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• BRUSSELS,
{'lis*3300.
Cumr'Ina,- 111 nes Young line opened a
bout and Wena stern at Ilityliold,•- J:
Ranaford has under consideration the
lighting of hie bongo at Stapleton with
eleotrio light. --Among the officers elect•
ed for the Grand Bloolc Chapter is A. M.
Todd, D. G. Reeleteer,-Loris Tolliver,
a mulatto, formerly of town, lino been
oentenced at Toronto to 7 yearn in
pee ten Wary foeborglarieo, The anUteri.
ties regard him as a bad orilttinttl,--
T, (1, Edmonds hall 1115)10eed of his
irnk routes to Moore, (ihnrrhill ,re ,Ire-
101141.--I0rao1Taylor, for imtny yearn a
representative of the Confederation Life
Association, in Clinton and vicinity, fate
through premiere of other bnoineee been
obliged to reoign the agency of tide An.
0001(11100, Coesequently it was found
necessary to appoint a 0u0oe0eor, and
Jacob Taylor, a brother of the above,
bars beau appointed to till the vaoanoy.-
On Tuesday afternoon of last week a
Pullman mama down the L. II. to B. and
was transferred to the main Nue. It
contained about 50 poosengere, who were
all booked to Manitoba and other Weet•
ern points, and the oar bad been provided
00peoia)ly for their accommodation. -
Rev. Dr. Henderson, aseietant mission.
ary eecr0tery, Toronto, is announced to
bo in ltattenbury street (hut•ob, Clinton,
on April 25th, -N. Robson Line received
word of the safe arrival of his daughter,
Edith, at her destination, Cheyenne, in
Wyoming TeI'ritory,
Gerrit).
Lir'rco Oi.unrons:--After the close of
the prayer meetlug in the 1?resbyteritw
church on a recent evening, Mists B.
McLaughlin, organist, was preseete1
with an address and a puree 1001010in):
05. The address was read by Mrs.
James Armstrong and James Walker
made the presentation. -Mrs. Snider, of
Portage -la -Prairie, Man•, was in town,
the anent of her unole, W. G. Knowlson.---
Neil" Cameron, who has been working in
Wm. Mood's harness shop, has returned
to hie home in Beylleld.-Arthur Craw-
ford, who has been attending the Owen
Sound Bneinees College, has returned
home. He has secured a sitnation in
Dr. Spence's drug store, fordwioh.-
Owing to oireucnetanees over which they
had no control, McLaughlin Bros. will
resume business in their old stand in•
stead of going West as formerly intended.
-The revival services held in the Meth°.
diet church aro increasing in attendance
and interest. -Samuel Ferguson, Reeve
of Howlett township, attended the golden
wedding of hie parents near Bowman.
ville.-No dog tax in llowiok.-Samuel
J. Greer and wife, of Toronto, are in
town visiting S. J: s parents and other
friends. -Wm. Mose, of Amberly, f0
visiting his eon, Win. Mose, harness
maker. -W. J. Perkins left ou Tuesday
morning of last week for Chicago, where,
we understand, he has secured a situ.
a1ion.-Wm. Evans and wife hero ar-
rived home. They wore in attendance
at the golden wedding of Mrs. 1e's
parents, who live near Bowoiauville.-
Tbe Trustee Board of the Gerrie Metho-
dist oburoh desire to express and place on
record its high appreciation of the faith-
ful and ellioicut services rendered by
Bro. T. K. Boddy, as sexton of this
thumb during the past 5 years. Wo
desire also to express our regret that ill
health and inoreaeing infirmity have
made it necessary for Bro. Roddy to re-
sign the poeitiou so long and faithfully
held by him.
]! ordwiclo.
LITTLE FLuITnns.-Thos. Gibson is at
present indisposed, but we hope to soon
see him fully restored to hie usual health.
