The Huron Expositor, 1897-06-11, Page 4NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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The itarines--Grde sesodonald (I)
eau Brides—Wm. nickard
Bummer Goofs—Reid & Wilson (5)
Zuni' Sale---Itteberdeen a Kernels (5)
The &ea-4We°— Robert Willis (5)
Are You ant. Dorenwener(t)
Mynah Dress Tabries—nonionon & Go. re)
Brest Goode eale—Hoegens Bros. aa
Buil tor ads—Duncan Boessen (5)
asisia-Kapenior Office (8)
Batton CORVOMICIII—John Govenioeic (5)
Machheary Repelling—T. Yeats (8)
Farm tor esie—eolin Lacey (8)
Queen's Jubilee at Odnosn (5)
Horse for asio—it N. Lewis (8)
Eddie Waists—W. W. Harman (8)
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won expoitot
The beginning of the end of the Ottawa
session has at length been reached. 'Yes-
terday the House commenced to sit three
times a day. This means that business will
be wound up before jubilee clay, so that
members will get home to spend the day
with their families and friends. Sir Richard,
who is now acting Premier, is a, hustler and
hap put through a lot of business during the
past week. The :-Franchise bill and the
Plebiscite bill are to be dropped for this
session, and everything that can be left over
is being staved off. The various items of
the tariff -bill have now been passed on in
committee of the whole, and so soon as the
supplementary estimates are got through
with, there will not be much eke taken up.
MU Crow's Rest Railway agreement with
the C. P. R. has to be submitted yet, and it
a probable that it will occasion consider-
able discussion. Sir Oliver Mowat has also s
had several bills passed in the Senste,which
will yet have to be passed by the Commons
if they are to become law this session. So
that, on thewhole, even with three sittings
a day, the Opposition will have to be more
than usually docile if two weeks more will
finish up:
The Crow's Nest Pass Railway.
The arrangements made by the Dominion
Government with the Canadian Pacific
,Railway, for the constructiou of the Crows'
Nest Pass Railway, has been made public ;
at least the main features of it haveet The
- deal leas submitted to the Liberal party
caucus by the Minister of Railways before
Mr. Laurier left for the old country. Of
course it will have to be submitted to Par-
liament, and after it is thoroughly ventilat-
ea there the public will be in a better posi-
tion to judge of the character of the arrenge-
anent. It was well known that the GoVern-
ment have been negetiating with the Can-
adian Pacific Company and others, for
months, with a view -to _arranging for the
construction of thin road. The road, as we
have already explained in these columns, is
to run from Laithbridge„ Northwest Terri-
tory, through what is known as the Crows'
Nest Pasa, to Nelson, British Columbia, a
distanee of 300 miles, the object being to
procure a Canadian outlet for the mining
districts of R,ossland and other places. This
- agreement, as is given out by the papers, in
effect, secures from the Canadian Pacifie
clauses of their original contract made with
the Government when they -undertook to
construct their road in, the first pla ce. The
company has supplied -a list of articles on
which it will give a cut of rates from 10 per
cent. to 331 per ceet. On wheat, for ex -
u eenneetion is made 'w!th
the part from Nelson to 14mtieton. until
naxt year. The name of the latter COM -
is the Columbia & :Western. An
American is the principal promoter of, this
road. Once it is built the cities on the Pa.
et& coast will have connectionit With, the
Kootenay mining region on Canajalian
From Penticton to Vermion there is a line of
steamers on Menke Lake, and' from Vernon
with the main line of the Canadian Pacific.
In a very few yearn the -road 'will be contin-
ued from Penticeon straight to the Paeffic
Wemay say, frankly, that we do not like
this agreement, judging of it from the view
talus fargiven. As the readers of Tan Ar.
PosFro• know, it has always taken the
groand. that the Crow's Nest Pau Railway,
if construoted at all, -should be built by
private enterprise, and it public aid should
be necessary, that eid should come from
British (Mumble end the Northwest, the
two sections whioh will reap the principal
benefits from it, snd that the Dominion
Government cannot, in jCstice to Ontario,
very lorrly increase the publit debt, sim-
ply to bojaus or build a road that will be of
comparatively little benefit to this Province,
lalthough this Province will have to bear
two-thirds of the cost. however, the
concessions which have been wtung from the
compitnY of privileges and pewers wrong-
fully given them by the late 'Government,
are foUnd to be an equivalent : fori the very•
large bonuses to be given, well and good,bnt
if not, then Ontario is simply being bled for
the benefit of these Western Provinces, and
to aid the Canadian Pacific "Railway.' If
these Concessions are value for the three
millions and a half which we pay the com
pany,then we are practieally,paying this large
um to buy back privileges and advantages
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ihere is not likely to be euy xpenditure on
ample, the reduction in rates is equal to Pr.
