The Huron Expositor, 1898-02-25, Page 4t
Malta
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. t her of the party to be up and doing. Over
confidence has been the cause of defeat be -
Mr The Owe between the parenthesis, atter eaeh
one. denotes tho page of the paper on which the
advertisement will he found.
Peoples Busy StOre--E. MoVatilpo. [4)
einnuel Meeting -R. R. Ferguson [5]
Notice to Contraotors-Jamee Jampholl [5]
Study Your 1nterests-Beattie Bros. [8]
'New Trunks -R. Willie [53
Auction Sele-L Dougherty [5]
Tanden Wantedt-loseph Taylor [5]
Steers for Sale -Wm. A. Ross [5]
To the -People -amino° & Kerslake [8]
Seeds-Ramilton & Kerslake [8]
Card ol Thanks -R. G. Scott [8]
Cokea 'Specialty Cos [5]
Sale of -Village Property -Mrs. S. Wifilace [5]
fore ; the vote muat be gotten out to win ;
every lawful pressure must be brought to
bear on indifferent ones. Knowing this,
we must be always on the move, there must
be no °minion euttil the last ballot is cast.
Remembering this and by working con-
scientiously, the victory is ours and for
the ilext four years, at least, we will have
honest and econimicial governnaent
tht *Ian fxpoottot
annelfORTH, FRIDAY Feb. 25th. 1898
Provmeial Nominations.
The first definite stage of the election
contest has . been passed with the nomina-
tions which were held in all parts of the
Province on Tuesday hist. The reeult is
that two Liberals have been. elected by ac-
clamation, in Prescott and South Bruce. In
Prescott this result was expeeted its no op-
position had been offered against Mr. Evan-
turel, the late speaker. In South Bruce,
however, the result was uncertain until the
last. Although no supporter of Mr, Wait -
'ley bed been in the field, it wan expected
that al Patron would stand. In the 94 con-
stituencies in the Province, the Liberals
have 90 candidates. Mr. Beek, the inde-
pendent candidate in Monk, has retired,
leaving a straight contest between Mr. Hare
court, the Provincial Treasurer, and Mr.Gal-
braith. In Centre Bruce Mr. Shouldice, the
Conservative candidate, has retired, leaving
the field to Mr. Malcolm, Liberal, and Mr.
Macdonald, independent. In North Essex a
third candidate, Mr. Joseph Martin, has aps
peered in the field. London is blessed with
a plethora ot candidates, two independent
labor candidates, in addition to the nominees
of the regules parties, having been put up.
In East Middlesex Mr. Shore, the Patron
candidate, who wait a member of the Legis-
lature just diasolved, has retired. North
Oxford, like London, haa four candidates,
two independents and the nominees of the
two parties. In South Renfrew three candi-
dates are in the field, and the same number
in North York.
A Pertinent Question.'
Let any intelligent elector..consider for a
moment the situation of the 1:rovitice of
Ontario, so far as its public affairs are con-
cerned. Property and civil rights secredly
protected and safeguarded, an educational
system thoroughly established the equal of
any in the world, boa self-government by
munieipidities broadened and extended un-
til a very part ot people's lives, generous
provision made for all the defective and
unfortunate classes of the community, the
rights of labor enshrined in the etatute
book, agriculture -the dominant industry of
of the Province -aided and encouraged in a
hundred ways, and the publie assets of land
and timber honestly administrated for the
public benefit. Daring 27 years of satisfac-
tory progress in these particulars a Liberal
administration has' been in power at Toren -
to, and these are the very things with whieh
it has chiefly concerned itself. Could this
advance all along Osie line have been possible
if Reform government fe the hopelessly cor-
rupt and evil thing which our Tory friends
affect to believe ?- On the other hand, if it
la true that by their finite ye shall know
them,' is net fair to presume that a large
share of the prowess and prosperity 'which
Ontario has enjoyed is due to the beneficent
adminietration of her affairs ? If so, what
&eject is to be gained by changing servatits..
