The Huron Expositor, 1898-11-18, Page 11398.
BEL
tO Say
arnnt We will
yards of
Mali
s the timeto
made up for
re
aS and
lot ES ele red
se and 65c
c ever been offer -
is locality.
k Capes.
200 yet to dis-
rids stylise, made
m a variety of
of thie naonth
65,
10,
,40
r in.price will be
LL
t quality Ladies'
-bright, glossy,
tt together and
g offered at
r..17
ade specially to
igths and sizes,
and sleeves..
1.
y different kinds,
ferent sizes, this
rices are
12 50,
E25.00,
! between these
ring some excel-
ri nes,
Mitts.,
ds of Dress Ma -
table for skirts or
yards each; will
;are.
feed any of the
(solemn, and who
the best that her
no to our store.
•
AUL
8 _ths
'est Cash
Store.
it. Mr. Peter
burst, wag in the
a few days with.
Robert:mi.—Mr,
rerich on business
ster, cif Varna,
her cousin,. Mr.
'racily Doan left
homas, to attend
s. C. Brown.
Muddy roads are
'Mr. Muir, pas- -
etian church, de -
in Blake church
the inclemency of
large a emigre-
s,. Jas. Sparks
I, were recently
tighter, Miss
re.—Mr. Rebert
ling a couple of
ed home again.
without much
eg a few vehicles
Jr;lin MaCotr
cher, for Blake
e are pleased to
refer teachers is,
r.
.1,E -s for Great
Saturday last.
peid out for the
Peterboro, is the
tt the manse.--
- buteheis, have
e bueiuess win
erd, while Mr..
8 OM trade of
1,:oy of Mesar
b. Robert Ma-
eleriele —Mr. R.
e repair.' on the
Pope is putting
T.. B. Sandere
I • i removing to
•ed by S. B-
ite-lee—John
here are rumen.
.f at ersa _ Herman
.the Gerrie C. I'.
egt is removing
neer the bell
crse the dam.—
sea Maniteba.—
pen ixi Goderich
appointed.
that the publi-
aid and Weekly
ble to supply all
ul premium pic-
" the meet thril-
ture in the annsis
picture is reser
-
nd Weekly Star
have it. It is
en the scramble
e is phenomenal.
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THIRTIETH YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBER, 1,614.
EAFORTII,
'DAY, VOIBER 18,
1898.
MoLEAN BROS., Publishers.
$1 13. Year in 'Advance.
'Greig4 Macdonald
Clothiers, Seaforth.
Truth Like an Old Friend
That Will Stand
by You.
An old truth is like an old friend ; being taken wery mudi or granted,
never missed. until gone.
For instance there is the old truth about experience teaching ; it seems to ui
that experience is the only teacher, all others are imitators and ot
teachers in the triu3 sense of the word.
Teaching is the indelible impression of ideas upon th13 ind, which in t rr
guide the actions a person's life.
To use a well-known simple illustration, people say : Once bitten, twice s
In no sphere in life does this apply as forcibly as n merchantile
reasonable pr.oplesay : Well we bought gooqs from so and so axtid
took his woxl for the quality, and as the goods tu ned out otherw se
than recommend; we think we are justified in onbting that:mat'S
word, and they are right.
As we would wish to be tr ated in the 'purehase of good , so do we treat others
In the first place all:of our stock f clothing is the highest grade pur:-
chasable, nothing inferior or unreliable finds a lace in our stock?
and as a guarantee to our customers that our goo s will turn out as
we state, we are a1vays ready to make right anythi g that goes wrong?
even to the refunding of your money.
ThErefore, you may rest assurred that the following' 1ist of goods, with prices
attached, is of that type known as reliable.
Our own make of Men's Readynaside Suits at $8, $10 and 8 2.
Our own make of Men's -Heavy and Light Weight Overc ats tt $8,$10 and
$12.
Our own Make of Boys' Pants at 65e and 75c.
Our own make of Boys' Pea Jackets at 83.50.
All Wool Underclothing at $1, $1.50 and $2 a suit. - "Fl eeed Lined at $1,
$1.25, $1.50, $1.75 and $2 a suit.
Men's Odd:Pants at $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3.
Men's Fur Coats at $12, $18.50, $22.50, $30; $35 and $40.
Men's Fur Caps at $1.25, $2, $2.50, $3, $3.50, $4, $5, $6, 8,, a0 $10.
Unlined Working Leather Mitts at 20c and 25c; Lined at 50c, 60c and 75c.
The Heavies Weight All Wool Sock we ever saw for the money --25c.
Raincoats at $3.25, $4.50, $5.75, $6, $8 and. $10.
A Fine Lined Dress Kid Glove at 50e.
Boys'. Tartan Band Glengarry Caps at
Men's Tam 'Shanter Hats, Scotch make, at $1.25.