cents a hundred next year, and an addition-
al It cents the yearlellowing, making a re-
duction in all of three cents. On fruit from
Ontario to the west, a redaction of 33 1-3
per cent. on existing rates is given. On all
the articles specified, the Government will
have the control ef retes west of Fort Wil-
liam. On agricultural implements there is
a cut of 10 per cent. The idea is to cheapen
as much as possible everything that the far-
mer haa to buy, so as to advance the inter -
eats of the agricultural community in the
, Far Weet. In addition to this, the Cana-
dian Pacific gives to the Dominion one fifth
of the land grant which it received from the
Provineial Government of British Columbia
for the British Columbia Southern Railway.
Whe grant is about 250,000 acres of ooal
lands. This fifth can be selected .in blocks
bY the Goirernment, so as to guard against
any monopoly in coal in the Kootenay (min
ing) region. Another important feature of
the agreement is that coal must be sold at a
figure below $2 per ton, and in no cease high-
er profit than 75 ceats per ton be obtained.
The railway company must also give run-
ning powers to other railways through the
Crow's Nest Pass. iFor all these concessions,
vvhich the Canadian Pacific has given up to
the Government, the company gets in re-
turn $11„0100 per mile of a Dominiou sub-
sidy towards the building of the road, in all
$3,.300,000. The ' concessions which the
Canadian Pacific have given -up are said, by
$3,300,000 would be, not to speak of the
those who favor th agreeinent, to be much
more important to the community than the
benefits of the new railway. It is unfortun-
ate, however, that the company stilaretains
the right given it by the Government at the
- time the first agreeMent waa made with it,
of charging such freight rates as it thinks
advisahle, on the! articles not enuirierated
in this agreement, initil she earnings of the
compaay will pay a diridend of 10 per cent.
on the capital inveited. Had the Govern-
ment secured the abrogation of this condi-
tion, it would have "been a very important
and valuable concession, ae this would give
the Government, iiesetically, control over
the freight charges Of the company. But in
order to keep the control of rates in its own
hands, the eompany will take care to keep
the -steak, of the company to such a high
water mark that the earnings of the . com-
pany will never reach the stipulated per
cent. From Nelson to Penticton, 200 miles
further west, the Goyernment has made ar-
aangementa with an independent company.
It is understood thee a similar subsidy of
$11,000 per mile will be given to this coaal
piety. „although work , on the Canadian)
Pacific end of the road will begin at once,
-and be prosecuted without delay until each
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hich the company procured from the late
overnment and for which the country has
ever receired an equivalent. In either
vent, it is a very unsatisfactory and costly
usiness, but it is vastly better than if the
overnment had decided to build the road
s a national enterprise, as some foolish -pee -
le were clamoring for thein to do, and are
ow abusing them because they decline to
onnnit the country to so unwise an under -
king. We will likely be better able to
dge of the merits of the case after the full
xplanations.haee been madein Parliament.,
Editorial Notes and Comments.
Premier Hardy and Hon. Messrs. Dryden'
nd Harcouet will address the electors at'
rious points in Eastern Ontario within
e next ten days. They speak at Lances-- I
r on June 15 ; at Alexandria on -June 16, ,
d at Pembroke on June 17.
As showing the boom in the mining de-
lopment of the province, Mr. A. Blue,
ief of the Bureau of Mines, points out
that the receipts for Ontario mining! lands
in. the last five months exceeded those of
five years previous. Mr. Blue is in Rat
Portage opening a mining office for the more
prompt transaction of business.
The Monetary Times is sanguine that the
growth of tobacco will be largely increased
under the new Dominion tariff. " When,"
Begs our contemporary, " ona remembers
wbat Connecticut has done and what Wis-
consin is doing in the way of raising tobacco,
there would seem to be no reasons connect -
_ed with elimate or latitude that should pre-
vent portions of Canada becoming important
producers of ehe leaf." We have seen to-
bacco grown in the county of Huron which,
for flavor and general paeasantness for use,
is as good as the best 'Virginia leaf, and it
yielded a vigorous and prolific crop.
The International Epsiorth League is to
be held in Toronto during the coming sume
mer. It is expected there will be betWeen
20,000.and 25,qoo persons preseiat and it is
feared by some' that Toronto will not be able
to accommodate that large addition to its
population. However, this fear need not
deter any from attending, as Toronto is a
large city and its people are noterafor their
hospitality, and those who cannot' find a
resting place at the hotels arid public stop-
ping places,will be entertained in the homes
of private citizens.
It is strange how many of the members
of the late Government are interested in
mining in British Columbia. Mr. Foster,
Mr. Haggart, -Sir Adolphe Citron, Dr.
