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After by far the biggest coat sea
• son in the historyofgthis store,we
have decided to clear out the bat-...
ance at a big reduction in price and
at a loss to ourselves. We do not
want to carry -one coat over so have
marked th m accordingly, Just 20
coats left in stock, 15 of these are
black, sizes run from 34 to 46,
All 12.50 and ,00 Coats... ..... 900
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Ali 16 00 and 18.00 Coats ....1%50
1
Now is your chance to buy,
a Good Chat for Almost
Half Price.
urst Fur Li o
25 »er cent Discount
We have had a good Put'season but still havd =1
good assortment left. We do not want to carry the
balance over to next season, so give you a reductfOn
of 25 per cent off all snail Furs amp Fur Lined Coats
Corne in and Get Prices, Before Buying
Millinery, only $1.5o
As our milliners are
gone for this season, we
put on sale 12 trimmed
hats. These hats. sold as
high as $6.00
Your Choice S1,59
Untrimmed hats 50c
See these in Window
Htror� Co. News
The death of Miss Sarah Hannzt
'Harding occurred at her borne
Corrie on Turlday at the age of of 7
years, 9'•rzfonlhs and I7 days. T
funeral took place on Thursday to th
Gorrie cemetery...
On'Cues'dtty"l ti'it the transfer of th
bate Hon. II, C. Cameron property a
tGoderich to theettospital Board wa
•formally completed, the money pal
•over and the deed executed in th
•name of the name of the Board.
Another of Ute, pioneers of Exete
section was called to her last rewar
on Sunday Dec. 29th in the person o
Mre. Thos. Rowe in her 84th year
The deceased although well up i
years had been' eiCk only a few day
being taken ill the, day after Christ
anal. 0•
At a quiet ceremony Wednesday
.afternoon Dec.;25th. Margaret Jane
second daughter of Mr. and Mrs
.Alex Patterson, of East '\Vawanosh
became thee bride of Mr Thorne
Beery Jackson, of Winsna 11i11, Sask.
Rev. Mt, Turner conducted the cere-
mony.
Mr. Casper Weber who has been ill
Tor the past six months or so, died on
'Tuesday morning last at the age of 78
•rears. 133e was one of the early
settlers i Hay Township end a resi-
elent of $ Crich for about thirty years.
'Fie leaves, a widow and grown up
family o/ sons .and daughters who
have the ' sympathy of all in their
,bereavement,
h rived and rescued him, he was so
at badly nursed that he only survived a
6 few hours.
T1 Rev. W. L. Steevee, a former pastor
e of Wingbau, Baptist Church, 11 is ra
signed as pastor of Egerton Street
e Baptist Church in London and will
t stove to New York abuut the 1st of
s .April
d In Old St. Andrew's Church, in To-
e ronto at noon on Christmas Day, the
marriage was solemnized of Vera
t' Aloha. eldest daughter of els, and Mrs.
d R. H. Holmes, formerly of Wingham
f and Dr. Archibald W. Forbes, Tor-
, onto. The ceremony was conducted
n by Rev. Dr. Milligan.
s • An event which few people are pri•
vile.ged to celebrate was cerebrated on
Monday by Alt. and Mrs. David
Robertson, Centres street Wingham,
1 when they were privileged to cele.
• • prate their golden wedding. Mr
Robertson is a native of l ifeshire,
Thomas
Scotland and Mrs. Robertson, whose
maiden name was Mary Ann Mc-
Ket:zie, and was horn in Columhn_,
Ontario County. On the 30th of Ce
• ember. 1862, they were united in
marriage at Columbus, the late Rev.
Dr. King, performing the ceremony.
Immediately after their marriage the
I young couplemovedto the 12th con
cession of East Wawanosh and resid-
ed on that concession up to eight yea: s
ago when they moved to Winghallt.
The members of the family are Mrs
Ai McBurney, and Miss Tena, at
home: David, of. Toronto; George be,
Mrs, H. F. McGee arct Mrs. Wm
.Arbuckle, of the 12th Concession of
East Wawauosh,
t Mr, John Burgess, who has for
many years been Clerk' of the Town
ship 02 Turnbui y has resigned on ac-
count of fed ing health. Mr. Burgess
hash
heen a.
floc!
official g and b given
as >iv
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the Township faithful service. He
has also, for years been Secretary for
the Bluevele Cheese and Butter Com-
pany. ]4f
Mr,
Burgess has a
large t.ircle
of friends who will hope that .his
present trouhle with cataract on hie
eyes will not be of long standing and
that he may be spared for mar•yyears.