Boys' Peak Caps at 25c, iu a dark blue worsted.
Men's Top Shirts at 50c, 75c and $1.
The Storm King Cap at 50c, 60e and 75c.
lr'eIvet Corduroy Vests at $3.
A large range of Ties at 25e.
Three or two Linen Collars for 25c.
-White Linen Dickies for wearing with flannel shirts at 5fIc.
Anything that a n3an requires in Clotking may be found in •ur sto k.
Greig& Maccicn
Clothiers
On the wrong side of the Street, in the
Stronk
1
BUY THEM AT ANY
IME!
No time lost ; a receipt always given ; cashed at par anywhere in North
America ; cost less than any other scheme of remitting money. The aforesaid
applies most forcibly to the use of Dominion /impress Money Orders in
remitting.
r. Cost up to $3, 3c ; up to $5, 40 • up to $10, 6e ; up to
. For Rates and all C. P. R, Travellers Information
APPLY TO
ay -se
$20 10c.
R. J. MACDONALD,
Agent for Dominion Express, C. P. R. Telegraph ad Canada
Accident Insurance Company, SEAFORTII
FROM THE GOLDEN NORTH.
Corporal J. H. Allan, of the Yukon mili-
tary force, writes from Fort Selkirk On Oc-
tober lst, as follows : .
Once a man gets a breath o Klondike
ai he is a liar," was said the ot er day .by
a nan of a feW months' experi nee in the
country. To what extent that i true is not
reedily understood by people i the east,
bet it is as npr being cone t ap any
rule in exis nee, and it is just as
difficult to have our eater a friends gather a
propeer impreesion of this country as it is to
hear a truthfel man out here.
The distant:is from Teslin to Selkirk,about
four hundred miles, is made in small boats,
i
in from three to five days, and by ecofre
from nine to ourteen days. The inost in-
teresting floti la that has made this route
was the fleet of the .Yukon force, arid the
mincers with which the expedition came
down proves what an easy and pleasant way
it is, though each day had its exoitirig in-
cidents. We left Teslin on August 29, and
were thirteen and a half days reaching Fort
Selkirk. To cross Lake Teelin took five
days, one day to make repairs and generally
prepare for the run down the rivers, and
the remainder of the time we sperit earning
down the HoOtalinqua and Lewis riven.
The four scowwere twelve by forty feet
each, and wer rigged with a large square
sail, and four large sweeps, each of which
required three men to work, :and a tiller
both stern an bow. Each scow was pro-
vided with tw camp cooking stoves, so
that we itlway had our meals cooked on
board.
CAINE HI PLENTIFUL.
All the waf game is plentiful. Memel
eariboo and bears are very numeroust and
occasionally a mountain sheep is bagged,
but the prevalence of fires set by prospectors
• has caused thee) all to go far back in the
mountains. 1
Under favorable weather the trip was
pleariant, interspersed with exciting inci-
dent; and narrhsv escapes from going hard
agroend, or striking a dangerous point;
each scow had its share of grounding, and
the order, " All hands overboard," was too
familier, but never was more promptly
obeyed than on this voyage.,
There were elno exemptions when over-
board work w a to be done, and we had no
spectators to Witness our struggles in the
water, except the kind ladies on No. 1, who
were sympathetic in Our discomfort. There
never was more cheerful work done, and
each crew Wed to show the others how
quick they °mild get their craft out of
trouble.
FINE FINGER RApiDs.
We all looke forward to the running of
the Five Finge Rapids as the chief incident
of all, and at last the day came when we
knew we would ha,Ve to encounter them.
We could heail froni about half a mile down
the •bugle sollnd to keep to the right,
and soon, as we were turning the bend to
the left,' we saw Major Youne with his crew
landed on the right bank, and in a moment
more the per endicular rocks standing in
the stream canjie into view, and we knew we
were facing tI Five Fingers. The sweeps
were working ard to keep us close to the
rigbt bank, f r the ourrent was strong,
drawing us to ard the other fear channels,
but when the current caught us making for
the right channel, we made for it at a great
speed and struck the dip with bow straight
on and went through flying. Each of the
800W8 followed in succeesion without mis-
hap, but the steal' beats had the most ex-
citing time, anl when they were in the dip
only the tops ojf the crews' heads could be
seen. It only lasted a few minutes and all
hed passed thr ugh without accident, and
Major Young, who had been the most
aexieue man ill the world, was now the
happiest man il the Klondike.
RINK RAPIDS.
Four miler' urther down we passed
through the Ri k Rapids, but though they
are very rough and dangerous, they can be
passed on the rjight in comparatively quiet
water.
Fm
here d wn, which is fifty-five miles,
there is nearly a continuation of islands,
and consequentlly many bhoals, but we got
along with het e trouble and arrived at our
destination at ioon, the llth of September.
