors salary $65; and moved in Amendment that salary be $60, Amendment, carried. 'Auditing salary $7,00 each; the Reitve'e salary Maud. . the Councillors $45 each,. Councillor Gaynor, was appointed member Of Board of Health for 3 years; W S Me- Ovostie remains clerk; Wm Thompson was made Treasueen, it was moved that 0. Taylor be made .Collector, Amendment that J Boyle be collector, carried; G Webb was made Assessor; 3y A Wilson end J. Mallough were made Auditors. The Collectors.roll Nrite received from Wm Thompson' and an order drawn for amount 9f salary the Collector was given$5.00 for postage, and two trips to Liu:kiln*, The Clerk was instructed to send for 7 copies of Municipal World and 5 copies of Municipal Act for the use of Quinine Public libraries received the What grants. The Reeve and Council- lor Thompson Were appointed to meet Ashfield Council and Dungannon Driving Park Association, Ho Court Room a,coornodation. J Cameron, was appointed caretaker at $12.00 per year. The Lucknow Sentinel granted $5 for extra printing; cheques were issued -to. the amount of about $275 foe payments of :accounts. Oorincil adjourned to. meet on Monday„Feb. 3rd, at 10 o'clock W 5 McCrostie. Clerk, . • • itioneti NOTES -Mr Hugh Cameron of•Sask , is home. fie is homesteading north of the Moosejaw,District and enjoy it. Mr Jelin Reid of Oak ,Lake Man,; is also visiting the scenes ef boy- hood. They had 6000 bushels of wheat this year which ranged in price from 70 cents to 90 cents. There crop this year yielded more • money . than last year. Mr John Gemmell! of Tuxford, Sask.;is enjoying the winter in his parents home here. He too is one of the prosperous farmers of the West, who are doing much better than it is possible to.do here, Mr Arthur Ander- son wears a broad smile these days, on account of the arrival of a little baby girl, in lus uorne, while Mr Chas Hins- dale is fairly tickled became a bounc- i ng baby boy has come to live with him, _ W Ingham . WERE VINE') -- The usual quiet of this town waeditturbed at two o'clock -o-ri-Wednesday-morninge-Wim -fou .men_from the vicinityof Whitechurch and said to be recently fToni Cobalt, got teethe rampage, and proceeded to force an entrance to the Kent, block in lower Wingham. Tenants up stairs were roused from their slumbers, and soon mixed up in a lively fight with. their midnight aseadantie---During-the- height of the melee One of the four. men drew a revolver and. inaugurated a fine sample ofe", Western gun play, the bullets embedding themselves in thedoorsand windows ofthebuild- ing. Nightwatchmen Lewis and the town constable by that time had got around to the scene of action; and the reinforcements caused , an immediate change on the battlefield, -in favor of .thebesieeed, as the ..mareuders..were. surprised from the rear. With some further assistance, the obstreperous quartette were east into the Onianeolis in the basement of the Town sail to cool off. They have been ordered to pay a fine of $15 each and costs, or in default to be kept at hard labor in the County jail at Goderieh for 21 days. • • Mullett Cot:mt.-The Hullett domicil corn- . teemed the business of the year on Jany 13th, re:appOinting as, auditors George Stepitention and John Wilson; tax collector,Wm Moon ; township as- sessor, Wm Carter; member of the Board of Health, Samuel Cox instead of John Sprung and Dr McCallum, M. H. 0„ The Council decided to build two bridges, Quigley and -Reids, and probably a dement culteert for which tenders are asked, also for ii, quantity of elm plank as may be seen by the ads in the lecalpapers.-The -number . ..tlf eegistrationri made during the.. past. year were Births 48,Dentlffs-31).