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New Advertisements.
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Local^–B, Gerry.
Lc/eels—Dr. Ayer.
Looal—Mies Sample.
Local—H, 39 Maddo0k & Co.
lard of Thanks -400e Mitchell.
Whooping Cough ---J. T. Pepper.
Morris Voters' List—Wm. Clark.
Tenders Wauted—J. M. Henderson.
World's Columbian leepositlon—Wm.
Lane.
Dry Goods Opening—IL E. Maddock
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FRIDAI', AUG. 4, 1898.
flzstrut gets.
Ceti nhrOolt.
Several Foresters went to Kincardine
on Wednesday.
Chas. Bothwell was among the success.
fel eaudidates at the recent Entrance
examination,
Next Wednesday forenoon our football
club will play Wingham team a match at
Brussels for a purse of $25.00. We ex-
pect to sea our boys give a good aceennt
of themselves. There will Neely be a
Ie,rge number from this locality to wit -
nese the day's sport.
Bluevtalse.
Our Foresters took in the excursion to
Kincardine last Wednesday.
Mr. Brune, of Peel township, was
visitiog here during the post week.
Fulton Timmins and Francis .1. Scott
were successful candidates at the En.
trance examination.
Bluevale cheese factory is doing well
this seteon. The first half of Sane make
sold for 9 9/16 cents per pound and the
last half for 9g cents. We lead all the
factories in good prices.
Wroxeeter.
The Gorton Hotel has been pulled
down and building operations will com-
menceat once.
Nettie Gibson, Mary Hazlewood and
'Willie McLeod successfully passed the
Entrance examination.
ACO/DENT.—Bryce Young, a well known
farmer residing on the Boundary of
Howiolt and Turnberry, met with a pain-
ful accident one day last week. While
nutting Fall wheat the Beat of the binder
broke and in his fall backward he pulled
on the lines causing the horses to back
up. His body was badly doubled up by
the machine pushing him against the
ground and the wonder is that he was
not killed.
her own under a little bush in the ops
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air. The hen had eleven ego in s
when she started to set ; from these nine
chicks were hatched in the usual way,
Nine days litter, presumably from the
heat of the eunin the daytime and the
warmth of the hen at night, (the hen
taking her brood to the earns spot at
night) another chick was brought out,
and when found was oho ping quite neer.
fully. The hen would not take op with
the little orphan, consequently Mr.
Green will endeavor to raise it by other
means. The problem is—how oame that
chick to 1101011 when so long a time had
transpired after the ol•hete had been
brought to light.
a.ctait,rt13.
Dr. T. T. Coleman died at his feee-
denoe (Hillside) Sunday morning. Dr.
Coleman was born in Trulee, Ireland, 68
years ago. Ho practiced medioine for a
number of years in Seaforth and when
salt was first discovered in the county of
Huron he embarked in that business.
He was Colonel of the 33rd (Huron)
Battalion. He was the first Reeve of the
village of Seaforth after its incorporation
and was elected mayor of the town on
several occasione. In politics Dr. Cole-
man was m Onnsereative and took nn
active interest in the welfare of the
party.
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Spring grain is ripening rapidly.
Township Council will meet here on
Friday of this week.
Brussels will see a large number from
this locality next Wednesday at their
games, if all go who say they are.
30 or 40 tickets were sold here on Wed-
nesday for Kincardine. Some of our
residents got left on the home trip.
Wm. Simpson is offering his dry goods
business, store, &o. for sale. Ile has a
good besinese and i1 would be a desirable
spot for the right man.
The Presbyterian church will undergo
a number of needed improvements, in-
terior end exterior, whichwill greatly
improve it. Tenders are asked for the
work.
ILonfr v an
R. Dilworth lost 5 mores of hay by a
bosh fire last week. Part of it was cut.
James Denman had the misfortune to
have one of his hands crushed in a binder
one day last week.
Miss Lizzie McDonald, who has been
at Jackson, Mich., for the past two years,
is home on a holiday visit.
A number from the locality of Hen-
fryn wont to Kincardine on the Forest.
ere' excursion on Wednesday.