At this point, or about a mile, the river
flows nearly est and west, and Fort Sel-
1
kirk is situate on the eouth bank half a,
mile below_ the mouth of the Pelly River,
which flows in ifrom the north. It is an old
trading post of the Hedson Bay Company,
but for some years lute been abandoned by
them. For tee years the late Mr. Harper
was the only trader, and sine his death his
wife has continued in business. Previous
to laet year thttir only customers were the
Indians, but a preeent they are doing a
considerable trede with white people.
WHAT 1ORT SELKIRK IS LIKE.
The town site is on a level about twenty-
five feet above low water, which extends
bank a mile, t has recently been surveyed
and applicatio s have been made for every
lot ; and if the Pelly Produces what is ex-
pected of it this winter, Fort Selkirk will
be an inportant centre next spring. There
is a Church of .England Mission, and the
Catholic churcheas establishing one, but it
is expected th it next year these missions
t,
will be self-suslaining. Two saw mills are
in operation and before Christmas two
licensed hotels will be prepared to supply
accommodation and forty -rod at Klondike
, . •
priletesis.
diffioull to determine how many In-
dians there are here, for they are coming
and going all the time. There are usually
forty or fifty damped here and after a so-
journ of a week er two • they pack up and
take the trail to the hunting grounds ; and
probably in two days another band comes
along for winter supplies. Out of all there
is not an old man among them, and those
who have arrived at middle age are on their
last legs. Consumption seems to • be their
dread disease. ,
VEGETABLES THRIVE.
From the false impression easterners have
of this country and the climate,- in particu-
lar, it will be Surprising to many to know
that all early vegetables grow and mature
much ,better than in many parts o Ontario.
In fact,potatoces grew larger here his season
than they do anywhere in Ca axle. The
season is not king without night frosts, but
the daylight WI so long and growth b0 fast,_
that they come to maturity very Ignickly.
, They have net been cultivated,J however,
to a sufficient extent to cause th price to
lower, and are readily bought at 0 cents a
pound.
TIMBER AT 'HAND.
Contrary to expectations We have timber
at hand instead of having to go 60 miles for
it, as we thought from repo tee This tim-
I
ber is first-class for buildin ; and is' also
used for firewood. It is' s race anq the
lumber saws mit from 5 inch+a to '14 inches
wide. All timber limits for 50 miles around
have been secured by applic tion to Ottawa,
but the Government holds a large limit for
their own purp ses at OW p ace.
THol frl LITARY BAR A CKS.
The barracks for. the Yukiiss force, is well
s
Under construct'
by 50 men alread
we will be able t
into comfortable
be a welcome "c
ings form a sped
level and the soil
front to the river
n a d in fact is mon
, and in another mo
pa k up the tents and
ter quarters. It
mi striking." The bu
us quare, which is q
is ard sand. From
bark is 75 feet.
ied
th
go
ill
ld.
ite •
he
• ' •MUT H,VE DOGS.
Dogs are a necesity and none are kept as
pets. The great st pt is the dog that �an
pull the heaviest oad and go the fastest.
1
They -have all su • me to rest, but are the
only workers on he taU in winter. East-
ern dogs are dot s g od' as the natives of
this country, as t a ey hay° not the endur-
ance and it takes or to feed them. These
Alaskan dogs are comineely called huskies.
They are half wo f an1 have all the appear -
shoe of a full -bre wo f. Geed huskies ire
worth from $100 o $200each.
Dog salmon are eau ht during the sum er
and dried for dog feein the winter. _o
matter how hard they work they are oily
fed once a day. est winter dog meat as
$1 a pound, as it wa very scarce, th re
having been no reparation made for
amount of travel lby dg teams. Five d gs
are used in a team, a 4 felicity in file. he
mounted police have posts established at
intervals of 30-m les f om Dawson' to he
head of Lake Bennet, and each pest has ite
supply of doge, a tha , fast despatches an
be sent through 0 mi es a day by havin a
fresh relay of do 8 ev ry 30 miles.
FLOC S 0 CRANES.
Sand hill cran s have been flying to th
he myriadfor wo eeks. They fly in
flocks miles wide at ti es, and extend a ay
back as far as e n b seen. Wild g ese
and ducks have et• en flying in g at
,
numbers. .
Large game is abun ant up the Pelly nd
is to be found more or less all through te
country, but the appe ranee of the p os-
peotor and hie dieastroire fire drive the eer
all back.
• DAWSON WELL SUPPLIED.
Dawson is well prepared for the win er,
plenty of auppliee havihg been brought in,
but as'they have been brought up by a few,
It is feared prices will go up as soon as
navigation closes
Typhoid fever ha been a terr ble
scourge and very man have been the he -
elms,
This winter Will s e some verifeet I fe,
as they are now Prepa d with ell the me ns
and appliances for iving the miner of
Dawson volt, and th b is not nearlyein er-
stood outside, for the alf . has never been
told.