I The following are the new School
Trustees for Hensen, James Clark,
W. Hart -turn and C. A. McDonnell
the latter consented to remain to
save the bother of another nomina-
l!
tion.
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j• On esday afternoon of last
week . 3 o'clock Miss Louise Caro-
line El gson, daughter of alt. Aug
us
tus li s
on
of o'
g Logan, was . s quiet
`During tete past year Brussels A.O.
TJ.W. Lodge has lost 4 members by
•.death viz: Bros, George Sperling,
Angus Shaw, Joseph Whelpton and
re/eta McKelvey, each holding 62,000
....Beneficiary certificates.
eCleptain Andrew Watt,- of the
'barque Drumelton, was at Walton on
a most enjoyable o able vi i
fit to his
J Ycousin,
Robert Coutts. He came from Port'
Elizah. th, South Africa, to New York
and took' a run up
here while e
h his
vessel se was loading with cox.l oil for
"China, Mr. Coutts had not met hien
:for 10 years. The two went to Guelph
'to en route to New Xork. The trip
trechma will take 110 days,' Oapt,
Watt's^ wife and family reside in
Ireiverpoal. Mr, Coutts sailed the
'briny for many a Year and was con-
se;uently specially interested in the
r-ecounting.oe voyages by his cousin.
A great game of checkers was play-
edat ilensell recently. between Mr.
Davidson,of Listowell, formerly of
tHrucefield and a 1 six of esti local players
'The locals sat around a table with a
board in front of each and Mr.
'Davidson walked around playing
'them' in turn, The visitor won out
=hy two in the round. The score was
.as follows w R Bon: h
ion 2.1, S. Sivas,
r•1, J, Robinson, 1 2. T. Brintnell, 2.1,
J. Zuefle 0 2, D. Leach 0.2,
On Saturday last, est John Caldwell O dw I
el of
He sa l received n 1 ec l a telegram that his
sen Willurm of Tugasba Seek , was
'dead, as a result of an 'accident. The
te'egram stated that the deceased had ;
returned to his horse on the previous
sight and to start a coal fire in the
-.stove, had thrown coal: oil upon it. It
'blazed up in his face and set fire to his
•clothes, and so affected his eyesight
g
that he could not see. lie groped for
the door but being unable to find it
tried a small window but was unable
to get out. When the neighbors ar-
Tu
at
l
B1
ly married to Mr. John Cr, Churchill.!
of °beton. Tlie marriage took
place a no.
P i:.x `, church a t^, i
x..t se
lIit-
shell. Ileve Dr. MacRae performed
the ceremony. The bride, who
was unattended, was very be-
coniingly attired in a Mee traveling
suit of blue with,picture hat to
snatch. At the close of the cere-
mony the .bridal couple took the 4
p, m. train for Detroit and outer
points' for a short honeymoon trip
and on their return will take up
housekeeping in Clinton, The New
Blra extends hearty congratula-
tions'.an room
tions to the bride d g
t
f'theeje h+l ' Pe telatieee elte festtl'
A o. t Wee
�nH a5�he Men eaa week,
Pp •
RoYd$;htfnokdQo'tn thee !��eyh
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leltsg'8va Speeliing, a former Model,
(te was a visitor in town •liret week.
Mi teeed:lecareeter, of Bridgebhrg,
18 heme;pn a•rnonthta holidays.
Miss',4ielen Gunne, of London, is re
newing•'bld friendships M. town.
Mai Karl Wilkin, of A.yltner,is spend
sus• a•ehort vaeetion here.
Mr. Dan, McKenzie, ',who is now
travelling in the 'West is `_home for
so„ale huki4ays
Alien Spaz xe a Ferne r miltiner'with
Couch trnd"C0 is vis ting with the
Misses Lavisand other .f`riends,
Mr. R. Brown -:late of Moose Jaw,
'lyes Glre•guest Of hissister, airs 3. L.