Lot 38, cot. 7, containing 103 acres,
was purchased by George Kort, of Al
wood, from Robt. Dilworth. Price re-
ported to be $2,500.
W. 0. Stevenson has a house full of
visitors just now consisting of Mrs.
Ghee. Burrows, Russell Burrows, wife
and family. and Charles Burrows, of De-
troit; Geo. Steveuson, wife and son, of
Westpoint, California ; iters. Robert
Campbell and daughter, of Boiesevain,
Manitoba. ; and a nephew and family, of
Toronto. Chas. Burrows wheeled from
the City of the Straits.
Atwood.
Wednesday, Aug. 2nd, was Atwood'e
civic holiday.
September 17th is the dare of the Pres-
byterian church anniversary.
Three out of the five pupils who wrote
at the Entrauoe examination were sec.
ceesftl.
T. Sbaddon, of Gowanstown, has
hung out his Loot and shoe alga in froot
of the shop lately occupied by John Fox.
The following are the recently elected
officers of the 1. 0. G. T., Atwood
B. Hamilton, 0. T. ; Miss Addie Robert-
son, Y. T. ; Miss Agnes Hamilton, Sec. ;
Geo. Coghliu, Assistant -Seo.; George
Dunn, F. B. ; Miss Alice Hammond,
Treas. ; Rev. J. S. Fisher, Chap. ; Jas.
Dickson, W. M. ; Mie Minnie Robert.
eon, D. M. ; Mies Rachel Robertson,
Guard ; Jas. Brown, Sentinel. The
lodge is making substantial progress,
new members being added at almost
every meeting.
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aI. A. and Mrs. Sabine, of London,
who are vielting with their unto, I10o1or
MaQuarrie, are having a pleasant tune
enjoying country pleasures.
It. Toombs and wife, of Denver, Colo.
rade, were visiting relatives and friends
in this looality. They left Brussels for
their Western home on Monday.
Barley is being harvested this week
and outer grains will soon be ready for
Dotting, so that otliae hours for work will
now be sixteen hours a day for some
time.
Mrs. John Hill arrived home last week
from her visit to the West and has been
quite ill eines her return but is improv-
ing nicely in health now we are pleased
to state.
Fall wheat is all cut and the greater
portion of it in the barna and the hum
of the threshing maobine is heard once
more in the land. The yield is good and
the sample No. 1 hard.
SDaceeerge Poi' e.—The following is
the list of pupils, resident in Grey town-
ship, who were successful at the recent
Entrance examination :—Mary Calder,
450 ; Maggie Calder, 413 ; Bella 1MoNab,
481 ; Terme Switzer, 887 ; M'Iaggie
Switzer, 387 ; Wm. D0noanaou,— ;
Earnest Smith, 471 ; Kate Lamont, 476 ;
Ellen Sane Smith, 406 ; Telford Keffer,
403 ; Ella Lamont, 504 ; Bella Lamont,
458 ; Claude Fowler, 453 ; Jennie Mc-
Nair, 449. Dan. Strachan tools the high.
est mark in the Riding in Geography,
viz. 65. The Molesworth pupils who
passed were :--Robb. Stephenson, 440
Carrie Mitchell, 396 ; Lorena Terry,
425.
Brio a•rise.
Council meeting next Monday.
Mies Grace Walker, of Detroit, is home
for her holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Pybue, of Exeter, were
visiting John Pybue and family last
week.
Go. Master John Mooney was away at
the Soo this week attending the Grand
Orange Lodge.
Morrie Voters' list for 1898 was first
posted up on Tue.day, Aug. 1st. There
are 868 voters on the list.
Our baseball and football enthusiasts
will take in Brussels' sports next Wed.
needay. Its fun they're after.
Wm. and George Jacb-eon threshed a
portion of their Fall wheat and report a
yield of nearly 30 bushels to the acre.
The former threshed the Mauohester
wheat off eight awes.