-John Hainetook's family, of Lakelet,
left on Tuesday morning of lost week
from the 0. P. R. station hero for Car-
roll, Mau., where they intend to reside in
the future. Mr. Hah10book went to
Manitoba a few weeks ago. -Quite a
number r of the brethren fromhere attend-
ed the anneal sleeting of the Grand Bleak
Chapter and Grand Orange Lodge of
Ontario !Vest, which met in Palmerston
on Monday, Tneeday and Wodueeday of
last week. -Mies E. A. MoLaughlin and
her little neige, Elsie Flemming, of Ar.
row River, Man., who have been visiting
with relatives and friends around here
for the past two months, left on Monday
morning of last week for their home in
the West. -Jae. Faille, of Minto, deliver-
ed to Charles Sheafer, our cattle buyer,
live of the finest cattle that Sae been
shipped from hero in a long time, for
011 1011 be received the handsome sum of
$200. -Frank Davidson, who has been be-
hind the oounter in the drug etore for the
past two years, has aoeepted a situation
with A. Wyneee.-Thero is en agitation
on foot at present to start a joint.etook
company to put in a large weigh -scale at
the 0. P. R. station. -Public School In.
speotor Robb, of Clintou, was in town on
Tuesday of last week and visited the
school here. This ie his first visit in this
district this year. -Henry Grenville is
applying fora patent for a chumwhich
he has invented and whioll promises to
outstrip the famous "Doisy." -Tho
Spring flood has Como and gone and the
Meiblaud river here bas been higher than
for years. On, Friday evening, Maroh
llth, the mill pond began to rise and the
millers took out some of the gates and
raised the rest up to the top, but on Sat-
urday evening the toe along the font be.
gen to break and one large piece coming
down with a crash broke out nearly all
the poets and carried away the gates that
bad been left, ie. On Sunday night the
river reached its zenith and about three
o'clock Monday morning it begat to eub-
eide, but before it had done so a large
0x010011011 waa Mashed in the side of the
road Weet of the bridge.
itiltaceeale.
Femmes' IISTruTn.-The Bluevale
meeting of the Farmers' Institute was
held on Monday afternoon and evening of
fast week, in the Foresters' Hall, J. Mo•
Gregor, of Oonetaneo, who wee tummies -
ed to speak on "flow to Handle and Feed
it Dairy Cow," and Me, Hudson, of Blue.
vale, Who was to speak on "Growing and
501011ieg Flax," did not come. J. B.
Gould, of Uxbridge, who spoke on "The
Value of Iilneilage, Building a Silo and
Filling a Silo," and J. Sheppard, of
Qusenston, wltoee oibjsob was "Forty
Year(' Experience in Growing Corn," did
not got here till the afternoon train,
which was late, and consequently they
did not gat to the hall until after Ione
oblook. Robt. Currie, of wawanosh,
who lyse pteeent, wee unanimously re.
quested to occupy the platform until the
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art'ient of the eprakar t, wjliol, he tifd, 0001; or two ago ctrl made abargain with
In the evening Me, Gould evoke again,
1(15 euhj001, Smug "Remedy far (jeer,
Prodnntion end Low 1'ru'ea," and also
r, Sheppard,
il
lwho wee jest
when lecturing on "!'!Cres Hietot'ioal
Days on Niemen !livor." lie described
the battles of (1ueaoetotl Ilei„hto, heaver
11,un and Lundy'e Lane, and told sever•
al very intoreeting auect0450 connoted
with three iristorloal 5101Lte, The most
inlereeting story wits that of brave Laura
heaord, who (lipped ewe)/ from the picket
gourde and ran Wont 11, mitre, having to
oleo, 00 rather avoid, 140alile lndlane
and Ainericm0 on the way, to tell Pitz.
gibbon of the approaolt of the Americans
Land also theirnutnbors and ability. Part
of the nlauu+uvting of the battle of
(,51'nneton heights oeoarred on Mr,
Sheppard'( farm. Mr. Hheppard's lecture
woo flue and was folly (15500la4ed by all
nim hoard him.
No'reo.-•Ono of Clayton Duff'o Buff
Coohin hens laid an egg recently that
moored 6,} inohee one way and 71 the
other. -The cheese and butter faotory of
this place oommene011 malting butter on
Monday of last week,-Franit J. Soffit
wont to 01. Thomas on Wednesday of
loot week to join his cousins, Mr. and
Mrs, Milton Cosford, and then to prooeed
to Toledo, Iowa, where employment
awaits him. Frank will spend some
days in Detroit curl Chleago en route.
Many wishes for his eucueoe follow him
to 11 utile Same; country.
teitentlenetit.
