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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MTh° figure between the parenthesis after each
One denotes the page of the paper on which the
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advertisement will be found.
The Old Established-Wn3. Pickard &C. (6)
Clothing -Graig & Macdonald (1)
Screen Docra-S. Mul'ett & Co. (8)
A Correction -W. H. Willis (8)
Opened this week -W. W. EIA1man (8)
Bull for sale -Thomas Cudmore (6)
It ie a Fact -Stark Brothers (8)
Full Assortment -Stark Brothers (8)
For Sale Chea py &a -(3) -Fred Davis (8)
Ready for the424th-R. Willis (I)
Mackinaw Trip -R. J. Macdonald (8)
Money Wanted -D. 31cIntyre (8)
County Council Meeting -Wm. Lane (6) \
Farm for sale -Wm. J. Saunders (6)
Bulls for Service -J. Pattrsoa (6)
Bicycle Toarnamenkat Exeter -(8)
The Travelling Dairy -R. Mc Mordie (6)
Requirements for 8pring-(5)-Reid & Wilson (S)
Screen Doora and Windows -Johnson Brothers (9)
Gasoline stoves -Johnson Brothers (8)
Have you ordered yet -H. F. Edwards (9)
Good Parasols-Hodgena Brothers (I)
Dining Room Girl Wanted-Flannigan's hotel (8)
thr fun tit xpooitor.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, May 22nd, 1896
South Huron.
As will be seen by our report of the South
Huron Convention, which will be found in
another column, Mr. John McMillan has
once more been made the unanimous choice
of the Liberals of this grand old banner rid-
ing. The convention was one of the largest
and most harmonious ever held in the rid-
ing, and ensures Mr. McMillan's election by
the largest majority he has ever bad. It is
not yet known who his opponent will be, but
the Conservatives are to have a mass meet-
ing in Seaforth to -day, (Friday,) to decide
upon the matter.. But it is a forlorn hope
for them in this riding, as no matter how
good a man they may select, he is sure to
be snowed under by a majority of from
eight hundred to a thousand, with the addi-
tional prospect of freeing to forfeit his de-
posit. Under these circumstances ,it seems
folly to nue a candidate at all. It would be
better to allow Mr. McMillan to be elected
by acclamation, and thus save the turmoil,
excitement and cost of an election. We are
afraid, however, that our Conservative
friends will not take our advice, and very
likely will not thank us for giving it, al-
though we are sure it must seem the most
.sensible thing for them to do under the ad-
verse circumstances which face them.
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East Huron.
Dr. McDonald, who for ten years has re-
presented East Huron in the Dominion
Parliament, and who has won a name for
himself and distinction for his constituency,
and who is again the Liberal candidate, has
already entered- upon his campaign. He
commenced with a meeting at Bluevale on
Monday evening last. He will have a
meeting at Walton on Tuesday evening
next ; at Cranbrook on Wednesday even-
ing ; at Ethel on Thursday evening and at
Morris townsbip hall on Friday evening.
This is as far as his meetings are yet ad-
vertised. The Doctor is more popular in
. East Huron than he ever was before arid
with the activity and zeal: which his friends
unually display, he wiR'be elected by the
largest majority ever recorded for a Liberal
candidate in East Huron. In fact the
people are proud of him, as they have good
cause to be.
A Difference.
Conservative papers and speakers are try -
ng to meke ca.pital out of the fact that
Hon. Mr. Taillon has resigned his position
as Premier of Quebec, to take a seat ha the
Dominion Government, while Sir Oliver
• still holds his position as head of the On-
tario Government, and will only give it up
on condition that Mr. Laurier is successf ul
in the elections, in which event he will re-
sign the Premiership and take a position in
the Laurier Cabinet. These critics say that
this shows a feeling of confidence °tithe
part of Mr. 'Teillon that the Conserva tive
party will be successful, while it similarly
shows a feeling of uncertainty and doubt on
the part of Mr. Mowat that the Liberals
will be successful. The positions occup ied
by Mr. Teillon and Mr. Mowat in their re-
spective Cabinets were entirely different.
The members of the Quebec Government
have long been at sixes and sevens with
each other ; like the members of the Do-
minion Government, under Sir Mackenzie
Bowell, they had no confidence in their
leader. In fact, ever since the resignation
of his treasurer, Mr. Hall, Mr. Taillon has
been unable to get that office filled:, t - great
was the dissatisfaction in the ranks of the
party with his leadership, and it was cer-
tain that before the general eleetion a re-
construction of the Cabinet must necessarily
take place, and in the event of which it was
almost, certain that Mr. Taillon would be
left out in the cold, so that he had every-
thing to gaih and nothing to lose by giving
up the Provincial Premierahip and taking a
seat in the Dominion Cabinet. The case,
however, is entirely different with Mr.
