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The Huron Expositor, 1901-04-12, Page 4• • , - r NEW ADVERTISEMENTS CV' The fign-elwtwer.-1 p t ••••:•fl, r•r cach One, denotes the page ot p .• • r nn whit h the a ivertisemert will be f ay. lid H adware-Fferland Br:T-1 Prosperous Farm'nz-I V. at A Problem -A, A Relkble Store -Greig & Macdonald -r1 Only a Guide -Wm, Pick .rd & Co -5 Spring Newness -E. McFall! Co -8 Annual Meeting -F. Hohnested-5 F.Irm for Site -Mrs. Wm. Curry- -5 Sprinz Goods -Sills & Mu rd A Teteph ne Journey- B. T. Co -5 lost -Expositor Cm " VOW' Shoes -2-R. & Son Eulla for Sate -John Elder -6 exives for Richmond -8 Cith Mill -N Scn -5 Pigs for Service -A. Galbraith -5° Gr..at Bargair.s-2-8caq'm Bros -8 Aew Readr-Wm. lIartry-5 Note LoA-G. W. Wren -5 Pasture Fara) to liott -F. Ifurpb3-5 A G•:,o Investmunt- R. FAns m-5 Portn.idehyde-Dr, MeGiarmid -8 Ho.ses for Sale -Wm Bubo'z-5 Eon,' gleaninz-2-8111.. & Murdie-8 lie.kr-Calf for Sale -J MIMS Beattie -8 oW;erfe Attention -8 Wail P.por-J. Gr.ves-8 Sale of Ostve•-0. Chapman -8 Lawn 3fowers, & Wilson -8 Ike loon (5xpooiter. SEAFORT11, FRIDAY, April 12th, 1901 The War. There is little, if any change, to note in the situation of affairs in South Africa. The British forces are still engaged in chasing up fragmentary sections of the Boer army, rak- ing in prisoners, ammunition, guns, horses, cattle and other supplies. The laat place captured by the British was the town of Pietersburg, the late Boer capital, which has been occupied by the Boers ever since they abandoned Pretoria,where a large num- ber of prisoners and supplies were obtained. The Boer leadere seem to be kept, bus eluding the British forces, and are fleein from place to place in rapid succession. On day they are reported at a certain point, ate a day or two afterwards they are hear from at some other point many miles die tant, while in their treaking frorn paint t point they do all the harm they can by th way, by destreying bridges, railwaye, an such like. Their latest successful adventur was the attack- upon a 13ritish outpoa manned by a force of one hundred men, and after a bard fight, they captured whol outfit as they outnumbered the I. itish b e four ta one. Twenty of the 13rit: a after wards escaped. Dewit and Botha have one more joined forces, and it is said are retir ing to a mountainous district, where the have etored an abundant supply of food an ammunitian, and there is plenty of goo pasture for their horaes, and they will con - elect marauding operations -from this place until they are,either driven out or captured by the British. In the mean time the ter- rible destruction of property, cauaing the severeat suffering to the people, is going an apace, and will likely continue until the rnauraders under Dewit, Botha and Stein are finally clispereecl, or until these leaders eurrender or are oapturetl, of which there ezerns to be no immediate probability. emensema....a, - The Pa,rlia_ raents. The Dominion P,srliarnent assembled after the holidays, on Taesday, and got eharply to work, The supplimentary estimates, amounting to over three and a half million &oilers have been tabled.; Nearly half a million dollars, of this amount are for the militia, and another half million dollars for repairs and renewals on the Interoolonial Railway. A contract for furnishing $50,000 worth of steel rails has been awarded to the new rolling mills being constructed at Sault Ste. Marie, by the Clergue company, with a promise of more orders of a' like nature if this one is satisfactorily filled. Hitherto supplies of this nature have been purchased in the United Staten and it is gratifying that these large sums of money are to be hereafter spent in our oW11 cauratry, giving employment to our own people, rind usin our own raw material. The big _Manitoba railway deal is expected to come before Parliament for latification tbis week. The general feeling seems to bo that if there are no constitutional abstacles in the way, the deal svill be ratified, as tbe feeling of mem- bers is that it is a Provincial affair, and that as the representativeF of the people in the Manitoba Legislature have eanctioned the bargain, the Dominion Parliament should net interfere with it. This is, no doubt, the correct position to take. The business o far thia week has been mostly routine, tid there have not been any discusaions of s a general interest. The legislators at Torouto aigualiee.d their assemblage after Easter by a division the first go off, This was on a motien of an Oppoaition