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The Huron Expositor, 1900-05-04, Page 118 80 pOptilar to be eapeet. :e WhCTe pcople lf they come -y we give thern are tired from come in, to glad to see dte having rcomy, it ie ati mense y good millin- ing has thcamount of from goods. in harmony purehasintY, th and vicinity or woman, who 'rat any time to we do not give value. A per- ,tr.• here will get ivtaliP,y if we ERY -a ivaneed in in date. :.1.-playe41 in the ;-.-ry makes it as we've plenty proenieyou the ODS ?raet attention. be exercised. in It should be the best dressed ' he most partien: ie want the most •ods that are to . i.,•es are d.ffer- they are low -- :41 of. -.e of oils are good tyle, others, in O as pretty as d comprises iand herniae; , Brus- ings are also ;!) FOR )WS t she longs ..out having the ited. ot..ter range of have never had this seasons, gr,ol servieable • have it, it you t-Ine of those deli - conic to us • departmen are and boys' in--pect each and when J1'1 . pr. ice depend E; o ng to be a an owner will y, 118 btylikth and :made, but can't ow much less- it ve to do some sure and visit uhing in dry :tee aid arpete. st CaSii 01.e. ergy fter the Ila,:krkey iew days ago,and o her recovery.- - Miss Agnes Ann ing for St. Marys, In4t itute. -Miss i, visiting at arca. -Robert Duw_att has se- .4magentfor a good :r, of last week, Icitee gathering of Aea,ant cveamg a,.,•1 (lancing. - Lie old house 4,f a new one. dieposed of --Mr. John Pol- r the last two t.proved. • E. McFaul l.roadce.st not Ie in clothing Ili find else- , enod splen - 7.5t) and $9. st. styles in t IPS, braces and ‚G3 1 Mrs. William ,Joseph Speare e)ltriays visiting • ll..gorth is the -Nlaple syrup y(-ar and the ready for I I17aggarth and 0 village ou Sas- '. A. Millar spent Sunehine.-Mr. • r holidays with le Miteben Meth - evening - lately the sacrament vote stood 93 ositut THIRTY-FIRST YEAR. WEIGLE NUMBER, L690. SEAFORTII, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1900. McLEAN BROS., Publithers. t $1 a Year in Advance. Spring Shipments 1:3 The Spring shipments of our British and Domestic Suitings, Overcoatipgs, etc., having arrived and been placed in stock, we aim satisfied that we have the finest assort- ment of high grade goods, in the above lines, ever brought into this section, and we are particularly de- sirous that you should favor us, at least, with an op- portunity to show you through the different lines. We will be glad, also, with an opportunity to give you prices, and. if you xequire anything in the clothing line, and v see fit to favor us with your order for same, we siimply guarantee to satisfy you in every detail. There is an- old saying in the Gaelic language, which, being interpreted,..me'ans "Never throw the dirty water out until you have brought the clean water in." The users of that grand, old language -the Highland Scotchmen.-did not make a principle of a saying of modern times, that of taking a chance"; they pre- ferred to be reasonably -sure ,of what they were doing. With the safe =ell sure idea, we will make use of your atten- tion for a few moments. Just ask yourselves the ques- tion, during the time you hava been, al custoraer of ours, what satisfaction have you received from dealing with us? and What do you think of the general treat- ment which has always been accorded to you? We will leave the matter with you. Are you prepared to trade the certainty of good treatment of our dealing for the indifferent usage you may get otherwise? Ordered clothing has been something extraordinary with us this season; we are working day and night getting out our orders, the fit and quality of which are proving attractive to many. if you are buying a suit t'his season, we think that you will be well pleased. with the lash serges, the Scotch tweeds, the English worsteds, the Canadian 'tweeds, which a're daily shown at this store. Ladies' tailoring also is fast becoming a large factor with us. The costume cloths are neat, and when finished are most pleasing. SPRING NEEDS. For every day work, Buckskin Pants at $1, Muleskin and Stockings for boys at 25c a pair. The newest things in Ties, Shirts and. Hats. We submit a few of the leading styles in Hats, the which vary from 50c to $3. Pants prices prices of Grolg & Maiodollal Clothiers and Furnishers On the Wrong BLOCK,.Bideoft heStreet, sThoSEAFORTH - C. P. R. boats will leave Owen Sound Tuesdays, Thurs- days and Saturdays, commencing May 1st, for the Soo and Fort Williana. Through tickets issued at this office for all points West, either all rail or via our magnificent boats. Also ocean tickets via Montreal and: Elder Dempster steam- ship lines. Telegraphy and money order business respect- fully solicited. R. J. MACDONALP C. P. R. AGENT, Seaford'. C. BETHUNE, Agent