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The Huron Expositor, 1898-02-25, Page 1fa. for position td- AlitS of this ithe in th to better arer what Le, and pre ing Srade his end fa 0 we ha-ve rade that is es by the e carefully corepa.r., hat ensure pring Dry er shown. to obtain ight styles values to ted name liable and. ore than.. ihe coming get their • - any re already ariy buyers es in Em- Sheetings, dry goods. . They're :e and you See them ory now pr In that opin- e. few fitting iasure in the Huron had ged theta to ;rved ia the 'aterson, jr., ;entorship of i the service teaming and t applicants. v. John Mil- - t Paterson, ed upon to first.—On eek a very residenee a e, on whieh abella, was - ,Dadrymple, erntery, a to formerly ;ip of Tuck- ny vitas per- tderscin and etiveti of the - ppy couple tided. The ;Ale young very large and • leave for nd the best de will fel- Wroxeter, at the par - returned ised to sea - ning nieely and ited friends a formerly aughter of tterson, of this week hart was in the way of - Wroxeter .Was plainly „ whet; in rain and aa packed ;erform and t torn out, Lefty of the- dred. The le children , and great is Indy- as - the: pro- ty m nine. was given I much ap- Fer0. laugh - Monne the night's rendered: re ()rehea- r. Robert ate added ming. Mr. fliled the Mr. Spot - and Mr. on Wed - pet, " Re- ould bene - had the rims, as ia reter cern- say line of ety in the down the gle tax or here who t Barnard t week.— era of the Endeavor decided be ✓ on trial. istor -as a last Sa.b- tere being lary Mil.. - Wroxeter cal meet— oadidatea, argely at, t forceful vernment, ,uey could dience. 1-knowri Prairie; a Joseph f Wing- & CO.IS , res Jennie Tendon, ,..----earad'i'ett-deradtdreaderd . - etre - ' stri"1" THIRTIETH 'YEAR WHOLE NUMBER, 1,76. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, FEBR ARY 25, 1898. JEAN BROS., Publishers. - / a Year in Advance. "ST GOO OTIII We happened to be sitting writing out our weekly talk for THE Ex- rosiTon, when a friend dropped in on us, and, after the custom- • ary salutations, he asked what we were doing. On replying that we were writing our ad- • vertisement, he laughed most heartily, and then proceeded in this wise : Do you suppose for a minute that peo- ple will find time to read what you have to say, and especially seeing that what you have to say is an advertisement when they have all the Provincial election talk, all the Ottawa session speeches, all the Klo dike news, all the war talk read, and you think that yoiij writings are read Why let alone anything else, the Klon- dike craze is sufficient to knock your tall of good clothing values out of their heads. Ou:r reply to these statements was, that our remarks from week to week were addressed to thinking peo- ple and not to inflated enthu- goats, wliether they were gold bugs or any other kind of fiend who would attempt to disturb the peace of the community to gratify his own_vanity. To the pOple who have come to Sea- fcVrth and the vicinity of Sea - forth to stay, to raise families, to build homes, to make a pod name for themselves. To these . people we present our old stand- ard of thoroughly honest values, fair treatment and satisfactory goods. At the end a any season one is liable to have a few lines a little heavy. If you are going west, take up a Overcoat with you at some of these prices: $3.90, • $1.90, $5.50 and $6.50. We have a.bout a dozen Men's Fur Caps that may be bought right. Astrachan at $1.60 ; two No. 1 quality, Persian Lambs at $7 • tlir0 No. 1 quality, Seal at $16.50. A large. range of Men's Suits at $4.50, $5.50, 86.50, $7.50, $8.50 and $U).• - Our own make Boys' Pants at 50; 65e and 75c. • Overalls, Smocks, Odd Pants, -Odd Coats, Vests, or any article of Men's wear found at our store. Opinions of an Elector on the *Exeter Meeting. [written for --Tits Ezroarroa and published by special request.] It must have been a source of -pleasure to every Liberal present at the great Reform demonstration an Exeter, on Tuesday, 15th inst. to see the hearty enthusiasm that prevailed, as was evidenced by the size and representative character of the meeting, notwithstanding the inclement weather; the hopeful and bouyant cast of countenance observed on the - electors, and the frequent applause which greeted the able and lucid discussion of Provincial issues by the different speakers. Perhaps, as the head of the Government of Ontario, the Premier, Hon. A. S. Hardy, was the oentre of attraction, yet we believe it would be no disparagement to the exalted position, faithful record and commanding ability of the Premier to say that our own M. Y. McLean, M.P.P., who so faithfully. repro - 'tented the riding of South Huron during. the pest four years and who, without a doubt, will have the same opportunity dbl.- - ing the next four years, was quite as much the centre of interest in the meeting. Those who remember Mr. McLean's maiden speeches upon the political platform, will agree with us that he was not what might be called very promising as a publiespeaker. He ranked high among journalists as an &hie.editorial writer, and although his long experience in that profession gave him ,a command over facts and figures and an in- sight into public questions possessed by f his id thron h a new and untried channel, was somewhat ew, yet t e expression o eas g uphill work to him. It is creditable to his perseverance and indicative of his great capacity, less potentiality so to speak, that he will even now be ranked' as among the foremost speakers in the Province, as his address at Exeter'and which was perhaps the best effort he has yet made, will testify. Readers of this paper will remember „that Mr. McLean, through Ton ,EXPOSITOR, has, during