Mowat. He is a tower of strength to his
party in this Province, and his removal
from the Provincial Premiership will be a
sericus loss to his party and to the Province.
But, the Liberals of -Ontario are willing to of
make this sacrifice in order to aid their Pr
compatriots in the Dominion, and that the wh
Dominion party may have the benefit of Sir of
Oliver's long experience and great wisdom Tu
in extricating the affeira of the Urania ion Sm
from the distracting snarl in which they lia
now are, and placing thein in satisfactory fid
and good running shape. In other words, to
the people of Quebec were only too glad to the
get rid of their Premier, while the peopleen tera
of Ontario will only consent to the removal )ttn.
of Sir Oliver from the Provincial helm on Lo
the condition that his services are absolute- Sir
ly desired by the people of the whole Do- Sir
minion. Whether er not they are so de- sin
sired can not be definitely known until after
the electio s. If the Dominion declares for
him, the
deny the
ion; but i
rovincial Liberals are prepared to
selves for the good of the Domin-
the Dominion decl res in favor
of the men now . in power, Ontario will
be only to glad td keep their'own Premier,
But, they Ido not want to run any risks, and
they are r
also being
John Mc
with his 1
onto Wor
matter as
ght. A good deal of, crowing is
made over the fact that Hugh
onald has resigned his connection
w firm Winnipeg. The Tor -
d goes into ecstacies over the
ollows :
The Wi nipeg papers announce the disso-
lution of t e law firm of which Hon. Hugh
John Ma donald has been the head for
many yea s. Mr. Macdonald retires from
the busine s altogether. In thus burning
the bridge behind him the new minister of
the interio adopts a course that every cour-
ageous an hopefilepelitician would elect
under si ilar circumstances. He has
abounding confidence in the, ultimate tri-
umph of the Conservative party, no mat-
ter what ay be the fate or the remedial
bill, and n that confidence he finds the
touchstone of his patriotic determination
to stick by the party in fair weather and
foul."
Some p ople seem to be thankful for
mighty a all mercies, and the World is
evidently o that class. It is not necessary
for Mr. Mc onald to have any great con-
fidence in he future to induce him to sever
his connect on. with his legal firm as, should
he be defea ed, as he no doubt will be, he
can very e ily join it again. There is, also,
another rea on which may have prompted
his action. The legal firm to which he be-
longed had een in the habit of doing a lot
of legil bus ness for the Government, for
which they re very liberally paid. SO long
as Mr. M Donald remained a member of
the firm an a member of the Government
also, it wou d not be legal for his firm to
take this bu iness. Now, however, that he
has withdra n from the firm, the Govern-
ment can co tinue to feed the firm as form-
erly. Taki g this view of it, it is not cer-
tain that M . McDonald is so self sacrificing
as the Worl would have its readers believe.
However, b th contentions are exceedingly
small thing out of •which• to make
political 'ea ital, and it goes to show that
some people are willing to grasp at very
sfhall strawe just now in the attempt to
save themselves from being engulfed in the
great stream of public opinion which is like-
ly to over vhelm them. Any port in is
storm, and ur Conservative friends are try-
ing to weat er a pretty heavy storm just
at. MILS time.1
Inde endent Journalism.
The folio ing is a sample of " Indepe
dent Journ lism " as it is ex-emplified. i
the colamni of the Toronto News:
The retur of the Liberal party_ at th
present stag of our national developmen
is a contingency that every patriotic
citizen must view with alarm. It is the
party of disintegration; it members have
had for years affiliations; with the United
, States that have restated in the strengthen-
ing of the bonds of friendship to • such an
extent that the prospect of joining the Re-
public has become to them a delightful one.
Theyregard the neighboring union as the
promised la d for Canadiana, but,• unlike
the Israelite who journeyed through th'
wilderness ill they could subjugate th
sons ofAnal, the .Liberal party are pre-
pared to throw the Dominion at the feet of
the President and say, "Behold, oh •king,
.wee• would join ourselves to thy people;
ti
make states f our provinces, and give us a
star for our mblem, and we will assassinate
the beaver."'