^K"err for a few days this 'week.
Mist, Hampton, of Mt. Forest, was
the guestof the Misses Turner! a few
days last week,
Mr. J. Moon. of Toronto, is visiting
at his borne in Londeshor•oand wftb
Clinton friends: He attended the ball
given in the Town Ball on I+'iiday
evening.
Miss Jennie Holmes leaves this week
on a visit with relatives and friends
at'Gorrie, Paisley and other North
ern towns.
Mrs, H. B. Client and Miss Mary
Chant evil! be at home next Tuesday
from 4to5p.m.
Miss lda Cornish returned to her
school near Springfield on 'Saturcley,
after speuding the holidays at her
house,
•
Afr, A. E, Ai in loft on Wednesday
morning to receive his studies :it To.
von to university,
Miss Jessie O'Neil returned to To
ronto university .on Tuesday.
Air. and Mrs. %Vm. 3. Ford of Lon
don, spent New Years the guest of the
Vernet s parents, PIs', and Mrs. John
iced of touts,
The many Clinton friends of Mr.
Douglas Goodwin are pleased to see
hint in the old town again, 1 e beving
been in Saskatchewan for the past
five years.
VV, Glenn Campsie 1 hes resumed his
teaching after the OhrisiInas vacation
and is in Seufoath en Monday, Tues
they and Wednes lay as asnal and in
0 scion on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Mrs. Campbell has also
resumed her pupi s on Tuesday and
Wednesday of each week. •
Mr J. B. Hoover was' in town to
east his vote on Monday. In speak
lug to the New Era Mr. Hoover says
that as soon as he flan sell his house he
will move the family to Guelph. The
citizens will he indeed sorry to see
thea, go as Mr. Hoover hes been at,
active worker in the Baptist Church
and Air Hoover has held many post
tions of trust. Ha has served as
Mayor, License Commissioner and has
always been an active worker for
Waterworks. Clinton loses good
citizens and Guelph will be the gainer.
Miss Graham returned home on
:Monday from her visit in London
•
Miss Taylor, who has been mak-
ing an extended visit in London,
was here for a few days.
Mr. Jas Reynolds, of Goderich,
was in town on Monday, '
alt. Joe Blaney, who has been
out West all Summer is renewing
old acquaintances in and around
Clinton.
Ste.
Mrs. Win .Moffat of Sault
Marie. Ont. was in Clinton on
Satur-
day.
Miss Lillian 'Vaudrich of Listowel
was the guest of Miss Grace Cluff
over the week end.
Mr. James Cutt, of Blyth was in
town last week,
Mrs, Parker of Seafroth, was the
guest of ]!Miss Grace C1uff for a
couple of days.
Dr. Kinsman of Exeter attended
the ball in town,on Friday eve.
Mr. D. S. Scott of j- russels spent
Sunday lit town,
Mr. and Mrs Kilbride, MissKin-
dree and Miss Irene Collins re-
turned home on Friday from St.
Thomas where they spent the past
two weeks. •
Chief Wheatly has been laid uP
for the past week but is able to get
around again with the aid of a walk
ing stick.
Mr. Wilbur Forel. of Goderich
in town on itionday.
Wroxeter News --Miss Be
Lo-
vell of Clinton is at present
ing her uncle, Mr. Jos. Lovell.
Rev. J. Greene was call
Markdale to attend a funeral
old pioneer. Years ago Mr
was the aVlethodist minis
Marhdale,
Miss Margaret McNeb
was visiting friends here
Mr, K. Scott of Brussel
town on Monday.
iclt was
Bessie visit-
ing
ed to
of a
Greene
minister
at
of Brussels
this:week
s was "in
Mrs, A..F .Collyer of London, who
has been visiting her parents, lYlr.
and Mrs: J• Steep, for some tijue,
returned home on Wednesday, ac-
companied by her mother.,
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Closet is used
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which can be twat: in- country
homes, or in any public boil
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It is perfectly ectl odorless, s easily
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Jan, 1Q Se?',for' h atVSpcter1tth,
,earn, 16.-=,-,Sea`s, th'at'Clin'toa
Jaa, 17 --•Clinton at God 'richt
lett, 31.-0oc rielo a?` SSeeeort;0.