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She1donj
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and _Prayer 1390
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1 MARRIAGE LICENSES IISSUED
No Witneeses Requ red.
he 1
standing on a siding, waiting for the ex ress
to pass. The express, on acceunt of la mis-
placed switch, ran onto the same tra k and
pitched into the freight at full speed, oth
' engines were smashed, the engineer a d fire-
men on the express killed, several aijs on
the passenger train were badly tele c ped,
and a terrible wreck was the result.j ome
twelve persons were killedroutrig a and
about eleven injured, many of them o seri-
ously thet they are not expected to r e ver.
Most of those killed and injured were pas-
sengers who were in the amoking and day
paseenger ears. Those in the aleepitig cars
were net injured. The engineer if the
freight tiain, which was waiting a t a
mile froth the switch, for the exprese rain
to peas, heard the express when it ip seed
the iswiteh, and warned the Men en his
train: they all escaped injury by ifljight.
SUPPLIES UP.
Onr 600 tons of au plies that were to
have arrived via $t. Wheel's, are tied up
somewhere on the Yu on—we cannot_ nd
out for certain where—and in all probabi ity
will not get up even as far as Dawson. In
that emergency our inter supplies will
have to be obtained f om merchants lere
and at Dawson.
PLEASANT .VEATHER.
September has paaset out and so far
the weather is concern cl, we might ea
fancy ourselves iii To onto. The days
really pleasant, but it gets quite cold
night and freezes threcnquarters of an i
of ice on a pail of water standing outs
In the morning the cold is felt most,
abont 10 o'clock ft gate comfortable, and
tween 1 and 2 o'clock it runs up to 70
75 ii the sun. Sept
mos agreeable mtinth
l
was ot too warm at
comfortably cold, and
work.
' DEATH OF GUNN
al
ily
are
at
oh
de.
at
be-
nd
Ober has been the
f the season, as
any time, never
, always pleasEkcat,
R CORCORAN.
When reveille soun ed on the mor mg
of September 27, the eport went aro nd
camp that Gunner Cor oran was dead. It
was at first doubted, but was soon disco er-
ed to be too true. Dr„Foster examined IiiE
and said he ad heen d ad for hours, ati he
was quite igid, It doctor pronoun ed
death caused! from sm hering,but it see s a
mystery, as he is not k own to have lad
heart trouble and he e uld not have strug-
gled without wakening his comrades be ie
him. He appeared iii he best of health he
night -before, and coin lained of noth ng..
He belonged to the Qu bec Garrison A til-
lery and was a eative f Ireland. _ He as
a favorite with his coin ades, being a queet,
unassuming man.; J r y was a good soldier.
What more c n, tny ne say? This is the
firsteasualty, and ea h hoped we mightj all
live to go Imam to et r, but we were dom-
ed to sorrewful di ap intment.
THE IIRSES T DAWSON.
The four Vic Oran 0 der Nurses ar at
Dawson, where th ir a rvices were gre tly
needed. Wher the last two arrved
i
they were forteina e en ugh to have a.ste m-
er arrive before Oh y h d been in Fort el -
kirk an hour, Mad, tear ing of so much s °k-
nees in Dawson, they, hurried on. hey
have more patient tha they can prop rly
care for.
WAIT*l F0J WINTER,
it
un.
for
The miners are quiet 'y waiting for
winter to set in to conmence operati
Developing on creek el ims can only be
in winter, when t e water and ground
frozen solid, other Ise 3igging can onl
done for two or a ree i feet down, as
water comes in anl dri es them out.
many who came i this summer expecte
shovel up gold on he a dace, and, as
could not do that, the were, disappoi
and left the count y ; ijut those who k
most about miniti her are returning a
spending the au ner With their friends
of the country, a, l are preparing for
• winter's work. . :ig results are expe
from Dominion *reek, end the tribut
of the Stewart, k 1 Mil an and Pelly Ri
In fact, enough h s ben turned out alre
to guerantee ma i ns n further deve
ment.
the
ne.
one
are
be.
the
ery
to
ey
ted
OW
ter
out
the
ted
ries
Ore.
dy
op-
R4ilwav S ashupe.
During the pres nt reek there have een
three disast ous 1 ilty y accidents in this
province. he ''ret ifraa on the Cana ian
Pacific Rai way neai Havelock, and oc-
curred earl Sun • y M rning. The pas en•
ger train kn wnthe "Klondike expr es,"
: .
while turni g a bury in the road, at the
rate of forjty ilea q, hour, jumped the
track, and the eyhole rain toppled ove in-
to the ditch! N4j per on was killed, but
several of the tr in ands and thre or
four passengers 4743re ore or less eerie sly
injured. The e s ere badly smas ed.
The seeident i . sup osed to have en
caused by a defe ive Witch.