S raty:mes.--A negro minstrel show by
local talent comes next. Among those
who will take part are the following, and
it will be seen that the show i0 sure to be
an unbounded muse : -Messrs. Willis,
McLeod, Bootle Miller, Foster, Moline,
Clark, room Asbury, Whitley, Forbes,
DeLaney and others. Tho date has not
been definitely decided on, bub it will
take place some tied in April. -A very
enthusiastic; meeting of the S. 0. I. foot
ball club wee held for the purpose of
re -organization, when the following of -
Caere were elooted :-Hon. Pres„ Dr. C.
lIoKay ; Hon. Vics.Pree., 0. L. Schmidt,
B. A. ; Pres., Il. S. Robertson, B. A. ;
Vice -!'res., S. 0. Stone, B. A. ; Sec,•
Trea0„ J, R. Morrison; Capt., D. Wilson ;
Manager, R. 0. Oheswrighb, B. A.; man•
aging committee, A. S. Bond, W. Aber.
hart, S. 1E11, R. 7, Maldrow, The olub
decided to defend the two ones now in
their possession, the Hough and Junior
W. F. A. The football outlook by them
doing so is very bright. -A. greed mil.
tory ball, ander the auspices of the 83rd
Battalion, will be given in this town on
Easter Monday, April 11111-Mre. W. N.
Cresswell has a banana tree in her don•
servntory wbioh has recently borne fruit.
The fruit 10 as large and fine as those
imported from the South. -Workmen
aro bney at the eleotrio light teethe en.
larging the steam power by a 125 horse-
power boiler -An astronomical otos has
been started in town. Quite a number
have already joined. -A requisition has
been circulated asking E. 0. Coleman to
stand for the position of Mayor, while
the name of B, 13. Gunn is freely men-
tioned in the sane connection. In the
meantime Reeve Beattie Se acting mayor.
-At the congregational meeting held in
the Presbyterian ohureb, Mr. Diokie,
of Knox College, Toronto, was eeleoted
as the student to assist Rev. Dr. Mo.
Donald for the Summer mouths. Mr,
Diokie preaohad in Seaforth over a year
ago and his discourses were very accept.
able to the congregation. -Mrs. Harries,
mother of Mrs. J. DI. Best, and grand-
mother of Mrs. J. 0. Greig, died at her
110100 in Goderich. She had been i11 for
a long titne.-William Ganmage, a
practical florist, of London, will give a
lecture in the town hall on Friday even•
ing, April ist, under the supine of the
Horticultural Society, His subject will
be "The Flower garden."
Lo sI tow el.
L1nxLnre.-Harry Male, for nearly
throe years in the Banner office, wont to
Galt where he has aoeepted a situation
on the It eformer.-Cowin Bolton,P.L.S.,
been commissioned to undrtake
surveying expedition in the regionof Lake
Bennett, on the toad to the Klondike, and
will leave here about tho 1st of May. -
Some thirty or forty persons have left
this neighborhood during the past two
weeks for Manitoba, the North-west and
British Columbia. -Dr. Nichol left town
on Monday of last week on a trip to Oath
book, joining Dr. and Mee. Oakley and
Dr. and Mrs. Ilay, of Toronto, on their
way to the South. Ho will be gone a
couple of months. -Tho High school foot-
ball team held their annual meeting on
Monday of last week and have reorganized
and elected the following officers for the
ensuing season 1 ilon. Pres., A. MoVioar;
Pres., W. E. Bryane ; Secy., John A.
Matheson ; Treae., T. Vipond ; Mau.
Com„ E. Kidd, J. Ford, T. McRae, S,
Richardson, M. Hay, B. Alexander ;
Captain, W. Hay. The boys intend
entering the Junior League with Atwood,
Brussels, Harriston, Milvorten and the
"Shamroolte" of this town. According
to the terms of a wager made between
Deputy -Reeve Treman end Wm. Vander -
bolt, of Listowel, says the Banner, the
letter daly prooewled to give the former
a sleigh ride through the streets of the
town. The worthy Deputy -Reeve was
seated in a gaily demented Ilandsleigh,
carrying a flag in either hand, end was
hauled by Mr. Vanderiok from Robin.
son'5 blacksmith shop, through the (entre
of the town on Main street to Geo.
