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The Signal, 1908-3-19, Page 8IAzewasce, 2 Tuoauar, Marih IJ, 1908 LOCAL TOPICS IN BRIEF. The " wee hug of the erten' h ' h' n• • our dry loci, pail. but the wearing of 1'rly,lam e tailoring I. the cur.eet thaug for every day of the year. Get your .paog suit nom kb. rod l• Sue of the bat dmr. en.. Ever tl 11 n gi fur nv.tth . n w the ur.o lel •lutea at a\-1'Iner emlth'•, new furniture Sorer. Ingo. new window shade.. new hunt, tire, new inettrease., new picture.. new frame•. 1nt•w su.brotderlas. eta t all and see. It has not yet been daotded who 1. the limpet 1areon tont to the Mayor's chair for Gelder'. h. but It was see neo decided that the proper penia twit in the chair in front of Ballow.. 'a1rM1w 1n everyone w hu w anis a goad phoI n of himself or, h. rwt•If. St. Patrick's Day wife nlu)erviel by tunny citizens iu the wearing of a sprig of shamrock. Members of the Horticultural So- ciety for 10)7 can get their parcels of bulls on utility( at the secretary's' of- fice. A change of wlverlibemeot fur Mc- Lean Bros. came in too late for inset, tion thin week. Vetch for it next weak. The eugineere of the Iwo '1'urrrt Ieoata and the Nsepeawab have arrived in town and are commencing the work of overhauling the boats. Goderich Home Circle will hold its regular meeting for March on Friday of next week (27th inst.) instead of Friday of this week. Member. take 'tote. The following contributions for the heeyeitsl are acknowledged with t.k nkr : Surgical instruweut from Dr. Gallow, marmalade from Misr Shephard and Mrs. Strang. A Quebec street pesidcut was misted from her home on Sunday uight and was not found until next moronic . when she was discovered near the rifle rauge at the lake, having bete out of doors all night. Alexander Craig, of Toronto, or- ganizer for the Sons of Scotland, is in tuwu this week in the intense of the order. Quite a number of uew mem- bers are joiping Camp Inverness, and a special meeting was held last night at which the initiations were made. The Daughters of the Empire have opened a subscription list, which will be found at Joseph Kidd's office, and invite dentitions and subscriptions to a fund for Trooper Mulloy, who lust his eyesight in the South African wear. The D. 0. E. have themselves headed the list with a crontributinti of $10. W. C. Prid' no has added a hand - Home wardrobe equipment to his store. There are fourteen compart- ments and the wardrobe provides loom for 3511 suite. The removal of the suit racks from the centre of his store gives much more room and light in all parts of the store. Isaac Salkeld was the purchaser at the sale of registered stock held at Guelph on March 4th, under the Auspices of the Guelph Fat Stock Club and the Provincial Live Stock Aseoci- ation, of Tristram=9tld67=, a red and white bull, calved January 5th, 11107. The animal was bred by Ernest Park- insou, Frames*, Ont.. and should be a valuable acquisition. Chairman Marney of the water and light commission is authority for the statement that mince one of the pumps" at the Waterworks has been repaired there is a geeing of 1,110) ibs. of coal a day. With a sedi- mentation basin, he says, to pre- vent the sand getting to the pumps and injuring them that raving could be made all the time. Earl Allen was the winter of both the olsteels race and the mile race at the West street skatiug rink on 'Mon- day. Miss Bernice Davis won the prize for ladies' or girls fancy dress'. Owing to the fact that the carnival had been twice postponed it was not as successful as it otherwise would have leen. A leap -year promenade was held the following night and an- other ouch event is announced for Friday, with the band in attendagce. CHURCH NOTES. • J. A. Sutherland, of Auburn. will ring in North street Methodist church next Sunday. Rev. William Gauld, Presbyterian missionary in the island of Forniosa, will address the congregation of Knox church next Sabbath eveuiug. A col. lection will be taken on behalf of foreign missions. Next Sunday will 1e conuexioual day at Victoria street Methodist ''hutch. The services will be as fol- lows : 11 a. nt., subject, "Christian's' Heritage." 