Liberal Prospects Bright.
Before another issue of THE [EXPCSITOR
appears the vote of the people of Ontario
7 will have decided whethiar the Hardy Gov-
ernment is to be re -entrusted with the reins
nf office, or Whether they are to be handed
over to Mn Whitney. Elections are prov-
erbially uncertain, and we do not profess to
be able to read the future. But coming
events cast their shadows before, and if the
nvalanche which the Tory newspapers say ie
about to overivhelm the Liberal party were,
really iminent, it would by this time be
visibly obstructing the daylight. Nothing
of the kind, however, is in sight. On the
contrary, the news from all parts of the
Province is most encouraging to the lovers
of good government. There was a Liberal
majority in the late House of about 15 aver
Conservatives and Patrons combined.,
though the latter voted as often with the
Government at with the Opposition. In
order, therefore, to overthrow Mr. Hardy,
the Conservatives must retain all the seats,
they DOW hold,' apture all the Patron ones
and replace eig t or nine Liberal membera
by their ,own andidenes. This involves a
aerious change in public opinion, Of the
exiatence of wh oh there is no proof what-
ever. The party led by Mr. Whitney has
not been atrenghtened, but weakened, for
the present fight. The retirement of two
such prominent men as Mr. Howland and
Dr. Ryerson was calculated to give the im-
. pression than they had no hope of their
party coming into possession of the treas-
ury benches aa the result of this election.
None of the Conservative leaders in Domin-
ion politice from Ontario, now out of a job,
have deemed the chances of success hopeful
enough to induce them to throw in their lot
with Mr. Whitney. That gentleman has'at
his back nothing but the old guard, so often
rejected by electors, and it will be passing
etrange if the electors endorse them now.
The western part of the•Province has al-
ways stood for an honest and capable admin-
istration of public affairs, and it will do so
again. No part of Western Ontario has a
longer and more consistent record for attach-
ment to the Liberal cause, both in adversity
and prosperity ;- and we are confident
that when on the night of the first of March
men all over Ontario ask for news of the
three Hurons, the reply -will be as ustal,
" solid for good government and a Reform
visible -signs of the return of the Lin,
eral party to power,' it 'behoves every mem-
THE MAIM
highways to the Canadian Yukon, and 'al -
:though occupied by the United States Were
in disputed territory. Had the Dominion
Government consented to this proceeding,
because if it had, it might beinterpretedto
mean that this country had . abandoned its
claim to the disputed territory. He warn-
ed the Government to be very cautious,
otherwise we might be treated to a repiti-
tion by the United States of its conduct in
the San' Juan affair.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier replied that the Do-
minion Government was not aware that it
wase the intention of the United States to
send troops to Skagwaf and Dyea. Al-
though this was disputed territory, the
United States had enjoyed the occupation
of it since 1867, and so far as he was able
to learn, without protest from Canada. The
question of the delimitation of the boundary
between Canadian and United States terri-
tory in that region was now occupying at-
tention.
Sir Charles Tupper pointed out that
there was now before the United States
Senate a bill providing that bonding priv-
ileges on the Stickeen river should only go
into effect on the "proclamation of the Presi-
dent.' The Same bill also proposed that
bonding privileges on the Strickeen should
only be granted to Canada inreturn for the
extension to United States fishermen of ad-
vantages in our Atlantic waters which were
denied to them by the treaty of 1812. He
thought the Premier would appreciate the
gravity of the matter, and that he would
take steps to prevent the adoption by the
United States of such a policy as was pro -
Sir Wilfrid Laurier said the Government's
attention had been drawn to• the matter,and
he was glad to know that the bill referred.
to had not yet become law. For his part.
he could not entertain the idea that the
United States executive had any intention
of sanctioning a law which in any manner
departed from treaty obligations.