Barber's blacksmith shop, and bolt to
the Queen's hotel. The incident oreated
considerable amusement and was wit-
nessed by a large number of epeotrtore.
DlLrniaeA,r a Suzomu.-Its ,the Listowel
papers the following particulars are given
of the sad death by his aw0 will of Jacob
Orth, of Wallnoe 1-JacobOrth, wllo nom.
milted suicide by drowning himself in a
swollen stream near Shipley, in Wallace
township, on Maroh 11, was 28 years old
and was a sou of Mrs. Leonard Celli, of
the 4111 line. He committed the rash net
evidently through fear 01 not being able
to meet stipulated payments on a farm
he had recently purahrteed, and to wbioh
he was to have taken his young beide on
Tuesday of last weak, deliberately tools
hie life by plaoiug a number of atones in
his pookete and springing into a small
0tr5a111 near hie stepfather's farm ; there
was a opting freshet at the time and the
weighted body wa0 nob discovered until
the Sunday morning following. T)10 de.
(eased for the lest six yearn has been
working out in the neighborhood of So-
briegvillo, was a quiet and indm0trinue
young man, and during that time has
Saved up it capital of about $000. IIo
was engaged to bo married to a young
lady of Fellation and came to Wallace
loop!' 11. 1Voude, of Shipley, to perdu/ea
1111 farm, flu nettle two peymentn of
8500 111 (ash an'1 gave a vele fur 8100
whi514 ono due 00 Friday, Tito belene0
of the money 110 expected to arrange for
by a mortgage an the farm, end had leen
endeavoring to oleo the amount from
different parties in the town and town-
ship, IIs had not apparently oucoeedod
in souring the fall ntnoent required,
but vara promised it by a party in !Val•
lace on condition that he would get an-
dorsere to hie eeonrity, het soma to hav0
been very lutolcward about asking per50n0
to endorse for hint. Ile had agreed to
cenobite the arrangements on Friday
and went 05 to tho house on Mr. Woods'
farm, of whi0)3 he wa0 already in posses -
:don and put on n flee, In the moan time
Mr. Woods had parol asod a farm in the
neighborhood of Winterbourne, Ont„ and
drove oat on Friday morning to see Mr.
Orth and have the sale of 131e own farm
completed, when Mr. Orth agreed to
meet him in Lietowol at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon to carry out the deal, though
he had evidently at that time decided to
end his life, for shortly after Mr, Woods
left him be went home and in the pre.
Once of his sisters, who, however could
not read German, wrote a letter to hie
stepfather in German, leaving it in the
house with instructions not to open it un.
tit 11e returned. The body was found
Sunday morning and the oorouer who
had been notified did not consider an in.
tlueat ueoessary. Undertaker Hermiston,
of Listowel, who had charge of the
funeral, removed the etoues from the
clothing and found he had placed a stone
about three inches iu diameter in each of
his 0004 pookete and ons in a pocket of
his trousers. The remains were interred
in the Lutheran cemetery, on the 4th
line, on Monday. Mr. Woods had al.
ready moved out of the house to hie now
place of reeidonao, and young Orth bad
placed a stove and arranged to place
other goods in the home in preparation
for the weddiog. A supply of furniture
and house furnishings had arrived at
Gowanstown station on Saturday from
Sebringville, which were the furnishings
of the bride. His people are at a loss to
assign a suftioient motive for this distress-
ing affair.
Lucknow.
Ltxxs.-H. Grundy, T, Collins, W. J.
Leadbetter and F. Davison have gone to
Britieb Columbia. -The Misses Cummins
and Vinoent, the Australian delegates of
the World's W. C. T. Union, held three
very enneessful meetinge in the Lucknow
Town Hall last week, and despite the
wet and disagreeable weather good audi-
ences were present. -The Town Hall is
now very well lighted with incandescent
elentric lights, and it is a groat improve-
ment over either the aro lights or the old
oil lamps. There are altogether 10 lights
in the mein hall and two on the stage,
and the whole plana is brilliantly lighted.