7 p. ni„ special sermon to young men, choir composed 'only of yoesig men. :text Sunday, March 22nd, will be the second anniversary of the dedi- cation of North street Methodist church. The Rev, William Hriggk, I). D., of Toronto, will preach both morning and evening. ►r. Briggs is well-known as the able manager of the large book ,and publishing buss. sells of the Methodist church in Tor- onto, and also am one of the wort elo- quent of Canadian Methodist preach- ers. There \vill be special music un- der the direc{io,n of A. Roy ,'*dente. Very large nudigi%et will doubtless enjoy these iiiteetreting serviees next Sunday. The special aerricce in North "eget Methodist church, conducted by Evan- gelist .1. 11. McCombe, have been growing nightly its 'interest, power :and attendance. Ou Thursday even- ing (tonight) a unique and interet- ing service will be held. The singing will be ltd by if large male choir and the gr 1 Hoot of the Auditorium will be resented for teen. Various fraternal organisations will march to the church h) separate hoilien and occupy sections of the chervil allotted to theta. The generics will be re- served for ladies. On Friday evening Evangelist McCombe will conduct. hie This is the nauue by which the store farewell *melee in Goelerieh. He hat formerly occupied by W. A. McKim so completel • won the hearts of the will henceforth he called. Messrs*. people of Goderich, irr•e.ppetivc of Cameron k Moore, a firm of young creed, that doubtless the chutrh will risen, have bought out Mr. McKim" be packed to its utmost capacity. stock and announce a clearing sale, starting on Saturday. Mr. Nell Cam- eron, one of the members of the new firm, his for the pant three years leen a cornmerciel traveller and has made Peterborough hie headquarters. Hie former home was Paisley. Ont., where his then Is still living. Hie partner, Mr. W. E. Moore. has been engaged in the hoot and stirs- business in Peter- borough. coining formerly from Nor. wood, Ont, Their past experience of business, coupled with the energy and enterprise of youth, should enable them to attain success in their new location. They intend to add to the drygoods business a grocery and it boot and shoe department, and they ere increasing the drygotde depart ment with -a very heavy additional stock. They have secured the sen iees of Md.* Mena Mamie. of Perth, to take charge of their millinery department out that to the pm elk of duty «tnnne and elle arrived in town haat week. and trifle may eom,e to any man, es It The .plumhasing in this de'ni'ers„ •iii teat of his flit)) enol to give him I was left entirely in her lentils and 'strength and expwerie'itce for grease• neither time nor expellee wan con - flatten thst may be before him. And as the I •„ r of Jesus was not, as the dise•tpiis urs lbtt ncciaion at first supposed. merely a.ghcwtly vieit►t' t6i for a future existence : it is meant to wake life in this world happier and brighter ; and to take Jesus with them as they travelled the great waters would be to the mariners the cute) 1aniousp hi of the Inert comforter and friend for the hours of gloom and loneliness which sometimes would genie int., their lives. The hymns tiling during the seri ice were peetili• urh' appropriate to the occasion. The choir, which has receives) several re- cent additions to its wemberrbip, sang with exoelletlt effect the anthem "Holy Art Thou," set to Ilaudels Largo. THE LATE S. B. WILLIAMS. Was Correspondent for The Sigel fe Thirty Years. The death of Scarlet B. Williams, of Duulop, which occurred on Thursday, 5th just., at Alexandra hu.pital, Gude- rich, retnoved from life one of the moat widely known residents of the township of Colborne and etre who filled a unique position in the coin- wunity in which he had lived frau) boyhood. For a period of some thirty years Mr. Williams was the local cor respondent of The Signal for Dunlop and Leeburn, and so faithfully- did he atleod to his work that his writings during that period may be said to constitute a faithful record of the happenings throughout the district to which he gave hie attention. 