Replying to Mr: McInnes, a�Yanconver, it
Wilfrid Laurier said the Government hd
reason to believe that Maj. Walsh had
issued an order requiring all persons enter-
ing the Yukon district to carry with them
provisions for not less thanaix months, and
to avoid misunderstanding, the police sta-
tioned on the boundary were instruct-
ed in the early part of this winter that tb
could no more than advise people not to
proceed to the interior with "less than the
amount of provisions named, but there was
no authority under which force could be
employed.
The Yukon Railway.
The arrangement which the Dominion
Government has made with Messrs. Mace
keezie and Mann for the construction of a
railway from Glenora on t Stiokeen river
to lake Teslin, is standingithe beat of ad-
verse criticism very welli The route has
been approved as the best under all the
circumstances, and every one is agreed that
the Government did well to stipulate for au
early completion of the work, for if it ix to
be done at it Inuit be done at once.
The only point of controversy is the price to
be paid for building the road. This takes
two forms, viz. : A monopoly of the route,
and a land grant of 3,750,000 acres. The
monopoly will do the country no harm, for
the rates of freight and ttavel are subject to
Government control, and t are to be
autematically reduced at the end of five
year periods. The land grant is really the
crux of the bargain. Every one who knows
anything of placer mining, knows how ir-
regular the value of land in mph a region
is. A paying claim may be sineoundea on
both sides by worthless ground, while such
a thing as square miles of veluable placer
territory in a block is seldom,
if ever, found. It. is only along
the banks and in the • valleys of
streams, preaent or pre -historic, that placer
gold occurs. Hence in chopsing their land,
the contractors must *necessarily take in
much that will prove to contain no gold,and
as it will have no agricultural value it will
be absolutely useless. On the other hand,
they may secure some very itch valleys,
with gold enough to repay them for their
-outlay in building the railway, perhaps =
more. But in any event they are taking
big chances. The railway will coat them
probably between four and five inillione of
dollarnand their prospect of return is almost
wholly a speculative one. It is to be hoped
that the jealousy of our American cousins
w not lead them to adopt bonding regula-
tions which will have the effect of practic-
ally closing the Stickeen river to British
and Canadian vessels. This danger is
threatened. Should any sech action be
taken, the Dominion Government would be
tuatified in meeting it with strong measures.
THE DOMINIONPARLIAMENT.
OTTAWA, February 21st, 1898.
It has been Klondike week in the House.
The Yukon country and affaint have monop-
olized the time and taken precedence, and
after a, week's hammering at the Yukon
Railway bill the Opposition have only suc-
ceeded in proving that thesmeasure has ex-
tremely few vulnerable points. The changes
premised by the Government in response to
Opposition criticisms are that the majority
of the directors& of the railway shall be
British subjects, that the line must be oper-
ated as well as built by the company to se-
cure the grant, and that the reservation of
alternate sections to the Government shall
apply in the case of extensions as well as in
regard, to the original blocks. These
changes have been arranged for because
they are reasonable. The Government
wishes to do the best it can to perfect' the
bill, and hints of a usetul sort are not re-
jected, as they have been under former ad-
ministrations., . because they come froM
'the Oaposition benches. The attempt of
the Conservatives to discredit the measure
on account of the land grant has failed
signally.
The Government has doted an arrange-
ment with the Canadian Bank of Commerce
by which a branch of ehat great financial
institution will be established immediately
at Dawson City. B. E. Walker, general
and Senator Cox represented the bank in
putting the arrangements through.
The Dawson bank will not only be a
great convenience to the miners, but will
aid the Canadian Governnient in collecting
the 10 per cent. royalty exanted on all gold
ts.ken in the gold fields.
'Gold will be accepted at the bank and
drafts given to 'miners on any bank in Can-
ada for the amount of gold received, except
10. per cent. royalty, which will be deducted
and handed over to the Government.
Diafts will also be given on banks in San
Francisco Chinage and New York. Miners
will not lee charged any commisaion or ex-
pense in obtaining their drafts. Gold will
be weighed at the bank and dratts given for
the amount.