the past 25 years or, more, been an able and vigorous advocatel of all the lead- ing reforms which have pieced the Province in the proud position she occupies to -day. To specify a few he hae advocated: Re- forms in the civil sece in municipal affairs in eduction matters, in agricul- ture, e'tc. He h erance of religio temperance le some of these re they were not 80 ',velar as they are to -day, and when their advocacy did not put any money into his pocket but per contra, and the electors of South Huron should not for- get this when they go to poll their ballots on the let of March next. When, to a record like this, we add his Parliamentary record and his ability as a public speaker, we have a combination which is indeed rare, and which the electors of South Huron should be proud to support. We may find many nice pebbles meths shore; but we will hunt a long time for a gem. The Opposition think they have "picked up a gem, but it only common carbon and will not crystalize. It absorbs the light but gives - out none, neither will any art or skill of the lapidary make anything else out of it than common coke. been an advocote of tol- and of the most advanced ation. He has advocated, oriels and principles when, HENSALL. A Note of Warning to Farmers. By Thomas A. Da, Toronto, in Farming. In a recent issue of Farming there ap- peared an" Abstract of a lecture delivered by Samuel Cushman,, of Pawtucket, R. I., at the annual winter meeting -of the Massa- chusetts State Board of Agriculture," under the head of "Advantages and Dis'advantages of Modern Methode of Poultry Culture." The first paragraph of that article was as follows : "Almost every one nowrealizes the great importance of the poultry industry. Al- though rapidly extended of late, this coun- try (the United States) still uses more eggs and poultry meat than it produces. Eng- land pays $50,000,000 a year for what she imports from other. countries. Russia has wen the lion's share of this trade. Other European countries -get some of it, and even WE HAVE ONE PRICE TO ALL , MONEY BACK IF WANTED. *ma.- .. a mm mmm inewm.siommovammm* GREIG cf. MACDONALD CLOTHIERS. On the Wrong Side of the Street, in the Strong Block. SEAFORTH, -1 ONT. .IMM• HO! Australia sends eggs to England. Canada nbt only produces her own poultry and eggs but sends quantities to England. And yet, the United States. istipractically out of it. The Government Agrieultural Department is opening up a market for American butter in England. How about the foreign egg trade? Why should not the United States take a good share of it? Our home market for poultry products may not yet have be- come so congested as that for dairy products but it will be easier to win the foreign mar- ket now than later. It is cheaper to ship - poultry and eggs to England than corn and wheat ;besides, these products will not im- poverish the land." Something in the nature of this paragraph is exactly what I have been expecting for some time past, and it shown us clearly that the people of the United States *tend to make a bid for the English egg trade. We should be up and doing, and- that trade can be ours if we but put our shoulder to the wheel and give the Englieh people precisely what they require. The English market demands a class of eggs which will average seven and one-half to the pound. These they can and do ob- tain; in large quantities from Germany, France, and Russia, while very few are ex- ported from this country which will come up to the required weight. While at Delhi last month, I paid a visit to Mr. Morgan, who is a very extensive shipper of. eggs. I took the liberty of weighing some of the eggs which were °brought into his warehouse and I found that in many instances the eggs only weighed fourteen ounces to the dozen, while the largest I could find would only average seventeen ounces to the dozen. hi i of this size and expect to be paid a remunerative price for them is nothing more or less than rank non- sense. No eggs should be placed on For farmers to r ng n egg For the Young Men the market weighing less than 7/- to the mut pound Mr. Morgan informed me that he made e contract last Beesonto supply thirty thousand dozens of eggs to one person. This party asked him te guarantee that they would weigh fifteen pounds to the ten dozen, but he refused to do so. -Finally the con- tract was entered into, and Mr. Morgan agreed to supply the eggs, the weight to be fourteen and three-quarter pounds to the ten dozon,but notwithstanding this extreme- ly low standard, I was Informed that thirteen thousand dozen eggs were re- ceived which did not come up to the required weight, and had to be sold by Mr. Morgan at a shrinkage of two and one -hall cents per dozen upon the actual coat. How,therefore, an any right-thinking person expect the buyer to give them a remunerative price for the eggs when the article which they offer for sale is so far below the standard required by the beat markets in the world? The English market rightly belongs to us; we are partend parcel of the British Em- pire, and I conscientiously believe that the people across the watet would prefer to pur- ehase from us rather than from a foreign country, provided we conIdgive them as good enigma of article as they can purchase else - HOPE I The Canadian Northwest— The all Canadian route:and direct fast line to the heart of the Klondike ahd Yukon Gold Fields. Three Tourist oars each week to the Paoli°. coast. Cell and get a copy of "Klondike and Yukon Gold Fields," and go away. posted. Colonist trains with effects and stock leave Toronto every ...Tuesday in March and April. Regular passenger tertiti leaves Toronto at 12.30 a.m. every week day. For rates and all other in- formation regarding