-Wayi- agek 14. The Cpuncil will meet again on Friday, Feby 21st,at 1.30,when ten- ders *ill be opened, J Campbell,Clerke DEATH OP JORN SPRUNG -There passed ftWoitj OR Wednesday ata ripe old.age Mr John -Sprung, one of the oldeet and most highly esteemed resi- dents of these parts. Horn, in Prince Edwerd couoty in 1.82..1, hespent muoh. of his ryttnger days in that county ;he earrie to Huron County &beet 1868 and settled on the Base Line; where he has resided since. His wife -predeceased him by less:than it year. He had been ill for some time with dropsy and his death Was not -entirely unexpected, though it was very sudden. A. man of more than usual ability, he was very well known and highly respected by all ; A meniber of the Methodist Church, and a liberal in politics. He has it funeral takes., place this afternoon (Friday) to the 13th con cemetery. . . :deog_hteres._Mrs J CenninghameLof of Manitoba, to mourn his loss. The . brother anda. s.__ister living in the west and leaves a family of three Brussels, Mrs it (levier, and 1VirsS.:, Cox. of Hullett, and one son,(;Fiteitllan. Blyth. Nurse -Ward was received .int this place early on Saturday mcrning from the Southern States that Me 13. Kelly, a former resident of our village had died suddenly on Sunday at 12p. in. Since then it is learned. that the above person, with two others,were shot by negroes while they were Oteroding an entertainment we haste no Way as yet of verifying the above statement, but we hope this was not his sudden end, Mr Kelly Was a genial and kind hearted fellow and was liked by ail in the corommunity where he lived. nig mother Who is now livieg inWhinipeg, with her daughter and two brothers, shrvive the deceased, and who have the empathy of the . community. '" Portetostaill NOTES .41innie Lobb, Maitland eon. returned home this week afterspend- ing a few days in the neighborhood. Mr..and Mrs, Richard Glidden, of Col. borne visited, at 0 W- Potter's this Ivaeek. Mr McDonald and Mr"Gaytien, of GAM& sundayed at, It Marshall's, Polly Cox is visiting her sister, Mrs Dawson, Of Spring Bank. Jennie Woo& visited at Eentniller this week, Miss Walters, of Colborne, is visiting at Mrs Ettrk's. • • - • DELAYED -Passengers going eits- by the 5.20 train On Saturday Were de- layed for an accident which happened to the engine. It broke down between here and Goderich, and .the train had to remein „standing until an engine could be secured from Stratford, APPOINTED K O'S -Among a iiiit of 188 merabers of the ban who have who have, beeu added to the list of 'effia majesty's Counsel" are folio wing from this vicinity; E L Dickinson, God- erich; Dudley ilolnaee, Winginian; F. Holnistead, Seeforth, „,. 00N0EILT.4A. Grand Concert, under the auspices of the Clinton • Fife and Muni Band, will be given in the Town Hall. Clinton, on Thursday, January 30, Good looal talent will furnish mus- ic., both, vocal end instrumental, dia- logues, recitations, Also Music by the Hand; LECTURE -The people of 'Clinton and vicinity will be plesised to *now Dr Cleaver, of Toronto, has been en- gaged to give his fascinating story, Jean Val Jean, on Monday, Feb, 10th There is no finer entertainment being presented than this. Th ere will cer- tainly be a great audience. BENGOUGX'COMING-Oor the even- ing of St Valentine's Day, Friday,Feb- ruary 14th,the0linton Citizens League have secured the services of Aldermen J A ,Bengengh, of Toronto, to give one: of his original and unique Crayon sketching entertainment. -Keep this date free as Mr Bengough lathe prince of cartoonists and a delightful enter- tainer. CONVENTION --At a meeting . the, West Huron Liberal Association, on Friday, it was decided to hold a Conventiorrat Goderich, for the selec- tion of a candidate for the Local Legis- Inture the date to be fixed later. Mr Albert Izzarcl was aepointedChairmarr for polling sub -division No 4, Goderich Township, in place of T Wigginton, reraoved. CLINTON THRESHER CO,- The wi3ek of fitting up the new building is being pushed rapidly. Many • of the machines being in place, and being used to make parts to fit up the other machines, much of the shafting is up, but