Montigne and Mr. Clarke Wallace are large-
ly interested in mining in that province.
now a.ppears tbat Sir Charlee Tupper is also
interested in gold mining in Roseland. AB
soon as the session closes the leader of the
Opposition will go 4 British Columbia and
spend a short time' there. Aftervvards he
will visit Nova Scotia on private' business,
and in the month of September he intends
paying a business visit to -England. 'He has
no intention of going to the diainond jubi-
lee.
The new jubilee postage stamps were
issued from the pose office depertment on
Tuesday last. The number and denomina-
tions of the issue are: 150,000 tecent stamps;
200,000 8 cent ; 150,000 10 -cent ; 100,000
25,000 $5, and 7,000,000 1 -cent post cards.
Total value of one stamp of each kind, $10.-
21t. If thesestamps were to replace those now
in use they would last about three months, townsh
but as they are to be used. simultaneously
with the present stamps they are expected ren_dmerri
to last, longer. There will not be any
further issue, however, as the old stamps in the d
Mr. Ch
are not to be discarded.
Exeter.
Sir Charles Tapper may well exclaim, _eee
but no
"Save me from my friends." The Toronto sion,_ W
Telegram puts it thus : " When Sir Charles Peatind
reflects on the difference between heading a subject
procession of Canadiane at the jubilee cele-
brations in London and heading a small
Opposition at Ottawa, the conaecting °links
will not ba slow to suggest itself." It
would be mean of a Grit to taunt the old
man in that way, but what should be said
of a good Tory who is so heartless ? But,
such is the ingratitude of human nature.
To HORSE -WHIP THE EDIToR.1—While
sum of $40,000 within a period of live rem
by sending begging lettere to Cabinet Min.
Wars, Dukes; Arehbiehom directors of the
Bank of England, GeneroU, Admirals, and,
it is said, to William Waldorf Astor.
News of the Week.
DEATH OF AN ARCTIC Rxmanint.—Baron
Dickison, the Arctic- explorer, died Sunday
at Hjo, Sweden.
LORD MAYOR OF DunL/N.—It is reported
that the Dublin alderinen at their coming
ineeting will elect Mr. John Redmond, the
Parnellite leader, Lord Mayor of Dubline
WARSHIP FOR JAPAN. --Japan has ordered
a battleship of eleven thousand tons burden
to be built on the Clyde. She will be a
duplicate of the British ship Jupiter.
URSTREPIROUS IRISH.—A resolution call-
ing upon the Irish to abstain from taking
part in the diamond jubilee of Queen Vic-
toria was carried at the annual meeting of
the Irish -National League of Great Britain
held at Manchester.
VESUVIUS IN ERUPTION.—A special des-
patch from Naples sikys that Mount Vesuv-
tue is in eruption. An area of 2,000 yards
long by 500 wide is covered with lava and
it is considered dangerous to approach with.
in 400 yards of the principal crater.
VON TADS011 Gees OFF' .—Herr Von
Tausoh, the former chief of the secret poli-
tical police, who has been on trial at Berlin,
Germany, for nearly two weeks past,
charged with perjury, high treason and
forgery,- has been acquitted.,
To HELP OSCAL—This friends of Oscar
Wilde who was released a few days ago
from kolloway prison, have subscribed $2,-
500 to enaible him tn make a fresh start in
life. It is said that his wife will make him
a small allowance from her private income.
Wilde has decided to write busily under
his own name.
- A BIG OIL DEAL.—The deal pending be -
Wean the Standard Oil Company and the
Rowland Seigler Oil Company of Montpelier
hai been consummated. The Standard
comes into possession of 1,000 acres , of
leases, over 100 producing oil wells and a
vast amount of machinery and equipment.
The reported price is $250,000.
' A MORAL TO HUSBANDS. —Robert Pentane,
assistant engineer at the Detroit Board of
Public Works, placed $70 in bills
stove on Wednesday night for safe. keeping,
in case burglars should break into his house.
On Friday morning his wife got up first, and
made the fire. Soon after the greenbacks
were all ablaze. They were taken to the
bank later in the day and will be sent to
Washington to be redeemed.
BRUTAL BICYCLE RACING STOPPED.—The
Shannahan bill to prevent " long -continued
and brutal bicycle racing," has passed the
Illinois Senate. 'The bill had previously
gone through the House, and will receive
Governor Tanner's signature. The bill waa
introduced shortly after the six days' bi-
cycle'race in Chicago, during which one of
the contestant; became insane from inces-
. sant riding, The new law makes twelve
hours' continuous riding the limit allowed.