member to the effect that no /age should be cut on public lands wlaich are of a less eireamfercoce than ten inches at the small end, This was defeated on a straight party vote, the Government scoring their usual majOrity ef ten. The Premier has introduced a bill providing that Parlia- ment ritual net expire until the next session of the ffouse is completed. He explained that under the act Parliament expired on March 29th next. As the seesion did not begin until about February lat, that would make it impessible to complete businets be - fere the netural expiration of Parliament. The bill provided for this difficulty by en- acting that Parliament do not expire before the closo of next seseion. This makes it certain that there will be another session at the uaual time, and that Lae general election' will not take place before May or June of next yeer. The Government, have with- drawn eeverel of their more important measuren Among these is the law reform bill of the Attorney -General ; the technical school bill, by the Minieter of Education ; the Recap iron amendment, by the Premier, and the bill permitting munielpal councils to exempt certain plants from assessment without receiving the assient of the rate- pa.yere to the by-law, and to which we re- ferred last week, Promises have been made that all these matters will be taken up next seselon and will be dealt with more compre- hensively. The withdrawal of- these and other contentious ineasurea, will, likely, _permit of prorogation this week, probably Friday or Saturday, withethe formal proro- gation on Monday. We were in hopes that the system of granting bonuses to railways . veauld be abandoeted this session, but while 1 the amount to be granted is not so large and : I the roads- to be aided are not so numerous 1 aa in former years, yet'a large sum is still to be devoted in this way, Ttese resolutions havaatill to be discuseed by the House at the imo of writing, but as one side eeetna to be as much bound to this policy as the other, there is not like y t be much die- cussion. Another large pul wood comma sion to a private compa proposed, and it is likely this will be attacked by the Op- position, so that it is barely possible proro- gation may not be reached f r another week yet. Editorial Notes and Comments. The Dominion _Finance Minister an• -nounces a surplus oft, nearly two million dollars on the financial transactions of the last nine months. Th se continuously 're- curring aiirpluses would seem to indicate that there should be a reduction in tex- ation. A tariff that produces large Bur- pluees cannot proper] be Considered as revenue tariff. The Conservatives o held tteir convention day, They selected editor of the Guelph didate for the leasisl will have to try cop Marie, the preeent re of the most popular me who is now eerving h Legislature. The s Toronto pape bitterly of the operatio the Legislature. The this session than ev actually demoralizing • South Wellington in Guelph on Satur- r. J. P. Downey, erald, as their can- ture. Mr. Downey lusione with Major resentative, and one in the riding, and e second tertn in the s are complaining s of "lobbyiste" in say they aro worse r before and are the legislators. A "lobbyist," is an oily pongued, cheeky in- dividual, who is ernployed and paid by parties who have legislation that they desire to have passed b the Legislature, to canvass members and 'nduce them to vote and use their influence in favor of the particular legislation hich they are pro- moting. It, seems str age that men who are elected by the pe ple al their repre- sentatives. ehould b euch consumato chumps as to give ear to these skinners, much less be influenc d by anything they may say. We always had the ' idea that the chosen represented yes of the free and independent people of Canada, and par-. ticularly of Ontario, ar influenced only by argument and reasen, t if we believe what the papers say, there re other influences more potent, Ottawa domestic Eery themselves into an ase a war upon Sunday(' nts having formed. 