theft is delay on account qt belt- ing, which has been ordered, not hear- ing turned up. The heavier machines are all set on a good firm cement foun- dation. It is expected that a Much larger staff will be taken on within a stibrt time. • GIVE THEM WORK -There are a number of men with farailies depend- g,on-thern whoare-at present-aut-ef work and we think the Council should endeavor to find employment for them -for instance why not give them work trimming up the shadetrees which need it so badly. They might also cut out some of the trees on the street, as the health of the people would be the better for it. If at all possible the men 'should be givea employment • DEATH OF -MISS EAST - There passed away in Rullett, .• on the 4th rioncession, on Thursday last, Rosa Doreen, daughter of Mr Edward -East: - A popular young lady, well known and highly respected by all who knew her. She bad many friends in Clinton who will regret to learn of her un- timely -demist. _Sheaves. 20 years of -age. Tho funeral tookplace to °Matter cemetery, a large number of friends followed her to her last resting place. Much sympathy is felt for the bereav- ed patents: .110 WE -MoOONNEL -The wedding was solemnized in Ontario Street Church, on Saturday, Jan. 18th, of Miss Anna, daughter of Mr James Howe, of Clinton, to Mr W 5 McCon- nell. Rev Mr W. E. Kerr performed the ceremony. The couple were un- attended. Miss Howe is a very well- known, andpopular young lady who has many friends here. Mr McConnell is also well known here, this being his home though he has not been living here of late. W e add our good wishes to those of their many friends ' SOUTIE alma GORELLIBERAL Sr McLean elected by•134 1 Mr McLean wassuccessful in redeem- ing South Heron on Wednesday, by a majority of 131. The following are the majorities received by each candidate In the respective municipalitiee McLean Heaferth, 82 McKillop, " TuckersealVb ...212 -Hee' • • t • • .... • • • 182 • 595 . , Horton Exeter, majority .....,„ „. ... . 118 Stephen " ... . .. 121 Vaborne " 101 BayIleld la 59 Hensall" 27: Stanley ." •, „ „. t35 . - - The anajorities at the preyieue. elec- tion stoodas follows: . . Fraser Gunn Seiforth........ ... ,. 23 Teckersmith *go .... . Exeter 0$6. 132 • Usborne .... 81 Stephen ., 01 Hense,L.. .2 4 9 • •• StailleY • • / • .. • . eye • • , 4 HAT Bayfield . .... ,.... •• • McKillop .. , .... 31 . 270 381 Majority . rity for Gunn -111. - • To overcomea–majority of 11-Arwas - no small task,and Mr McLean deserves credit for the fight he put' un.' Our Conservative friends put up a vigorous contest, relying to some extent on the hope thatthe party was still split, but a stud* of tne returns shows. that this is healed up. • . After the returns were received in Seaforth Ur Malden publicly express- ed his appreciation of the support given him and assured Liberal and Conservative -albre that he would do his best to represent them at Ottawa. - Stanstead also elected a Liberal by 29`a. It was always a Conservittive'len- til redeemed by Mr Lovell, Who died during the present SOSsiOD. His son was the successful candidate on Wed- nesday, defeating Mr Moore, a former representative. . • • •• LOCAL NEWS • Mr Trill:111er, of •Zurich, underweit an operation in the Hospital here. Be iseloing-ninely. 0 0— In connection with the forthcoming Eptioith League Convention,- to be held at Seaforth, Miss A E Brownell is Secretary of the Billetting Commit- tee. - The many:friends here of Mr and • Mrs WE Redgens, Goderich; will sympatbise-deepfy with-them,--in-the loss.of their infant daughtertahose death occurred on Friday. evening. There were in town on Tuesda3r aftet- noon, three prominent parlitunentaa_. [Mr Peter McKenzie, M P• South Bruce ians. Hon Geo Graham. hi P Broekville and Mr El Lennox M P North Simeoe, Mr Graham and Mr McKenzie were on • their way to Seaforth, where they spoke, onittr.3fiteLeinliebehatf Timed& evening. Mr Arthur Stephenson, formerly of Stanley, but now residing in London, was in town on Thursday, last with.. delegation of Hensel' Forresters. 