for Merchants and Berlin Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. A City Wiped Out By Fire, One of the most disastrous fires that has occurred in the history of thie country was that which devestated the -city of Hull and , pert of the city of Ottawa on Thursday, of 'Int week. The fire started about eleven o'clock in the forenoon and ivas not got under control until seven o'clock in the evening, when it had burned out everything inflammable in its course. Hull is situated across the river from the city of Ottawa. It is on the Quebec side of the river, but for all practical purposes it really forms part of the city of Ottawa. The two places are connected by several bridges spanning the river. Hull has a population of about twelve thousand. It is largely a manufac- turing and lumbering centre. There are .nany large saw mills and extensive lumber yards there also the extensive paper and match factories of the Eddy Company. The mai irity of the residents are the owners of them, exeensive establishments andthe workmen employed in them, together with the trades people which such industries gather around them,. The saw mills, lum- ber yards and the docks furnish an immense amount of inflammable material, while many of the building', being also of wood, are of the lame character. The fire origi- nated from a spark from a burning ohimney. A woman was preparing dinner and placing a lot of light wood in the stove, the chim- ney caught fire, and from this smell begin- ning one of the most disastrous conflagra- tions that iati ever taken place in Canada resulted. The fire spread across the river and Ote tawa suffered to even a greater extent than Hall, although there the loss will not be so keenly felt. There was a high wind 'blow- ing at the time and the firemen of Ottawa, Hull, Montreal and other places were un- able to stay the flames. Fully three fa rths of the city of Hull has been burned er, and all the largest factories and beet residences, together with the publio build • info, are smouldering ruins. One thousand families in Hull and about three thousand in Ottawa have been rendered homeless, most of them having lost their all, being unable to save anything of any consequence from their houees. The entire lose is es- timated at from seven to ten millions of dollo.re, While the insurance amounts to about four million, The loss of the Eddy Company will amount to nearly a million dollars. Eight persons are known to have -lost their lives. The following particulars are gathered from the various reports: HOW IT LOOKED FROM PARLIAMENT HILL. From Parliament Hill the full terror could be seen. Two thousand people ',toed there, appalled at what they saw. Down in the Chaudiere walls of flame, clouds of smoke and dry, suffocating heat, the horror!' of every fire, were all there -here was the destruction of two cities on a plain beneath you. Hell was doomed beyond hope. No inan had supposed that more than the corner of Hull, west of Eddy's, and back to where the fire commenced would bs de- stroyed, but now the flemee were eating their way down the river, at right angles to the wind, and Eddy's, Main street, court house, city hall -everything but the sul- phide mills and the church was a mass of flame, overhung with rolling clouds of black smoke. Away beyond the church a second fire, a disaster in iteelf, raged in the piles at Gilmour's mill and threatened the mill itself. Nearer at hand McKay's great mill, the lumber yards near it and the Ca- nadian Pacific Railway station were blazing fiercely; a quarter of a mile beyond, op- posite St. Jean Baptiste church, a gallows like cloud of smoke towered up, a . smaller cloud rose farther on and all -beyond that was shrouded in its pall. A if of blazing timber floated down the eentre of the river, threatening whatever it might touch. A tugboat dropped the barges she carried, grappled the blazing raft and extinguished it. Streams of water were playing on the cedar trees of Parliament Hill to guard against sparks, which were falling in showers a little to the south, where dra- goons with buckets extioguished them. Meantime the pall of smoke grew heevier and its limits more indefinite. SAYING THEIR LABE& Division street was the eastern bound4.ry of the fire. The street is wide and e the flames did not pees it, but the fire di1 such extraordinary things in the way of leaping against the wind that no man knew where it would strike. Every man strove to save his honehold goods or to help others. Rochesterville, the most thickly populated eection, contained the com- fortable homes of many trainmen, engineers, firemen, conductors and brakesmen, and these of course were away from the city. Their terror stricken wives and daughters bargained with