Jan; i:7—Go !ell eh at Clib'lozl:
Electric' Restorer for Men
Phosphonoi restores, every nerve in the body
to its proper tension seestorea
vim and yitailty, Premature decay and all sexeai
weakness averted -at once. Phoaphoned will
make you a new leen. Price' fa a box ortwo for
55. Mailed to any address. The pootbeU Druz
qo„ St.Cothscinee.On$.'
New Style Light House,',
The power to operate .the fog. sig-'
nals and light, in a new Gelman, light.
house is controlled by electricity from
a switchboard safe on shote, a' mile
and a quarter distant,
Gasoline in Mines
Gasoline locomotives are made in
England that can .be, used safely in
mines, their ignition taking place
within tight boxes, while they exhaust
through water.
New Rubber Plant
A species of tree of unlimited growth
In Natal, heretofore regarded as worth•
less commercially, has been fonitcl to
yield a juice that contains rubber in
large • qantities.
French scientists have devised all
X-rays method of determining the re:
lative values of various kinds' of coal.
Systematic exercises, according to
tests in a German university, can be
made to increase a man's lung capacity
12 per cent.
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>Josepll William Coggin, sged thirty
two, won lor-himsetl the narne;e1 the
"wild .man, of''the woods"_ before being
sentenced to a• montlt'1 imprisonme;at
for vagrancy Mit H 'eitberY ;•Seisione•
At Manmore Cover, 011 tile'•outskh'ts
of Bleated, _ Covent bulli; a hilt for hitn'-
eelf of brushwood find rushes: 110
Wandered; about the district, lit firms
on the highway, and often was seen
naked by ills roadside. •
Peg Atpong the Mourners'
A pathetic incident eves noted at
the funeral of %allied Austin Lucas,
for many ; ears ring vaster and eques-
trian director at the ToWer Circus;
Blackpool,at the Blackpool Cemetery.
The hearse was followed by Mr. Lu-
cas's talthfel and constant' companion,
le black retriever, The dog wore' a
black bow and ii' bunch 01 violets
round ate neck.
Miser's' Hoard
After an old mail of eighty named
Michael, lerDerrnott, who was always
seen miserably clothed, ' was found
dead in his. bed, near Stoltetown, Ire-
land, $450 in gold .was eiscovered lit
a tin canister in the house, and $.1,250
in banknotes hidden' in an old mat-
tress. There was 1.10 food in the house,
and the old man is believed to have
died of starvation;
Too Meavy a Catoh 01 'Fish
A Loughsbinny, 'Ireland, yawl was
lost in Balbriggan waters under pe -
culler circumstances. A large catch
oil herrings was being hauled aboard,
and owing to the great weight of the
fish the forepart' of 'bo boat dipped
so low that a ]tole, which, in ordinary
circumstances was not to be regarded
as a menace to her safety, took in
water at a rapid rate, and the yawl'
suddenly dived to the bottom. The
et'ew were rescued.
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DISI RIC`I NEWS
illtii nth d for last neck,' but !glia crowded out
'Londeshoro
New Year's was very quier here.
Nomination .of :,lnnieipal Officers
was held on Monday and although
some extra men were named all le -
signed
e -signed and allowed the older men to
be re elected by aceJamation.
There is sure to be a new school
house built this year in 8, S. No. 5 and
there may possibly be one in S, S. No.
S,
The Forresters had a supper at their
last meeting and the Sons of !England
will have one at their next meeting.
Roy Dorrance, oe McKillop, Mrs. Dr.
Mac0allum, of Kingston, : and 11'Irs.
Constantine, of Zurich, were guests
of Mrs, R. Adams this week.
E. Blatchford. of !Centralia, was a
visitor here for New Year's.
Mrs. T. 0 Lonsherry is a visitor early pioneers of the township of Stan
with her parents at present. ley as the following short . sketch of
R. Adams' car of coal has not ar- itis life will show. He was born in the
rived but may any day.
The live poultry trade is over for
th's season.
Two cars of hay were shipped from
here by Mr. McLeod, of Clinton. They
were filled by Mr. Govier, of the Base
Line.