The Connell Chamber, Band room and
fire hall are also lighted by eleotrioity.-
The village eounoll are seriously consider-
ing the question of building a stand pipe
in 0netneation with the water works plant
in the village, as cord wood hi getting
scarce in this neighborhood, and we un.
deretand it will require some two hund-
red dollars to 51000(5 enough wood to
keep up a constant fire under the boiler
for the year. There is no doubt about it,
that by the erection of a stand pipe, a
great deal of the cost for wood could be
saved, and we see no reason why a pipe
or tante of sufficient capacity could not be
erected on Balaclava hill without incur•
ring a great expense. -A. new Oddfellow'0
lodge instituted at Underwood lately has
a membership of 10. -Geo. Armstrong,
who has been ml the Sentinel staff for
several years past, left on Tuesday of last
week for Kamloops, B. C., where he has
secured a lucrative position in an office
in that plgoe.-Frank Patterson, who has
been spending a few days visiting his
friends here, left for British Oolumbia,
where he goes to assume a responsible
position on the Vancouver World, the
leading Reform paper in the West. -Rev.
W
H W. Looks,of Park Hill,p has accepted
th,
e call of the Quarterly Board of the
Methodist church to becom0 their pastor
for the next Conference year. -lion.
Pres. Bryan, accompanied by two Lieu-
tenants of the Band, made a suoaessful
°anemia of the village in behalf of the
above named fund. -A gentleman from
the Old Country was here looking at the
plant of the Luoknow Furniture Factory
with an object of purchasing the works.
-The membere of the Luoknow Fire
Company tendered a farewell banquet, at
McDevitt ifs Heron's hotel, to T. Collins,
Herb. Grundy, Fred. Davison and W. J.
Leudbatter, who left for British Oolum.
bia,
ICxetor,
Ems/mos.-Revival meetings are being
held in the James street Methodist
oburoh.-The Verity Plow Company hes
now commenced the erection of their new
factory at Brantford. -John Mibehell has
moved into the old station hotel and in
future will conduct it as a temperance
horse. -Rich. Eliwor1hy, of this place,
sent two excellent thoroughbred Durham
heifers to Wm. Johns in Kaleida, Mani-
toba, on Monday. -J. Bannerman, who
has been an inmate of the Rouen of Re•
fug(, has been allowed to return to Stan-
ley at his own choice ; his wife remains
an inmate, -workmen aro busily engaged
tearing down the house reoently vacated
by, Wm, Carling. Mr. Carling intends
ereotiug a fine and commodious residence
this Spring. -Dan. Davis, who has been
conducting a butcher shop in town for
many years, has disposed of the business
to John Manning who will take possession
shortly. -Mies May Robinson 15 home on
her holidays from Michigan, where she
has been teaching sobool.-A valuable
horse belonging t0 W. G. Bissett slipped
on the boy road while returning from
Heneall and broke its leg. The poor
beast ryas nfterwarde shot. - Norman
Phair was arrested here on Tuesday of
last wook by Deteotive Gundry charged
with having been an ao0omplioe in the
burglary oornmitted some years ago in
Cobblediok tt: Folland'e hardware store,
He was taken to Goderich where he will
stand hie brio!, -A meeting of the Eseber
Turf Club wee hold in the Town Ball,
whets a goodly representation of the mem.
berg woo present. It was deoided to
hold moos hors May 24th and to award
the liberal sum of $700 in purees, to be
divided aa follows : 8:00 'minute otos,
$150 ; 2;60 eine, 5200 ; free to a11,
$210 ; running race, $100.-Iemay,
the eldest daughter of Geo. lblettart,
Exeter North, underwent a painful epee -
Minn. Tho nnfartanate girl sprained her
leg the forepart of the Winter, which at
the time appeared trifling and was treat.
i ed as Finch, but atter several weeks the Fel
limb began to swell and ase(me a serioue
na6tu0. Surg]eal aid 05.41 summou011 and
the injured 'nominee bad to be landed.
Thio did net end the trouble, inflam-
mation set in awl threatened fatal re -
ORM, when it wan doomed necessary to
scrape the bone, which 0110 done, and the
patient is now on a fair way t0 recovery.
Gotlerit lt.
LIMO GU9uLe1'd,-Da00an. Matheson,
of Montreal, waa the guest of his mother
the poet few weeite. He and hie party
loft 111oulreal for Klondike on March 21st.
ills many trionde ]fere wish him every
success in the dietant gold holder --'Rev.