hurrying draymen to cart their furniture to some vacant land, police- men and neighbors bundled it on board and the horses galloped off. Women, holding to their breasts children too young to cling to them, dragged or carried bits of fur- niture from, their houses. Bird cages and sacred pictures were guarded with special care. In hundreds of cases the furniture was neatly piled in front of the house, only to be licked up by the fire and to add to the anguishof the Owners as they saw each article that, with the house, made up home for them, burn insignificantly between the two rows of flaming houses. There were shrieks and sobs and hysterics, but never a curse or an unkind word, even when an old sleigh laden with a piano and a stove blocked a string of wagon hard preesed by the flames. No water came from the hy- drants, tor the engines were working two miles away to save the upper part of the city, and the premiere was furcher reduced by the melting off of seven hundred taps in a low-lying district. So it was all along the face of the cliff, hurry and helplessness andinsignificant salvage. Near Hon. Geo. E. Foster's house, on the Richmond road, at the base of the cliff, a desperate effort was made to check the most easterly belt of flame, for here it might have climbed into the Upper Town, and the remelt were suc- cessful. AFTER THE FIRE. After the fire as little time as possible was wasted in procuring temporary lodging quarters for the thousands of homeless people. Fortunately the weather was fine, warm and " clear and the 400 persons in the Drill Hall, the 150 in the Salvation Army barracks, the 800 at the exhibition grounds, and the smaller numhers in the Good Shepherd convent and the Ottawa Athletic Club were as comfortable as could be under the. circumstances. 'Over in Null thapeo- ple were camping out in tents and roughly constructed shacks of pine bearde. The main need now is clothes for men, women and children. There is no fear now that anybody will go hungry. There is no kind of clothing that will not b. useful. Friday women could be seen wearing men's coats, while their husbands had on nothing over their shirts. The scene at Hull the morning after the fire was one of complete devastation in the fire -swept district. All that remain of the businees portion of the oity are a few tot- tering wall., the stone n which is cracked and scaled by the teri o heat to which it was oubjectled. THE HOMELESS ONES. The numPer of homeless people is esti- milted at 8,000, representing 1,000 families. Many of them passed the night upon the streets and in the neighborhood- of lake Flora, camping in the open. Others placed their furniture in the vicinity of the Cathed- ral church, and passed the night in the open air. , As a rule, the younger children lay on the roatrasses, and the -other mem- bers of the family sat in chairs and watched over their little all. The sympathy and generosity ot the French-Canadian people was never better illustrated than in the treatment extended to their unfortunate tallowy. Thousands of the homeless ones were taken in, fed and lodged for the night by those whom the flamer! had saved. The records of the registry office are ibe- Roved to have suffered severely, but, at premint the exact amount of the damage menet be ariertaind. HOW IT IS IN HULL. The messed vine of the property in Hull is about 82,800,000, and nearly three- fourths of the city is. burned. The lose in stodge, fixtures, equipment, household ef- fects, etc., is estimated at $3,000,000, and the loss on limber, bridge work, eto., will bring the total loss on this side of the river to $6,000,000 or $7,000,900. Mr. C. W. Spencer, a general manager of C. P. R. lines, estimates the damage to the company's property on a conservative estimate at $250,000, covered by insurance. The lumber destroyed in the great fire amounts to 26,000,000 feet. English and other purchasers who owned lumber will lose largely, and local lineal are : J. R. Booth, leocomo feet; Hall Lumber Cern- pany, 6,000,000 eet ; Gilmour & Hugh - son, 1,800,000 feet; Export Lumber Com- pauy, 3,000,000 feet. TO BE REBUILT. Temporary bridges will be put over the two sides between Victoria island and the mainland, pending the erection of perma- nent structures, orders for which will be placed forthwith. When these temporary crossings have been put up, it is said that work will be resumed at Booth's mill, which escaped practically unscathed as to mach inery. It is reported that Mr. Eddy will re- build. FIGURES OF SOME LOSSES. Further examination authorizes the fol- lowing as an approximate statement of the heaviest losses : E. 11, Eddy Company, $l,500,000; Mc- Kay Milling Co., $350,000; Hull Lumber Co., 8750,000; Dominion Carbide Co., $100.000 ; Bronson & Weston