Henry Adautsiotthe 8th Concession
is very much
under the 'weather
at
present and has been for several
weeks, -
At its regular meeting Oourt Pride
Of the West, No '131, elected officers
for the coming year. es follows :
U. R., B. Brunsdon : V. C. 11„ N.
11111 ; chaplain. W. Mountain ; record-
ing secretary, 3. U. Adams ; financial
secretat'y, F. H. Johnston ; treasurer,
more serious than at first anticipated.
Old veterans have recently returned
to the rescue hut the choir has event-
ually been reduced to what may he
termed, "The dauntless Three'• and
even these are under the strictest
survillance, so than grave fears are bo-
ing entertained for the remaining few
now exposed to the incessant fire of
the invinsible D,ut Cupid.
S taltley
Death. Of George Forrest: - On Sat-
urday afternoon December 21st there
passed away Mr. George Forrest, after
a lingering Illness borne with Christ-
ian patience and resignation, at the
ripe old age of eighty nine years and
eight months. He was one of the
parish of New Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland, on the first of May 1S23.
There he el tint his childhnod and
youth., In November 1841 at the age
of eighteen he began work as a farm
servant end worked for several farmers
till 18-10 At Peter Stewarts hefirst
met with Mary Henderson who after
wards became his wife. On the 14th"
of April lSi6 he sailed from Aberdeen
forQhebecon hoard the "StLawrence'
captain. Tullouch, and reached Quebec
at the end of May. Re began work in
Canada on JnuaSth, 1846, in the town
ship of Whitby. In November 1817: he
came West to the township of Stanley
in what was then called the "Huron
Tract” and took up lot 13 on the 5th
John Brnnsdon ; S, W„R, Youngblut; Concession, built a shanty and chopp
J. W., Joseph Younghlut ; S. R , M. ed a few acres during the Winter, In
Brown ; ,I, B„ James Sisley ; con•
ductor, W. H. Lyon ; trustees, F.
Brown, F. Gibbs, C. Weymouth ;
physician, Dr. Allison ; auditor, B•
Adams.
Leeburn
Miss Gladys Stewart is spending
her holidays with her relitlives near
Clinton. -
Miss Jessie Linklater, of Bayfield
School, and Miss Jean Clutton from
Carthage School. are spending their
holidays at their respective horses.
Miss Eva Keene, of Goderich, is
visiting her friends in aur burg.
Mr. and Mrs, Alex. Oshaldeston and
two daughters, of'Gudi•rich, spent Sat-
urday and part of Sunday with the
formers aunt, Mrs. Susan Horton and
family.
Miss Jessie Linklater and her. bro-
ther and his wife and daughter spent
hristmas day with their sister, Mrs.
William Ruston, near Sebringville,
Mrs, James Chisholm and her two
youngest children spent Christmas at
her brother's home neer Stratford,
All returned home the next evening.
A Christmas tree and concert was
held herein the church last Tnesday
evening, Christmas Eve. The night
was fine and a great many were pre-
sent and tree and programme was en-
joyed by all. A pleasant feature of
the evening was the presenting of a
nice foot warmer to the pastor•from
the young people.
Mr. Atex. Horton, Joseph Cook and
Harry Freeman have now the Muniei•
al Telephones ea in their ei a
P P
h r house .
Among our Christmas day visitors
were Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm McKay.
and
Mrs. Wm. F t;
otherin ham o
f Gode.
rich hatMe, and M•a H'
. A. Clutton'
Miss•1.
Mrs.. s,,
Ninitie Shaw, of Toronto, at her.
Parent's home, Mrs. J. Parrish •and
two,daughters, of Godericb, at the
hours, of the former's son bare and Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Tichborne and their
son and daughter also of Goderich and
their other son Oleveland,of Chatham,
spent the day at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Horton. •
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April 1818 he returned to Whitby and
worked for Daniel Lamont for two and
a half years. In 1849 he married Mary
Henderson who had came out front
Scotland. in September 1800 he
moved with his family to his home in
Stanley. The next few years passed
1n the usual routine of pioneer life,
except that in 1806 he, with his wife
and son George visited relatives in
Scotland, the who'e voyage occupying
eight weeks. fh 1874 his wife died
after two years' suffering, and in 1876
he married Isabella Fraser, who sur
vives bire. In 1883 he left the farm
and came to reside in ]iracefield. Here
he ocntinned to reside till his death.