Du:D.—Mrs. John Hanna, who went to
the hospital at Toronto for treatment,
died on Wednesday morning. The body
was brought to Brussels on tbe evening
train Wednesdey,the funeral taking plane
on Thursday. Rev. J. H. Dyke,
ofeoiated.
ENraoxce Ex.olt.—In Morris township
the following pupils were among the for•
tante oandidetes at the Entrance exam-
inations:—Elsie Code, 884 ; Maggie
Richmond, 471 ; Robert Currie, 407 ;
Martha Carrie, 394 ; Jas. Watson, 417 ;
J. E. Stubbs, 399 ; Donald Kellner, 425 ;
Jas. McKenzie, 489 ; Geo. Ruttan, 427 ;
W. H. Perdue,— ; Martha Bosman, 470 ;
Ernest Jewett, 398.
Ontr.—another of the pioneers of this
section has Bono to her reward in the
person of Mrs. Alex. Campbell, 2nd con,
who passed away on Saturday, Jaly 22nd.
s1 couple of weeks ago Mrs. Campbell
suffered a paralytic stroke, and being
welt advanced iu years it resulted in her
death. The widower and family of
grown up sons 9,113 daughters have the
sympathy of their friends in their sad
loss. The large funeral bore testimony
to the esteem in which she was held by
all who knew her.
let towel.
Anew hardwood platform has been
erected at the G. T. R. station.
The Fall Fair will be held on the 26th
and 27th of September next.
Halsey Park has opened out business
iu Meyer's Block, and hie family has st-
rived in town.
The evening train on the London
Huron and Bruce now rune through to
Kincardine on Saturday evenings.
Oliver Gilchrist has gone on a pros.
peoting tour to Michigan, end will visit
the large furniture eetabliehments in
Grand Rapids and Saginaw.
The oboir of St. Paul's church contem-
plate holding a pio.nio'excursion to Rin-
eardine in the near future, If the idea
le parried out the fare will be 45 cents for
adults and 25 oente for children.
B. Willson, agent of Bank of Hamil-
ton, Windham, left for six week's heli.
days this week. }Ie will visit Manitoba,
and go through to the Pacifies nest before
he returns, and visit the World's Veir.
The death of A. K. Cameron, late as.
sistant in the Wingham postotiioe, is
reported. Mr. Cameron had been
troubled for some time with an ailment
01 the throat, and a short lime ago he
underwent an operation in Toronto,
which his weakened constitution was
not able E0 stand. The deceased was at
i tome in Beaverton and the inter-
ment took place there. The deceased
was obliging and accommodating, highly
respooted by those who knew hint. He
was a member of the Sone of Scotland in
thie town.
Here is a probiehn for someone to
solve :--Gab. Green had it hen amongst
hie flock in bower Wingham 0111011 was
not content to lay her ego in the places
provided, but instead formed a neat of
The Indian Government lies refused to
modify the terms greeted the exchange
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v ht vo
appealed o la
bnplte, who t it R
agaitietite decision,
Baron Von Coolealmr and 1. 0. Ool•
enbrender, two 001100111 Hollanders, are
at Winnipeg with the intention of look.
ing over Manitoba with the object of
forming en extensive settlement of Dutch
peasant0.
A son of David McKelvey, residing at
Rooktown, Pa., while running through
the woods near his home, was atteolted
by a rattle snake which lie lied trod up.
on. The enahe fastened its fangs to the
boy's pantaloons and was unable bo with.
draw them. The frightened boy started
home at breakneck speed, dragging the
snake with him, where it was killed.
The lad w'ae not hurt.
Ray Earl, a New London, Gonn., octo•
genarian, wants to wager $100 that he
oan walk from New London to Chicago
in 42 days. He will carry a 15 pound
satchel and two suite of clothing, and
will mail from each town he pauses
through a letter signed by thepoetmnsber
of the place. Furthermore he agrees to
make the trip without taking any money
with him, depending entirely upon his
wits and the novelty of his undertaking
to secure him the necessery sustonanne.