mill yards, $1,000,000; Export Lumber Co., 8500,000; Oliver & Sons Co. 8150,000; Chaudiere Machine Co. 175,000 ; Baldwin Foundry Co., $100,060 ; Canada Pacific Railway freight sheds and station, 8100,000; toria Brewery, $50,000; Ottawa Brewery, $35,000; Ottawa Electrio Co., 8250,000; Ottawa Specialty Co., $30,000; Govern- ment's Chaudiere bridge, $20,000 ; Gil- mour's and Hughson's yards, $500,000 ; Booth lumber yards, $500,00Q; Parr's planing mills, $20,000; Uppor Ottawa Im- provement Co., $25,000; Methylated spir- its factory, $20,000 ; Ottawa Electric Rail- way Company, $150,000. Total, $6,815,000. CPINION OF A LUMBER MAN. Lewis A. Hall president of the Export Lumber Company, of New York, Boston and Ottawa, which company had about $1, 000,000 worth of its lumber burned in the Ottawa fire, was interviewed as follows : 1'1 The destruction of the large amount of white pine lumber at Ottawa'which is re- ported as amounting to from 150,000,000 to 200,000,000 feet, together with the toes of between 200,000,000 and 250,000,000 feet per year will have a greater effect upon the white pine market than it would have had at any other period in the past ten years. Not only does it take out of the market for the next twelvemonths over 400,000,000 feet of lumber, principally white pine, but it does this at a time when the demand was increasing altogether out of proportion with the availahle supply." EDDY COMPANY HEAVY LOSERS. The E. B. Eddy Manufacturing Company had insurance last year amounting to $587, 000, applied to the company's several prop- erties, the risks being held by about 20 compavies. A few weeks ago these policies were cancelled and a blanket policy secured covering all the properties, the premium being paid on $250,000, but Eddy's only to draw $100,000 on any one fire. By this change in policies the company will lose nearly half a million dollars, whioh other. wise it would have had if the- old policies had remained in force. GENEROUS AID. Subscriptions in money and other neces- aeries are being made on a most generouie scale. The Dominion Government com- menced with 8100,000; Ontario Govern- ment, $25,000 • Ottawa city, 8100,000; Toronto, $25,000; Lord Strathoon, also cabled a contribution of $25,000. Besides these amounts the Quebec Government will, no doubt, give a substantial sum, and near- ly every municipality in the Dominion will contribute something. The immediate wants of the unfortunate people will taus be supplied, but many a family will have lost their all, the savings, perhaps, of a life time, and will have to commence life anew. Most of the sufferers belong to the working and mechanical °lessee. HUMORS OF THE FIRE. A correspondent, who was on the scene, notes these incidents : The fire has a grim humor of its own. We notice everything consumed right up to the waa of a saloon on 'Duke street. It has never a blister. To -day it is coining money, for fire needs much, liquid to drench it. Acromethe road is an- other groggery. At least it was there once. Now nothing is left but the licenee. This seems to be unfair. But, what would you? Here is a solid stone shop burnt to the pave- ment, and a miserable little wooden black- smith shop, cheek by jowl with it, hasn't a scar on it. Here is a flimsy tattle shack, unmarred ; not a hundred feet away two splendid stone residences are so many heaps of rubble. Many uproarious stories are afloat of burnt whiskers and ainged hair. Also there is one of a lady who weighed nearly three hundred poen& Her husband could find nothing better than a cart in which to move her from danger. He started off jauntily up a steep hill, but the tail board came loose, and the lady rolled out and down. "Step her ! stop here" shouted the anxious has. band. Oh, no; let her slide !" earn a voice from the crowd, "there are plenty more. You can get a lighter one next time;" --Ne Sunday night lest a fire occurred at the Bay View Hotel stables, east Toron- to, which very nearly caused the destruo- REDUCED PRICES IN WALL PAPERS. 5(3 and 6o papers for 4o 10c papers for 8c• 121-,c papers for 10o Other lines at reduced prices. Borders and Ceiliuge to match. Perfect Goods Only. MAX. WILITE1g, SEAFORT 11 [' tion of a large number of valuahle race horses. There are 27 of Seagram's horses in theee atables, including Dalmoor, the popular Queen's Plate entry. T e stables are old frame buildings and th re was a large quantiy of hay and straw b th inside and outside. Nhen discovered the flames had reaohed tle top of the stable. There are rumors goi g about that the fire was started by inc ndiaries, who wished to get Dalmoor ont of he way. It is said that parties in Torono have a $2,000 bet that Dahroor will not o to the post, and are anxious to save th "r money. The blaze started