The gold will be kept in vaults and con-
veyed mit of the country by a -military es-
cort. Mimes will be enabled to walk away
with their 'drafts in their pockets. The
convenience which the arrangement will
afford will be a great inducement to them to
pay the royalty. •
An Order -in -Council ratifying this agree-
ment between the bank and the- Govern-
ment has passed the Cabinet.
The Japanese may go into the Klondike
and take their chances with the other na-
tions of the' world.
Senator Macdonald, B. C., called the at-
tention of the Government to the necessity
for prompt action being taken for the pur-
Tose of excluding all persons of the Japanese
race from recording and working: mineral
cliims in the Yukon district. He had no
objections to either Chinese or Japanese
eoming into the country as laborers but
, thought that they should be prevented,from
taking up the mineral lands of the Yukon.
The Government should act at once, so that
notification could be forwarded to these peo-
ple by their own consuls that they would
not be allowed into the Klondike to take up
lands.
The Minister of Justice said that Japan
was recognized as a civilized nation, and
was subject to the duties and privileges of a
country within the domain of international
lain Moreover, Japan was a powerful na- .
tion as well as a civilized one and, person-
ally, he doubted if it would b'e a politic step
to attempt to place the people of that na-
tion on a different footing from other civil-
ized nations in this.regard.
Senator Almon thought that it would be
exceedingly unwise and unfair to subject to
such an indignity a nation which has risked
its national.existenee to fight for British
interests in the East.
Senator Macdonald explained that he had
no desire that the Government should ex-
clude the Japanese altogether, but simply
preveet them. from taking up mineral lands.
Similar laws existed in Japan with regard
to foreigners taking up mineral lands, and
if this wa,s so he could see no reason why
Canada should not exercise the same rights.
Attention was drawn in the House by
Lieut. -Col. Prior to the report that the
United States Government was sending two
coetpanies of troops to Dyea- and Skagway.
Helpointed out that theporte named formed
South Huron Nominatio
trys
•
The nominations for South H on took
place • at Hensail, on Tuesday last, Mr.
Irred Kibler, of Zurich,the returning officer,
presided and proved to be the right man in
the right place. Proceedinge commenced
sharp at 12 o'clock and everything passed
off smoothly and without a hitch.. There
were only two candidates nominated. Mr.
McLean was nominated by Mr. Archibald
John C. Kalbfleisch, ex -reeve of Hay. Mr.
Eilber was nominated by Mr.John Torrance,
Goderieh township.
After -the nomination proceedings were
closed, Mr. Kibler was appointed ahairman
and addressee were delivered by the movers
and seconders and the eandidates, also by
Mr, Bartlet, of London, in behalf of Mr.
EiIbenand Mr. bebalf of Mr. Mo.
Lean. The hall was packed to suffieation
and there was as many outside who could
not gain admission as were in the hall, but
it was a good natured crowd and the best of
order prevailed and all the speakers were
gived a good hearing, and honors were even.
The proceedings cloeed about five o'clock
with cheers for the Queen and the candid •
ones and a vote of thanks to the chairman
tor his very fair and impartial conduct in
the chair. The following is a list of the
polling places.
KAY. -Polling subdivision, No, 1, school
No. 3, town hall, Zurich ; No. 4, school
No. 6, Hartleib's block, Dashwood ; No. 7,
school house, No. 3.
STANLEY. -Polling subdivision No. 1,
school house, No. 1 ; No. 2, school house,
school house No. 5 ; No. 5, school. house
No. 4.
EAYFIELD.-Polling subdivision No. 1,
town hall.
STEPHEN. -Polling subdivision 1704 o. ▪ 1,
Baker's school house, section No. 1 lot 7,
Crediton •, No. 3, town hall, Crediton ; No.
4, Holt's kitchen, lot 11, concession 13 ; No.