freight, etc., apply to -- Ranald J. Macdonald: C.P. R. Ticket, Telegraph and Express, •Money Order and Canada Accident Asaorance Agent, • SEAFORTH. ivh e United States has gone abet& in the matte of the poultry in - e we in Caned have practically g still. W should now put rer possibly effort to get this 37 way this can be he ;is to keep a class of fowl which,will lay eggs averaging at least seven and one-half to the pound. It will cost no More to feed fowl of this sort than those which lay such abnormally small eggs. - What a Conservative Says. At the special request of the writer of the following letter, we give it publicity. It was written tand intended for publication in the Seaforth Sun, but the editor of that journal, for obvious reasonrs,deolined to pub- lish it: TO THE EDITOR SEAFORTH Do you think it 1. in the business interests of the town (if Seaforth that it should be divided into bitter political factions, leaving after an election nothing but bad feelings. ter showed a different example, when the& brought out their townsman, Mr. Swinerton, as a Conservative candidate. Both parties united giving him an al- most unanimous support. Surely Mr.{ Moe Lean deserves at least the same ennsidera- tion ; an old resident; a. man of exceptional ability and good character ; having per- formed his duties as representative of the riding for the last four years in a modest, temperate manner, creditable to himself, and creditable to South Huron. AN OLD TIME CONSERVATIVE. • . Sabbath School Convenion- The nineteenth annual Sunday School Convention of the Dungannon and Nile oir-. cults was held in the church at the Nile on Thursday, February 10th. It consisted of three sessions. In the morning there was a fair crowd, but at -the afternoon and evening sessions the church was crowded tb the door with earnest and attentive people who are interested in Sunday school work. Every number on the programme was taken up by the person selected by the committee. B,' ev. J. E. A. Millvard, of Nile, presided in the morning, Rev. B. L. Hutton, of Dungannon, in the afternoon and Mr. William Bailie, of Nile, in the evening. At the morning ses- sion reports were given by Nile, Dungannon and Ebenezer schools. In' these three, schools $231.37 have been raised for Sunday school purposes during the year 1897. $180 has-been expended by them for the purpose of , carrying on their work. Forty-five teachers and officers teach and control these schools. Their average attendance was about 37. 361 names of scholars were en - roiled and the average attendance of. these amounted to 179. After &discussion on the subject 'of substitute teachers, Mr. John Echlin, superintendent of the Sheppardton school gave the address of welcome. In the afternoon' Mr. Wm. Plunkett, of Ebenezer, spoke on"The present state of Sunday School Work in Canada." Mr. Wm. Bailie, of Nile, introduced the subject of "Temper- ance," urging teachers to bring this matter before their scholars and to educate them along this line. ' Miss E. Whyard, of Dun- gannon spoke on the subject "The Teach- ers' Interest in the Scholars in and oat of School," and contended that an interest only during the school hours was not suffi- cient to keep the scholars in the classes. Mr. J. Hitherington'of Nile, spoke on "How to raise the Standard of Sunday School Teaching," and Mr. John Dusbow, sup:rintendent of Nile Sunday school, spoke on The aim of Sunday School Work and how to reach it." After another address by Mr. William Watson,of Nile,on the "Exer- cise of Authority in the School," special ad- dresses were given to the children present, by Miss Hutton; of Dungannon, and Mr. John McLean, also of that place. The first part of the evening session was taken up. in the peeing of a resolut ion by the conven- tion in favor of the plebeseite as to the ad- visability of prohibiting the liquor traffic. After this, addresses were delivered by Mrs. S. J. Pentland, of Dungannon, on "Our de- pendence on the Holy Spirit for Sunday School Work," Rev. J. E. /Millyard, of the Nile,on " A general knowledge of the Bible essential to Sunday School work," and Rev. B. L. Hutton, of Dungannon, on "The re- ligoue )nstruction of the young." The mode at this session was supplied by the Nile choir. • —__,, A Huron Giant. The following is copied from the Phila- delphia Inquirer, Sunday morning, August lst, 1897 : . -Royal- McKenzie; a patrolman on the Duluth police force, claims the distinction of being the giant policeman of the United States. McKenzie, as he appears on his beat, measures 7 feet, 3 1-2 inchee from the soles of his feet to the tip of Wee helmet. His actual height is 6 feet, 10 3-4 inches, and he weighs 265 pounds. When he stands with his annul spread apart as far as be can reach, he marks a distance of 7 feet, 6 inches from the tips of the under finger on the one hand to the tip of the other. Royal or "Babe " McKenzie'as he is called by his brother officers, was leorn in Huron county, April 13th, 1871, being, therefore, 26 years of age. His father was a man of ordinary height and build, being but 5 feet, 11 inches tall, but his mother stood 6 feet, 1 inch, and was a heavy woman. The big patrolman, in spite of his great height, is no mean athlete. He has won several prizes for hammer throwing and was at the head of _the tug of •war team. McKenzie Was ap inted to the police force by vzex- mayor is, who is partial to tall men. MoKenzi ' . says that he is still growing, that he is One-quarter inch taller and, heav- ier than he was a year ago. The big fellow is good natured and proud of his height, and is the pet of the police force. In speak- ing of himself to the press, he said : I was born in Huron county, Ontarie, a few Miles from the