'elation, have begun night dinners and suppers-. These enterteinments are said to be very Prevalent among certein classes in the capital, and earne 'ndulge in tile prac• t.ri tise who, perhaps, steal I feel very, deeply hurt if they were to be told they were doing something- thet id not acArd wit h their professions ' in ot eradirectione. At any rate, the young women who a -re going on strihe aga,inst this description of zeven- day-a-week occupation eserve to ,have I he gnod wishes of every h !lever in the neces- sity for preaerving the d y of rest. I - --- How to. keep the yo dg people on the I farm, is a problem waic has long botherel many in tlhis countty a d which has been much an] learnedly -di. cuesied. It may be some con elation to kno that the people of Eugland and Scotland are ,now wrestline with the same knotty problem. There as here, the glare of city life has always had as teuden 7 to allure th yeeth, and of late the rush to the army. has added; to the drain. Samuel Pearson, a B Orleans, teempted by 1 the sailin of a veesel c to Cape own for the army, B asking for an eucceedecl in deleying vessel, bu brother Jon an eye for businese to pe so preat ble a trade as • rhideat in New gal process to stop rrying 1,200 mules else of the British injunction he has he 'sailing of the than haii too sharp mit the killing of hippiug mules and horees to South lAfricaentad the suprea o court has !dissolved thedatiiunction and de- clares that the .[Inited States 'have no authority to interfere i any way.between two foreign nations at war evtth each other. And so th mule trade vvill cantinue. i ________ Referrieg ta the barg in made between the (-literati Government an the Manitoba and North Shore Rail ay Company, by which the latter agreea t tle one thews - ten years, on the the Government, and ernigr Linde con nts a year, fo eeded to it b Saturday the followi, Between 1 population although ti expended 12.894,390 on 000,0(10 on ublie works an 000 towarde eliding rail 11 ehe eompany ere require New Onts,rio 10,000 sett- thie, would populatien o obtaint EX [lend i Lure tioned." ght says : g figoree are 81 and 1891 n Canada incre e Dominion se n this connection vvotth studying : he foreign born sed only 38 141, uripg that period migration. $20,- 4ver $67,000,- y construction.. 1 to bring -into era or animate an an increased is greater ehan inion after the ms above men. pract ically 40,000, which d by the uo of the vast s Mr. Tram his seat in West Heiti sentative. vention on T It is most lik Thera was t for election needed in t is scarcely 1 second laid! the Conserve Corby has at he Dominion gs new he Conserveti urrsday to eel ly a local -ma lk of Hon. M there. Mr. e Dominion P kely he woul to Messrs!. Be iv° leaders. '1 is a Conserve Ave hive and the nomination of the cone election unle s there is a Or of which the c is no prospeo According to the patie ma-ke statisti s, the total w world in 1809 Was 2,755,270 which the Un ted States p lees than one - states of Mir nearly One - Russia ranks • wheat growe eating count fourth, althou to feed its ow the average United State n England, ultivation o eaohes forty ith thin Ili, row- wheat 'rifted States aid wheat rai nee is cause, ountry. A writer in iagazine, tive of wheat rorthwestern 1 a length resigned Parliament- and ithout, a- repre- es held a eon- ct a candidate. will be chosen. aFoster trying oSter is baoly riiament, but, it 1 care to play denand Monk, he constituency hoover secures ntion is sure of t in the party, t persons who eat crop in the 00 bushels, of odpced a little if th, the great' wheat growing peseta and Dakota supplying ighteenth of the whole, ext to the Un'ted States as a . a ranee, the y in Eiirope, fh ib does no people. In ield per acre was only t owing, to the the land, th ushels to the h average it n Eogland, w with its low ing in profitabl 1 by the price recent numb n interesting e rowing and ski States, says : ben the feriner in the solutely at the mercy of t erchants and the railroads e railroads, greatest beead makes a good rum suffieient he same year f wheat in the we've. bushel's: more careful average often cre, but even oes not pay to hereas in the average, it is . The differ. land in each ✓ of Munsey's rticle deitcrip- ppin,g in the " Time. was orthweet was' e commission particularly ho taxed him I remorseleesly - 1 THE HUAON EXPOSITOR, until ell discovery wa made th t the o the soil (maid ontrol politi and make la 3 themselves. Since the they have tie de the railroads• dance to their piping." It would be w 11 for the ti lora of the soil In Cenada, and p rticularly On. tario, if they would m e a simil r dis• covery. It would be m lions of dollars in their po kets every year. , What the farm- ers of t e Northwester States hay done, the farm re of Ontario ea do, if the will only aw ke from their le httrgy and se the powers t ey possess. In teed of -bei g the hewers f wood and dt were of wa er for the rail ay and other en nopolistie ombie nations, they may hewn e masters the situatio and reverse th