5, Hintzinan's kitchen, lot 10; concession 17;
Baker's school No. 10, lot 6, concession 21 ;
No. 8, Maccabee's hall, Grand Bend.
EXETER. -Polling . subdivision No. 1.
Cuntz's wagon shop; No. 2, Weeke's marble
works; No. 3, R. S. Lang's implement shop;
No. 4, town hall.
USBORNE. -Polling subdivision No. 1,
town hall, Elimville ; No. 2, Thomas Cor-
nish's house, lot 21, concession 4 ; No. 3,
Mrs. Allen Skinner, lot 2, concession 10 ;
No. 4, public hall, Farquhar.
GODERIOH TOWNSHIP. -Polling subdivis-
ion No. 3, Wm. Sterling's house, lot 34,
concession 6 ; No. 4, William Wise's house,
lot 41, concession 11 ; No. 6, town hall,
TUCKERSMITIL-Polling subdiv• ision No.
'1, Smith's saddler shop, Egmondville ; No.
2, sehool house,No 6, or Broallfoot's section;
No. 3, school house No. 2 or Elgie's divis-
ion ; No. 4, Kyle's hall, lot 10, concession 8,
SEAFORTH.- Polling subdivision, No. 1,
E. Cash's store ; No. 2,Sample room,Queen's
James Thompson's store ; No: 5 town hall.
News of tb.e Week.
To REPLACE THE MAINE. -A bill appro-
priating $4,000,000 to provide a battleship
to replace the Maine was introduced in the
House of Congress, in Washington, Friday
afternoon last, by Mr. Foote, of New
York.
A DISASTROUS ELAZE.-All the properties
and scenery of half a dozen plays belonging
to Sir Henry Irving have been destroyed by
a Sre in the archway under the London,
Chatham & Dover Railroad, near the Lud-
gate Hill station, London, which was used
as a storehouse for the - scenery of the
Lyceum theatre.
A. Wheaton, one of the best known sur-
geons in the coantry, died suddenly bud
week of apoplexy. He had a eational repu-
tation as a surgeon, and was a frequent con-
tributor to medical journals.
THE MADIE BLoWN UP. -The United
States battleship Maine, which was station-
ed in the Havana harbor, was blown up last
week, The explosion, the origin of which
is a mystery, shook the city from one end
to the other. Most of the officers were din-
ing on board the ward line steamer City of
Washington and thus escaped death. It is
supposed the explosion -caused the death ot
258 of the crew and two officers.
STANSPELD DEAD. -The Right Hon. Sir
James Stansfelcl, who had held the offices of
Lord of the Admiralty, Under-Secretary for
India Lord of the Treasuty, President of
the Poor Law Board, and 'President of the
Local Government Board, ne dead. He was
born at Halifax in 1820, represented Halifax
in Parliament from 1859 to 1895, and retired
from Parliament at the last election. Sir
James was chiefly known throughout the a
country for his opposition to the Contagious
Diseases Acts and his support of woman's r
suffrage. He supported Mr. Gladstone's 1
Home Rule policy, and in 1886, on the res- a
ignition of Mr. Chamberlain, succeeded him
as President of the Local Government
EXPOSITOR
Board, re-entering the Cabinet for the first
time for twelve years.
ADRIFT ON THE ICE. -Twenty or twenty-
five men, who were fishing through the :ice
about twelve miles from the shore on Lake
Erie, near Buffalo, are believed to•be adrift
on the ice or to have been drowned. A
heavy east wind caused the ice to break
away from the shore and to drift up the
lake. Since early in the evening in which
they Went, nothing has been seen or heard
of the fishermen, •although large search
parties are looking for them along the shore
and along the breakWater.
GRAIN 13HumENTellt031 PHILADELPHIA. --
Fifteen steamships ate now in port at Phila-
delphia loading the grain that is coming to
that eitier from the waist in large quantities.