In June 1874 he was ordained an elder
in ti e Canada Presbyterian ()hutch in
Bruce -field of which the late Rev, John
Ross was pastor. In June 1875 he
accompan+ed Mr Ross to the meeting
of Assembly in Montreal Mr. Ross
Mr. McPherson, and Mr. Allen min
Wars, Mr. D. Fraser and h'mself,
elders, dissented from the union then
formed and In July formed' a Presby
rery to Haat Wilhrms. In 1897 Mr
Ross died, and from 1889 to 1890 he
took no part either in pubic worship
ov congregational matters•oo account
of what he coi sidered' irregularities
in the administration of Ordinances.
In 1895 the majority of Mr, Ross' con
gregation joined the Union, and Mr
Forrest then joined the minority.
Worship, wets kept up by the
minority first in Eartt's hall, then in
Baird's heel, and latterly in Mr For
rest's house. In 1001, they petitioned
the Free Presbyterian Church of Scot
landh
to s recognized bythem as o
one
ofheir• mission fields, r The synod
heartily responded and in 1902 sent
one of their ministers to visit the
mission Sine that time
0 to tit
eP re
sent, 0 minister has: been sent each
year to visit the Mission and dispense
ordinances. Mr Fott•est was a man of
strong and independent mind, a man
of clear convictions, and had the coni•,
age to abide and govern himself by.
them. He wee an affable and genial
companion and was highly respected.'
He was well informed on general
topics, was a liberal in politics, and
till within the last few years, took
Hayfieldconsiderable interest t to the mustet111
1
provincialand general elections, ,
tie Janes Ferguson has 'returned
f
hada deepand clear knowledge d
nm a visit to her friends :about a le ge of the
Vingb ern, 1, Bible especially the hook of Psalms
most of whichhe had comtn t
14 .t ted to
Mrs. e L
Greli raid short memos Daring the, last few ear
rlortde at Clinton. 1 Yv years
James Johnston shipped, a carload.his eyesight was much impaired and
1 tipples towards the end of his life he was
1 les to the West,
P
blind. leaves
Miss
Ben sol �Bel
grave. e e behind him
his
tof Be rev
h e is now g
t w
widow, a daughterMustard, ,
siting at the hire of .141x, Thomson,
- g Mrs.Ine..alcly of
Jas. Spaeknian has started a new Brocefield, a son Georee, of London
lopping out.and a son William on the old 1arm,attcl
fit in the old"ehnrch ;and
expecting g
a largea patronage. 8.
severalgrandchildren Jdren to revere'veru'
the
ire i,
memory of a kind husband and father.
A Local Option will Y
n meetingw 1 be held
the Town pHall on Snday next Two of his brothers enrvive him, John
hen outside s eakrjrs `,dill attend. 01 Stanley and Cooper of }Jensen.
PI. r.
St. Andrew's choir again suffers a The funeral on Tuesday afternoon,
d reverse owing to the repeated he, ' Decemher 24th was .largely attended.
roads of Dan Cupid. i Some time ago Rev, Walter Scott, of Lhesley. con -
the leading soprano singer was select-
ed.
ele lt. ducted the services, The remains
ed. Recently the: bass singer •has ' were interred in Baird s cemetery,
fallen. The Contralto singer was also,the pall bearers being George Forrest,
obliged to surrender after a long siege. William Forrest, James Mustard,
The leading alto singer 1e. missing •land•, Lawrence Forrest, .Jame9 McDonald
private rumor reports the oansualities, and Geo, Baird.
1 Foster received the following
letter 'fvont his nephew, Mm„ ,!!`rank
Foster of the Wreck at Godericft` 'last
Saturday' wprning, 'Here is the
•
letter;—
1.;pp Roes Street.