present or er of things. The roekville Reoor tams th consumers of pi more t an talk in self content ith robbing the country by means of a which i gulates the outp paper anufacturers are another °hone of robber . deavoring to form a po facturer who exports a paper w' 1 be paid so muc This ti ey hope will scarcity n the Canadian the manufaeturers to pr more extensive scale tha vocationas highwaymen. at (Mama will not be doi it negleo a to take cogniz that is being perpetrate place in the world whe oheaper han in Canada. , material growing in a forests d we have the cheap anufacture, and combine, paper is 25 pe the Uni ed States than although the United Si have to import all their e thie emu try, And still, and fre trade Governme the pape combine is prat 25 per c nt. er says : ' It is per in Cana a did protection. Not f thie COLIMMAra ast iron co bine,. t and pH() s, the now wOrleng on . They a e en - 1, and any menu- rtain amo nt of out of thi pool. keep a constant arket and enable otise on even a at present, their The Government g ifs full duty if ce of the outrage ." There is no e paper should be We have the raw undance in our ater power for its et, owing to this cent. cheaper in t is in Canada, es manufacturers w material from e have a Liberal t in power, while ted 'by a duty of Hensa • If ' FORM.: LDEHYDE. - For destroying smut in sced gr la, with directions r u3ing it, for sale at Dr. Mardi rmidis Drug Store, email, Ontar:o. . . 1730-2 LOCAL BRIEFS, -We a e pleased to learn that our ouncil, at their! last meeting, had the subj ct of providing letter fire protect- ion up fo discussion, and ave appointed a committ o to euquire int the more effective ways an means, at a oderate co t, of providin such protectio . We ar eure that eve y resident of o r village se -8 the aeceseity.of and will be i sympathy with our cou eil for the step they have aken, and we v nture to say that as soon a the committ e recort and he council have somethin definite to ley before; ot r vil- ' lagers, t ey will not be found oppo ed to any proj et that has for its end the atety, ection of our •Ilage.-Pro essor as secured a fine claim for ins ruct- uaie.-A very large quanti y of mber is being lelivered a the tation yards.- In Joynt, f St. 113 in the village during tbe past Ling his beothe , George. Mrs. neman . returned this week from where she had seen spend ug a ys with her pa ents.-Mr. J. S. ill school teacher of Lucan, pent th his pare te.- as in the v llage Ling her c ruin, ise Eva 5 one- orrie and eigh• Allister, av o is as public 'schobl teacher near o, is here 'spe diog the li aster with his po.ren s. -The co cert the- Methodist hurch on 'ood ning was fairly ell attende! and a Kay, th now reciter and el° cutionist, g ve a f selections, ich were well and highly a preciated. The e also included cellent ant ems ettes by the ethodist c' urch os by Miss A bone solo by M r. Abner Arn was in the vill this visiting h intend thie au ga that can be d to that end at ing them.-Mra ave been visiting vicinity during Weisrniller was g the past week ut we are plea recovered to v. (4. H. Long and pro Bedford ion in equare t railway Helene, N week vis J.•e. St Lambeth a few d Wren, hi the Easter holidays here w Miss Gr y, of Brussels, during tl e past week vie Miss Ma y J. Smillie. - man is visiting friends in borhood. Mr. Arthur M engaged Londesbo vacation held in Fiiday ev much enjoyed. Miss Flo; celebrate number rendered program and guar choir ; so and a tro Forest. -- Windsor, week an inerchant all the e borhood a for gathe Coleman forth and r."John room duri of illness, eufficaeata again. -B was recently made the r ate from the appointment. who was quite r. G. N. Ba mimed a hand Toronto. -Mies Walker, 9 visiting h r cousin, Mrs. ' Mrs. Mill r Edwards w recently renewing aequ Thomas -B 11 spent the East his fatha and mother, Mr, Gatez, of 5 recently eon the guest Cook. -Mi 8 Vera- alu' rdock Tuesday e ening from Win has been isiting friends Miss Belle Lynch, of Loud the guest of Mre. O. A. Maggio Be 1, who is engage( teachers t the 'Myth pu the Easter vacation with h Samuel R nnie, of `Lurie Saturday on Mareha Gilchrist, of Lon _village pa relatives ea well atten village o and mu..ic in keepi occasion, !aster Sabbath, In the Me bodies church a held, vAich was much enjo cengregatie n p resen t. -Th e of St. Pau 's church was evening las C. Clausen George Re Clausen -w Reynolds, delegate to ohs, state load of Chieethurs Buchanan, ukelele -Ye recently p pirn, of li ton, .1 Yeo, of !Mount barriater, pf ge part of teat e parent .