village of Lucknow. My father, Neil Ban McKenzie, was one of the first settlers in that part of that country. I am a great admirer of out doonsports, such as running, throwing the caber, etc. I have taken several prizes, and at 17 years of age wasohosen as one of the great tug-of-war team from Huron. When I get my vacation once a year, I mostly enjoy going forth in the woods and take a canoe and go to fish or hunt. My father is a deey old man, but is around end as smart as any of his sons. My parents, both father and mother, are Highland Scotch, my mother's maiden name being McRae. I grew steadily from my youth and was counted a big boy at the age of ter° years. I do not know what sickness is in one respect, as I never was sick in my life. I am on Superior street mostly, and it is funny to see people stop and size me up. mental attainments and devoted her energies to her family, nearly all of whom are distin- guished men' and women. Nine children survive. The sons are D'Alton McCarthy, B. C, M. P, Judge McCarthy, of Dafferm county,Dr. McCarthy,of Barrie, and Hassey -- Berg McCarthy an in -valid at home. The daughters are Mrs. Hornaby,of Barrie, Mrs. • M rgan (wife of Judge Morgan,of Toronto), Mks. Frederick Paeterson, of Toronto, hire. Trocke (wife of Mayor Troeke, of Southern Ireland), and Miss Anna McCarthy, an in- ' valid, living at home. . e --- He is the Man.. DEAR EXPOSITOR,—Will you through your paper answer the following question: Is the H. Eilber, who is running in the Conseivative interests in South Huron the tame man who was the ,chairman Of the committee which built the House 9f Refuge in Huron county? If so, do you and the rest of the people of South Huron think that a man who allowed the contractors to do such work as was done there, is a fit and „proper person to send to Parliament? Iam told that he was written to time and again and told how matters were going, but he paid no attention to letters, and at last the county had to pat new supports to the roof to keep it from falling down. Is this true ? • Were the bricks bought in Crediton? Let us know in your paper. -Yours, etc., GODERIOlt TOWNSHIP. (ED. Nor.—The chairman of the House of Refuge committee and the present Con- servative candidate are the same man. It • is true, we believe, that the work on that building was badly botched, and that the building was in danger of falling down after its erection. Where the bricks were pur- chased; we do not know.) Since the above was in type a correspor d- ent send" us the following interview which he had with Mr. Wm. Cooper'a well known builder and contractor of Clinton. Mr. Cooper is a Conservative'but-being a prac- tical man and honest knows whereof he speaks. In epeaking of the construction of the House of Refuge, he thinks that Mr. Eilber, who was at the time chairman of the committee which superintended its, construc- tion, is highly censurable for allowing the irregularities in connection therewith to pass. Mr. Cooper states that -in many in- stances the building was not put up accord- ing to - specifications, and the committee were aware at the time that irregularities were going on, which have since cost she county from $1,000 upwards. Mr. Eilber knew that -the work was not right, because he was notified in writing, but he allowed ill to pass, and should assume his share of re- sponsibility for it. The committee were specially appointedcounty council to see that the work w properly done, but neglected its duty mot shamefellp '1 • —Mrs. McCarthy,an old and distinguish- ed reeident of Barrie, died February 15th at the age of 92 years. She was a nativ of Edinburgh, Scotland,and youngest daughter of Thomas Manors, writer to the signet. Shortly after her marriage to her late hus- band in Dublin Ireland, they came -to Can- ada. Mrs. Mcaarthy had unusually strong Death of Miss Frances Miss Frances E. Willard, president of the World's Women's .Christian Temperance Union, died in New York, February 18th, from pneumonia. Miss Willerd was born September 28, 1839, at Charchville, near Rochester, N. Y., and was thedaughter of the Hon: Josiah F. and Mary Thompson Hill Willard. She was a graduate of the North-Western Univer- sity, Chicago, and took the degree of- A. M. from Syracuse University. In 1862 she was professor of natural science at the North- West Female College, Evanston, Ill.; 1866. she was preceptress Genesee in the Wes- leyan Seminary, Leima, New York • 1874, corresponding secretary of National itiomen's Christian Temperance Union ; 1877, was as- sociated with D. L. Moody in revival work in Reston ; 1878, president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Illinois' and editor of the Chicago Daily Post; 1879, president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, the largest society ever organized, conducted, and con- trolled exclusively by women. She made the tour of the Southern States in 1883, and founded and everwhere introduced the Wo- men's Christian Temperance Union. She travelled thirty thousand miles that year in the United States, visiting every state and territory, accompanied by her private ;secre- tary. Miss Willard gave to the National Women's Christian Temperance Union its motto :—" For God and Houle and Native -Land," and classified -its forty departments of work under the heads of preventive, edu- cational, evangelistic, social, legal and or- ganizing. In 1884 she helped to establish theProhibition(of intoxicating drinks) party. In 1887 Mies Willard was elected president of the Women's Council of the United States, formed from coofederatectsocieties of women, and in thesamerarehe was sleeted theGen- eral Conference of the Methodist Episcopa- lian church, and in 1889 she was elected to the