On Sunday ev ing he express train rem
the east, on the Qjmand Trunk, which ie ,due
at Toronto at 9.Ao in ti e evening, ran into
a siding at Brock ille, and pitched in a
freight train whi h *e standing on the sid-
ing. Several of t e re lway hands wer in-
jured, but no per on at killed. The oars
were badly wre ked Scarcely had the
debris of this aceident been cleared up hen
a very much mo 4 Berl mn
us one °ue on.
the same rod,Aabou four o'clock on nes-
day morning, the we t bound throng ex-
press ran ' to e freig t train at M my
Hill station ationt tw miles west of ren-
ter]. It, se ms that a freight train was
i
I
The accident iset most melancholy one,
is again the resiilt of e mis-placed
A thorough investigation will likely be
and further particulars as to the came
be obtained later on.
• ,
Our New Goveror-Gener4.
WHAT THEY THINK OF EDI AT leo+.
A friend has sent us a copy- of the Ha-
wick Express of October 1st., which con-
tains a lengthy report o a demons t ation
given in honor of Lord Minto, in the town
hall, Hawick, by tile provost, magise ates,
town council and citizens on the _oe asion
of his appointment as Governor -Gen ral of
Canada. He was presented with the reso-
lution of the town council, beautifult
grossed and contained in a massive
casket, appointing him anil‘honorary b
of the burg of Hawick nd tenderie
the freedom of the towe. The resci
says: "That the Right Honorabi
Earl of Minto, whose family have
long and so honorably cennosted wit
town, be elected an honopary burgeon
burg of Hawiok, not only to mark the
cil's appreciation of the Royal favor be
ed upon him by Her Majesty in appcii
him to the high office of Governor -
of Canada—an office in which the
are sure that, in emulation of hie d
guished ancestors,he will successfully f
the illustrious Scotsman who at
holds -it, and the many able statesme
have prepeded him—but also in rem
of his Lordship's high attainments iss
tery science, his worth as a private di
and his good fellowship as a neighbor.
In describing the banquet the report
About 150 ladies and gentlemen were
ent, and the hall was beautifully deep
for the occasion by Mr. Philip Rue
Conspicuously in front of the gallery
. displayed the mottoes—"Sate oot and
in, and "For Queen and Country,"1 w
ta profusion of flags, bannerettes, pot eril
iand drapery made a meat attractive lip
hall On the platform, haconcealed be i
row of magnificent pet plants, was.
Yule's orchestra, which discoursed ea
during the dinner.
The peovost, in a lengthy and eulog'
speech proposed the toasts "The youn
burgess and "Our Colonial Empire,"
concluded his' remarks by saying: "Du
Lord Mioto's administration of Canada,
hoped his Lordship might be able tot d
closer together Canada and the 340
Country. His Lordship has already all
subordinate position in that Colonyt
fitting him to'take up the reins of the pri
pal part of Governor-General,and he the
they would all hope that when his ter
office was finiehed there, he might 're
to the burg of which he had that night
made a burgess, like the callante of old,
honors laden, and he thought they lin
well wish him the motto of Hawick, •
oot and safe in,"
In responding to the last of these to
the Earl of Minto said: Our Colonial
pire is so vast that I feel it would be ;an
possible task to return suitable thanks
every part of its widely scattered territo
but widespreading as those territories
we, as Britons, may be proud that ono
period interest unites them all. (Apple
Honored as I have been by my appoint
as Governor-General of Canada, it
that great Dominion that my future ea
-must be so closely connected. Cana
found a happy home for many from tie
dere of Scotland, and to many in Hawi
is far from being a strange lend. It Has
ways seemed to me that its mountai s
forests, its lakes and rivers, must ija
sympathetic charm for Scottish cha a
They have, at any rate, helped to io
Canada what the wild sceriery of our na
country has, I believe, to a great ex
done for us. They have instilled an
tense love of country, a strong neti
individuality. Canada's bracing oli
has raised a hardy race, and she ju
feels she has a great future before
It is now some twelve years Sine
was there, and I go back not only in a
and
itch.
eld,
will
e
• ilveenr-
rgeoss
him
uou
the
en so
the
fr:
o
w-
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in -
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ent
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ion
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ile
nts
ay.
a
r.
sic
•
tic
est
nd
ing
he
aye
her
•d a
ell
eis
ght
of
urn
1 een
ith
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a
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1
a
,
ste
m-
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for
ies, s
re,
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se.)
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• i th
eer
has
it
al-
nd
en
ter.
for
ive
nt
rn-
iial
ate
tly
er.
fine
of prosperity, but to find them great to ps
in advance since I left. The Canadian
Pacific Railway had then only just completed
its connection from coast to eoaSt. Jt has
now extended ite communication north and
south. Ocean steamers eould then ora go
to Quebec ; now they can enter a deep ned
channel, and go to Montreal. .Much more
than I can say has been dem. at,
magnificent as have been the achievements
of Canada in the past, she can in My opinion,
look forward with still greater pride land
pleasure to the possibilities of the fluture.