-Our mer pur basing rad in th neigh- equippi g riga nd Mrs. renew friends in Sim- ile past week. - confined to his or so on account ed to see him e in his stone of this village, pient of a fine embers of his Mrs. William , is recovering oek, druggist, me driver from Celedonie., ia ohn Steacy.- in Wingham tances.-•Mr. holidays with nd Mrs. Wm. ringville, has Mrs. Henry eturned home am, where she some time. - ie this week Donell. -M iss e one of the school, spent arenta-Mr. was in the inese.-- M iss , was in the t of last week n 1 this visiting d friends. -The ei vices wer' all ed in the three c urches of Sabbath las nd ser with village on 1 1 • 0 0 0 Our 1008 the re obscr 'ed. g service was by the lsrge a nual meeting eld on Mo day ,when Messrs. G C. Petty a d J. DR ; ldie H. C. Petty, lay di The firian. balance on the ek is viei Watecin a w ek on ils a War Mies Alice Coldwell, who ha b for a number of months, ret r week. -Mies Francis Coxwo th spent East: number of given by th Monday ov a very plea cardine, is were rinelecte! nolds, Henson Pet re appointed as us uditor, -and G. attend the Syn ent showed a right ,side.-aliss Annie 13 relatives- in St, Maryse-Mr was in • London this visit to 1 is brother, ,W as ward y and Te ;era ; W, ing ard a en iu Exeter ed home last of London, ✓ with her paren a -Quite a ur villagers att. n ed the iball young bachelor Exeter, on ning lent, and re t having had ant time. -Mrs. lery, of 'Cin - r ROD, . who is at- ollege, — r. ss Crysdale, C13 t of is ry, be in ing ar- of on ing his week visiting h Sellerea-al re James McMordie tending the London Busineels home apend ng the Easter lva James Pea, and his neiee, M were in Loiadon last weeki-Mrs. Ja Murray wasl in Witigham the latter) pa last week, v'siting her eon Jo n, wh seriously ill, -The roade aro no» quite and tile fern ors in this section vill soo able to pli w. -Mrs. M. Edw rds wa Wingham uring the past w ek, viei friends. -M j. W. Ortweie, f Seafo has parches d the centre store the I+, shall brick lack. -Mr. S. Pop lestone, Exeter, w s in the village t ,week, business. i‘ jos Jennie Murray is visi her broth r Wingham.- iss Mc ay was in Tuc Tomith the first p rt of his week, visiting her panentS.-Mr. Yed, of Mount Forest was in the village part of last week and this, visiting friends at the Com- mercial hotel. -Mrs.. A McKenzie was in Blyth recently, renewing acquaintances. - Miss Nellie Bell, of London, spent &niter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bell. -Dr. Sellory vent the Baster holidays at his home in Kineardinee-Miss Mary John- ston returned home Tuesday evening from , whe e she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. S ort. -Mrs. R. H. Collins and little daughte Katie are visiting friends here. -Mr. J seph Blaney epeut Sunday last with frie cis in Wingham. Exeter. J. G. STANBURY, B. A., (late with Me - nattily, Osier Co:, Torcritcr,) Barrister, Convey• ancer, Notary. oney to loan. Offioes lately oo • oupied by Collin & Stanbury, over O'Neil's 13ank, Exeter, Ont. VICTORY FO SYLVESTER & COMFAN168Y4A4Ntn MCCORMACK MACHINES. -The langest de- livery of agri uitural implements ever made in Huron cow ty was that at Exeter, on the 4th inet , by Ir. Weeley Snell; the hustling agent for the bove cornpanies at this place. °Early.in the ay large numbers of the stal- wart farmers rom the surrounding districts began to asse ble in the town and by mid- day the etree were packed aed every hotel was taxed to ts utmost capacity to accomo- date Mr. Sne l's patrons and friends who had come to itness the monster delivery. The two corn anies delivering the machines entertained t eir eastomers and friends to dinner at th several hotels in the town, after which all repaired to the Grand Trunk depot, where over 75 wagons were loaded with machine of the Sylvester and MeCor- mac make, th former company'd drills and cultivators, a d the latter binders, mowers and rakes. t 3 p. m. the wagons carry- ing the machines formed into line, beaded by a carriate in which were Mr. Goorge Rowan, stoe man, and Mr. A. Manning, travelling sale man for the McCormack com- pany, and M . J. R. Sproule, general agent for the Sylves er Company. Then came the Exeter brass and, followed by the immense procession of farmers wagons, loaded with machines, a s aiking instance of the esteem in which thes companies goods and their deservedly p pular agents are held. No- ticeable in th crowd was Me. A, S. Devitt, who acted as ireetor of ceremonies, and the able manner which he handled the pro- cession was fill cient evidence that a better man for the p sition could not be obtained. The preemie) , after parading, formed into as compact a body as possible, where they were photogr phed ,by the very efficient artist of Exeter, Mr. Senior, when all sep- arated to t ,eir respective homes, well pleased with eying taken para in one of the larg et delive ies ever made in Canada.