Their aggregate earrying capecity amounts
to over 3,000,003 bushels, and all the grain
elevators at Port Richmond, Washington
avenue and Girard points are kept busy in
meeting the heavy rueh. During the past
week thirteen other vessels,- not including
regular liners, were chartered te load gram
there, and the paint:mots for large shipments
of corn, wheat and oats were never brighter.
A number of the vessels recently ordered
there came from Hampton Roads, their
charters having been. effected while they
were at sea.
LORD SAusnuRv's CLosE CALL -The
Marquis of Salisbury and his second son,the
Rev. Lord William Gascoyne-Cecil, wbo is
rector of Bishop's. Hatfield, had a narrow
escape from death recently as they were
entermg the gates of Hatfield. A gust of
wind swung the heavy "gate against • the
brougaam in which they were riding, •ont-
ting the vehicle in two between the wheels.
The horses proceeded with the front part of
the brougham, leaving the Marquis of Salis-
bury and his son entangled in the remaining
debris. They received no injuries, however.
Ink
Huron Notes.
-The Presbyterian congregition at Ford-
wich, has adopted 'the new bOok of praise.
-Jaokeon Bros., of Clinton, have pur-
ehased a large bankrupt stock of clothing in
CGea-nl:Mrarlis cheese factory, has gone to the
Charles Smith, late manager of the
-J. Spooner, of Clinton, has purehased
the American Hotel, in Berlin, and will take
immediate possession.
--Mrs. Chas. Mills of Missouri, formerly
of the Bayfield road: Stanley, is on a visit
to her old home.
-Wingham hockey team defeated Luck -
now at Wingham on Mohday night of last
week by a score Of two goala to onn
-Miss Blair a former teacher in one of
the Goderieh schools, died at Hamilton, on
Wednesday of last week. The remains were
brought to Goderich for interment.
-On account of the mild winter, the ice
harvest at Goderioh . is poor and from pres-
eat prospects there will ite a famine of the
cool stuff next summer. t
-Mee. Geo. Parker, of St. Mary's, form-
erly orBrussels,• has disposed of her house
and lot in Brussels to Geo. Edwards, for the
sum of $150.
-Messrs. Fred 'McCrackenrand Watson
Ainley have the contract for repairing the
damage done to the Brinhele public school
by the late fire.
. -While cutting meat the other day, Miss
Ada Treble, of Exeter, met with's painful
accident. The knife slipped and coming in
contact with her band, cut an ugly gash.
-Mr. James Phipps and wife, of Sham -
hill, Manitoba, who have been visiting
around Holmesville for the -past two months,
startea, on their return trip Wednesday
morning of last week.
-Wm. and Peter McNeil, of the 14th
consession Grey, left on Monday of last
week for Vancouver, B, C. They intend
purchaaing their outfits there and pushing
on to the Klondike about the first of March.
-Miss L. Sprung, daughter of Gabriel
Sprung, of the base line, Hallett, who has
been an acute sufferer for many years from a
complication of ailments, is very low, and
slight hopes are entertaiaed for her re-
covery. •
-The Goderich board of trade has been
re -organized with the following staff of
officers for 1898 :-President, R. S. Wil-
liams ; eace-president, J. H. Colborne ;
secretary, James. Mitchell ; treasurer, R.
Radcliffe.
• -Word wai receive -d in Wingham last
week from the party of Winghamites that'
receetly left for the Klondike. They have
reached Edmonton and will remain there for
a couple of weeks, before preeeeding on
their journey.
-A meeting of the West Huron Farmers'.
Institute will be held in Winglitin on Set-
urday, March 5th. Major James Sheppard,
of Qaeenstown, and Joseph E. Gould, of
Uxbridge, along with local speakers, will
deliver addresses at the meeting.
-On Monday afternoon of last week Miss
Allie Cardiff was waited upon by the mem-
bers of her Sabbath, school class, in St.
John's church Sebbatii school, Brussels, and
presented with a nicely framed photo-
graph of the class, accompanied by a neatly
worded address.