If the policy of the presenst Government,
which the News evidentlysupports so ardent-
ly, is centinued much longer, there won't
be much left in Canada for the Liberals
" to throw at thefeet of the president," as
most of thci people will already have " join-
ed thernsSives to that country." •Perhaps
the News does not know that there are
more Canadians in the United States now
than there are in Canada
Live Stock Exporters to France
Live stock exporters seem to be divide
over the proposal that American cattl
should be permitted to be exported- fro
Canadian poits. A short time ago an irn
portant deputation waited on the Dotninio
Gonernment;I asking that the Americans b
allowed. to ship their cattle from our ports
ancl before the Government has had ' time t
arrive at any conclusion in the matter, the
have been in erviewed by another depute
thin holding ntirely different views. Thi
being the cas , the strong probebility i
that the regu ations will be allowed to re
main as at pr sent, and that the American
will have to hip from their own ports? Th
paincipal re son advanced why America
cattle should not be allowed to be shipped
from our por s, is that it would ruin th
Canadian ex ort trade to France. It is said
that:
THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
MAY 22, 1_896
greeting. At a meeting of the direceors of
the Hudson's Bay Company, held in Lon-
don, England, July of last year, Sir
Donald said: ,
"1 had almost Overlooked the matter Of
the Hudson's Bay railway. It is true there
was an order in council Making certain ar-
rangements with the Hudson Bay Railway
Company. The Government,' sI believe,
proposed to give them a loan of $10,000 a
mile for a certain portion of the road, egret]
to $2,500,000. T is order m council, it is
now understood, ill not be acted an, and
the proposed mon y grant will sonse uently
not be forthcomin . I do not hesi ate to
say that I believe it would be a gre t mia-
for une were that money given for ueh
pu pose. It wou d only be thro ing it
aw y -worse tha that, because f you
thr w that amoun into the fire, such
we e possible, you would lose that on y, but
suc loan or grant by the Govern -me t, for
sue a purpose, might lead people ha this
cou • try and Europe generally to inve t in a
yen ure from whi h they certainly would
nev r receive one enny in return."
lithe interests of the heavily bu dened
tax payers of C nada, it is hop d Sir
Do ald is still of t e same opinion h was
last July, and tha, he will take eve y opI-
por unity of impressing his views up 1:1 hie
frie d, Sir Charles Tupper. Should 1 e sue-
cee in dissuading him -from committi g the
cou try to any moll mad scheme, the
eve • t of his being returned -to pow r, h�
will certainly do his country a very great
serv ce, perhaps the greatest he h ever
don
Notes and Comments.
T e announcement is made that Mr. J. A
Oui et, late Minister of Public Wor a has
been appointed a Judge of the Court o Ap-
peal, Montreal. Thus another gever ment
barn ole has got his gruel. If Sir • &flee
Tup er keeps on appointing his supp rters
to o ces at this rate, he will not hav any
left • vote for him by the time the 23 d of
June comes around.
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polit
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in 8
Char
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there
Laur
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inter
got
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tario,
Toro
good people of Montreal are gre t
cal demonstrational A few week ago
aurier had a monster demonstr tionI
hmer Park. On Friday night la t,Sir
es Tupper opened his campaig iii
c at the same place, and it is said
were as many people present as t the
er demonstration. The meeting, s ow -
was not quite so harmonious ane the
uptions annoyed the old man a d he
ad. Aside from this, however, wee
successful meeting. From Mon real
arles proceeded to the Lower rov-
where he will lead the campaign or
of weeks, when he will return t Oij
and promises to address meetin s
to, Ottawa, Hamilton and London
At Sir Charles Tapper's Sohmer art
meet'ng in Montreal, Hon. Mr. Anger , Sr
Char es' colleague in the Dominion Go 'e
ment stated that Parliament would st 11
in se sions discusaing the remedial bill ha
not t e session been cut short by the e -
pirat on of the Parliamentary term, bt t he
pled ed the word of the Government t at f
the overnment is sustained at the ele -
tiona,the remedial bill will be brought up t
the first session of the new Parliament an
will •e passed if the House has to rem in
eessi n for a year to get it through. An
still espite thiS very emphatic statement
the •asvernmeat, -there are already $�m
thirt -seven supporters in Ontario ple ge
to op 086 this leading plank in the Go 'er
ment platform. What an harmonious f mil
they re.
Th Toronto Telegram makee'the fo lo
ing ensible riemarks respecting the mi
guid d and unfortunate men who wer conl
victe and sent' need at Goderich last vee
for t • eir assaul on the old man Fie d a
Win ham last ivinter. It says : Th
speedy trial at d heavy sentence of hos
Wins ham gent men teach a' lesson hie
will • e proper emphasized when the con
victs serve out the tern -is of imprison nen
fixed by the co rt. Mob law is out of lac
in C nada. The enthusiasts who, it
black ned faces, nialtreated a vicious old
man, abhorred ettequity. They thought the
were wholly virtuous when they wer ha
drun . The tial and sentence vind'eat
the aw, and the authorities at Ob aw
migh consider whether -it would not be well
to sh rten the terms of imprisonmentn- hich
are al ost crushing in their severity."
p „
• Ho . Hugh Jelin McDonald has pref
d a req est that he be allowed to speak a
e Dalto McCarthy's proposed meeting at
m nipeg and thusibe in a position to d
- himse f against the ugnacioua Dalton.
n Toro to Telegram thinks that Hon.