- CoM • N TES. -" D. Rogers wa bath, and Mr. occupied his W. a. West, the Easter h R. Paul, of Br byterian char h here alai at'Eaciie's on Sab- bath last. -The first wheels of the season came out on T esday of last week. -Mrs. Bickle of Ha ilton, is visiting her mother, Mrs. 'Rutherf rd. -Mrs. Thynne, sr., -of Morris, has be n very poorly of late with la grippe, but is now improving. -Turn - berry council ill hold ite n,ext, meeting in Clerk Burgess office, Bluevale on May 2nd. -Mr. Th mas Stewart visited in Brus- sels and Listo el last weeka-Mr. L. Proc• tor, formerly o Bluevale, has charge of ' a cheese factory neer London this season. - Mr: Saneltzer i engaged for the summer , with Mr. Jain s Robertsott, of Morrir.- Miss Zetta Wa der has been iliwith inflam- mation of the lungs. -Mr. .Edgar Coulte3, of Ripley, spe t the Easter holidays at his home here. -Miss Myra Neil is home from Toronto. -Mr. George Aitcheson is ill with la grippe, -Mr and Mrs. Alex. McGee spent Easter with Heads at 13elgrave.-Two millwrights iro Woodstock have been. as- sisting Mr. Wa der Putting maehinery into his mill. -Mr. nd Mrs. A: McEwen are both recciverin from their recent illness. - Sometimes, lik an minis in a desert, we see au honest a vertisement. For instance, look in lest we k's Post for " Aged work horse for'sale heap. Apply as Brussels ,marble- works. '-The Leamington Poet speaks thus of sy. I. B. Wellwin, a form- er paster of B1 evale Methodiat congrega- tion : His r move!, if a change is made at the next COD erence, will a source of sorrow to man who are not members of the Methodist h as well as to those of his own charge. lt re. Wallwin, too, has always taken a promin nt part in church work, and has endea ed herself to the members by -unceesing care in the . promotion of Woman's Chri tian Temperance Union work and kindr d societies. Socially con- sidered, the eh rch and the town will suf- fer by their re oval. Mr. Wallwin is only a young man, b t his ability will place him in the foremos ranks wherever he may go." Bluevala: obin, sweet' robin !"-Rev. ill with la ' grippe Sab- John 'Kerr? of Wingharn, ulpit in the evening. -Rev. . A., and Mrs]. West spent lidays in Woodstooln-Rev. smalls, preached in the Pres - their witod end to secure hired help on the : fartn, the noblest calling of life. Surely ' thi a, problem whOh is perplexhig the ' mils& of many i 1 out, farmers to -day. -Mr. Gilbert Diek, who isle. busy man, is buying in and flailing oat mane good fresh , cows, Mr. George Hart, of Brueefield, bought one du ing the week, froin Mr. Dick, for $45 , in bu she was a good one. Mr. Dick got her fro Mr. A. Bishop,I ex -M. P. P., which aceounts for it ail, ,She is a good Grit and eo is Mr. Hart. So OM. oTs. -Quite a lot of muskrate are being ca ght along the Sau le by our local trap - pe 8. -Mr. John Pe hale is preparing to tts ere t a barn this Summer. -Mr. Samuel Stanlake had a aumber of men helping him to raise the mill pipeland he has commenced sawing. -Mise Linny'Prouty is spending a few, days visiting her uncle James Green, of Hay. -Our teacheit, Miss,C. Ferguson, is spending her Easta vacation with her , parents in Manse hester.-Mr. Joseph Green, . the president of the League, delivered his ' ina tgural address on Sunday evening. -Mr. Wm. Smith has engaged to work on a faun in Uaborne the (aiming suinmen-Mr. Frank Treibner had tae misfortune to lose a foal Saturday. -rhe land around here is drying rapidly and some are preparing for spring work. . liocaas.-Mrs. Jarres McGee, of Bayfield, formerly a re4dent here, Was vieiting friends in town ever Sunday. -Mr. J. S. McKinnon, of Tbron o, paid hie home a visit op his Easter h lidays.