FRom OCEAN' To OCEAS.—A transconti-
nental railroad, from tidewater to tidewater,
is ehe giga.ntic enterprise which was set in
motion -when $30,000 was paid at Spring-
field fot the incorporation of a company
with a capital stock of $30,000,000. The
Baltimore & Ohio, the Wisconsin Central,
the Chicago & Northern Pacific, and the
Northern Pacific systems figure in 'the great
undertaking. By a consolidation of these
branches and connections, will be produced
the new sylttem, one end of which will
touch the Atlantic, the other the Pacific.
_ NEW NAME FOR BRITAM —Correspond-
ents are so impressed with-- the importance
of the Queen jubilee that they are not
satisfied with the name of " England " or
" Britain " and want England to be rechris-
tened -4i iriselancl," the first four letters
being the initials of Wales, Ireland, Scot-'
land and England. This is capped by an-
other correspondent, who wants the empire
to be called Enwiscolia, so as to bring in
the colonies of England, and that all sub-
jects of the Queen be called Enwiseolians.
FROir PovERTY TO AFFLUENCE. —Old man
Vance, aged 71 years living on Logging
Creek, Montana, who'for years has been a
pauper, has just received word that the
Supreme Court of North Carolina has ren-
dered a decision in a suit brought by his
mother (now dead) years ago in favor of
Mrs. Vance, handing down to him, as next
of kin, an estate aalued at about four mil-
lion dollars. During a recent illness he was
cared for by Miss Alice Crossman, the 16
year old daughter of a Montana section
boss. Upon receipt of the news he propos-
ed marriage to the girl, who accepted, and
they were married.
Huron Notes. .
—The twelfth of July will be celebrated
in Gerrie this year.
—Dr. , Elliott and Samuel McLean, of
Lueknow, have gone on a trip to Rat Por-
tage.
• —The army worm is said to be doing
great damage to orchards in Turnberry and
Howick.
--Miss Eliza, Mountcastle and Mrs. W. J.
Biggins, of Clinton, have gone on a trip to
the old country.
—Mr. W. Coleloughe of Clinton, has gone
to Stratford hospital to undergo treatment
for his throat.
—Rev. Dr. Ure, of Goderich, has gone to
Daissville Sanitarium to once more !get the
henefit of the treatment there.
—Mr. James Yuill, of Goderich town-
ship, had a valuable beast killed iby the
train the other night.
—Mr. JAI. Lowery, teacher in No. 5
school, Hullett, is severely ill with an af-
fection of the heart and stomach.
—Mr. W. Doherty, of Clinton, has pur-
chased from a gentleman in Toronto, the
shoW mare, Bella Cook, record 2.28i.
—While working in the Excelsior factory
at Gorrie the other day,a boy named George
Ardill had the nail taken off one of his
fingers..
—A fire started on the roof ef the Doher-
ty organ factory, Clinton, on- Wednesday
evening of last week, but was put out be-
fore any damage was done.
—Cameron Bros., of Cranbrook, shipped
24 tons of dressed flax to Barbous Bros., of
Paterson, New Jersey, who owns a mam-
moth spinning factory.
—On Tuesday of laat week, .141r.Hilstead,
sr., of the Maitland concession God h
ip, was stricken with, paralysi
ng him speechlesa and helpless.
. Robert Hicks, of Elimville, an
ark the other night, a little east
Their rigs were badly dame, e
person was hurt.
eph W. Smith, of the 3rd conce
est Wamanosh, has gone on a pro
tour to Rainy River district, an
to liking the country, will take n
land and move there in the fall.
—A runaway occurred at Benmiller on
May 27th, and one of the occupants, a
young mae from Lendon, had the misfor-
tune te be thrown out and get his leg
broken below the knee.
—Mr. Charles Masson, of Tuckersinith,
who is one of theaildest as well as one of
the best horsemen in the cenintry, has quite
a record as a traveller,' he having crossed
the Atlantie nearly fifty, times.
Exeter tennis elub have orgaaized
t, Rev. W. Martin ; viceLpresident,
ie John; secretary, H. Sanders ;
e• ineselay of, last week, George,
ear -old son of W. Ziager, of the
tan hotel, Exeter, met wita an
which might have resulted in
& Lang's men were engaged
ha leader tngether and had -one
thumblike& the °had die -
prop, which (*Hewed the heavy
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welFht of the implenient to fall upon the r contingent Steil-. eneral conf $58
litt one, crushing it to the grou
cutting a gaah in its forehesd, ex
from tem& to temple. The wou
stitched together and the little one
—Mr. Thomas Kearns, Stapleton
hen setting for twelve days on some
Plymouth Rock eggs, when she left for,
good and the eggs were left to the merciless
cold weather for sixty hours. Another hen
brought out four 'chicks from the egge.
arrived at Gorrie. It is. her intention to
spend the grearar part of the summer visit-
ing her father, William Ashton, Esq.:, of the
9th concession, and other old friends in
111)—wOilike. night recently the hardware store
of Mr. Thomas Lawrence, of Luoknow,. was
entered by thieves and some nine or ten
dcllars worth of jack-knives, etm., taken.
away. Entrance was effected by the frent
door, which was opened with a false key.