Oecumenical Conference of the tame church. The funeral services over the re- mains of Miss Willard took place in New York, February 20th, after which the body lay in state in Chicago in Willard -hall and while en route to -Evanston, Illinois, where the interment took place, lay for a few hours in Churohville, New York, Miss Willard's birthplace. These funeral ser- vices were attended by large numbers of people from Canada and the 'United States. Floral tributes were received from Lady Henry Somerset and others, who thus payed tribute to one af the mint prominent women of to -day in America. Canada. a—Mw. Dominique, member for Lapra and Napierville, caused a sezuration in House one day not long ago by faint•ng while Mr. Blair was speaking. —Hon. Wilfrid Prevost,- a prominent Liberal member of the Legoilative Council of Quebec died last week at St. Jerome, aged 65. Ile had been ailing for some time. —Two convicts escaped from Kingston Penitentiary not long ago. The guards gave *awe and William Carrie from Berlin turnetron Guard Gibson with an axe. Gib- son shot Carrie fatally. rio he —A report received in Petrolia, says that the mail carrier who carries the mail be- tween Oil Springs and Edy's Mills was way- laid one night not long ago and robbed of the mail bag and contents. —Dr. Dawson, director of the Geological Survey, estimates the gold taken out of the Canadian Ybkon last year at $2,500,000. Since 1885, $4,038,500 has been taken out the Cknaclian Pacific e press, due there from in golds, • • Detroit One evening lit week, about half- ; —Henry Hughs doing business under the way between there Mid Drumbo, while it I style of Caverhill, Hughes and Company, was running at forty miles an hour, and sus - Montreal, wholesale grocers, have assigned. tained no hing more serious than a dialocat- The liabilities will be between $70,000 and ed shoul er and • severe shaking up. Mr. $100,000. Manson as missed fom the train shortly .—.The death occurred at his home three before it tilled into r, and on arriving at miles east of Oakville, last week, Of Mr. thestatioi the conduct or notified the section Andrew Robertson, J. P., one of the best- foreman, svho immed known and most highly respected residents rescue wi h a gang o of this community. Mr. Robertson's deathHe soon 4ucceeded in was the result of blood poisoning, which set passenger,and took hi in after an accident- whioh -happened him —Mr. rank Hol last September. While operating a mow- weeks ago was stricke ing machine he was caught in the legs by at his hon4e,Februaryl4th, in London, aged the knives and the bones were nearly out in 65 years. Deceased, ho was born in Mar - two. Mr. Robertson was a Scotchman by gate, En and„ bad n a resident of Lon - birth, and after settling in Peel county don 57 yeirs. He the last of the Hol- a Miss Katherine Schneider, who had not ,,in their bereetirement. wri - b came a very successful farm r and fruit - g ower. He was a life long Liberal, but n ver was an aspirant for publi honors. —At the annual meeting i Toronto last eek of the Board of Direc re of the In- d trial Exhibition Associable a deficit- of $ ,500 was reported on the re iota and ex- p nditure account, the first • efieit in the h tory of the exhibition. - Trebiloock arrived in Victoria, B itish poll:111lb* with the 1 test news of aguay. He tells of lawl ssness there, - s ooting, eta, and also has a 'et of uniden- ti ed people frozen in the asses lately. N torioue "Soapy" Smith is out for Mayor. Thomas Burridge, an old L ndon, died last week of Mee b the shook of learning of th b ther in the city hall amide ridge had lived in London for and was a prominent Oddfello After a lingering illness, D vidson, the late secretary-tr resident of broughb on death of his t. Mr. Bur - forty years, Mr. Charles asurer of the ellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co,, and an old, prominent, and hig citizen of Guelph, passed awe, of alit week, in his 82nd year. The three-year-old (laughter of William D dson, Union village, died 1 po oning through eating ea T e child was taken ill after mt n, exhibiting all the sympt ing. A doctor was called in lif could not be saved. A report from Vancouv r says a big sation has been caused there by a brick- ly esteemed Wednesday se la ea II0 fin th Br eig eta we lift ng boxes on his knee. From a contusion thus sustained blood poisoning set in and reselted in death after a fewdays illness. De eased leaves a widow and family. Mrs. Bingham, wife of D Bingham' of st week from ned salmon. ating the sal- ine of poison - et the child's • er stumbling on a rubytne while ex- ating for •a building. e gems are pro - need by experts' to be genuine. The was made on a high territory level of Fraser river,abeve New, estminister, tish Columbia. Mr. Henry McCallum, aged thir• ty. it years, died under dist easing elm:min- ces at the hospital in oodstock last k.Mr.11oCallum had been in the habit of Ha We wh Wa Bin Ha lan and hya ikon, died at the Galt k after a long illness. was the daughter of t (1,of Toronto, leaves six ham, M. D., Hamilton; rti P. Galt ; Mrs. H. J. hospital est The deceased, e late Sheldon hildren—G., S. red., Detrbit; Graham, Oak- , California ; Mrs. W. J. Millican, Galt, Mrs. Ktirl Kranz, Berlt Mrs. Hill, mother -in -la of Dr. Oren- kha, died on Monday laftemoon, Feb - roar 14.theit her residence en the Tyendin- !, ags eserve,near Deseronto; ila the venerable age f 86 years. - She was a Igrand-daughtsi of the celebrated Mohawk Chief Joseph Bra t, and was one of the ' Idest and most res oted residents of the re — he shareholders of th & Savings Company met las td a d received a statemen date' in which the wreck pan vs charged to gross mis frau on the part of the was stated