-Welsh Erratt, second son of Mr. R. T.
Erratt, of the boundary, near Auburn,
leaves about the let of March for Ninga,
Manitoba, where he has decided to locate.
He has bought an improved farm three miles
from that village, taking with him stook and
implements to equip it.
-J. W. Scott, of Listowel, has sold lot
34, in the 3rd concession of Grey, 100 acres,
to William Lucas, for $2,500, who considers
that he has got a bargain. Mr. Lucas re-
cently sold his fifty -acre farm onothe Wal-
lace and Howick boundary to Chas. Shafer
-Mr. R. Pollock, of the Goshen line,
Stanley, has sold ,his farm to Robt. Elliott
at a good figure, this makes -300 acres of
land in the possession of Mr. Elliott. Mr.
Pollock has bought a farm at Pilot Mound,
Manitoba, and intends moving there with
his family about the middle of March.
-The Union Saabath School Convention
held at Auburn on Wednesday of last week,
was .a megnificent success. During the
afternoon mid evening sessions the church
was crowded to the doors, and many were
unable to get in. Mr. Day, provincial sec-
retary, Rev. Mr. Shaw, Egmondville, and
others were present.
-Interesting skating races were held on
the Lucknow skating rink on Wednesday
night of last - week. The skaters present
were :a -Harley Davidson, Toronto ; Jones
brothers, Walkerton ; McLeod and Burn-
side Kincardine, and the race by heats re-
-The tea meeting, which was held under
burn, was a great success, considering the
weather. Rev. Mr. Wilson, of Hamilton,
gave an excellent address. Grand music
was furnished by Mr. McGill, of the brass
band, and others.* Proceeds for first night
$31. A social was held on Saturday evening.
Proceeds of second evening, $15 ; total $46.
-Jos. Ortnian, who has been in the To-
ronto hospital for the past three weeks, re-
turned to Gerrie laat week, and ie, residing
with his son-indaw, constable Richard Mc-
Grath, of that village. The old gentleman
has been troubled with alight blindness, and
had one eye taken out, while the other one
was operated upon, which, it is to be hoped,
will soon recover its former full sight.
-An accident occurred at Fair's mill,
Clinton, Thursday morning of last week,
which, though of a serious nature, was re-
markable in the fact that no serious results
ttended it. The governor belt of the saw
mill engine ran off, allowing the engine to
un wild for a minute or two. Wat Mer-
sey', with commendable nerve, went down
nd checked the engine, and iust at the same ,
moment the large fly wheel burst, scattering
in every direction. One large piece, weigh- '
FEBRUA II 25, 1898.
FEBRU A.
ing 'possibly a hundred pounds or more,
passedup the opening where the esw works,
oat through the roof and lauded over behind
Miller's shop, on the opposite side of the
street. Another piece knocked the floor
from beneath the feet of W. East, while
others left their impress on heavy elm beanie.
It was a wonder no one was hurt.
--Miss Minnie Drew, of. Wingham, died
on Friday, lith inst., at the age of 22 years:
Deceased had been ailing for sometime past,
The carpenters are at work just nci,iv, re -arranging oar
shelves and counters, so as to make plerity of:room for the
large stock of Sprin4 Goods, which is ex.ircted shortly. Our
first shipment of Old Country Goods tit the spring trade,
was passed into stock this week.
•
Dress Gooch,
Dress Trimmilii
Fancy Silks,
Silk Moire,
Silk , Velours,
Trico bibs,
ri3 oche Silk s,
Val Laces,
Silk Laces,
Torchon
Muslins,
Veilings,
Ribbons,
Zephyrs,
ilk Taffetas,
Laces-,
Cashmere Hogiery,
Galateas,
Englisp Shirthigg,
Cottons,
Curtains and Draperiegi
ing
•
Ginghams,
Linens,
Those who like an early choice of OA best that is o -
should lose no titne seeing our fin4 :selections.