—Somebody went through A. Strachan's
atore in Brussels, Saturday or Sunday night
of last week, end helped themselves to
clothing, etc. Entrance was made by burst-
ing in the cellar door and then getting into
the store. The back door of the store was
tried but resisted the attack.
—While coming from Wroxeter the other
day, Dr. Armstrong's horse become fright-
ened at a passing, bicycle, and jumping off
the road, upset the cart and ran away. The
cart was pretty badly smashed, but Dr.
Armstrong and his son, who was with him,
fortunately escaped 'without the slightest
injury.
—A good, working horse belonging to
Win. Ritchie, 5th line, Morris, was found
dead in the stable last Sabbath , on the re-
turn of the owner from church. The animal
had got its leg °e'er the rope halter and is
supposed- to have fallen and. either strangled
itself or injured its spine so as to cause
death. It was one of Mr. Ritchie's working
team, so will be a serious loss.
ad arid P, union church relief, $46 ; Sunday eohool aid,
tending ji $29 sustentation, $51 ; !general Epworth
is doing 1466, total connexions! fund'', $3,669 ; for
Iciredt purpose., $10,051 • for salaries, $10,-
, had & 476 • total arnoltent raised 'for all purpoies,
Barred ,$24,1/96. Number of Sunday schools- 33 •
,number of scholars, 3,269 ; expended for
'aehoOl purpose, $1,506.93 ; number of Ep-
--J. A. Gregory, who hail taught the
c;Winehelsea school quite successfully for a
number of years, has resigned, and will pur-
sue his studieN fitting himself for higher
—On Saturday, 29th ult., the • Howick
Mutual Insurance Company held its month-
ly meeting in the Foresterea hall, tiorrie,
president John R. Miller in the chair.
Sixty-three applications were passed and
the claim of Mr. Tanner, Minto, for house
destroyed on Queen's Birthday, for $490,
was ordered to be paid, along with a few
minor claims.
—At 8 o'clock, on Wednesday evening,
June 2nd, there was an interesting time at
the house of Mr. Angus Beaton, of Para-
mount. About fifty gueets assembled to
witness the marriage of his daughter, Mary
Ann, to Mr. Thomas Burns, one of the fore-
men in the Lucknow furniture factory. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr.,
McKay,pastor of the Lucknow Presbyterian
—On Friday morning, 28th ult., the body
of James McCourt, of Chicago, fotmerly of
ed met his death through a falling -scaffold.
He was 40 years of age and leaves a widow
and two small children. The funeral took
place on Saturday from the residence of his
brother-in-law, Thomas Cumminge, West
Wawanosh, to the St. Augustine -cemetery.
—Through the breaking of a line, Dr.
Kennedy's, Wingham, carriage team got
awny from him on the Bluevale road the
other day. The buggy was overturned and
the doctor, and Wm. Inglis, who Was with
him were thrown into the fence. Mr.
Inglis sustained a severe scalp wound and
Dr. Kennedy was stunned, but they were
fortunate enough in escaping more serious
injury.
—One evening recently; John Young, lat
concession, West Wawanosh, cleaned and
burnt the rubbish surrounding his dwelling,
and as usual quietly retired to rest. Some-
time early in the morning he was suddenly
aroused by the crackling and roaring of fire,
to find the large wood pile immediately ad-
joining the house nearly demolished by the
devouring element. Had there been a high
wind or he a very little later• the house
would undoubtedly have been consumed.
—A. II. MeAllister, of Morris, met with
a very painful accident on Moriday morning
of last week. While setting a can off hie
milk wagon he lost bis balance and fell,
striking his leg on the sharp edge of the
can, making an incision about an inch deep
just below the knee. He was taken to
Brussels, where a physician sewed up and
dressed the wound. It will be some time
before he will be able to be around again.
—The High School Entrance and Public
School beaving examinations will be held
on June,28th, 29th and 30th, at the follow-
ing places in the inspectorate of West
Huron : Goderich, Exeter, Zurich, Bayfield,
Dungannon, Kintail, St. Helens and Grand
Bend. There are about 340 candidates for
high school entrance and 110 candidates for
public school leaving. The high achool ex-
aminations will be held at Goderich and
—About four o'clock Tuesday morning of
last week, Walter Stewart's saw and plan-
ing mill in Lucknow was destroyed by fire.