within six fee of Datmoer's nose. 1 Some Reminisce • es of the Old Lad. 1 The following has a handed to us ter publication by Mr. • oft McMillan, er., of MoKillop. It was wri ted by the late Mr. Edward Cash so e time before' his death and was given to Mr. McMillan, simply for his own perusal, as the two 11 gent emen were close . personal frietids, be- ing ear neighbors in the old days when they were both hewing out homes for them- selves in the wilderness: "On reading the poem of "Tam 0' Shan - ter " the other day, it brought to mind a visit I paid to some of those scenes de- pioted in it. About thirty year ago, on visiting my old home and friendsi I took a stroll into Ayrshire and stayed a night in "auld Ayr," wham ne'er a toon surpasses for honest men or bonnie lassies. i Next day I walked out to visit the poet's monu- ment and on the way called at the old house with the "Butt an' Ben," where the poet was born. After buying some photos I came next to Allwa's "auld haunted kirk," and as I looked in the window of the auld ruin, it recalled the scene of the "dance of, warlocks and witehes and alp Clutie piping to them, and especially the young laseies in scanty robes that so en- riched and bewitched Tam 0' The Shanter.". I then followed them down the hill to the river, and as I stood on the" key stone o' the auld brigg," where Tam was over- taken and the gallant grey mare "tit her tail." On a rising ground above the river, in a beautiful garden, etands the monument, with a busb in marble, of the great petit, and near by two life size figures in atone of Tam 0' Shanter and his friend and " Drouthie Crownie, Souter Johnnie." Be. hind the kirk is the ancient grave yard, where the old stones covered with moss, tell of the nobility and gentry buried there centuries ago. In returning to Ayr I visi- ted the grove where, among the trees, the poet met death with his scythe on his shoulder, and addressed him wit% the words: " Freen hap ye been mawen." , These lines may recall like scenes to some of you and amuse others, to me it is a great pleasure to run over these scenes in my mind. ED1A ARD CASH. • Canada -There is a serious outbreak of smallpox in Winnipeg. , -The first boats of the season passed through the Welland Canal on Friday. -The by-law to give a bonus of $40,000 to establish a, beet sugar factery at St. Catharines was defeated by a vete of 335 egainst 257. -Conductor John Savage, a well known railwayman, was struck from his train at Wabig on, on Thursday, by a projecting i water pout, and died in a few hours. -Jan es Pierson has been arrested at Princeton, on suspicion of being concerned in the recent attempt to wreck the Grand -Trunk railway express train near that vill- age. -Hon. David Mills was seized with a fainting fit at his office in the Parliament buildings, Ottawa, on Friday afternoon, and was removed to his rooms at the :Russell house, where he is resting quietly. His doctors do not regard his case as serious. -A. B. Mcacdonald, of New Orley, Al- berta, has asked the Ontario Agricultural Department to forward 200 head of one- year -old steers ot beef strain. The numer- ous enquiries from the Northwest for high grade stock of all kindle are very gratifying. -Stephen Clink, a retired farmer living in Galt, died Saturday from the effects of injuries sustained by the sudden collapee of a verandah being torn down in front of the old Girdlestone block on North Water street, a few days ago. He was passing on the sidewalk at, the time and was cruehedl to the ground and his spine injured. -Two Canadian, Pacific Railway freight trains came smash together, running at full speed, in a rocky country, at Spanish River on Monday. Brakesman Cote was killed. The operator fell asleep, hence the accident. The damage to 11 cars will be at least po,. 000. -The Dominion Court of Appeal has dis- missed with costs the appeal of hilchigan lumbermen from the Ontario Government's order -in -council, which requires that saw- logs taken from crown lands shall be sawed in the province. The appellants will carry the case to the highest British court, the Privy Council of England. -On Friday afternoon the body of Mrs. H. J. Davie was found dead upon the floor of the barn on the 15th line of Emit Zorra, near Woodstock. She is supposed to have been in the hay loft gathering eggs, when she fell to the lower floor through a hole used for putting down hay. Whenfound life was extinct. She was about 33 years of -A preliminary deeision has been reached by the railway committee of the Privy Council, confirmed by the Governor- in-Counoil, on the complaint against the rail- way rates on coal oil. The somsnittee has decided that the railways must restore the old tariff on oil from Buffalo and other Am- eriean points, which abolishes the discriini- nation in favor of the Standard Oil Com- pany. This should make coal oil some cheaper in Canada. -A shocking accident oacurred Friday afternoon at Mr. John Carew's lumber mill, at Lindsay, by which it is feared Michael Hennesey„ foreman of the mill, will lone his lite. It appears the unfortunate man had reason to adjust the large belt running the 'nein saw, and attempted to do so while the machinery was running. 