by Mr. Lan shar holders could not e more than 50 per cent. on t —Dr. H. D. Fraser, of suddenly last week of he was m good health up to death, but has been over weeke. He lay down to one evening and when t him he was dead. He member of the Masonic forty yearsOf age, and le three children. —One evening not long Milne, who lives three m land Landing, had his burnt down. Everything the a cit. All his feed and 1 t year's grain was consume , as Mr. Milne had not sold any grain but a load or two a d „his loss will be eayy. Cause of fire al lantern upsetting. Some insurance on ba, Id child of Mr. e, drank the con - ng a solution of er was using as a gargle long ago, and ea- red a few minutes lat r. The mother, d it behind some und it and drank ervation. - Farmers' Loan week in Toren - from the liqui- ng of the corn- anagement and anagement. It air that the peat to realize eir claims. rangeville, died rt failure, He the time of his orked for some st before supper ey went to call as a prominent lodge. He was ves a widow and ago, Mr. Albert es north of Hol- • arn and stables was lost, saving and 'implements —T Jay K tente strych e eighteen-month- nnedy, ,of Kingavil f a bottle contain ine, which her fat one afternoon not nowing the poisonous n ture of the medi- cine, had carefully secre flower pots,but the child f it bef e beingcbserved. —M minion pointe to tak a. Livingstone formerly of the Do - Lands Office, Virinuipeg, has been ap- by the Departmeot of the Interior charge of the inntaigration of a sup- erior el of domestic se. eats from Britain to Manitoba and the Territories. The posi- tion cells for journeys t Britain to select and bring out the girls, and also their gen- eral provision in this cOuntry. Mrs. Liv- ingstone a first trip .will be to Scotland short'. . Else Cooper, of Brantford, had just nto a new store, which he had fitted bicyle repair shop; and had a good f wheels on ban when one evening rking with a gasoline stove, it ex - setting fire to t e store, and com- remen confined the The force of t'ae plate -glass window ins in the store off — r moved up for supply while w plead, pletely gutting it. The fire where it originated, explesioe burst the front out, and blew three par their feet. —Dr.- J. M. Platt, coroner for Prince Ed- ward, held an inquest on the body of Henry H. Haight, who was killed on Monday, 7th inst„by being run over near Picton while on his way home to Milford. The jury ire - turned the following verdict: Henry H. Haight's death was can'ed by furious And unlawfuldriving of, Byron Harrison and Philip eller, and it w Philip K, Iler which ran men were placed under —George Avis, of Co tiger for the Island Chicago, and his team a terriblenine days' e They left Thessalon, 29th for 1 the Island, snowstorm set in, and the third day they ca Island lighthouse, whe hands lied feet badly helpless. k There they greatly, tit the 6th 1 ticln releaved by- a party answer a signal, from his njarres. —Mr. bort M.ans a the team driven by over Haight. Both mats kburn Island, men- der Company, of ter, Pat 'Barry, had perience on the ice. lsomii: on January ith team, but a they i were lost. On me tb the Sulphur e they arrived with frozen, and almost remained, suffering et., when they were from Thessalon, in .Avis has since died u, of Ayr, fell from man brothers, at one time well-known theatrical managers, and one of London's must esteemed citizens. For a• long while he was in the employ of the London Drug Company, but three years ago he left them to open a store of his own. • Mrs. Holman, four sons and two daughters are left: The sone are: !rank, ,physical instructor, Y. M. C. A., London; Benjamin, C. P. R. ticket office, Windsor; William A. of Chat, ham, and George, of London. The daugh- ters are: Misses Margaret and Jennie. Mrs. Peters of Seaforth, Mrs. Alonzo Strong and Mrs. Skilliam Scofield,of Toronto are sisters of the deceased. Mr. Mlle Holman, man- y! ager o the London baseball team, is a nephe of the deceased. • Perth Notes. I —Mr. Fritz 11,1ohr, of Rostock, has sold his 75 acre farm to thr. Thomas Armstrong, 1 for_.$33yr. B. ehan, of Rochester, New York, i is visiting her mster, Mrs. Wm. Morentz,tof Mitchell. . — Mils Bertha Hodge, daughter of Dr. Hodge of London,, is visiting her uncle, Mr. S. A. Hodge, of Mitchell. —Dr. Smith, of Mitchell, who has been ill for some time, is able to attend to his prae- tise again. , _ — The CanadiatePacifies Company has de- -aided to again open a ticket office in Mit- . . chell, with W. R. Davis as agent. —Mr. W. E. Alexander, of Britton has sold -his farm to Mr. E. Martin*, for 1-i,400, long. before emigrated to this country. To them were born a family of It) children. , tt . W. and Mre. Wilson, of Atwood, are at present the gueate of Mr. and Mrs. James Tr iii; hi Milverton. Mr. Wilson has re- cently teturned from British Columbia. He has tpent the last 26 years gold mining, and hat been se far as the Klondike. He and J.: Trim were fellow miners in the famous mines of Cariboo away back in the early sixties. 1-41r, Maurice Barry, who has been a resident of Ste Marys for nearly half a cen- tineki died at his residence in St. Marys last week atter an illness of about five months with paralysis of the throat and other corn- pliCiiitites. He was 78 years old and leaves a Wife . 