A large quantity of logs, shingles, lathe and
lumber which was piled near the building,
was completely destroyed, as wits all the
machinery in both mills and the tools be-
longing to Messrs. T. Matthie, D. McMil-
lan and D. McIntosh, who worked in the
mill. Mr. Stewart's loss will he about
$15,000, with no insurance. .
—An interesting event took place at St.
Paul's church, Clinton, on Wednesday of
last week,at high noon, when -Miss Rosa A.,
daughter of Mr. H. Joyner, sr., of that
town, was united in the holy honds of mat-
rimony to Mr. R. B. Carter, of Stapleton
The bride was very becomingly attired in
cream cashmere, and was assisted by Miss
Mary Bell, of Goderieh. Mr. W. Carter,
brother of the groom, performed the duties
of groomsman; the maids of honor being the
Misses May Webb and Edna Joyner.
—On Wedneeclay, June 2nd, a very inter_
eating event took place at the residence of
Mr. W. D. Wilson, Auburn„ when his see-
ond eldest daughter, Tilly Ja was united in
marriage to Albert S. Knox, of the Base
line. At 6:30'the bride proceeded from the
house, leaning on the a,rm of her father,
to, the lawn, where a large and beautiful
floral bell was suspended from a cedar arch.
Here the ceremony was performed by Rev.
Mr. Cousens, pastor of Auburn Methodist
church,in the presence of some two hundred
people.
—Mr. John Schmidt, of the - 10th conces-
sion, Seephen, had a,quantity of pork stolen
s, from his premises on Monday night of 'eat,
week, and on the same night some unknown
d parties entered Mr. Louis Willert's horse
ed gable, on the 14th concession,. and destroy -
of ed two sets of harness by cutting them to
d, pieces. On Tuesday night they returned
and destroyed two more sets in a similar
s- manner and again on Sunday night another
8' set and also fed a quantity of poison to his
d, pigs. The pigs ate of the poison and one of
them died, while the others are not likely
to recover.
—Elizabeth Doyle, who was found guilty
of anion, was brought before Judge Masson,
at Gederieh, for sentence on Friday. At
the time the charge was made there was
some talk elf the prisoner being insane. The
judge dealt with this befare sentencing: He
said that prisoner's counsel had not intro-
duced it, and that had he done so It would
have had no weight, as there was no doubt
of the priaoner's sanity. After saying that
the evidence,ehough entirely circumstantial,
could lead to no conclusion but that of
guilty, he sentenced the prisoner to three
years at hard labor in the Kingston peni-
-The following statistics regarding the
Methodist churches of the Goderieh district,
as set out at the last annual theeting, are of
interest : Total membership in the district,
3,908, being an increase of 921 The money
contribatet tee the various funds was as fol.
Mr. Henry Labouchere, the editot of the —The
Truth, London, England, and member of • for the s
Parliament for Northampton, •was on his I Presiden
naay from his residence to the House of Mini Lill
Commons -the other day, a young man ac- treasarer
costed hiin and attempted to gisseult the —On W
editor with a horse -whip. It developed i the two -y
that the, assailant was the son of tae Rev. f Metrepoli
" Prince of begging letter writers,''i whose ! death. R.
doings were exposed ia the columns I of the t putt* a
iruth. Brooks, who was formerly a Meth- i end
*dist parson, is said to have obtained tat, tubed e
hisseseleimosimm
1 Exeter.
I A rum—Several of our firemen, with
the assistance of representatives of the
Waterous Engine Works Company, of
Brantford, tested the "steamer " on Friday
afternoon. The fire alarm was rung, caused
by fir* being disooveted in the brick house
edjoininie the electric power houseethe prop-
erty of J. M. Howard. No one has !seen
- living in the house since last fall, and the,
fire was evidently the work of ao incen-
diary. As to making time in throwing
Water on the burning 'minding, the "steam-
er" Was some minutes behind . the hand en-
ginesi The council were hiving their regular
Meeting,and the matter of buying the "deem -
et " Was before them when the fire alarm*
Was rung. The woodwork of the home is
badly damaged with fire, smoke and water,
but the walls are still intact.
Bitinr8.—Rev, Mr.Bray, wife and family,
-spent the beginning of the week in London.