• pjoophunl rity to pill im through a me
ust be depe ding on his pers
with Dalton McCa thy on the platfor
o his or torical abilities would not save
y 'from perishing miserably in the first
miaut a of a joint debate with a really
man a th as McCarthy.
8 The e is no doubt but Ontario is, re-
emine tly, a dairy country and that the
a of thisprovince will have to look to
dustry more and more for their .zuc-
n hether they like to or not, I is
at dairying has had its ups and
o ; its good years and bad years, but
ually true the distriots which ave
ost extensively into dairying and
tuck to it most persistently are the
ta which have felt the pressureof ard
he lea.st keenly. This fact seem to
roughly realis d and appreciated by
Ontario Go ernment, and they are
heir best to i struct and equip the
ce to enable the to
advantages at ti eir
extensive edditi ns
LO Eastern dairy ac ool
will hereafter be
ted in conjunction with the board of
rs of the Sc ool of Mining and •g -
e, in the city of Kingston. Th re
three dairy schools in Ontario, all
he control of the Government- ne
ph, one for the western section at
oy and one at Kingston for the e :t.
tion of a the Province. In addit'on
schools the travelling dairy is do ng
rvice end would do much more if he
would only turn out in greater n
3
rred
Mr.
Vin -
fend
The
ugh
nal
ting
,forr
him
ten
ble
•
farme
that i
cess,
true t
down
it is e
gone
have
distri
times
be th
by the
doing
farmer of the kovi
make • he most of th
dispos Recently
have ben made to t
at, Ki gston, whic
condu
govern
ricultu
are no
under
at Gue
Strath
ern po
to thes
good s
people
bers and profit by the instruction given.
A sp cial correspondent of a Toronto
per, • riting fro Haldima.nd, sa
in Cayuna, I
esson in th
" Atthe p esent time Canadian cettle are
the only live cattle allowed to enter France,,
Anterican ca tie being debarred from that'
market. A •ratable business in lire stock
is being wor ed up between Canada ancl.
France. Sev ral shipments have , already,
been made, t e steamer Hurona sailing from!
'Montreal a f w days ago with 670 head of
cattle for Ha re, while several -other boats
are to follow. A Fre.nch buyer is at present
on the marke -in Toronto. Mr. J. Sheridan,
recently pur hased 350 head of istillery
cattle for sh pment to France, pa ing 41
cents per -po incl for them. It is claimed
that if Ameri an cattle were shipped from
Montreal, it ould result in the eXclusion
of Canadian attle from the French mar-
kets."
mistrawss....an
What Si Donald Thinks of It.
Sir Cherie Tupper, in his Winnipeg
speech, a con le of weeks ago, stated that
his Govereme t is pledged to constrtict the
Hudson's Ba railway, and that the. first
section ie to b completed by 1898; In view
this statement on the part of the.
emier, it ay be interesting to know
at a fast friend of the Government thinks
it. So much confidence have Sir Charles
pper and 1 is colleagues in Sir Donald
ith, that di ring the last session of nu-
trient they s nt him to Winnipeg as con-
ential agent of the Government, to try
aettle the Manitoba 'sok ool question for
m. Since then they havi appointed him
the highe t position in their gift, and
alehim Can tdian High Commissioner in
tadon, England. Welln this is what
Donald ha to say of this pet scheme of
Charles Ti. pper's, that he is willing- to
k ten rrtilliohs of Canada's money in con -
6
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" Whil
object
wastef
work o
carries
one sid
buildin
ment,
a town
a -cost
1 GovernMent
one side and
ut a siniiar
of the roa way is a post off
, erected by he Dominion Gore
hich cost $14,000. On the other
hall, erected 3/ the municipelity,
of $5,000
as
given a strik
manner in whic
carries out a pu
a frugal municipal
ork on the other.
M -
a-
s
ng
a
lic
ty
a
ce
is
at
nd, so far as I could
see,- the towti hall is t e better building of
the tw ." This is, n doubt all true, but
the cor espondent has not taken into count the fact that Cayuga is in the c n -
y of Hoe. Dr. Montagne, and that
tion of the Post office there wa,s
ntended to make his election easier,
the more money that was taken
le Dominion till and distributed 'n
nd the higher up would the D. c-
ularity run among the good people
stituen
the ere
simply
and the,
out of t
Heidi in
tor's po
of that county, whereas the Own hall was
erected by municipal funds and the people
knew where the money thai it cost came
from, and although they paid for the one
13
just as purely as for the other, yet in paying
for the post office they suppoed they were
paying for sugar, cotton, mills and such
like. That is one way that th Government
has of fooling the people by t e aid of the
N.P., they can buy them wi h their own
money, and they don't know ib.