75 years of -age, and a son, John in toddle and a daughter, Elizabeth, who is teaching near Windsor. —E. J. Wilson, editor and proprietor o the ; little Eye Witness, is visiting his father -Bo -law, Mr. J. Dunmore, of Her- mohYi And also his boyhood home. His - frieride here are pleased to nee him looking hale ktid hearty. Mr. Wilson intends tak- ing ii tilur through the States, and 'visiting Mile, of the large cities before returning both, _ —Constables O'Donnell, Rush and Me.. Caffrey were fired upon at Stratford the- othei night while endeavoring to arrest a ntritinet of men who are supposed to have been ,doitig the hold-ups in and around that city i recently. The men were observed Multi. ri- box oar, and when the officers at- teilit4e, . to surround them they fired and and intends going out west. - —Miss Nellie Selwood, of Listowel, has ' passed the first year piazweexamination at the Toronto Conservatory of music. —Mr. Charles Lauder, of Logan, is en- gaged for the summer, with Me. McKenzie, who operates a cheese factory near Inger- soll. —Mrs. Joseph Dickey, of Toledo, who came to hfitchell to attend the funural of her mother, Mrs. Pernell, left for her home again last week. —Dr. Sinclair, who formerly practised - medicine in St. Marys, but id now living in Dakota, is visiting his friends and relatives in his old home. —Mr. George Phillips, of Ellice, has pur- chased the farm, being lot 1, concession 16, in that township. He will move there with his wife andfamily about April first. —Mrs. Parrott, of Mitchell, died after a prolonged illness, on Tuesday of last week. The deceased had been a resident of Mitchell for a Food many years. • —Mrs. William Gibson, of Listowel, had the miefortune to fall into a cellar through a trap door, which ehe did not notice open. Upon examination it was found that two of her ribs had been broken. — Mr. Walter Thomson, of Mitchell, who —41 valuable mare and buggy was last week stolen from Mr. John Doig, deputy- reettl of South Easthope, who resides on lot 40, i.0,6cnicession 4, of that township. The theft.. Was not discovered until the morning wheli the stook was being fed. The night be- fore-; itlibut 10:30 o'clock, the family heard soultde Of a buggy passing on the road. They ate now of the opinion that it was the thief tidying off with their buggy. The young men's social and concert, ,e0-iverifili the Methodist -church, Mitchell, on Tudedia night of last week, was quite sw- eat, he attendance was good considering thetepld weather, and the programme was a. ver enjoyable one. Mr. Fry, B. A. of the hig , school, presided with marked and plethling ability. The prepared programme by the , young men Was well rendered, and thCenfroshments served were equally nn.- joy*Sble Art% the rest of the promedinge. -is Long, of Boissevain, Manitoba, bro reef Mr. Simon Long, of Stratford, is 'Pending a few days in that city. Mr. Long reports that the farmers in his district of the Prairie Province are in a.. prosperous condition. There are seven grain elevators in the town, which has 1,000 inhabitants. MrIlickinan Buckingham, son of Mr. Wm. has more than once shown Ins generosity and large heartedness, has subscribed $50 Bliteltingham, is practising law at that Int, towards the Presbyterian fund to send mis- sionaries to the Kkindike. — Mr. Peter Livingston recently drew the largest load of *heat to Schaefer's elevator, Milverton, ever delivered there. It con - fisted of 136 11-2 bushels of wheat or four tont and 190, pounds-. —The Stratford Presbytery has sustained the call of Milverton and Wellesley congre- gations to. Rev. Mr. Anderson, of Guelph. Mr, Anderson has accepted, and the induc- tion will take place about the first of April. —Onithe 9th Met, at Sebastopol, Miss Lizzie Cook, daughter of Mr. J. D. Cook, of Lisbon, was. uuited An marriage to Mr. David Wilhelm, of North Easthope. They intend living on Mr. Wilhelm's •place, near Hampstead. —William, the third son of the late Henry Sanderson, died at his mother's resi- dence on the town -line west of Listowel, on 16th inst. He had been for some time and took a serious turn on Monday previous. He was twenty years of age. —Miss May Mulligan, of Mitchell, died last week, at the age of 21 years. She came home from Buffalo, a little over a month ago, a victim of consumption, and, although everything possible was done for her, she did not recover. — J. B. Rutteiford, of Stonewall, Mani- toba, formerly of Perth county, has gone to California for the benefit of his health. He intends! returning to Ontario in the course of a few months' time to spend the summer here. —Mrs. T. homes French, of the 12th con- cession of Logan, died at her home on Tues- day, February 15th. Her remains were in- terred in the blethodise cemetery the fol- lowing Thursday. She leaves a large and highly reapected 'family all grown up. . —Mr. F. W. Stiong, of the Merchants' Bank, Windsor, is spending a week or two at Mitchell, as the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Cull. Mr. Strong has been very ill for some weeks, and, as soon as he could biave his room, he went to recruit -his health and spirits among his old friends in Mitchell. —Mr. Thomas Baird, of Fullerton, was married on Thursday, February 17th, to Miss Jessie -Whitehead. The marriage took place at the residence of Mr: David Me- Clacherty, brother-in-law of Mr. Baird, and the marriage was performed by Rev. Mr. Bradley. 