1 The belt caught his arm andtore it from its socket at the shoulder, Medical aid Was hastily summoned, but the electors fear that the poor fellow will not be able to 'stand the awfhl shock. Hennessy is a married man, 35 Yearaqf age, with a family of five small children. He bore his sufferings with wonderful fortitude and said that he was alone to blanie, as he had thrown the belt with the wrong hand, and that i with his long experience he should have known better. -A distressing accident ocourred Sun- day, on the farm of Daniel MpDonald, Dover township, near Chatham, in whioh his fourteen -months -old son was drowned in a pail of milk. The lad was playing about the rear Of the house. A pail of milk was left standing near the doorway by one of tbe household. Shortly afterwards the child was found head downwards in the pail. . -The Port Arthur police have captured the two boys, aged 10 arid 12 yearn respect- ively, who, inside of two weeks, set nearly a dozen buildings on fire. Fortunately none of the fires were of much consequence. The most serious was an old warehouse in the centre of the town, in which was stored dynamite and gunpowder enough to destroy a good many buildings, but the explosives were hauled out cd the burning building in time to, prevent a serious disaster. -Mr. Andrew Young, a highly respected twiner of North Monoghan, living about six miles from Peterboro'hanged himeelf in hie barn Itbout 11.26 lastFriday morning. The dee,eated was well and favorably known and was about 54 years of age. He leaves a wife and one son. Mr. Young had not been enjoying very good health for some time, and his suppoled that this caused him to take his life. -The village of Brookville, a few miles west of Milton, Halton county, was &bone wiped out by fire Friday afternoon. The fire began at one o'clock in one of the dwell- ings, and owing to the high wind and no fire protection the flames soon spread to the other buildings, some five or six in all being burned. By strenuous efforts on the part of the residents the general store, which is the only one, was saved. -Sir John Hawkins Hagerty, chief justice of the supreme court of Ontario, died at his home in ,Toronto, on Friday leen He had been ill a long time. He Wag 83 years of age. He was a native of Dublin, Ireland, and had resided in Toronto since 1835, and comautaceel the practice of his professionhere in 1860. He was one of the 51 ableet law ergot hie day. He was knight- ed on the o anion of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 1897, after having twice previ- ously refused a. similar honor. -Oa April 12th Hector M. Finlayson, travelling from Australia to England via Vancouver, was admitted to the Winnipeg General Hospital as a private ward patient, having been taken ill on the train, and died three hours later from what is now known as a case oftsmallpox. The nurse attending was taken eariously ill a few days ago, and suspicious symptoms developed; upon ap- pearance of which she was immediately 'Related. 4 few days later a second care developed he another nurse who also had at. tended Finlayson. -Visitors to the World's Fair will find that special arrangements have been made by the correepondents, in Paris, of the Can- adian Bank of Commerce, for the accommo- dation of strangers, bath at their city ote flees, 19, Boulevard des Italia'., end on the Fair Grounds, where reading rooms storage rooms, a postoffice, and a epeeist staff of at- tendanti have been established. Customers of the Bank and others, who have provided themselves with the extremely convenient letters of credit issued by them, will be en- titled to the benefits a theme arrangements free of charge. -A trio of lions is at large in the woods in Colcheeter South, Essex county. Several days ago a man reeiding in that township was pinging along through the woode when he noticed three animals spring into , the road in front of him. They appeared to be bewildered, and catching sight of him ran Ipto the woods again. A watch was kept on the woods, with the result, it is de- clared, that three lions, a male, female and cub, were seen. The news soon spread that the lion were in the woods, and none of the farmers would venture out of the house after dark. It is thought that the animals escaped from a circus that was wintering in Ohio and that they crossed lake Erie on the ice to the weeds. 