-Mr. W. W. Teasels spent hislkas er holidays in Toren- ' to, visiting some of hi friends and acquaint- ances. -Miss Mary iller, of Wroxeter, waS the guest of !Miss Moffatt this week. - Mr Edward Tarhan, f Kincardine, was a toven on Sunday. -Mr. and Mrs. David i via tor at his father's home over Sunday. - Mr Brooke, of Exeter, was a visitor in Floody, of Londesboro, were visiting the foraner's parente, Ma. and Mrs. Charles Flolody, over Su dayl -Rev. Mr. Penhall Mr . Penhall an Mies Edith were visiting in ondon on Seturday, Miss Penhall re - ma ning till thei following Monday. -Mr. an Mrs. James MeMurchie are in Toronto thi week. -Mr. Rebert Barracks has mo ed into the house recently occupied by Mi s Susan Brown, ie the northern part' of the! village. -Tine boxi social, held on Mon- day evening, in the basement of the Metho- dist church, by -the League members, was a !success, and all present seemed to enjoy themselves. -Messrs. Watson and Emigh shipped two car loads of hogs on Monday. - Mies Aggie Dick,lof ingham, visited her home on Sunday. Byth. Zur ch. N. E, Cook has jun received a shipment of 20 new wheel?, all mak s and all prices. 1738-2 NOTES. -Mr. D. S. aust spent the Easter vacation with his son in law, in Milverton. -Messrs Hardy ,& liddleholtz have sold out their business to John' Schaefer. -Mr. Soloniou Hardy has so d his dwelling to Mr. Wm.. Schenk. -Mr. . Hartleib was away on business this week. -Rev. 0: 8. Fink- beiner will leave ,nex, week for Berlin, to attend the annual Conference meeting. - Rev. Mr. Philpot held meetings in the Baptist church three days this week. -Mr. H. C. Doan has the pile-driver at work set- ting the posts for his stable, -Mr. David Heist, of Port Hirron paid his brother-in- law, Mr. August Elan s, a visit this week. - Mr. Orval Ehnee Brent Easter in Port Huron. -Mr. Cal in Williams has returned to Port Huron.- Ir. Tad. Hardy was visit- ing his brother ecehtly.-Mr, J. A. Wil- liams has put a ne b iler in his grist mill. -Mr. G. Holtzma ha sold his horse to T. Berry for a good gur -While on his way home from Milve on, on Tuesday, Mr. D. S. Faust, saw five car loads of Italians on their way to Chic go. Lo de boro. BRIEF -We ar s rry to announce this week th death of Ir. Valter Riddel, which occurre at his re iden e, in Londesboro, on Sunday °ruing. His funeral, which took' place o Tuesday aft rnoon, at 2 o'clock, was largely attended showing the high esteem in which 1113 wa held. There came to attend the fun ral, Mr. B. Riddel, from Ohio ; Mrs. Stovi , M . James Riddel and Mr. John Riddel fr m Manitoba. -Rev. Ma. McCallum, b oth r of Dr. McCallum, preached in Burns ch reh in the morning and in the Metho ist c urch in the evening of last Sunday. e is a missionary in Asia Minor, and his dis ours was very interest- ing as well as profi able -Master H. Adams spent his Easter i cati n at his home here. -Mrs. Geddis, p Be grave, spent a few days this week at he home of Mr. T. Man- thits week. -Mies Lou } ning.-Mrs, Edwa d B 11 spent last week with friends in ing am, -Master Clyde Herrington, of Bly h, was the gueet of his cousin, Willie Bell Ouirnette returne to Ithe ladies' medical college, Toronto, on Monde), last. -Mr. William Criep, of Seaf rth, spent Sunday set with hie parents in the . village. - Ir. and Mrs. Tho as Moon and daughteif,' f Perth, are visiti g friends here at pres- nt.-ealre. Pinkn y, 0 Seaforth, was a uest at the home aalrel G. Snell ou San: ay last. -The tru tees lof the Methodiat huroh held a bee hie week, and shingled he shed. -M rs. Ri hard Brown is very low t present. 1 Kippeu. " 0 n• is a, c r. t d a corner of the ro te to the great west, as h hae been keepin up his annual trips for th past 10 or 12 ye rs.-Mrs. R. Meths epen Esster with her sister, Mrs. (Dr.) Hutto of Forest -Mr. Alex, McBeath was in th village during the ,week performing th duty laid on hin in the way of taking th census. Mr. M Beath seems to enjoy h work, while the people are pleased te hear a visit from him, as he is one of those joll good fellaws w o delights to cheer th N. E. Cook, f the firm of Cook Bros. jr has opened up his Apyele show rooms with a slue did display of whe Is a id a full line of repairs. - 1788 2 BRIEFS. -Mr. Thomas McGregor, of th village, left o Monday tor Manitob where he goes t spend the summer. M 'McGregor will oon know every nook an W NDOW DRAPEI n, e of wi dow draperie E. cFaul Co., ruffle goods that je ment and taste i e fold. Every house in the most festal° the day, they sho handsome Lice Cur Art Latina, Art heart of his fel owman.