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A great outcry has been raised against
Mr. Hays, the new manager f the Grand
Trunk Railway, because it is said he has
dismissed so many old officials and has re-
placed them by Americantel In reply to
these statements, the preside* of the com-
pany, Sir. Charles Rivers-WI:limn who is in
this country just now, puts it in this way:
"The so-called Americanizing of the road
had merely amounted to this, that English-
men, Canadians, Scotchmen and Irishmen
living in the States hadbeen! appointed to
positions on the Grand Trunk.I Besides the
G. T. R. was being run for th benefit of the
shareholders, and they wau4ed the beet
men wherever they found th m. Further,
the Grand Trunk was as much an American
as Canadian line."
-
Mr. A. H. Pettit, who is She Conserva-
tive candidate for South Wehtworth, and
who swallows the whole Tupper platform,
remedial bill and all, is the same person
who has been in the employ of the Ontario
Government in charge of the fruit tree
spraying brigade, and resigned that posi-
tion to accept the Conservative nomination
for Wentworth: Who ever heard of a Con-
serrative Government employing a Grit for
any position? Mr. Pettit is, evidently, a
better authority on fruit culture than he is
on politics. '
Dr. Dewart, the veteranMethodist clergy-
man, who for 26 years was editor of the
Christian Guardian, is spoken Of as a pro-
bable Liberal candidate for one of the divis-
ions of Toronto. Dr. Dewart is an able
man, and is as honest as he is able, and
would make a moat worthy representative
for any constituency. He was offered the
candidature for an outside constituency, but
declined.
The Montreal Witness of Saturday last
had a most admirable cartoon illustration of
Sir Charles Tupper, on the remedial bill.
It represents Sir Charles with two heads,
one looking tower& Winnipeg and the
other towards Montreal. The Manitoba
head addresses itself "To the -Protestants
of Winnipeg :" 'Mr. Laurier is a Frenchman
and a Roman Catholic, and will' do more for
the Catholic minority than the remedial
bill.'" The Quebec head addkeasses itself
To the Catholics ofaQuebec : Mr. Laurier
has joined the enemies of his race and re-
medial legislation.'" A more correct re-
presentation of the attitude of the Old Man
could not' be given. And this is what some
people call statesmanship.
A dispatch from Washington says : "The
bill providing for • a ,bridge 'across the
Niagara river, at or near Lewiston, New
York, passed the House of Representatives
the other day. When the bill has passed
the Senate and been signed by the Presi-
dent, it will complete the legislation neces-
sary for the construction of the bridge, a's
the Dominion Government, at its late ses-
sion, incorporated and gave powers of con-,
struction and operation to the Canadian
company, ender the title of the Queeneton
Heights Bridge Company." Here we have
the Parliaments of both countries granting
facilities for, and. the capitalists of both
countiies spending millions of money in,
the construction of international bridges,
tunnels and other contrivances to facilitate
and increase the trade between the two
countries, while the Governments of- both
countries are vieing with each other as to
which can build and maintain the highat
and strongest protective wall to stop trade
between the two countries. Sensible, isn't
it ?
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South Huron Reform Convention..
The convention of Sonth Hark Liberals,
to select a candidate, was held et Brucefield
on Wednesday last. There Wasl a' splendid
turn out, every polling subiliviaion in the
riding being fully represented, a d the dele-
gates nuinbered 131. There ere also a
number present, who were no delegates,
and when the President, Mr Alexander
Mustard, called the meetiingj to order, the
temperance hall was packed al ost to suf-
focation. The work of exa int g the cre-
dentials being concluded; t e first ballot
taken gave Mr. John McMillan deer ma-
jority of all the votes cast, and is nomina-
tion was made unanimous bystanding
di,.
vote. Mr. George McEwen re ve of Hay,
came next to Mr. McMillan on t e ballot.
Having concluded this, the n ost impor-
tant of the day's proceedings tht delegates
and others, on account of tho ex reme heat,
left the hall, and assembled n font of the
hotel, and were addressed fronil the hotel
platform by Mr. McMillan, Mir. McEwen,
Mr. Robert Holmes, of Pli ton ; Mr.
Bernard O'Connell, of McKillop, nd Mr. M.
Y. McLean, M. P. P., of eaforth. The
meeting was a most enthu iastic and har-
monious one, and augurs well for the largest
majority for Mr. McMillan e er recorded in
South Huron.
Political' Points.
A. T. Wood, ex -M. P., alnd F. H. Mac-
Pherson were unanimously chosei by Ham-
ilton Liberals to be the standerd bearers in
the present campaign.
-The Toronto Telegram re-na ks :
John Haggart declares that his conscience
justifies everything in his pubic lie, a boast
which may mean that there is au greatdealof virtue in Mr. Haggart's
mighty little in his conscienc ."
-Hon. Mr. Foster, Fine ce Minister,
delivered. an address in Mitchell on Thurs-
day evening, in the •interests f Messrs.