It is a very very great honor to fee. that
one may be, however slightly, connect -ed
with those possibilities!, and I immure, you it
will be my greatest reward if, on awning
heme, I can think that I have been in any
aivey able to further them. (Loud applause)
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—Mr. Norman Williams, B. Aei s n of
Rev. Dr. Williams, left Listowe1 or* luee-
day of last week, for Paged na, Calif° nia,
where he will take a place ini a lbw firjin oi
-large practice.
—Mr, Charles Lupton, 14hose detl °c-
onned at his home in the Gera of Do nie,
on Friday, 4th inst., was One of the, best
known and highly esteemed farmerie of the
neighborhood. Deceased, who was aged 68
years, and who was never a very 1 trong
man,, had been ailing for some time With an
attack of la gritipe, butnothing aerie Swas
thought of it. Mr. Lupton was one f the
pioneers of the Gore, having gone there
some 45 years ago with his father. e( was
a hard working nd industrious man ; who
by his frugality became the owner of'i quite
a nice property, some 218 acres in al . He
leaves a grown ip family, his wife Ihaving
died some two years ago.
—Fire at Del
last, did $20,
ing a consider&
pert of the tow
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raine, Manitoba, on Friday
worth of damages, deetroy-
e portion of the bee:Mess
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—An applicat'on has been made at Mon-
treal for a warr nt for the arrest of J. C.
Warrington, t e big ohmic dealer, who
failed a fortnaeht ago, on a charge of fraud.*
—Rev. Dr. •roudfoot, of London, has
been a minister tf the Presbyterian church,
in Canada, for i fty years, and the anniver-
sary was celebra ed in the First Presbyterian
church at Lond in. ,
—By the expl sion of a Canadian Pacific
Railway locomo ive boiler, near Karnlhops,
British Columbia, a 'brakeman and the en-
gindelevscalded.rsverekilted, While the fireman who
h
—Three Ital ans have been arrested at
at Point aux Tr mbles, Quebec, on a charge
of counterfeiting. A large quantity of eoine
arid counterfeit ng tool. was found in the
tent occupied b the men.
--William Sh wcress, an employee of the
,
B antford bioye e works, has been &meted,
charged with th theft of a bicycle. Shaw -
(moats carried aw y the wheel in fifty separ-
ate parts and put them together at his own
,them together
.
.s -Mr. D. S 11 fr, of Clendeboye, license
inspector of N ith Middlesex, died on Mon-
day evening, aged.80 years. He attended
church on Suiidav. He was one the best
known men jn Middlesex, and has been
prominent in many ways for year's.
--Lori MLntoj with Lady Minto, arrived
at Quebec itt tie o deck on Saturday after-
noon, by- the 8 &swan. He was met by
Lord Aberdeen, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and
half a dozen Federal Ministers, who escort-
ed him to the I'arliament buildings, where
the installation ceremony was performed.
—Mrs. Geo. Eimith, a widow, committed
suicide at Montreal, Friday morning, by
hanging herself.' The only ' reason for her
taking this cite is that for several weeks
past she had been unable, to sleep, and this
seemed to have told on her mind.
—The perce tages computed from the
complete returtia of the plebiscite vote, show
that 24 per cent. of the entire electorate
voted for prohibition, and 21i per bent.
against, makingial total of 44 per cent. Ot
the entire electorate, 56 per cent. did not go
to the poll. '
—Mr. Thomae Dickison, of Diokison &
Nicholson, fano dry goods merchants, Lon-
don, is lying in the hospital at Easton, Pen-
nsylvania, with a broken arm and a badly
cut face. Those injuries were sustained by
him 88 the rem* of a fall from a train on
Saturday night, about half -past nine, While
travelling from New York to his home in
London.
—At the York county assizes at Toronto,
on Friday, Sydney 0. Slocum, a private de-
tective, was char ed with inciting witnesses
to commit perjury, with a view to injuring
the reputation Of a medical practitioner.
De. Eastwood, of Claremont, the medical
man, was conYi ted of the crime he was
charged with (to miffing, and sentenced to
five years in t e Kingston penitentiary;
—A very sudden cleeth took placie at
Rothsay, Ontario, on Friday evening. Ed-
mond Morphy a farmer living about a mile
out, attended a funeral in the afternoon.
After returning home he :ileated himself in a
chair, and fail over almost immediately.
Upon the members of his family going to
his assistance he was 'found to be dead.
Heert failure is supposed .to have been the
cause.