1 util illness came upon Wei of late he missed hardly a week in wending in hie budget of news, which was eagerly looked for by the reeldents of the dis- trict, as well as by former residents who had moved to other parte. Ills nd he ill In is n- 11 - i tl h - he to he en in er , r i- t ad 11 7 e i• is as e w. 11 r - f e e d 1 r • e ) e peu-natnee. "Jot• \lavweetl" a \Vel,alec Brown," under which wt•ole in the earlier years, are st well remembered by old residents. social gatherings, cepecielly in h earlier years, Mr. \1' !shams was ge entity an active participant, and i deed its everything that went on the community he took his part fait fully and unselfishly, doing what could in all ways to le of service those about him. For tunny years was an active worker in the Leebu Sabbath school. and also an officer the Good Tempters lodge. Anothante office which be filled far many y was that of deputy returning office for municipal elections in polling der *ion No. 4, Colborne, In religion h was an Anglican, but he held the mos liberal views In this respect and h most kindly feelings towards a Christian denominations. Political! he adhered • to the Conservativ party, bqt he never allowed his polit cal opinions to interfere with h friendships. The late Scarlet B. Williams w hon) at Stratford. Ont., in 1tfGi, th second exon of the late Hairy William His father was clerk of the Divisio Court at Stratford under Judge Bu rift, and his mother w sus a daughter o the late Sheriff llyndutan, the lire sheriff of the united counties o Huron. Perth and Bruce. In 1NKi ole family left Stratford and settled os the fern) on the Like Shore road above Dunlop which isaeell the Wil HAWS hour. Scarlet had entered th grammar school at Stratford an after moving to this district he at [elided the (ioderieh grammar schoo under 11r, Haldane :ung later mule. Mr. Preston. After leaving school b continued to live on the inns with hi parents andbrothers and was neve ,tarried. His fatherand mother heti died within the last three years and the loss was keenly felt by the lat deeasad, fits health broke down and although a few months ag.; ht seemed to be recovering his old' fora the improvement was ally temporairryy. Ile is survived by live brothers: Rob- ert, Arthur and John, all of Colborne towurhij{), and St. Q ' tin and Pat- t•ick, of Petoskey, Mich. The funeral took pl:tce ou Saturday 7th inst., the interment beiug made in Colborne cetuetet'y after service in `it. Ueutge's church. Rev. Mark •'rurn- bull conducted the obeetuies, aodrjthe pall-bearere were deceased's brothers, John, Robert and Arthur, rind his nephew, Harry 1Villiams, Tribute From an 'Old Friend. - The following lines, in memory of the bate S. B. \Villianns, are contri- buted by Mi. John Linklater, who says of his friendship with the de- parted that it goes back to when they as Iloys travelled the dusty roads to- gether. Mr. \Villiamns going to the high school and the writer to the town for his mother. "That. friend• ship." bays Mr. Linklater, "hats never leen darkened by a cloud since." "We will mise thee, old friend, far t, few is it given to give to much of themselves to their friends me thou didst. How eagerly we looked for thy harmless but amusing notes each wee•a ! slow kindly rids* thou mieu- Liorn the virtues of our departed loved ones ! How with a roaster s touch thou didst take of the little things of our lives and make then) live! 1,Vbo now will tell of the Dunlop sick r unnittep, whose members are getting sadly thinned, of of that remedy, the Dun- lop Tunic, mice so often mentioned Oft have we sat and planned for the public woal as we thought in the old lodge rose*. The old guard is getting very few, just two or three left, like the benighted travellers ling- ering by the roadside waiting for the setting 8110. 