Pridham and McLaren, the ICo servatives
forthe north and south ridinge.
-Mr. John Ross Roberton, the well
known proprietor of the Toronto iTelegram,
has been selected by the anti-remedialists of
East Toronto to oppose Mr. Emerson Coats -
worth, the late meneber who upported the
government and the remedial liill.
I
Lakekt.
ITEMS. -All the farmers are through
seeding now, and everything is growing
rapidly. So far prospects point o a good
pcrop this year, and there is nothi g that is
wanted so badly, as many of the f rmers are
run pretty hard. -George 11or on, who
eddles tinware for Mr. Hillh us , of Clif-
ford, is on the road every day. Being a
good talker, . he gets en well at the business,
and has guile a territory to w rk on. --The
owick eouncil meet next. Wedjuesday in
leorrie,. when important bus ne s will be
ranaacted-The egg man fr m Mildmay
.alls round at our store some imes tWice a
eek, and goes away with It good load.
ggs are coming in quickly at present. -It
the intmation of those intexlestcd in the
welfare of the Methodist churc to start a
Christian Endeavor society here It was
discussed at the last prayer Mee ing held
here. -A great many of the f rm rs have
disposed of their cattle at abou 3. cents a t
a good one. The butchers are outlandishly
high priced with their meat, when the low
rate which -is being paid for cattle is taken
into consideration. -We have four societies
in good standing in our hamlet, viz : Pat-
rons, Orangemen, Foreeters, and Teinper-
ance. Last week these all met and were
well attended. -We believe the township
meeting of the Patrons will be held here on
Saturday next. -We believe it is the intens
tion of Rev. Mr. Harvey, of Clifford and
Ltskelet, to remain with the people another
year at least. Everyone veill be pleased to
hear this, as Mr. Harvey is exceedingly
popular, and is certainly One of the best
preachers these congregations ever had.
Mr. Robb, of Clinton, paid his semi-annual
visit to our school recently. -The Sunday
school here was re -organized recently, and
nearly all the old officers were re -appointed.
-Miss May Torrance, of Clifford, is visiting
at her uticle'eeMr, Adam ,Scotthe-Politics
are quiet here, not a word is being 'mid.
Drysdale.
LoeA.L NOTES. -The farmers of this vicin-
ity are through seeding, the weather having
been fine. -Mr. John Westlake, of this vil-
lage, is busily 'engaged inl framing a new
driving shed for Mr. H. Talbot. Mr. Tal-
bot thinks there is nothing like having
everything in good shape. -.Mr. Louis Den-
omy was the guest of Mr. Joseph Geffrov
last Sunday. -The Young People's Hand
and Heart Association intends celebrating
Her Majenty's birthday on May 25th, in
• Mr. Thomas Snowden's ceder grove. First-
class musical talent is being !secured. Every-
body is cordially invited.
Bayfield.!Havz you ordered that new suit of clothes
yet/ H. F. Edwards can give yeti the bost value.
You should order early so as to hive them made for
July 12th, and not leave it too late. A goedcti-t
ltioice
of Tweeds and Pantinge ak close u
BREEZY NOTES. -Mr. T. Johns, of Varna,
was the guest of W. Tippet on Sunday.-
Mr. John Eason has gone to Nairn for a
short visit. -Mr. George Elliott, of Wind-
sor, was here la.st week attending the fun-
eral of his father. -Mrs. Cluff, ef Seaforth,
visiting this week at James Reid's, front
road. -Rev. Messrs. Graham, of Bayfield,
and McDonald, of Varna, exthanged pulpits
on Sunday. -Mr. McMillen, a student of
London, preached in Triaitylchurch,Sunday
morning. -Albert Woods and 11. Elliott ex -
rived home last week from Cleveland, and
report times very dull there. -Mr. D.
Holmes, of the firm of Cameron, Holt &
Holmes, Goderich, wheeled, down here on
Sunday. -Mrs. McNaughton, of Clinton, is
the guest of her son, Mr. D. H. McNaugh-
ton. -Miss Wiley, of Varna, is visiting at
Mr. D. McNaughton's.-There has been
considerable improvement made in the •way
of new buildings here this spring. Mrs.
Wamsley's new frame dwelling has- been
completed, and being painted. Fred
Baker has had his house, punchased last fall
from Mrs. Wamsley, moved back from the
street, and intends having .0 painted. Mr.
Charles Tippet has had his large store
raised and a platform built in front. When
completed, we understand will be occu-
pied as a butcher shop by G. Munroe. Mr.
James Donaldson's residen e on Louisa
street, has been completed, nd is a great
improvement. Reeve Burns fine new brick
mansion is being pushed f rward rapidly,
and when completed will be he finest resi-
dence in the village. Work is progressing
rapidly on lair. T. J. /sleek ' summer cot-
tages. Mr. Jowett is buildi g a couple of'
cottages on his property for ummer guests.