—The Onta io Government has created a
Department af Fisheries, necessitated by
the decision of the Privy Connell, giving to
the provinces heicontrol of all inland fish-
eries,and has puti S. T. Bastedo at its head,
with J. S. , ebster as chief clerk. i Mr.
Basted, o has been, private secretary to', two
Ontario premiers, and is a very capable
main 1 Mr. Webster is an experienced man,
and has served under every Dominion Men -
later of Marine and Fisheries since confeder-
ati
rs, Willie Green, the wife of a car-
penter at Holland Landing, during a fit of
insanity, tried to roast her infant child in
the oven, of the kitchen stove, and the - hor-
rible deed was o ly prevented by the timely
arr sal of the woman's husband. When
Green reached home he found the child in a
large dish, trusfied up like a fowl with
strings, and liberally sprinkled with pepper
and salt, and th mother in the act of i put-
ting the dish in he oven, heated by e roar-
ing fire.
--r-The repert sf the criminal statistics for
the year ending September 30th, 1897, has
juet, been issued It shows that there was
an increase of 6 in the number of eharges
7,3 5 to 8,027. he numbee of convictions
for indictable o nees during the ye& from
was { 5,721 agaii.t 5,204 for the previous
year. The num r of convictions decreased
in Notre Scotia and New Brunswick, and
incl. ;teed in all he other provinces. Of the
total umber of convictions in 1897, 6.3 per
eent were feima ea
$ meel 3.1 ore aged 40, was killed
while t, week o the farm of Michael Blake,
Mi o, neer oronto, • the other iday.
Moore was enga ed in feeding a steam i cut-
ting b x. In so e way his left hand caught.
in the rollera, and the arm was swiftly
dra.d in by the revolving knives. ' The
man s!arm and shoulder and neck were fear-
fully lacerated before the machine could be
stop ids , He only lived a few minutes after
beio releaaed from his awful position. De-
cease lived near Cookeville, and leaves a
large amilYO ,
--I r.:J hn MeLeUghlin, a London brick
man actu er, went downtown on Setur-
d ay orni g last, and drew $500 from, the
Ban of T tont°. Later in the day. Mr.
MoLe ghli met some friends, and epent
some ime in a convivial way. He finally
went • sl ep in a restaurant. Next Morn-
ing, a ter • e got home Mr. McLaughlin
found that some one had relieved him of the
$500 nd h 8 silver watch. Simultaneously
with he r bbery Daniel Linden, at onetime
an e ploy e of Mr. McLaughlin, disappear-
ed, aid h not been heard of (Once. He is
surmised i have robbed his employer,
— r. eorge T. Fulford, of Brockville,
prop etor of the celebrated "Pink pills for
pale peopl " medicine, accompanied by his
Wife and &tightens, left last week for Eng-
land. Th a, will spend., the winter in! Lon-
don, wher. the headquarters of Mr. ' Ful -
ford's Bri ish businessa ia located. Previous
to their d wham Mr. Milford was taihteimd
tupon y a number of his friends a
Was p ese ed en address and a solid silver
ice ngue nr for the erection next saminer of
e r. Fulford has completed all ar-
ts
a residence on his fine wer front property'
at Brockville, to emit n the heighborhood
of$100,000a Whenfinishedit will be one of the
handsomest residences between Toronto and
Montreal. Pink pills pay,
— Mr. tames Leckie, president of the
Mercantile Fire Insiirance Company, of -
Waterloo, 'died very suddenly Friday night,
at his residence in Waterloo town, from an-
gina peethria, aged 66 years. He was in
Toronto the day previous, and returned
home on the late train. He attended the
regular meeting of the Perlin -Waterloo hos-
pital board on Friday morning, and while
on his way home he complained of feeling
unwell. Shortly afterwards he had to be
conveyed hon -ie in a rig. On reaching the
house he was able to walk in and lie down
on a sofa, but expired a few minutes later.
—A despatti from Detroit says: Fred
W. Grey, 20 years of age, a law student Of
Toronto; Thomas A. Owen, 38 year's old,
ex•teacher of the Parkhill high school; and -
Edward Hicklen, 20 years old, an agent, of
Toronto, were in Detroit on Friday night
without a penny. The weather was threat-
ening, and they went to St. Mary's Roman
Catholic church, intending to mend the
night on the seats. They were found, how-
ever, and arrested. Captain McDonnell, ef
the detective department, was impressed
with their intelligence and honest appear-
ance, and released them. It is pretty tough
to be a stranger in a strange land and dead
broke, especially when the weather is cold,
—The strength of an iron coupling link
alone averted a serious accident, at Queen
street subway, Toronto, on Friday. A
Grand Trunk train was pulling into the city
from the west, and was crossing the subway
at a good rate of /peed, when the trucks
droppedfrom under a freight car, The trucks,
of course, jumped the tracks and jammed
back under the next pair e If the link ahead
had broken, the cars immediately to the
rear of the loose truok would have been
precipitated over the trestle into the sub-
way, fairly upon a loaded street car. The
link held, and dragged the truck across the
bridge and down the yard until the train
was stopped. The iron wheels out deeply
into the beams between the tracks.