The Detroit Free Press of the 25th
inst. says :—A large number of Windsor-
ilea are alleged to have been hoodwinked
by a jewelry vendor on the market square
last night. The hist named individual
got the crowd going by throwing several
handfuls of money et them, and he then
proceeded to sell his jewelry. The ven-
dor told the crowd that the artioles wore
no good, but they thought that there was
money to go with them, and they fairly
tumbled over one another to get braes
watches with the works left at the manu-
factory, and other such artioles. The
vendor, after he had about $180 of the
crowd's money, gave the speed sign to
his driver, and the latter drove off at a
rapid gait to the British American Hotel,
getting there ahead of the crowd that
followed him. The police were notified
but they told the enraged purchasers that
they could no nothing, ae the vendor had
not misrepresented his wares.
Pierce Converse, a lad from San An.
tonio, Tex., visiting at the home of N.
Converse, a wealthy merchant of Raven.
ne, 0., shot a burglar who gives his
name as Frank Edwards, of Philadel.
phis, just before daylight Thursday
morning of last week. The burglar re.
turned the shot twice, two bullets taking
effect. Edwards received a terrible
wound in the abdomen, but escaped with
the lad's clothes, only to fall on it neigh.
bor'e porch, moaning in agony. He was
taken to the sheriff's office and later re-
moved to a cell in the county jail. The
young Texan was seen by a reporter be-
fore the doctors arrived. He was still
fell of grit, but in terrible shape. The
man at the jail breathes heavily, and
there is no possible chance for his re.
covery. It is thought both will die.
Pierce Converse was accompanied to
Ravenna by his grandmother, Hire. A. 0.
Allen, a noted and wealthy woman of
Houston, Texas. Ho had a presentiment
of a plot to rob her, and slept on a oot nt
the door of her room. It is thought
Edwards followed them from Texas.
The burglar used, as he lay on an iron
cot, unattended and alone :—"I am sorry
for the boy and hope he will recover.
It's bard for me to breath, and I won't
last long."
etV rel LOU.
The garden party last week netted
$40.00.
McDonald Bros. have nearly completed
sawing their stock of loge in their mill
yard.
Our streets are receiviug a splendid
dressing of gravel which will greatly im-
prove them.
Willie Neal, John MoGavin and Maggie
McDonald successfully passed the En.
trance examination last month.
Harvesting operations, as far as Fall
wheat is concerned, is well advanced, the
crop being safely housed on a great
many farms.
There will be a large turnout from
Walton and locality to the gamea and
sports at Brussels next Wednesday ae
the program is a good one.
The hogs at the cheese factory ready
for the market were sold last week to
Messrs. Barker & Vanetone, of Brussels,
who shipped them on Tuesday. They
were a prime lot.
BARNS BDRNED.—The large barns on
the farm belonging to W. J. Dickson, on
the gravel rued near Walton, were burn-
ed to the ground Sunday night, together
with 60 tons of hay, a quantity of grain
and some valuable fitrm implements.
Mr. Dickson was attending to his horses
shortly after 11 p. m., and when engaged
throwing down hay from the mow his
lantern exploded and in a surprisingly
short time the buildings were it mass of
flames. It was with ditlioulty that three
horses, the only animals in the buildings,
could be rescued, and apart from these
nothing of consequence was saved. The
hay crop bad just been harvested. The
loss will be $8,500, on which there is an
insurance of $1,200 on buildings and an
equal amount on contents, held in the
McKillop Mutual Insurance Company.
Mr. Dickson is e, large stook raiser and
will be serion'ly inconvenienced in con.
sequence of the fire. The barns were
50x96 feet with stone stabling and were
in a good state of repair.
The Saturday excursions to the lake
are being well patronized just now.
F. 8. Howe ix putting in baths in con-
nection with his barber shop on Wallace
street.
Mre. John Hamilton met with a serious
accident while picking oherriee. She
fell breaking her wrist and bruising her
neck and shoulder.