18 organlitr for the .Canadian Melee of Forresters, and as Hensel' Ledve has been doing extra well, several • mem- bers thereof came up to see •ho* the Lodge here watt worked. • . • DEATH OF. It W. McKENZIE,e- Goderieh lost it very-estiraable-citizen on Saturday lay the death cif Mr R, McKenzie in his 69th year. He has been a resident of the county town for a good-Taarry yearee and- untid a short Mine ago -carried orea-sliccessful-hard.: ware business. He was one of the of.. tidal members of North St Methodist Church and in his active years was an at dent supporter of all MOVernents for Moral referee In politics he was aLib- eral: His wife,,a daughter of the late John Rohm% of Holmesville, survives him. • lie was an uncle of Mrs -McRae- ny Smith, of town. PRESENTATION -On Filthy even- - ing lasb the members of the Ontario Street Church spent the evening et .the home of Mr Geo Shipley, Huron Road, east. Mr Shipley, has for years been a valued and faithful member of the choirsuad in the course of tee even- ing he was presented with a Writing desk, accompanied by the following address; - DEAR Sin -Having received your kind invitatimi to spend the evening in social intercourse with yourself and Mrs Shipley. we awed OursettrelrOf the opportunity to show our appprecia- tion of your services to the shone We have long admiredyour devotion to the work of the Choir and assure you your labors on our behalf have been thoroughly OnjOyed. We trust you may long be spared to help in eo worthy it cause and that when yon close to eingGod's•peaises on ear th.you maybegin to sing them in that better land abolre. Please accept this gift as a token ot our appreciation and as a reminder of our Via to your home. The Choir. MRS D HOL1VIES DEAD -The fol - lotting from the Leamington Pest, refers to the wife of D *Imes, for- merly of Goderich, for many years it conductor between Goderich & Bef- fain. Deceased was Sieter4n-law Of Mrs E Holmes, of St. Catharines. Mrs, ri Holmes suddenly passed away on Saturday last at the age of 72. Her maiden name Was Eliza Sfils. She was born in Prince Edward Co, on the Bay of Quint°'in the year 1836, and is a daughter Of Ll* E Loyalist stock. Her father, the nen' John Salk Was one ot the early Methodist preachers in Alto Bay of- Quinte Conference, and two brothers, WTI) and John followed the name profession,. Mrs Holmes was.well versed in the history of Canada, from pritetical obsereittioe and traVelling. She had visited nearly every part of the eastern provinces and Wee familiar with Ontario. She was of* genial dis- position, and made many friends by net winning' and gentle manner. She was riarried in early lift§ to Mr D. lIoImeu wbo mut 'Yes her. Our good friend ,John Ransford,epoke in Exeter, the other night;in the inter- est of the Conservetive candidate. • As he is quite eine; ble of making a good speech on any ottcasion, we assume that he did so on this one, and the fact that theOonservative got 14 votes less this time than was given in the previous election roust not be Charged up toour go 3d friend's speech. In fact tve have itlon the best of authority that had MrRerieford not spoken titers the.probatility is that Mr Horton's inaioeity would have been still less than 'what it wart'. • _ ILLNESS -Mr Fred iiruichliTts- been on the sick list for several • days, but is new Able' to be out Mrs Bew. den was called to Exeter, owing to thei illness of her mother, Mrs McDon- nell...: ..eliss Nellie Holmes ha e been confined to. her room tor the past two Weeks and is still in very delicate health .. . . .Mrs W East, , who has been laid Linter a couple of weekswith congestion; is some -better We Atli sorry ts learn that Mr Beaton's daughter shows very little improve- ment Mrs E Castle took very ill