Perth Notes.
—Three miles of granolithic side walk his
been laid down in Listowel this year.
—There died at his home, in Lis towel, chi
Sunday night, 6th inst., Barnard Donegsi,
in the 57th year of his age after a painf I
illness of about a year. He has been a
dent of Listowel for the past three year,
coming then from Carthage, where he had
been an hotel keeper. He was married in
1866, to Agnes Anderson, and a family of
eight were born to them, six of whom sur-
vive with the widow.
—One day last week, as Mr, Charles Nic-
hol, of Millbank, was working at the breech
of his rifie,the shell in some manner or other
exploded with disastrous results. Pieces
flew into his face, cutting his nese and in-
juring his eyes to such an extent that it is
doubtful if he will recover his sight. His
ther, who was near him at the time, had
3181greine ofpowder fly into his face, but
ne suffered no injury.
—The Stratford Water Supply Company,
on Monday of last week, struck a lerge
spring capable of supplying two hundred
gallons of pure, trails water per minute. It
is situated about six hundred feet from the
pumping station on the Birch property, and
IS naturally filtered, for it comes through a
limestone gravel bed. The spring probably
has its source in the little lakes between
Stratford and Shakespeare.
—The Maxwell ImplementManufacturing
Company are desiring some inducements to
remain in St. Marys. BY the original
agreement between the town and this firm,
the latter obtained, upon_certain conditions,
a $30,000 bonus to remove their agricultural
works from Paris to St. Marys, for a period
of ten years, and it therefore expires on the
31st of December, 1898. The death, of
David Maxwell, sr., necessitates a reorgani-
zation of the firm.
—Louise Greves, of Logan township, be-
came a follower of a religious sect, heejeed
by a Mrs. Francis Cook, of the Ref:cone
Home, in Stratford, and the other day, dur-
ing her father'e absence, packed up her
goods and made for the Rescue Houle, tak-
ing also her eleven year old eisterand a good
cow. The father apparently didn't worry
much over the loss of his eldeet daughter,
but is taking recourse to law over the
younger girl and the cow.
—Mr. Justice Meredith gave judgment in
Stratford last week against the defendants
in a litigation over the pollution Of the
stream through the city. His Lordship made
it quite clear in his comments in the ease that
the city is responsible for the pollution, and
it ehould, within a rcesconable time provide
remedial works. He, therefore' 'in granting
an injunction against the use ofthe river as •
a depository for sewerage, ordered its en-
forcement to be stayed for a year to afford
the neceesary time for remedial works. ,
—A happy affair took place at the reel -
dance of ex -Mayor and Mrs, Stanley, of St.
Marys, on Wednesday of last week, when
their eldest daughter, Lilian, was -united in
marriage with Mr. George E. Ash, jeweller
at W. Andrews'. The Rev. G. W. Hender-
son officiated, in the presence of some thirty
guests, near friends and relatives of the con-
tracting parties. The groom was supported
by his brother, Mr. Arthur Ash, of Kings -
mill's, London, he bride being assisted by
her younger sister, Miss Violet.
— Mrs. Margeret Kalbfleisch, widow of
the late Georg( Kalbfleisch, died at her
home in South Easthope, about two miles
from Stratford, on Saturday evening, leith
inst. ?Are. Kallsfleiech had not been well
for about two months, but her death was
rather unexpected. She was in her 71st
year, and was a well known resident of
South Easthope, where -she was esteemed
and respected by a wide circle of friends and
acquaintances. Her -. husband died about
seven years ago.
—The death of _Mr. Joseph Dantzer e
mined at the homestead, lot 19, concessionC
3, South Easthope, on Wednesday of last
week, from cancer, in his 64th year. De-
ceased was born on the farm upon which he
died, and was among the now too few who
are left to tell of the pioneer life in the
township. He lived all of his life on the
old farm, except ten or twelve years which
he spent in Fordsvmh, Hewick township,
where he was well known and had many
friends. Besides hie sorrowing wife he
leaves a family of four children.
--Simon Leyburn, who left Logan& couple
of months ago, to visit friendis in Ireland,
has got into trouble, es will be seen by the
following, which we copy from the Montreal
Star: "A curious case was before the
Dublin Police Magistrate the other day,
when a man by the name of Simon Leyburn
was up for begging on the streets, and when
searched, deposit receipts and bills on Canes
dian banks to the amount of $12,400 were
found on him. In reply to interrogations
Leyburn stated that he had just returned
from Canada for the purpose of visiting a
brother, who lived on the 'borders of Wick-
low and Carlow,. Why he had to beg he did
not say.. Be WW1 remanded."