1 would lay a wreath on thy getter, fur i know thou wert faithful and true. Thor art gone. old friend, the gentle hand of death has smoothed the wrinkled hrow. Thou art free from pain and trouble, gone to the loved Sams gone before. We are parted, but we will meet beyond the river, where the surges cease to roll." The Busy liters. There was at large congregation at Knox chinch on Sunday evening, when Rev. Jas. A. Anderson preached the annual sermon to sailors and fishermen prior to their engaging in their season s work. These epeeial ad- dresses in their behalf are always prized by the mariners, who turn out In terms numbers to hear ase which ie shire to lee interesting, sym- pathetic and helpful. Inst Sabbath evening Mr. Anderson took his text from Iht latter pee tion of the Ikh chapter of Stook, in which it is told how the 'timelier le in crossing the Sea of Galilee, were distressed by a con- trary wind, aril in the night naw Jeeus walking upon the spa, Alia how when He came to theta words of cheer the winds sensed end "they were Rote amazed in thcttlsplve' Ilr- yond measure ." The prrarher pointed ao In the Areas of life every man may rely upon a living Christ for aid In taction and prompt ,ervice In making meeting triode and overcoming die- Faster bonnet.*. Mies Rancid. a►.is- romragementa. The Cho isthen religion tont will he Mie Knccshaw ami they is not simply a means et prepay on ask for apprentices. side•red in twitting the eery leeet *e•Iw •. Lions in thin line. Metiers. (Simonet le Moore nnnounee that they will Rive from 15 to :SU per coi)t. off regular rices and will promise entire antis. Tall'; S1(.NAI, : GODERICH. ONTARIO THE MARINE SOCIAL CLUB. laterestuig Account of Its Antos as • Sometime. d Sweetie. when all Isle• lwwu.• have Wen ii leatud. Work by G. A. Robertson, B. A. The Mariue Social ('lub'e, t uilaee no I introduction to the teople of Gods - rich, nor does it requite that anyone should speak fur it to justify its exist- ence. snit fall a tew sailutti decided to organize a deb and they set out look- ing for rooms. Al bevrtal places they were wet with, •'}(,weir fur the bailors ! TheT would tear the whole block down. ' Mually they secured the quarters they uow occupy, and everyone kuuws that they have fully juslititaI the confidence of those who let them have the place. Ar oue member ex reseed it, they have shown that the club it a little different trout what was expected of it. It ie an organization that is a credit to our town. Some of Lite creditable features its the *'*flea and regulations are the fol- lowing : No liquor is allowed on the premises ; nu under the influence of liquor is prim fled to coat' into the rounds : uo games may be played on huudav : there to 110 playing for stakes slid no poker is allowed. i have been in the looms at all home of the day and know (hat these ruler have been lived up to. In the pre- amble to their constitution they state, "It shall be our aim to use our influ- ence individually autoug seamen to make reautanship one of the most honored of j)rofesrions." They have dune touch in one short winter to. wards that end. wheat the secretary, through our town papers., nr)notnnced the organiza- tion his article ended with, "Though we have taken the name anneal Club the objects shall embrace u)ore tone the social." It is nut likely that the men tbewwelvee expected that the religious object world call forth greater enthusiasts titan any of the regular week -slay gathet•iugi and that the meetluge must regularly attended would he those for religious service. Yet such is the came. The members all atteudthe Sunday afternoon Bible study, and the great majority of the club have not missed a Sunday. Iiy the members' inviting others the at - tendency became in f.ar Sundays from starting greater than the mew• bemhi), of the club. The credit of starting the Sunday gatherings be- longs entirely to Lite teen of the club ; the feasibility of as Bible study on Sunday's was merely suggested to the president : !.r called the members together the next Sunday to discuss the question ; the men voted to have a class darted, and the result has been that meat' ed above. 