1 —After a long illness, from cancer of the liver, Mrs. Parrott, of Mitchell, died at her residence on February 15th. She was born in Bedford, England, and came to Canada with her husband and children, settling in Logan. After her husband's death the fam- ily moved to Mitchell, where they have since resided. — The friendly social given by Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Banton, of Lilies for married folks, on Monday evening of lanteweek, was a great RUMS& About thirty 'couples of their friends and neighbors gathered to- gether and spent a most enjoyable evening in card playing and other amusements. —One day not long ago the ocoupants of the Harlburt block, in Mitchell, were startled at the ' sound of an explosion in the dental rooms of Dr. Anderson, It proved to -be. the vulcanizer • which had become over heated and burst, blowing its brass head through the coiling and scatter- ed things generally. The cost of the ex- plosion would be about $20. — One evening short time ago a crowd of young people assembled at the 'house of -Mr. Leonard %teen, Staffs, in order to spend the evening. Social games of all kinds were indulged in, and everybody spent a most enjoyable time. Refreshments were plentifully supph'ed, and some stayed until a late hour. All returned to their homes well pleased with the SUMAS of the gathering. —Henry A. Wettlaufer, Ego., one of South Easthope's pioneers, passed- away Saturday, February 19th, after a painful ill- ness. He has been confined to the house most of the winter and latterly became so mneh worse that his end -was not unexpect- ed. -He had reachedthe age of 74 years and tely set out to the three menthe, most of his life being spent on men and,a handcar. the farm upon which he died, lot 31, conces- finding the missing sion 5, - South Eaathope. When a lad of m to Ayr. about 12 years he emigrated to this country an, sen„ who two from Germany, coming to South Eaethope n with paralysis, died with Mr. Kalbfleisch, one of the early pioneers. After eight years Mr. Wettlan- fer returned to Germany on a short visit and soon after his return he was married to and Iiiite Long states that he is one �f the town's blest prominent citizens and A lead- ing politician. , -4491r, and Mrs. S. A. Hodge, of Mit- chell, were given ,a very pleasing *surprise 0110VOIIing not long ago. At a little after eight (dolook a number of intimate and long standing friends of Mr. Hodge quietly en- tered hit house and placed upon the centre table a. -handsome and costly silver service. Aftti Mr. and Mrs. Hodge had acedimmo- ditteA themselves to the unexpected intrus sio a Mayor Ryan read an address in behalf of ii the tompany, whit* was responded to by ' t. Hodge. Refreshments were served and trt Pleasant evening was spent. +TIM interest in the Milverton literary society ineetings is unabated. The hall was crowded last meeting. The programme was the beat yet rendered. The debate on Can- adAli vii. American constitution was hotly emillisted between M. McBeth and J. Tor - nude on the former and A. Melleath and At T. Giving, B.d.,onttlie latter. The own. mitten gave the decision against the Canad- ian learn. The lime kiln club was well re- preliented and rendered some fine plantation song", Miss P. Tucker recited "Our plea sure dilve" to the delight 'if the audience. attbe Hind° Medicine Company, of El- mira, N. Y., have been in the Atwood. hal" for heWreit. On the last evening the ball was filled to overflowing, many being unable to githe admittance. Amongst the features was, ii contest for a, tea set, which was won by Ann A. Aitcheson, a little son of Mr. Thomas Aitoheson, and it Japaneese teapot, which Was won by Master W. J. Worden. Afterwards followed a pie.eating contest, to which aspirante for local honors entered with a With. The following were the win- ners in the order named: John Byeredet; Robert Geed, 2nd; John Allman, 3rd. —A quiet but prettyavent was celebrated in Kiiikota 012 vitednesday, February 16th, when 41. .r. iValter Nicholson, of Logan, and Miss Agues Murray, of Ellice, were united in marriage. The bride was assisted by Mint Kate Waters, while Mr. Wm. Nichol- son pellet -tried the take duty for the groom. Only the immediate friends of the contract- ing patties were invited. After the mar- riage the happy coupledrcive to the home of the bride" father, where a sumptuous de- jeuner aerated them. Mr. and Mrs. Nichol- son carry with them to their new 'home in Logan, the good wishes of their many kfrotranAdosahi tie y event was celebrated st Kin- nday, February 14th, when Rev. Father O'Neill, of 010 place, united in mar- riage Mimi Lizzie, only daughter of Mr. Patrick :Keelan, of Ellice, to Cormick, son of Mr. Terrance Waters, of Logan. The bride was Peettily attired in brown silk, and was attended by Miss Lizzie Waters, sister of the groom, while Mr. James Nicholson acted as hest man. A large number of use- ful and berviceabIe presents were received, testifying td the esteem in which the eon - treating parties are held. After a sumptu- ous dinner the evening was pleasantly spent in dancing and social amusements. Mr. and Mrs. Waters will iive DR the farm, whither they are feline- sd by the best wishes of a large circle of friends, —An old and highly respected resident of Elms passed away on Wednesday of lasts week, in the person of Mr. John McGinty - wee, in the 83rd year of his age. He was born at Mali Athol, Perthshire, Scotland, in 1815, where he spent his boyhood and young manhood as a shepherd-, being for several years chief shepherd on the Duke of Athol's estate, He emigrated to Canada in 1855, locating in North Basthope, where he reinained three years only, and then moved into Elms, lit 1858, taking up lot 34, con- cetsion 9, where the family have since con- tinued to tesIda He Married Miss Cathar- ine MoPheil, of Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland, to *horn were born five children, who survive, viz., blornington towns of the lOth comes s. James Holmes, of ; Mrs. Alfred Allison, on of Ehna ; Mw.. James Gray, of the 8t . concession of Erna, and Archibald, oil the homestead. Deceased was a Presbyterian in religion and a Lib- eral in polities. He had been ill more or leas since 1881, with chronic rheumatism, contracted while attending his flocks on Ms native hills. Of a jovial, warm hearted dis- position, i; hlaemtnenadtebmisandyosinfiartn. dsioiVehbo.symWill. pithy is felt tor his aged partner And family Ifs 1.4