1 -Oa Monday of last week, as the train- load of settlers from Parry Sound, Ontario, was speeding its way westward, between Medicine Hat and Calgary, Northwest Ter- ritory, the nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCullough met with an accident which might have proved fatal. A very strong wind was blowing, and as the little girl was passing from one car to an- other while the train was at hill speed, she was blowa off the platform into the ditch full of water. She was not missed by her parents until the train had gone fully 40 miles, as the children were constantly peeving backand forth from one car to the ether. It waa most providential that the child fell into the water, which was not deep, so she did not sustain much injury. She picked herself up just as the last coach passed her, and, getting on the tack, start- ed to run after the train. Presently she came opposite a rancher's .hack and struck across the prairie to it, but found no person there, so she returned to the track and con- tinued her pilgrimage westward. 1 A section gang at work on the line picked her up, and to them she told her story. They took her back 011 the hand -car to the section house, where shie got ber clothes dried and was re- freshed with food. Then they flagged the westbound express, which followed shortly, and she was taken aboard. At the first telegraph station the news of her recovery was wired ahead to the anxious parents who -awaited with joy her arrival at Calgary. The presence of mind which the little girl displayed was quite remarkable for one of such tender years. , , ; -Mr: Francis E. Brooks, of London, has had a streak of unusually good luck. He now lives in a small frame cottage in a quiet streetin that city and until a day or two ago was employed as a machine hand In the Leonard foundry. Through the death of an uncle in California he has fallen heir to an eetate valued at upwards of nine million dollars. The estate comprises the California Central railway, besides several fine residences and a large amount in stocks. To -day he lives in a humble cottage; with- in one month he will be living in a mansion in Oakland., California, or in another of his newly acceatred residences at San Jose, Cal- ifornia. From a machinist working early and late in the dark workshop, drawing his hard earned vragee every Sitturday, he be- comes, by on of the caprioes of dame fortune, the poesessor of unlimited wealth. On his "mother's side Brooks is, the descen- dant of one of the old Fran h -Canadian families.1 For a score of year his father was a member of the Dominion Government. His uncle, J. G. Blanchette, was at one time the epeaker of the Canadian Rouse of Commons. Back in 1849 Mn two undee, Charles and Joseph Petitt, left their home ' in the lower provinces, and joined the famous rush to the gold fieldsof California. They procured a charter to build a ralle road from San Francisco to San Diego. With the ever enlarging population of Cal- ifornia, and busy commercial life, thiii rail- road became a veritable gold DAME. Thirty years ago Joseph Petitt died. Neither brother bad married. They had lived together always. He left Ms whole fortune to Charles. Charles in turn has left the united fortune, with accumulation; to his nephew, Francis E. Brooks, wbe leaves London with hie family on the 20th of May to assume proprietorship of his new possessions. It is to be hoped he will use them wisely. -A fatal runaway occurred at Wind- sor Sunday afternoon, in which Daniel Bockus, aged 62 years, a house mover, lost his life. In company with a friend noosed Lessaline, Mr. Bockus was driving to Walk- erville, and when crossing the Grand Trunk bridge at OM place, the horse beatific frightened at a passing train and bolted. Both the oocupents of the buggy were thrown out, striking the roadway with ter- rible force. Bokus was picked up in an un- conscious condition and removed to hie home, where he died a few hours later. MT. Lassaline was badly injured internally, and he may not survive, the doctors say. A sad feature of the death of Mrs Bockus ie thee his wife was buried only the previous Sunday. Perth Items. -The other night a drunken man went into the house of Mrs. Rutherford, of Strat- ford, and. atter frightening out the only oc- cupant, a young lady, began to smash the furniture and other things generally. When help arrived the fellow had decamped. -One of those interesting and pleamint events took place at the home of Mre. Stacey, Fullerton on Wednesday evening of last week, when her daughter, Miss Lottie, was married to Mr. Charles Lander, of Lo- gan. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. Andrews, and the happy young couple will live at Hagersville, where the groom is engaged for the summer in cheese making - Mr. Michael Mills, of Hibbert, met with a serious loss a few days ago, through the burning of his Untie. The fire started from a burning chimney, and before it was noticed the greater part of the roof was in flames. A number of fleet -footed neighbors were soon at hand, and most of the contents were saved. The house was insured in the Hibbert and Usborne for $200; - Mr. N. J. Vernon, of St. Marys, re- _ ceived by wire, on Monday -of last week, the sad intelligence of the death of his son, Rev. Ingram Vernon, at St. Hilaire, Minnesota. Mr. Vernon had suffered front an attack of appendicitis and had undergone an oper- ation, his death ensuing a few hours later., The deceased was about :30 years of age, and was married last fall to Mille Rhea Scott, of the Base line, Manshard. -A fellow, representing himself to be from a Michigan syndicate, was operating in the neighborhood of Mitchell recently. He called on Wm. Roger, and purchased three pedigree cows and a calf, premising to pay $1,500 for them. He stayed with Mr. Roger for a couple of days, waiting for money from his brother. The money didn't some, and he went away; promising to call for the animals in a day or so, but as yet has failed to appear. -On Tuesday of last week, what might have been a painful amid nt happened to Mr. Wm. McLogan, of Bo r lm. He had hitched a strange horse to his tl was going to Mitchell.Be wa ri egdgrn.g are horse to the gate before g tintiinto the rig, when the horse bolted andanefide good his escape, turning the vehicle over and tearing it to piecee. He jumped a six foot gate An ran across the rood, where be fell and -choke ed, and lay there helpless until he was esp. turedi -r. w. Ward, of Hibbert, was in Mit- °hell, on Monday of last week, delivering hogs. Last fall he paid $62 for twenty hogs; two weeks ago be delivered eight of them, which weighed 1,648 pounds; lute week he delivered eight more, which weigh- ed 1,650 pounde, and he has four of the lot still at home. For the sixteen sold Mr. Ward received 8194, and for the four lefts he expecte to get at least 140. This will give him deducting $62, the sum of $172 for his feed and labor. He fed on pulped man - golds, peas and bran, all his own growing. -On Friday, 20th ult., death removed one of the pioneers of the vicinity of Car- lingford, in the person of Mrs. Marion Brown, at the advanced age of 69 years and 6 months. Deceased was the widow of the late Miles Brown, who died about six years ago. She was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church, and the large number of friends who followed the remains from Mr. Wm. E. Leversages residence to the Union cemetery at Carlingford, testified to the esteem in which she was held. Four sons, John, George, Charles and 3411es, and two daughters, Mrs. Emmanuel Carnert, and Mrs. Wm. E. Leversage, are left to mourn the lose of II loving mother. -One of Stratford's best known and highly respected citizens passed away on Thursday of Int week, in the person of Mr. Win. Corrie. st,The deceased had not been well for severed years,and his death, though not unexpected, will be learned with cere regret by a wide circle of friendand acquaintance. Mr. Carrie was born in Westmorland, England, in 1836, and tame to Canada about the year 1858, He Bret settled in the neighborhood of Milton, Hal- ton county, where he remained only a short time, and then same to Perth county, locat- ing near Gadshill, where he farmed a short while, subsequently,locating in Ellice own. ship, removing to Stratford upwards of ten years ago. -ir onowing are the prizes awarded at the Spring Show, held in 'Mitchell, on Thursday of last week: Treported\heavy draught stallion, four entries, first prize, " MacTopper," Thanes Colquhoun ; 2nd, "Prince of Craigand," Thomas Colquhoizn ; 3rd, " Lord Beresford," John Jacoln I Heavy draught, -Three year old and un- der, 3 entries, lst, " Peragon Macgregor," W. Squires, 2nd, "Gallant Calum," W.M. Butson, 3rd, "Clan MacGregor," J. W. Fawcett. Canadian heavy dranght,-Three years and under, " Rockfellow," Robert Evans. Coach and Carriage, -"St. George," Thomas Skiuner. Roadsters, -Five entries, est, 46 Wilkie Collins," James Anderson; 2nd, "Neck Veetor," F Biddle+ ; 2rd, "'Elk White," Henry James. Thorough- bred,-" Tyrone," T. Skinuer." Durban,' Bane -Three years old, four entries let, "Dundee Hero," H. Norris ; 2nd, les Chief," W. Lawrence; ard, " Lord Logan," H. Myers." Durham Bulls, -Two years and under, three entries, Ist, " Jun- ' aaelatember " R. Hamilton; 2nd, Blue 'Ribbon's Heir," Wm. Roy; 3rd,* "Gen Buller," H. S. Yee. Palled Angus, --Three • years or over, "Lord Forrest," W. Her - bort. Two years and under, mi.:Hodge. Ayrshire,-" Sandy," A. W. 43asey.