-s-The Misses Griffin of London, spent Sun -
,day ineown.—Mr. john Gould, of London,,
attended the wedding -of his cousin here on
Friday last. ---The different sogieties of the
village, headed by the band, reeve and
councillors will attend divine service at
the Trivia Memorial church on Sunday
after000n, June 20th.—Mrs. D. French,
niatron at the Howie of Refuge, spent
Tuesday last in toarn.--Mr. John Granger
had one of his fingers ta,ken off on Thursday,
whileworking in the saw mill. He met
with a sirnilar accident a few years ago in
the same mill.—Mrs. George Easterbrook
visited relatives at Centralia. and Crediton
latt Week.—The Misses Lizzie and Maggie'
Ifill, !of Wellesley, spent Tuesday lase in
tow'," yiaiting friende—We were visited by
a I very heavy hail and thunder storm on
Sundey Afternoon last.—The town council
pnrchesed a new Waterous fire engine on
Mendey last.—The Independent Order of ,
0 , dfellows held a very successful supper on <
a aad Mrs. H. Buckingham.—On Friday
T escliy evening, at the boarding house.
speak iveay highly of the host and hostess,
Twit; ahout 11 p. m., fire was discovered in
the vacant house neae the river owned by
Mr. James Howard. The firemen were soon
on hand, and had the fire under control. --
Mrs. Williams and family arrived here on
Friday last from the old eountry. They
will reside here inffuture.
A HAPPY Evetir.—Aa interesting cere-
mony took place at the residence of Mrs.
John Gould on Friday morning at 7 o'clock,
being fle marriage of her daughter Eda, to
Dr Ita Y. Ferguson, of Caledonia, Minna-
sotra. IThe ceremony was performed by Dr.
Willolighby, pastor of James Street Meth-
odist eaurch, in the presence of a number of
invited friends and reletives. The bride
was given away by her uncle, Mr. James
Gould -al Bridesinaid and bridegroom were
dispense with, and little Miss Elva An-
drews, glace of the bride, acted as maid of
honor *teed, dreesed in white organdy,
trimmest, withlaalenciennes lace, and car-
ried a bOutiful bouquet of roses and May
blossomee The bride was attired in a neat
and beaatning travelling suit of novelty
dress getele of a pea green color and fawn '
brocadeVarimmed with fawn ribbon and
jewel gut* The doctor and Mrs: Ferguson
are botheaell known in Exeter, and the nu-
merous, -seful, costly and beautiful presents
4
testify ' •to the high esteem in which they
familiarly known in Exeter, has a host, of
friends Who will miss her kindly word and
pleasanttinile. The doctor is one of Exe--.
ter's premising young men who is already
making a name for himself in the west. He
was successful as a student under Dr. Amos,
of Exeter, and successful as a graduate of
the Detroit College of Medicine a year ago
and success in his adopted profession await;
him. The happy couple left for their Min-
nesota home on the early train for Sarnia,
where they will take the boat for Duluth,
where they wilayisit with the doctor's untie
for a few days. While it is not gratifying
to see such popular young people leaving
the land of their birth for the land of the
Stars and Stripes, our best wiehes go wit
them just the same,and we congratulate the,.
good people of Caledonia, Minnesota, ont
the,addition of such good citizens to their
town.
Locees —Mrs. Warwick, of Hulick, is
visiting Mrs. Duncan King.—Rev. W. J.
West preached in Teeswater last Friday and
Saturday, and in Belgrave on Monday.--:
Moss was visiting relatives near St.
Thomas this week. —Mrs. James Maxwell,
Mre. Hugh ROBB and Mies Jean Ross drove
to BrUcefield and Seafoeth last week to visit
relativese—Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Maxwell, ef
the Bluevale road, are on a driving trip,
visiting friends at Milverton and other
-placee.—Miss Kate Anderson has - arrived
safely at New Denver, British Columbia,
her friends having learned through an in-
teresting account of the trip, whiCh she
sent heme.—Mrse Anderson and children of
Dresden, Ontario are visiting at Mr.
Andereoide, on 'the Bluevale road.—Mr.
Thomas Stewart found his cow, which was ,
lost over three weeks, at 1Mr. Charles Hen -
demon's, on the Bluevale road. It often
pays tO advertise. --Mr. and Mrs. Coad, of
Trowbridge spent Sunday with Mia. Coad's
fathere Mr. 'Edward Leech.—Mr. James and
Mr. Gilpin, of Gorrie, spent Sunday at Mr.
Abraham Jacksoli's, in Morris.—Mr. A.
MiseEwen is preparing three classes for the
summer examinations, a primary, public
school leaVing and an entrance chime --
Messrs. Duff and Stewart are building a
bridge at Sunshine.—Mr. Wm. Pogh haa
returned to Algoma, after an absence of
three years.—Rev. D. Rogers, who bas
spent a number of years in Huron county,
has been recently appointed pastor Of the
Methodist congregation here. All the fields,
on which he, has labored have prospered,and
on evert- eireuit he has been much beloved.
Those aequainted with his qualifications con-
sider hith specially adapted to the eharge
HYmE., IAL.—The residence of Mr. Ed.