Neat wire fences have been uiltin front of
the premises of Thomas Herd, Louisa
street; T. J. Marks, J. Ti pet and Mrs.
Wamsley, Main street; 'Mr Wen. . Clark's
residence, on the square, a rough -cast
building,has been re-gravelle and plastered,
and when the painting is finished will make
every fine appearance.-Willia.m Copre, of
Seaforth, has the contract of • Mr. Clark's
house, and the work reflects rriech credit on
Mr. Copp and his assista.nt
lock, of the Queen's hotel, s enlarged his
lawn, and E. Swarts, of th River hotel,
has had made a large lawn, j st east of the
hotel. Thai is a good com eneement, and
we expect to soon see more sach improve-
ments. -Miss Bertie Walwi left on Mon-
day for Toledo, Ohio. -Mr. ohn Whiddon
was at Dundee a few days 1 st week. -The
new millinery establishmen is being well
patronized. There has bee no practical
milliner here for a number o years, and we
are pleased to see that Miss Elliott's enter-
prise is being appreciated by the public.
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Exeter.
BICYCLE TOURNAMENT at 'Exeter, May
25113, 1896. Following is the program and prize
list : Bicycle race (open), 815 and cup, 810, 85 ;
amateur bicycle race, 815 and cup, $10, 83; ladies'
bicycle race, 810 and cup, 86, 82; teachers' bicycle
race, $10 and cup, 85'tn
, $2 • farera' bicycle race, $10
and cup; 85, 82 ; tandem bicycle race. 816 and cup,
810 ; half mile bicycle race (opee), 810 and cup; foot
ball match (open), $1.6 and cup, $101:; lacrosse match
(open), 816 and cup ; dog in single harness and
and cart $1.60, St, 60o; dog team in harness and
$1 and cup, 50c.
cart, $1.50, $1, 500; dog race (open)single or1c1484oux1311e,
LOCAL BRIEFS. -On Monday next, Exeter
will celebrate Her Majesty' Birthday by
having a grand eelebratio , consisting
of bicycle races, dog r ces, lacrosse'
end football matches. The e are a large
slumber of entries already made, and bicy-
clists from all over the Dominion have writ-
ten their intention of coming to Exeter. -
The funeral of Mrs. Edward Beech, who
died at Chicago, on the 15th inst., took
place from the G. T. R. station on Tuesday
morning last, to the Exeter cemetery, and
the reMainto were laid to rest in the family
burial pieta° She was a native of Usborne
township, being the youngest daughter of
the late Thomas Baltnan. -Mr. Richard
Manning, Main street, died on Tuesday
morning last, after having been confined to
his home for several years, suffering from -a
paralytic stroke, at the age of 71 years and
8 raonths. He leaver; to mourn his demise,
four sons and tone daughter. • Mr. Manning
conducted a cheese factory, andowas a prac-
tical farmer on the London read, one Mile
south of the village. He was well and fav-
orably known, and was highly esteemed.
The funeral takes place on Saturday next,
at 2 p. m. -Mr. Edred Drew; of Ontario,
California, is renewing old acquaintances in
the village. -Mr. W. II. Hutchins, ex -M.
P., the Conservative candidate ; Mr. Valen-
tine Rati, the , Reform candidate, and II
Wm. Brock, the independent P. P. A. caa-
didate for North Middlesex at the approach-
ing election, were here the pest week, seek-
ing the suffrages of the electors. -Mr. R.
H. Collins and Mr. J. T. Westcott attend-
ed the Reform eonvention at Ailsa Craig on
Wednesday laSt, in the intereats of Mr.
Valentine Ratz of Stephen township. -Mr.
Philip Lang is at present confined to his
home with a ' serious illness.-Afr. John
Bawden, of Lucan, has on exhibition a
handy farm gate, at the Commercial hotel.
-Mrs. Parkhill and family, of Windsor,
are he guests of Mies Woolet, here. -Mrs.
0 eorge Windsor, of Brown City, Michigan,
is visiting relatives in and around this vil-
lage. -Mr. R. S. Lang, implement agent,
has disposed of several windmills the past
week. -The South Huron Teac ers conven-
tion will be heldhere on Frida and Satur-
day next. , On Friday evenin a concert
under their auspices, will be gisten in Drew's
opera house. -Mr. George Easterbrook left
on Monday last for Burlington, where he
has a contract cd putting up a few brick
buildings. -Mr. Wilbur Manning, of Clin-
ton; Mr. Luther Manning, of Crystal City,
Manitoba; Mr. W. C. Man.ning, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, and Mrs. George Weir, R'dg -
oern, are here attending the funeral of
pound, others are keeping them, arid expect t
to receive higher prices. -Isaac Gewdy has ni
purchased the Halliday hornestead,, and in-
tends building a blacksmith shop thereon.- p
r he two butchers and the bak r, from Clif- H
ford, come in here generally tw ce a week.