Thursaity of last week ; it is thought she will soon be better although still suffering very mach, - IMPORTANT. DECISION - 'The tiourt of appeal on Wednesday gave an important judgment which de- cides the fate of several .by laws piss- ed by-Ontaricemanticitialities. In the case of the LocaeOption by late darried at Midland in Jan 1906 the Council gave le the third' reading before two weeks had expired after polling claY and Chief Justice Mulock quashed it on that ground; the "ase was then taken to the Divisional Court, and Mulocks decision was reversed and, the by law upheld, it was then token to the Court of Appeal Which consists of five judges, and the by law is again upheld. There are Several by laws re Ing contested On this point among the number being Hensall LOC/1.1 Opt- ion by law and the Clinton Water- works by law, and in both cases the by law is held to be valid as far as the objeetien is concerned. BANIC OHANGlES - On Saturday morning last the 'Sovereign dank of Canada, ceased to exiet, its boldness having been taken over by a number of other banks, the branch in Olintoki being transferred to the Royal Bank of Canada, by which name it will hereafter be known. When the change become snovvn here, ho uneasiness was manifested, because depositors and the publie generally felt satisfied that their money was perfectly some The annual report of the Royal Bank of Canada, published elsewhere hi this issue, shows the excellent standing of thie bank, which is a guarantee to de. positcrs that their fun& are safe.. Sovereign Bank hint; are yet perfectly good. and will be redeemed by any bank. The Local branch here, which has been under the lotinagernblIt of Mr 141 11 Dewatt, will remain as before and blitlineaS hoe heels going on just the sable ite if there had been no Change whatever,. . . Your Chaps Disappear. like Magic wants. WU USE Ctearnoitne Wed for your hands Good for your face .. Geed for your lips Good for shavers. • 01)04 fOr dux& Good for girls Good for lactes Good.for men Then NOWiIL.5ay Qom! Jor W.A. McConnell Phni: B. Iegreph Agr Sweet Peas in *era. We haven't the flowers, but in our selection of 30 „different-. odors, we have Seeley's Sweet Peas -Delightfully fragrant and true • to theflo wee, The ladies ,say Purity Baking Powder IS BEST. 25e per • W.S. R. Holmes .Phyn. 13 • 0 Manufacturing easinist Zlaillaii•101.110•1011sion. W S Lawrence, of Ottaten, formerly. • of town, has gone into tinsiness for himseif, having -bought out. the 'Bai. • lantyne, Dairy Supply Co. Mrs Win McDonald) who has been here for a month, visiting her mother, Mrs Crich, Albert Street, and -other -reintives.--1eft-foeher-home_in-- Sunset,- - Wash T, Tuesday,accompanied by her daughter ; this is the irk- time in. 20 years that the family has ,beento- gether. OW ,.OPEN Enter Any 'Day. Winter term in all departments ce the Central Business College, Toronto; offers splendid chances for spending • a few months pleasantly aril profitably. 25 teaehers. Catalogue free. -Write for it. .• • • V. R. Shwa, Principal, Yonge & Gerriera Ste.. Toronto. IN We pay specialatten- don tit. this line, and are this season 'show-. ing a large and choice Collection of Diamonds, Pearls• . Conies, •Emeralds. Sapphire, Opals, and Torquois Set singly and in combiri- ... atien. Valles the hest . • M . OR JEWELLER. AN 01;TIOIAN ' Issuer of Wariest() Lieenees THE • 1101,SONS RANK. aneorporated by Ad of Parlianient1896/ Capital Authorized . 55,000,000 Oapitd paid up . $8,360,110 Reserve Fund. $8,860,170 Total Assets over $38,090,000 HEAD oriorg - ineaarititat • 1 •Law X antieral Banking • iatithiessitraligiatted • . O *wino Ban ttoperitnent. 01.03 le all 1,12at is required to soon MI deeecnt: mond' can be tlebosited In otos Or ilibte names. noblest to withdrawal by O ebeernm Interest paid four times a year. IltrinCrs'MtC sow 7" • 13i countra or collected at AseeltIsle retel. Ix • (hE, sowsiso, '