Further
Particulars
Next
Week.
part* IS kVA solllething
last fall of show, evnich
been visiting friends in
-weeks, has returned ho
have their _elate all
waiting patibutly for
pare the ice. -Our sch
last week owing to
teacher being utlexpec
attenethe funeral of
Mary A. Drysdale, wla
of friends in Stanley, h
.forget people that Tuts
to poll your votes and
forget the right man.
las4an:week two sleigh I
the Young People's It.
ciation drove to the rest
Wilds, near Banfield,
most enjoyable evening
end trippine' the light
J. Brown and DATTO
in a moat able In
.great credit: After h
land host and hostess f
Witty the trowd de
homes rejoicing. -Mr.
who has been worknig
for some years, hag en
months with Mr. Upeh
-On the 17th inst. I&
Ewan delivered slognen
.in behalf of Mr. M. Y.
audience. -Many will
NORTH END Norm. -
vicinity hair been quite
time. We Suppose it i
'caused by tbe coming
matters ere the common
and the sooner the wit
better it will be for the
anxiously welting for
klays when they expect
ing weathen-Mr.
were the guests of' Mr,
day last. -Mr. and
toba, who bave been
the village preper
our netghbote Mr, 'Geo
Murray, we understan
new sausage 'machine
tensively into the pork
geatulate Mr. Murray o
as such an establiehni
needed hereo-Mr. Robe
/shipping a tar -load of
week. -Mr. Wellington
his house. This is a
Talbot can boast of ha
what over twelve hundrit
this season. -We learai
Howard, wbo teaches ,
'Philadelphia and Chleag
placed upr Meech
this entire neighboth
fill to that g.entleinan
which may be heard'
seven times &day, Tht
which he hes been thei
within our, hearing. • bit
gets the naMe of ebeingi
also of beingiagood man
ProPettta
' -The Brussels Post
shown a potted aged w
Jackson, of thla town, t
words. The Writing ir4
nary pert ana Was readalt
aids. Mr. Jackson has
Psalm' on the -bat& of
stamp. There ere 114
referred to. it is not
experts who can accomp
THE MAR
-Spring Wheat per bushal,-...
Balt (retain per -
Wood per -cord! (*bort)
Verill",irpewrhbitir:tb,i°572:84t435311111630.°::15(:
t o 2fa ; ihrese;hoarr. pa 100
iri
Tommo, February
receipts of large rolls are
is good and the market i
15io. Dairy tub is EON
price, at 15 to 16c for oho
for low grade and iriediir
fair:demand and steady
prints, and tf3 to 19e fox
offerings of new laid I
-good demand for them
firmer at 180 ; limed ar
Morsiosat, February
Them is s good demand 4
Finest -creamery briny
grades 16 to 17o. There
demand for western glair
17c. Eggs2,--Iteeeipts of
ed, and iorioes are von
aimed and other grades A
ly, and vanes for such I
quote e-Strietly new la.
treal 15e ; wester
and told storage, to
DRY GOODS COUPANY,
Seafortlfs Greatest Cash DO Goods Store.
Live Stook J
LivraroOL, February
was slow to -day, owing
United States tattle soli
at 5d. Argentine show
pound, and Canadians
rather dull, as less be4
week, ewiag to the fast
ning of Lent. Prime be
4-10 per pound, and A
were held 4to per pc
animals sold at from 2t
talvesfrom one week
.sold at from $3 to 17 a
-4-ic per pound, and Ural
let hogs sold at about 51
Russa..0,February 22
-was some demand for -
cattle, and sales of ti
-prices ; medium end
fat cettle were SAO* 4
moderate - supply And
shipping steers, 14.45 to
steers $4 35 to '14.45
choice to smootikfat hoi
mixed buV4hers' stook. I
fairly active demand. for
strong and higher ;
$4.35 ; light Yorkers,
weights and heavy hi
13.40 to 11.25. Sheep e
mend for both kbids
to strong ; native lajmb
native sheep, ohoice