Joseph Edge, pastor of North. St. Moth(•
diet church, will preaoh a special sermon
to the sailors and fishermen on Sunday
evening, Maroh 27111. --•-Tho many friends
of G, Rattigan, the operator at the stook
exchange, until it Mooed on Saturday of
last week, entertained him at Tilt's oyster
parlors the night previous to his depart.
ire for his home at Pittsburg, U. S. A.
A large number of thegentlemal's friends
were proeent,-Our ono time resident,
Wm. Willoughby, has been appoit,ted
pilot of the large side wboel steamer, City
of Erie, a vessel launched et Detroit a
few weeks sinoe. The Brie belongs to
the Cleveland and Buffalo line, and her
dimensions are as follows :-Length, 824
feet ; beam over guards, 78 feat ; depth,
18 feet. She is expected to be faster than
the City of Buffalo, which runs 21 miles
per hour. -Quite a number of the mem-
bere of the Epworth Leagues and Sala.
bath sohoole of North•st. and Victoria.et.
Methodist churches, attended the annual
Convention of the Goderich district Bp -
worth League Association, held in Clin•
ton on Tuesday of last week, -Three or
four oar loads of salt are daily being
shipped from Godoriob,-Robina have
been around all this week. Does this
mean that it ie Spring 7 -It would be
well for the powers that be to see that
wagons are kept off the terraced portion
of our streets -Avery fine enlarged photo-
graph of the late Judge Isaac F. Toms,
shown in Sallows' window, attracted
much attention. -A. B. Cornell has cut
down the poplars that surrounded the
Maitland House and has pet a close board
fence around the adjoining tut, -E. N.
Lewis has the foundation nearly corn.
plated for the large dwelling he is build-
ing on the corner of Lighthouse and Wel-
lington streets. -The bicyole factory is
shipping a quantity of wheels these days.
-Last week was a busy one at the G. T.
R. depot, some eleven or twelve full cars
being sent oat daily. -On Monday of last
week a brakesman belonging to Goderich,
named Mahoney, had the misfortune to
get three of hie fingers so badly crnebed
while coupling oars et Clinton, that it
was necessary to amputate them. What
makes the aooident more unfortunate, is
the faot that his other hand had been
similarly mutilated some time ago.
URuesift will spend ninety million roe.
bleu for new warships.
The Prince of Wales laid the foneda-
tter atone of the new pier at Cannes.
Bombay is reported to have quieted
down since the riots. Only two British
soldiers were killed. They belonged to
the Shropshire regiment.
The Kanawha and New River Coal
miners have been ordered to strike on
April 1st, and two thousand will oome
out unless the operators agree to meet the
terms offered by the United Mine Work.,
ere.
The report of the new rebellion in the
Philippine Islands, in which 58 Spanish
soldiers already have been killed, meets
the prediction made when the leaders of
the insurrection were given a subsidy to
induce them to leave the islands. It was
then said that the money would be used
in buying weapons and ammunition for
another oat -break.
N,NRJ
RAILWAY
'STEM
ILL MODW
ROUND TRiP TiCKETS
Between all stations to Canada for
EASTER
HOLIDAYS
1900, AT
Single First-class Fare
Going April 7 to 11, inolusivo t returning,
leaving destination not later than Anril 12.
Students and teaohora (with cortiaoates,)
single flret-olase faro and one-third, going
Maroh 19 to April 0, retcrniog until April
10.
Pull information from Agent, 0. T. 0. S.
1. N. KENDALL, Agent, Brussels.
GEO. HEYD, " Ethel.
License District
„Tin,
East Riding of Huron,
To the Tavern -keepers and Others
whom it may Concern.
NOTICE is hereby 013350 that
Application for Licenses
for the sato of liquor in the
EAST RI®INO OF HURON
for alio Lioouso yea' 1801.00, which eommen.
005 on the 100 day of May next, will bo ro-
oslved by the undersigned from the present
dato up to
Friday, April 1st, 1898,
inclusive. Applicants must furnish the
names of two good a,deufllolont surottos as
bondsmen at the time of malting applioa
tion. Any 0p5110006 for a new license mush
furnish a aertiaoate signed by a majority of
tooelectors entitled to vote at oleetloue for
tho Legislative Aegeanbly in the Polling Sub -
Division in which the premises sought to be
hemmed are situated, and the said majority
must include at least ono -third of the said.
electors, who aro at the limo of such appli-
cation residents within the said oiling dub•
Division.