1 have heard several of bur citizens sew there is no letter organization iu our town than the Marine Sot:ial Ciub. 1 know that there are many who would be uuly too glaul to have an opportunity of expressing its saute form to the club their appreciation of the excellent work it is doing. The Marine Social Club does nut require financial assistance from the town. The members have demon- strated that they eau furnish rooms and conduct a club themselves : they do not know that 1 amt writing this they are not raking our assistance. but i believe the majority of our citi- zens are Pod waiting to be salmi to do son)et ing to show the sailors how much we think u: their effort. It is my intention to call on the ,nen of our town, beginning on Saturday next, and ask for contributions towards pro- viding something that will add to the comfort or attractiveness of the (-bar- rooms and remind the sailors that we are with thew in this -emeut. Geo. A. ItnnrnTsut, Judge Darrow Mentioned. Toronto, Match 14. -- The wuue of Mr. Justice liat-row, of the Ontario Court of Appeals. is being mentioned here in connection with the chairman- ship of the railway commission. Mr. Justice Darrow, it is urged, is a man of great business acumen and marked- ly clear cut and definite in his judicial fhndinge. ___—_-- NEWS OF DISTRICT. GODERICH TOWNSHIP,. AN' Tnee Pn)NiCER (iux)•:. - The death of Mrs. Cantelou, widow of the late Aden) Cantelun, which occurred on Seturlay, Leith silt., Ienuo, ed an- other of the pioneers of this township. Mrs. Cantelon was its her eighty- fourth year. Born in Ireland, elle came to Canada in Peeb, and fur over seventy years she was a resident of (;odeticli township. She leave, a family of five sons and three (laugh - tem : Hauley, on the homestead : Adam, at Maple Creek : Arthur, in Clinton ; David, in London : \Villiam, at Indian Head : Mr,, I):nid Cantelou, Clinton : Mts. E. Flo(ely, Toronto, and Mies Sarah, at hoar. BAYF IELU, Trhmu.%v, Mar. 17th, Chas. Falconer mid James Howatt left last week for the \Vest, :Mrs. John Mcl.etsl is ving into Mrs. Liddie'el 11e1119e nn 1an,isn staect. 11. Drehmann has purchaseil the Thomson block on 11ain street, and will reUlOve hie gents' furnishings and tailor shop. IT V1 As At.t. item. -The Irish social given by the Ladies' Aid of St. Andrew's church on Mt. Patrick's ihry was well attended. The program was all Irish --and that nneane it was goo,I. The lunch was got up in rale Offish .toile. The basement t\•as suitably decorated. THIS 'WAN .Si errtsn.-- The concert given under the auspices of L. O. 1,. No. 21 wen a splendid eucces,,, both in point of numbers and program. The program was one of the lest ever given in town. Mr. 1'(pence's remarks between the songs were veru instruc- tive and usually termed a fine intro- duction to the songs. Mi.. N. Strachan hos a sweet, clear *bice whiclu just snit. the Scottish sung'., The duets wets captivating end com- mended several encores, Mies M. Strachan 1s an expert e an e. The company are xsauredat a folth&bhotte if they netnro, AUBURN. Tttl'ttam.ty, Mar. Inch, To Prnl.t, l.I nester CAIN( RUT. Iherpes. rather unfavorable weather, a large audience assembled in the Tem- peranre Hall lest evening, the 'win- sinn being nn entertainment under the ensnares of the public library board. An rxstiller) t program ten. giVrn ,itnd , t ert IctI y who attended was well plravicel. Viora) Nilo,. were given h' \piss Brown, Mims n Lillia ('lark. Jas 1'. Thomso). Seidl 11, all of (IaIrrirh, and .1. A. Sutherland, of A : and the Mrndelmwdin qunrt,'(1,• from O,wlerieh 1Mtsse• Brown and ('lark ,rel Metsrs. Thonl- ...n and .1. F. Jordan) gave several alts lions in a way that. ora., Much appte,•iated. \\'m. ringlamd, of (1.dcrleh, Miss Florence '1o,tig and Mime Olaity. Levy, both of Carlow, g reeltatlnns, and Mem MaMabel,n g. of Loyal, contributed some ex \ inlet Ie•lerlions• A. Hoy Aden)+, of Otelerieh, acted as ar• - dud .un and star* turesl•rtuort bave wt, i'he things which our weak Judgments herr hose p,uruad The Mount rJo which w g 1 1 (eh ice s ic • 1 t t nu lawn •. we 1 t wet. \\'lit blasts before n• Sul of 11,,• dark light, A. •lar- •Idue allu•1 in deeper riot• of blur Mit we .hall .are how all (hid • plats" aro right. And how what .wuiod r.