Toronto, Jan. 5,1913
Dear Uncle Ned:—
l rived ba'Tornto ,ir
burarnarrowl y allckin passengers escaped t,
deatImen Set urday mornipg. The 6;30
0, P, R train bound for Toronto ran,
off the, track, tore up ties, broke: rails
smashed baggage car and gave the
passengers (un1'y five in number) . a
severe shaking up. The accident
happened on that blink between the
0. P, R', bridge over the Maltland
and the overhead bridge an Dunlop
Hill, The south rail had dining the
night sunk about 8 or 10 inches and
as a result the engine took a lurch
the moment nm was enough to restore
its eguilthrum. The tender however
jumped the track and for over 181) feet
tore the roadbed and smashed the ties
into kindling wood,- the baggage oar
following, also jumped the track. The
coach, we were in remained' on the
rails. If, however, we bad gone an
other 50 feet we too would lilt+ o been
derailed and perhaps have been hurled
down .a 75 foot etuhaokrnent. We
escaped injury just by the narrowest
margin, If we had Leen going the
least bit faster, or hal the engine fail
ed to recover its r•quilibrat t 'there
would have been Ito e'mauk Foster to
tell the tale. We may all be thaneful
that the damagsi wns:not wares.
We remainedthere till about 11:30
when we were pulled back t+i Goderich,
Our car only was pulled back, The
rest I presume were put on the track
by the auxilliary from Toronto,: Tar
2:15 took us again to the scene of the
wreck,and we portaged, as it were,
that portion of obstruction and board
ed another train which was due hi
Goderich at aorto but could get no
further.
No doubt you have Lead about the
accident in the paper,
FRANK FOSTER
LOST AT SEAFORTR,
Clinton and Seaforth met at the
latter town on Tuesday night in the
first intermediate O.11.A, game of the
season, resulting in a win for Seaforth
by I1 to 5. The first half was fast,
considering the condition of the
player's, neither teems having had
much practice. Clinton scared two
goals in quick succession, then the
locals settled down, making the score
0 to 3 at half time. The. second half
was also fast and some good rushes
were made. For the visitors John
ston, Draper and Kerr scarred, and
for the locals 1111 played well. "Dot”
Reid being the star. The .coins: -
Seaforth-Goal. Case: point, Jones;
cover point, "Dot" Reid; rover, Daw
son Reid; centre, McKay; right wing,
Muir; left wing, Dick,
Clinton—Goal, Johnston; point,
()tuff; cover point. Mitchell; rover
.Graham: centre, Kerr; right wing,
Gregg; left wing, Draper. Referee—
Dan McDonald, Goderich,
BANK TELLER SHOT, '
fames Viehetmore, teller of the
Goderich branch of the Banit of Mont
real, is in Alexander Hospital there,
suffering from wounds received by
the discharge of a revolvr r in his own
hands. Whetmore was alone in the,.
bank
just before eo "
.for office hoot
B on
rhurs
day morning and the sound of shots
brought other hank ernployes to the
scene. It was found that he was not
seriously injured, one of the pullets
having barely grazed him, and the
second lodged in the jaw. His con
dirion is not thought dangerous.
Whetmore, whose home is io•Clanso,
N. 8., has been in Goderieh several
months and is popular in social circles
The shooting, it is said, was ac
cidental,
MINOR LOCALS.
The surplus of the Canada Na.
tional Exhibition for 1912 was 842,0(0,
and for 1911, 836,000.
The Ancient Order of United Work-
men cannot adopt the new schedule
of rates at present. The Grand Lodge,
which meets in March, will take up
the question again.
In Alberta tile municipal elections
were held on the 1st Monday in De
cember, and people there can at
tend to the holiday season nndist'arbed
by ntynicipal contests, We have some
thing 'to learn yet in this respects.
A wealthy American placed 8100,
000 at the disposal of Bishop Fallon
for the erection of a school for boys in
London, to be known as •Fallon Hall'
No clue to the donor's identity' is
given.
The Kenora town council has pass
ed a by- law reducing the rate for
sign lighting to one cent a candle
.power per month. The object is to
encourage the use et this kind of
lighting, because of the manner in
whichets. it assists in brightening up the
she
"Buying for the home" is the big
gest Business in the world the occupa
tion in which about all of the wives
of the world are engaged, all the timet
Those who make a emcees of it are
students of the ads„ as a matter of
course!
MATRIMONIAL.