Work cm T. H. Rolla' brick block,
which is to occupy the site of the late
Grand Central hotel, was begun last
week. The block will 'be three stories
high and will oomprise two stores and
two shops on the ground floor, the latter
facing on Mill street. The second story
will be laid out for offices, and the third
story is intended for beirooms in •con.
nection with the hotel in the rear of the
building. The plan is so arranged that
the satire block can be converted into a
large hotel if at any time deemed advis-
able.
The final contest for the lacrosse
championship of the Saugeen district,
between the Kincardine and Walkerton
clubs, announced to be played in Liebe
wel, brought a large number of visitors
to town Thursday of last week. Kin-
cardine people turned out to the number
of 200 or over, and about 50 oame down
from Walkerton The Kincardine town
council and bend aocompanied their
boys. The council was met el the ate,
tion by the mayor and council of Lis.
towel, and after a drive through the
town were entertained to lunch at the
Queen's. The match was played in the
presence ot a large gathering in the rink
park, the ball being faced at 3:30, p. m.,
and was won by Kincardine in four
straights. Time, 40, 15, 1 and 5 minutes
tespeotively. A protest was entered by
the Walkerton team on the ground that
Kincardine had several outside players,
Doherty, of Stratford, being one of them.
The Kincardine band enlivened the town
with excellent m0aia during the
afternoon and evening.
Gass.
Dan. Robertson w•as at Goderioh on
Tuesday.
Township Qouncil on isriday of this
Week et Ethel.
A large number took in the excursion
to Kincardine on Weans/ley.
Mies Marie MoQuarrie has returned
home from Toronto for her Summer
vacation, •
haying is finished. Nearly every
farmer hae all available barn toom filled
and from one to a dozen Macke besides,
Gonerul New'..
It is reported that Baron de Rothschild
and M. Jacques Labondy, a millionaire
sugar refiner, will start shortly in Paris a
1 -cent sporting daily named the Jockey
Club.
Gen. George W. Morgan, the last of
the United States generals of the Mexi-
can war, was buried at Mound View, N.
Y., on Monday evening with simple
ceremonies.
Three brothers down in Maine ran six.
teen inoubators, and this season have
hatched 15,000 dunks in them. Next
Beason they will inurease their plant to
25 incubators.
In view of the disastrous effects of the
reoeut drought, the Belgian Government
is making preparations on a large scale
for experiments iu producing rainfall by
artificial means.
While playing tennis on the lawn at
Castle Wolfegarten, the Grand Duke of
Hesse fell and sprained one of hie knees,
and be will be compelled to remain in
bed for some days.
Wm. Washington, recently a resident
of Philadelphia, but now of York, Pa.,
met death under peculiar circumstances.
He became aggravated at bis wife, and ,
while beating her he fell dead.
Mrs. Lucille Rodney, accompanied by
her husband, G. B. Rodney and W. W.
Ilollidey, arrived in Chioago on Monday
afternoon from Galveston, Texas, having
walked the entire distance. The trip
was made for a wager of $5,000 and
sundry oonsiderations.
Alexander J. McIver Tyndall, a well-
known English mind reader, stopped off
et Lincoln, Neb., Monday on his way to
Chicago, where he, like Prof. Seymour,
intends to be buried 30 days and oomo to
life again. Tyndall says he has a000m-
plished a similar feet several times, onoe
staying under ground for 21 days.
The President has issued a melee
motion reciting the various note of Con.
:geese relating to the salvage of vessels
wrecked in Canadian waters contiguous
to the .United Staten, and declaring that
the conditions prescribed therein have
been fulfilled, and permitting Canadian
ve.oels to be aided in case of wreok by
Canadian wreckers.
At 9;130 o'clock, on Saturday night, a
telephone message was received at the
Pacific Express Co's. omoe, Wichita, Kae.,
asking that the wagon be sent to the
Wichita creamery on its way to the 10:15
o'clock 1tock Island train. Arriving at
the creamery, the wagon was met by it
man who jumped on the seatand directed
the driver to drive around to the rear.