The baker is a new man, and ppears to be W
heir father. -Mr. and airs. John S ack-
an, of Grand Bend Park, spent last ues-
ay here. Mr. Spackman reports that the
ark presents a very handsome appearance.
e has made several new walks and drives
through the grounds, and is looking for-
ard for a big rush of campers this season.
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IfiliTER PROSPECT
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How glorious our fair county appears just .now,
grand old Huron, The new vegetation is coming
forward, and everywhere you look -over hill and
dale -a picture of living green greets the eye. The
trees in the forest, in the orchard along the" street,
and on the roadside, are crowned with leaves,
amidst which many of our Canadian songsters
are warbling forth their sweetest praises of the
bright May days. With everything so beauti-
ful outside, and the general prospects for the
future so good, we are endeavoring to make every-
thing bright and cheerful inside, so that there will
be harmony and good feeling all around. This is
MAY -the month for big selling in all kinds of
Dry Goods, and we are well prepared for it. With
a stock that runs in value up to many thousands,
and an assortment unsurpassed in the county, it
certainly is to your interest to make our store your
"trading place." Now let us tell you
Some of the Things you wLikely need z
Millinery.
Every day is a show day, but a selling
day as well. Sailors are all the go, and we
have them in the newest shapes at 20c, 25c,
35e, 40; 50e, 75; $1, $1.25 and $1.50 each.
ButSailors won't suit. everybody, so_ we
turn to our well-filled tables of Trimmed
Hats and Bonnets. The very latest pro-
ductions in the millinery art.
Dress Goods:
r More arrivals of choice dresses in light
dolors, medium colors and black. Those
who desire the light shades can have them
in lovely silk and wool mixtures and
Mohairs. If you would rather have black,
•cire can give you the new Mohairs, Sicilians,
Henriettas, Biaritz Cords and Satin effects.
The prices range from $2, $2.50, $3; $4, $5
tip to $8 per dregs for our fine imported
pods. The newest thing in Linings and
Trimmings always in stock.
Parasols.
Every lady wants a good article, especially
ir color, no matter what price she pays.
S mething that will neither cut nor fade.
rTe have the most perfect stock of Parasols
this season we have ever had, and the prices
'seart at 50c, 65e, 75e, 90c, $1, $1.25, $1.50,
$2 each. Large sizes ; beautiful handles.
Shirt Waists.
Our stock is entirely new; the prettiest,
daintiest patterns, and every one a perfect
fit. Four special prices 1 68c, $1, $1.25,
$1.50. Good variety of patterns and colors.
This is the time for the best selection.
Ladies'
ki very large
Underwear.
assortment, all sizes, all
moimmemiamealmonmilmixsommum..
kinds, all prices, from the cheapest to the
best.
White Lawns.
Direct from the other side. Wide, snow.
white, beautiful goods. We never had such
qualities before for so little money, 10e, 12c,
15e, 18c, 20c, 25c ; nearly half a hundred
pieces to select from.
Spot Muslinsa
Small spots, medium spots, large spots,
sprigs every kind of a spot at almost every
price, 10c, loo, 20c, 25; 30; 35c. These
Muslin's are imported direct and will he
found better value than usual.
• Gloves.
Glove selling time is here and it is sur-
prising where all the gloves go, but when
we think of all the ladies who are gloved in
this store . it's nob surprising. either. Our
variety this spring is great in Lisle Gloves,
Taffeta Gloves, Silk Gloves and Kid Gloms,
and. the prices are small. We start a very -
fair cheap glove at 10e, 15c, 20c and 250;
then the finer qualities ..at 30c, 33e, 40c and
500, in silk. Just received an elegent line
of Tan Kid Gloves at 75e. Very fine for
the Money. ;
Hosiery.
Good stockings are an important thing for
the boys and girls who are always on the
move, hopping and skipping, running and .
jumping, at home, on the street, or at
school. We have several good kinds in
plain and ribbed, good in quality and fast
in color at 10c, 12c, 15c, 18e, 20c'22e, 25c.
Prices according to sizes. In ladies' sizes
we are selling the best goods very cheap.
Having told you our Prices for some of the Goods most in
demand at present, we have only to add that it is our desire to
have you call and see these Goods. Our doors are wide
open to Lookers and Buyers. You have Butter or Eggs to
Trade, you have Cash to Spend, and we not only have what
you want, but we also have an obliging staff of assistants,
whose instructions are to ive you every attention. Remember
that we keep store in earnest, and the one -thing uppermost
in our mi ds is to please our customers.
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