The many friers of W. H. Robinson
Provincial I
napeof r
for
the Landon
Life .Insurance Company, will 'be
pleased to learn of his marriage
which took Iace ce in the Cro
4 n
n Me
Y
m •
o ick
, London, to Mica
IsTial chu •
abella Ruth, only daughter of Mrs.
James Taylor, of plias street. London,
The wedding was a quiet one, and : im
mediately following .the "ceremony
Mr, and Mrs Robinson left for a
short trip to Detroit. They will re-
side in London. In recognition of the
event, the Agency and Head Office
staffsof the London Life preseo ed
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson with a hand
some sot of dishes and clod: as an ex
pression of their good will. M1.
Robinson is well known in town as
his district extends up to Clinton and
his many friends Here offer cougra
tulalions.
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P. FICERS,
he.utt OFillogic .Leaf C. 0, Fe held
their a1,uual meeting on Thursday
last When 108 following officers cers
were
g year:
elected for the ensuiu ye, r:
e
Chief Ranger, T. 1. Monaghan.
Past C. R. W. J. Harland.
Vice, G. Cornish,
Fin, Secretary, J. P. Sheppard,
Chaplain, I• Dome
J, S
S, 1•b'„ F,redGlideal
delu,tch
W.,'en,
S. B ,.F, Young.
H.
J. B., Rolland.
Auditors, I - Dodd,
R. S. Byam, and
'.John Sutter.
The installatiun.of officers will take
p)aoe at the next ateetiog.
dear
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Diaries, _1913
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TABLOID INFORMATION
Tokio has 100 taxicabs..
Cream of tartar, slightly :moistened
will remove orange stains from linen,
14Ioi•e than :1,000,000 pairs of blankets
aro woven in Creat Britain every year.
Losses ranging from 320,000,000 to
$30,000,000 are charged to hail in
Prance each year.
Long island has a school in which
40 women are learning to become car-
penters and bricklayers.
A three -deck pontoon, 100 feet long,
was built in England entirely of rein-
forced concretes
A new cap for tnotorl'sts can be made
to fit any size head by an adjustable
strap that encircles it.
Within the next few years Japan
will buikd 1415 rifles of rondo in Korea
at a cost 01 35,000,000.
Twenty-five per cent. of industrial
accidents, it is estimated, are due to
insufficient illumination.
Valuable discoveries of asbestos and,
chrome iron have been made recently
In South African mountains.
ROPE MEASURER
Lengths Are Indicated as Rope Passes
Over Wheel
A working man has invented a de-
vice for measuring rope that might
well be 'called automatic, inasmuch
as the rope is measured as it passes
over a wheel and the lengths instantly
registered. This • wheel 1s pivoted
within a casing that can be fastened
at some convenient place. In the
upper portion of the casing is,a spring
arm that presses the rope against the
MILesnnene 116 IT RUNG,
Wheel with just enough force to make
It engage the coge and turn the wheel,
yet not lorclbly enough to impede the
movement of the rope. This wheel is
connected n ate
d with
a registering in
g g me chart -
ism, and each revolution represents so
many inches, or feet, as the case may
be, As the rope
passes ot
therefore,
length the h g h is recorded at the same
titre. Such a device would be -useful
to a hardware store or other places
'where rope is sold.
Seal Caught !n Herring Net
An Irish boat crew, while herring -
fishing in Courtown Bay, landed. a
seal in one of the nets. The captive]
measured four feet from nose to tail I
and weighed about 80 pounds.
New Bridge for Old
d
A neiv brid;a over the Slaney ai
Ferrycarilg, Ireland, replaces s,1 0l:
wooden trestle bridge which was Mill
by private r'•
ate enternr!se at : cost oil.
37
5 00 -
$ 0 as P •
ai
cool.
as 1794
Limehiln's Fatal Sheller
The Penarth,. Wales,of
police discover
.,cover
ed at
Ll
and
flu '
li lin 1
g e cls
ns theboa;
of e man who had been bured tt
death. The man' was apparently a
sailor., and leadeno doubt gone to the
kiln for a night's warmth and shelter,
Old G.P.O. Front Not Wanted
The front of the old General Post
Office in London, was refused in turn
by• the Victoria and Albert Museum,
the Royal Institute of Architects, the
King Edward Memorial Committee;
and the London County tlounoil,