When the wagon entered the alley two
other men, 90iutieg revolvers, ordered
the driver and messenger to hold up their
bands. The command wasoboyed. The
messenger was then compelled to open
the sale, which eontaiuel silver and
currency about to be shipped south to the
amount of $7,100. The robbers damped
the money into a took and made good
their escape. There 10 no Glue to theie
identity,
AUG.. 4, 1893
rod Iron Raine Comm
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Luong, ON'MARIG, Jane 19th, 1893.
We regret to note the foot that the Superintendent and Salesmen of the Wrought
Iron Range Co., of Toronto, Ont., who have been associated with its for the past
three months, are soon to depart to new fields of labor. These gentlemen oame
among us as strangers, and we are pleased to say that the business has been conduct•
ed here in a manner worthy of the respect end patronage of any community. While
at this point they have done an extensive business, having sold several oar Loads of
ranges, and so far as we can asoertnin, have given entire eatiefaobion.
While we regret their departure, we wish them success and can heartily recom-
mend them bo any community in which they may oast their lot.
R. & J. Fox, Bankers ; W. R. Stanley, Hardware 1 W. & C.
Stanley, Merchants ; W. Porte, P.M.; MoCoeh Bros., Merchants ;
SIGNED— J. R. McComb, Hardware ; Alex. Morella, Central hotel ; H.
Collins & Son, Stoves and Tinware ; Wm. Read, Livery and Ex-
change ; R. S. Hodgins ; Jas. Sadlier, G. T. II. Agent ; T. J.
Hodgins, Produce Dealer ; Chris. Folgens.
WE, the undersigned, have purchased of the salesmen of the Wrought Iron
Range Co., a "Hume Comfort" cooking range, and are pleased to say it gives entire
eatiefaotion. It bakes quicker and burns much less fuel than any other stove or
range we ever need. Any one wishing oan refer to us. This certificate you may nee
as you see proper. The following recommendations from Middlesex County :—
James Hodgins, Luso ; Wm. Hodgins, Lunn ; Saml. Kelly, Clandeboye; Wm.
Simpson, Clandeboye ; Wm. Northgraves, Qlandeboye ; Thos. Keneela, Whalen ;
Wm. McClurg, Lobo ; J. B. Petheram, Dnncrief ; Sites Ravitz, Ent tViliiams ;
John McKay, East Williams ; H. G. Tither, Mt. Carmel ; Wm. Lewis, Brindsley ;
John O'Hara, West MoGillivary ; Wm. Lewis, Maguire ; Nevin Low, Leinra ; Wm
Young, Leinra ; Richard Sellars, Leinra ; Andrew Paxton, Leinra ; Norman FisL,
Area ; Jas. Oarmiohnel, Arva ; Neil Stowert, Denfield ; Cutts. Robson, Ilderton ;
John Robson, Venneok. Also the following from Perth County :—John McKneight,
Bt. Marys ; Richard Wilson, St. Marys ; N. J. Vernon, St. Marys.
LAUGH, and the world laughs with you ;
WEEP, and you weep alone.
DRESS WELL, and hundreds greet you ;
LOOK SUABBY, and your credit's gone
Everybody who buys our goods is pleased. If people weep over bad purchases it is be-
cause they failed to heed the advice of our advertisement.
CLEA6INC SALE FOR 30 DAYS I
Fall G-oods are arrivingand we want to hustle
off the balance of our Summer stock. Consequently we have special bargains for you in
Stylish Tweeds, Handsome Straw and Felt Hats, Waterproofs, White and Colored Shirts,
Underwear, Socks, Neat Neckwear, &c., while this sale continues.
Satidaotiosi Guaranteed in, all our Work.
Cloth Cut Free of Charge if Purchas-
ed from us.
The Value ot a Dollar is generally put down at 100
Cents but those who patronize our Clearing Sale may secure Bargains and
feel assured they are getting the value of
200 CENTS FOR $1.
Everything a Gent requires in the Clothing Line
kept by us except Boots.
Remember the next 30 days for Genuine Bar-
gains in all tbe lines carried by
DC. RO,f t..
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Fashionable Tailor and. Outfitter,
It won't cost you a cent to call Olaf
get our prices and see the goods.
BRUSSELS
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