•pnad ora• Icer used true. And we shell w.o bun, ss hilt' we frown end hon • plan. gu on a. 1a,•1 fur )fou vet foie BUN, wind, oro relied, Ile hooded 1101 Our cry. ' IIet'an.t' Ito• wIdum 1e the red eoukt .ay. And ren n• pruduut 'wise!. disallow Too much of .wort to era. Ing babyhood, te., Ul/rl, perhaps t. keeping frau for uow I.Ifc'.. .n uet.t 1haug,,heesie.c it eertuelh guul, And if, eullwtiee,.. Dunn, seise,* with life's wiles. aVc tinct the wormwood sod rebel and shook. tk:•ure a wi•erhood than yours or urine Pours out 1 he g.01 fur sur our 111. 10 d11,1k : Anal if wane friend we Ise kill lee low, %% herr huwal, s(war. rane,ot lout1, ht. fair, 1 Ih, do nut Wattle the les nig rattler -o, tint wear lour .orrvw w Oh ohwtie ut grew. And )on .hall .Roily know that lengthened breath—• 00, slur .weerte.t gift Unforced• Hi. friend And that. sometime+. the •sale pall of death t•u,aml, the fwlre.l boon Ste 101e own sued 1f we could moth ajar the with,. of life And stand within aid all 11«I • w orklug•.rt,. \Ve toukt interpret all this doubt and strife .t lid fureaeh ley'lrry could nod a key. Hut nus toiler Theo he control. twee hart . Hod a plan. like blue• euro red w hitt unfold . \1 a mu.l not tear the clu..e-.hut lea►er await. Tlu,o will i...-54 th•, relyxo• of gold. And if, through paticul toil, we reach cite laud \Vhe,v land feet, w nth •aerial• lewd, may nal. When we.halifinals knns. and uuderdand. I 1he1k 1113t we shall wit "t:u.l knew 1110 \lay (tile, Omni.. emupaliist, and also gave sev- eral piano solus in finished style. Ur. \1eir diseluuged the duties of chaumau and in a brief addresis pre - /rented the claims ut the public library. An effort is bring made to enlarge its usefulness atld funds are needed for the purpose. The pros—tittle of last night were in the neighborhood of $sill. A vote of thanks was tendered to the s•isitate who contributed to the program, and J. E. surdas, of Gode- rich, rel•ponded in their behalf. Boiler explosion at Mensal,. llensalh !March 17.—The boiler its C'.s,k Bros.' Hong* mills exploded today r.buut 1 o'clock. The top of the dome was lifted right elf and carried through the rretf, tearing as uprning about right feet across'. The Mick BACK- ACNE If you bave Backache you have Kidney Disease If you neglect Backache it will develop into something wore—Aright to Dis- ease or Diabetes. There is on use rubbing and d.'ti ri.rg your back. Cure the kidneys. There is only one kidney medicine but it cures Backache every tinre— Dodd's Kidney Pills WANTED—••' lo lame from owner lint ing A GOOD FARM 1 Plefor bald Nut particular about lo, ethic • ase M. a price and dworipuon 111.110011111.110011 for selling. Stale when peand pewees. -iso can be had. Will deal anti owner. "'ay. I.. I)arbythvt•. lbs flat. Heeds.ler. N. \•. INot Apples, but I Apple Trees Nice, clean, welt grown. and free from disease. We have all the leading varieties. We offer an addition Plum, Pear, Cherry, Peach, Spruce, Pine. Shrubs and other general nursery stock. All enquiries or orders carefully attended to, Aedress: John Stewart Estate 1 BENMILLER, ONT I SPECIAL 1NNUAL7 SALE of NOTE PAPER and ENVELOPES, etc. 1 lI'aton-Ihn•Ibut Nor 111 :111(1 y Linen, evoker :a k. per quire. Sale Price tic. for quire and package of Envelopes. Raton -Hurlbut Hot.Pres s e d Vellum, regular 93e. per quire. Sale Price :'n, Edtton-Hgtrllut a n d other makes of boxed Note Paper and Envelopes, sante ii -,suction dur- nig this male. INK AND MUCILAGE Several linea of Ink and Muc- ilage will Ire add during this Sale et almore. one-half off regu- Inn retail prier. Kindly note, our terms are Strictly Cash. Geo. Porter 'Phone too 'The Senate 1 FINE TAILORED Suits and Overcoats FOR 0 SPRING t G New 1tki Ieattrrus in clothe*', test of trinimiugs and perfect Httingr-rlyle, c tort and durability are fratura+r with us. twat o y nuc order eat Iy. DUNLOP THE TAILOR \1'ebt Street, tioderich, Superior Harness I ] ARNESS for your horse is 1 1 like a suit 01 clothes for your body. If you are fastidious I can suit you ; if you feel that economy must be practised. I am lust as willing to help you. No (natter what your demands are, I can satisfy you. Substantial harness is the cheapest an the end. Quality, workmanship and low prices make me a friend worrier. Make ajudicious com- partson and you will decide in my favour H. E. Knox AUBURN WHO AH S IT e 1=W1 • The common sense to deal at a store where goods are good and prices right. A PYRAMID OF HATS e See our w i ll d 0 w fur the finest show of Spring Hots ever shown its God - Men's Smart Wear and Fine Tailoring Reg. Black The Hatter. .