Drisooll as on Wedneadey, May 26th, the
'scene of a ples.sing event, the occasion be-
ing the marriage of his daughter, Mise
Aggie, to Mr.John Crozier, a popular young
resident of this vieinity. Shortly after 3
o'clock while Miss Dora Kenney played the
wedding march, the contracting parti
took their places, and Rev. lar Musgra e
tied the nuptial knot in the presence o
about 100 invited guests. The bride was
tastefully aired in a dress of cream erepon
' with brid wreath. and veil, and carried a
beautiful bouquet of flowers. After all
present ha extended their hearty congratu-
lations to Mr. and Mrs. Crozier, the com-
pany repai ed to the dining room, where all
did ample ustice to the . sumptuous <repast
prepared y the hostess, and a pleasant
evening was spent in games, music, etc. The
bride was the recipient of a -beautiful array
of valuable and useful presents. Mr. and
re. Crozier have settled in their new home
and begin life with the best wishes of a host
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May was a Month of big business, and
we want to make June a month of big
selling too. We opened the season with
an exceptionally heavy , stock, and al-
though a large quantity of Spring Goods
have been sold, there is still a Very good _
assortment of Summer Goods to sell. The
continued coldness of the weather has pro-
longed the Sale'of Spring Goods, and_ re-
tarded the sale! of Summer Goods, so much
so, that from every appearanceAhe season
will be short, and the selling of Summer
goods will of necessity have to be done
quickly: 1,
To affect a speedy clearance we are pre-
pared to sell Oti E A P.
vsie have never had a better stock to
pick from. All sizes in almost i every
kind requirecl—Potton, Lisle, 1Cash-
mere and Silks. TI.; value we are
giving in Ladies' HosieT, from to
25c ,,per pair is something extra,
.Children's Hosiery chea to,
A large assortment df good Atting
Corsets in stock. Thel materialS are
the -best, colors, white,Jawn and i4,ey.
Prices from 35c to $2 eagh.
Nearly a thousand ,pie es are here in
almost every width and ehade, in both
Silk and Satin. There are some ii,ght
shades for trimming, whi311 are }icing
sold far below. their valu
There will be quite a stir 'this month
in the Millinery room. There are lots
of Hats to sell, and we do 't intend to
low prices to sell them.
carry them over, we depe d upon rur
PRINTS.
Light ground Print, and Iseveral odd
lines of washing materials have been
put on a counter by theTselves, and
marked away down in prices. TliCre3
are bargains here that ymi can't Mad
anywhere else.
just. noiv—in Kid, Silk, Taffeta and
Gloves is especially good value, and
range in prices from 10c to $1.25 per
pair. Children's sizes at low prices,
Lisle. Our assortment of Summer
.we hie iery......__Iarge stock of Gloves
LADIES' UNDERWEAR.
A great stock to select from. There
are lots of cheap, medium, and fine
qualities, all of which are put before
yOn at the closest possible figures.
We are selling good Laces cheap.
There is a very large stock of some
kinds and SOrae of these we have
marked down to about one third -their -
value, you should see these Laces;
they are special bargains.
BLOUSES.
Blouse Waists are the correct thing
for the ,warm slimmer days, and we
have' a (rood range of these goods to
show. °They are in good qualities and
colors, and4ow in prices,
Plain Lawns Spots Sprigs Checks
Vin s in cheap, medium and fine
qualities. A stock so lame that it
won' pay to carry them past° the sum-
mer season. Call and see how cheap
we are selling Muslins.
Besides ihe foregoing Summer Goods
you 11 find many bargains extending from
one end of tile store to the other, odd lots
here and thc#r, Renmants, full pieces, etc.
We are bent, upon Making a complete
clearance of this 'season's goods at as early
a date as posiiible,
Ighasra—t:Ilialfetew:mviastolly
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little th
live:_11.11:}rit.rxer.beivrtlelpd
suddenly fell back
eusness to the en
—Mr. Thomas
had to undergo
,s.ccount of a de
About a year ago -
the knee, and 1
hospital a feather
pneumonia . and
Aympathy is felt f
bereavement. He
and the amount e
tenance last yea
,ammber of teacher
and 49 females.
teachers was $375..
ett6c28ehtoleo.nles0iateestdheenibui4
Methodist ehureh,
afternoon June 1st
Daniel ROSS, a inei
church and. town b
bonds of holy matr
Salsbury, ilaughte!
:at'stMora,rReys.v.OMnialt
-of Watford, perfo
bank, on Friday,
°E4,11ed one, of the
having tome to
Wm. Taylor, in 19
there she had au
from lack ef skill
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-one of the pioneer -
past away. on TIM
pert= of Mr. Join
wb rnardasttInne ado n,belfrorceatthrt lvtestri,
Mr. John Welson
The deceased had
some time, and
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