JNO, R. MILLER,
IxennoTon.
Jaitoetot, n, Mar 2,1808,
OWCS
Possible
Prices
--"" w FOR DEPENDABLE GOODS,
We are very orpbatie on this moat important point, Wo watch Wooly any
(Mange in values, and under no oireametaneee will you find biglo prides charged here.
If you are not informed on the prion of any article, you may depend that our quota•
tion( will be the Lowest Pride Possible,
DI F 8 GOODS We're particularlysono in ourallowing
al Dress floods. SpeaS4t attention has
been given to securing the newest and most fashionable geode fur the ooming sea.
son. :The variety seams andleas, every imaginable color in the newest weaves•
Drees Lengths, pretty colorings in Vaouoa Cloth, handsome goods, very wide, 6
yards makes a dress, the pieou 50.00•
Covert Coating, well made goods, in different shades, a very pretty effect is a
green and brown shot, at per yard, 86o.
looney Mohair Drees Goode, in greens, blues and brown•, will make a bandoome
cosbume, per yard 75o.
Trimmings to match all Dress Goode.
We pay particular attention to Dress Goods at 500 a yard ; in plain or fanny
colorings you will and our stook complete.
Very pretty effects in Shot Lustre, one line is particularly good, shot pink and
green, 50a,
Plain Diagonal Twills, new styles, oorreot coloring, 40c.
Fancy effects in every desirable color, pretty patterns, 80o.
A popular pries is goods at 25o a yard. We have them in -plain or faddy de•
signs, very sightly goods, one wonders bow such goods are produced for 25o.
Plaid goods, special, at 25o, 80o, 50o and 75o a yd. for Waists or Children's wear.
BLACK OOOD11, full range in ell desirable makes-Luetree, Henrietta, Bro-
cade, Latina finish goods, Soliels, Biarritz Cloth, Satin Cloth, Serges, eto., prices
25o, 85o, 45o, 50o, ON, 75o, 05o and $1.00.
Date of nest Blyth Monthly Fair, Tuesday, March 29.
M'KINNO &
The Eionald
Fire Engine Works,
•41 . Baa- raw
BRUSSELS.
CO, BLYTH.
al►.
We are prepared to do any kind of
Machine Repair Worlc
with dispatch and on very Rea-
sonable Terms.
When wanting anything in
the line of Engines and Boilers,
stationary or portable, we would
be glad to have you ask us for
quotations as we think we can
save you money.
We have also on hand all
kinds of Repairs for Engines,
Boilers, Steam Fittings, and can
also execute any orders for Brass
work.
Nickle Plating a Specialty.
Ronald Fire Ingine Storks,
BRUSSELS.
HAVE YOU
Looked in our
�®
m: Show Window
Lately ? .
Have you read my Advertisement ?!Have
you glanoed in;onr 'store to see the
New Dress Goods,
New Trimmings,
New Prints,
New Silk and Cotton Lanes,
New Gloves, Now Parasols,
New Shirtings,
New Cottonades ?
Everything New for Spring.
Yn the Gr000ry Department
Yon will find everything Fresh
in Canned Goods and at old Prime.
Teas and Coffees a Specialty.
Agent for Parker's Dye Works.
J. G. Skene.
moorra
ANJD�.I..
SHOES
SPRING OPENING
On Saturday, March 26th, and:following week
we will make a special display of Boots and Shoes,
and therefore extend a special invitation to all to
call and see the extensive range and grand values
we are showing in this department. Call and see
us on March 26th and during the following week.
-'"Ve t,. --
Alex. Strachan,
ten-- BRUss��.,S.
MONEY
is MONEYGAINED !
HEROE BY DEALING WITIH
Wilton & Turnbull
You are well served and gain money.
B g't r i� °°ef th° Cook, Parlor and, Coal Stoves
That Cannot be Beaten,
Large Assortment of Lamps and Lamp Goods, Lanterns,
Cutlery and Graniteware.
We make a specialty of putting in Coal and Wood
Furnaces, and Warrant Satisfaction.
Stove Ooal for Sale and always on hand.
Special attention to Jobbing and Repairs,
Wilton 84 Turnbull, Brussels.