\ 1.1y.\ 'nor, nit the FOOTWEAR OUR stock is now complete in the latest fashions in footwear for the Spring. This sea- son we are showing an assortment of up-to-date styles of Shoes and Oxfords, for ladies and men, that cannot be equalled in quality or price. In misses' and children's footwear we are making a specialty, and have the daintiest and 1 - -st artistic designs of the shoemaker's art. REPAIRING. Downing & MacVicar North Side of Square Gudc►'icl, wall enclosing the boiler was shoved nut of place about six inches, but did not fall. teetered scentliugsand pieces of board wete retried as considerable distance from the building. Feline- ately fou our wee hurt, as the em- ployees hall not returued brow dinner. The engitac.•t elated that there was but eighty pounds of steam when the P xplueitill oW1'11anal raid that there were three gauges of water in the holler. Ile is at a lose to account for ole explosion, net thiuke lie. d had nut lav, braced l'o'usyTh owners intrad Metalling a new boils., in the near future. MILLINERY OPENING MISS DONOGH'S display of SPRING \IILLINEKY will take place next week, and will 1n•'hlde Tues., Wed. and Thurs., 24th, 25th, 26th which will give patrons all opportunity to ,elect for F:aater from an unusually fine and large assortment, of stylish and dainty design. All are welcome to attend. rt�tll�tlt�t�w�•ti•- el�ll�are1u0 • Mrs. H. Park GRAND SPRING MILLINERY OPENING Tuesday March 24th and following days. Quality, Beauty and Style cannot be surpassed. Our Work speaks for itself. DON'T FORGET THE DATE, I MARCH 24TH. 1 Shaving Utensils! GOOD IMPORTED RAZORS at $t.00, $1 z5. $t.so and $.t co. RAZOR STRAPS atingle and double) from 25c. to $i.00. SHAVING BRUSHES, all prices from t5-.. to yon. SOAPS WILLIAMS and COLGATE'S ,n 1a. Cakes SOAPS IN STICKS TAYLOR'S, PEARS. VALROSE. COLGATE'S. WILLIAMS' a. WiTCH HAZEL. SHAVING MUGS, SHAVING MIRRORS. ett. GODERICH, Central Drug Store ONTARIO. MPQRTIR. Our 2 March Specials The two big special features for March are the sample white wear sale, and the display of new laces and embroideries. Stocks and values in both are good enough to bring us the biggest business in them we have any record of. The finer embroideries are well worth seeing even if you don't want a single yard. We will be glad to show them any time, whether you want to buy or not. THE SAMPLES The invoice of the samples we are selling totalled np to nearly the even $1,(041, That ,quantity takes a Irl, of selling, but the priers ate making the big pilus melt away quickly. Every garment a maniple. No two alike All excep- tionally well made. All selling at about one- third less thou. regular. DRAWERS. GOWNS, SKIRTS, CORSET COVERS, DRESSING SACQUES, Children's DRESSES, Children's UNDERWEAR at about factory prices. BLACK SATEEN PETTICOATS, 75c A special lot for: Saturday senior. Made from good quality highly finished black sateen. Nicely tie ed with ruffles. Full width. Special Saturday each 75 cents THE LACES AND EMBROIDERIES \\-e do not exaggerate ti heti its say Iit.nl 1 housautdt of yards are on our unlink -1.m and table.. selling at prices it long way below what ii usually )laid for sinnilar qualities. Buying direct f paid awl Swiss conkers tn;:kes this possible. \\'e' i.0' MPlling English Torchon Laces, 2 yards for Wider width, 3 yards for toc. Good Swiss Embroideries at 5c. Better Swiss Embroideries at toe, Good Corset Cover Embroidery at sac. It yon 5;1,11 ',Ater 'its alitit., we have a stock id line. Swiss embroideries And insertions that .sass not be out of place in a good deal lugger store than this. Elegant patterns, dainty but strong. All wilt lie. 5c. NEW COATS . AND DRESS GOODS Senn,• lint ty Vpt ing j irk in blink and Lown, with some hand -emit) novelty` dress goods, ^r,• n'nonq thea ot•lek's ill 1IVnln, Fx- ''eptionsl .lyles:eel pat lel ns,;Uhl of the 111,4* no Iwo :,like. Well n 'i t', se•.•ing Isdorc you hay,