-Mr. James Mo- Mordie, with hi sister, Miss Mary, teacher, of London, are epending Easter holidays an e Also Mies Annie Mgr- owick, and Miss Minty er, of Hay, are spending parental home. -Large the parentel ho ray, teacher, of McGregor, tone vacation at th quantities of syrup have been made .this ho have been making ;re. uns of sap. -Our village nay tapping away in order s' implements in readiness rk. The farmers of this 11 where they get good season, Those port excellent emiths are kept to get the farme for the spring w vicinity know w work done, wh'tch accounts for our smiths receiving so larg a patronage. -Miss May Mellis has retu ned to Stratford. Miss May finds her fi gers busy in the evay of making dresoes for the needy. -Mr. R. P. Bell and Mr. T. M. Forsyth were in Olin - tenon Tuesday attendieg Presbytery meet- ing. -Mies Aggi Kerr, of Hensel', on Sale- i bath last, ably a sieted in the choir of St. , Andrew'e, M iE Kerr's services are always highly appreciat d. --Mr. John McGregor, of Hensall, was ailing on Mrs. James Mil- ler, of this i'illag during the week. -Mr. Stewart Maier ie, is busy taking the census in his district in Hay, -By the quan- tity of smut pois n our merchants are dis. posing of we nee not look for any smut this season, and he young men Won't have to wash up h for they call around to see their " ducky."- Egg wagons are keeping their b'g share of the road. The, hens keep a lot of people busy. -Mr. Wm. J. McLean has gone to Loud n, where he has taken a position in the holesale establishment of the Escott Com any Will was a great favorite with all n this vicinity, and his many friends will wish him all success in his new field of 1 bor.-The cities and towns are sapping the v ry essence of our farmers' sons into the ero*ded city professions and callings, while the farmers, as a rule, are at BR/EFS -Miss B wich , is spending neath _ the parent I roo . -Mies Florence Buchanan is visiting relaltivee and friends - in Welton and vic nity.-eMise Mary Gar- diner epent Easter with !her sister, Mrs. (Royal I), B. Marsh of Hamilton. -Quite a number from this v'einity will take in the sawitig match at Br ssels his (Friday) after- noon. -Mr. Murdie Ca.np ell left on Tues- day morning last f r Tulere county, Cali- forniae to join his b °thorn, who have been for some time reside ts of that land of fruit and flowers. We w eh thct young man eue- cess.-Messrs. Chalks Jacobe and Alex. McKelazie left on T esday for Sault Ste. Marie, where they i tend to remain if the coAunBtoruyTeusi,ttsoEtterun. TEL -Dear Ex POSITOR, -Owing to the man false and malicious reporte now in cireu ation, I wish, through your kindness, to le the people know the whole truth, we bei g innocent of all the charges so maliciou ly circulated against us by those desiring, for their own purposes, to injure us. I und ratans] that some of these Parties are at presept circulating a petition asking the license commissioners not to grant a licens to o ir hotel during the coming Year and are u ing these false and malicious charge to in uce people who do not know differen ly to sign' their peti- tion. Myself and my family have honor- ably conducted this hotel ever 131Def3 the Crooks Act came into operation, and I defy any person to say try thfully that we have not lived up to the requirements of the law in every respect and have provided accom- modation for the tra oiling puhlie ouch as can only be procured at a well conducted hotel. Besides this, I can truthfully say that I have faithfully obserVed the require. altoti. les -The swell -est, kinds are o be had from The eafor h, Those dainty have a world of refine - there every yard and eflould be interested able window fabrics of Id set tide company's subbinet Curtains, , Tapestries, etc. 1739 - ?Upson, of Ford- ster holidays be- . eine, ateen lla 8 er E 4-14++-1-1-1-144-1-1-1-1-14-1-1-1-4÷14+ What happy faces those farmers have who took our advice last year and uscd FORM AL -DE -HYDE On their seed grain, It not only kills the smut germs, but increases the yitid of grain. In order to test it properly on oats, one farmer put in half his field Ad oats in the old way, and on the other half he used ttte formaldehyde. The it- sult was a very pleasant surprise. The half On which be used the Formilde. hyde was free from smut, and yielded far more oats to the acre than the ohl way. The cost was less than two cents per acre. We sell the pure Formaldf- hyde in pint bottles at 75e each, enough to do from 80 to 100 bushels of oats or other grain ; half pint bottles at 45c, Formaldehyde is ree,ommended by the Experimental Farm, and by a great many of the best farmers in this section. We would advise every farmer to Pony;:. and,get a bottle, and use it this It will save its cost ten times over by the extra yield of grain. *t-f-tiAttitt-tte.***********,..* I. V, Fear, the Druggist, SEAFORTH. Par. s. , ments of the law, and that during all: the time this hotel has been under our mariage- ment, now for nearly, 30 years, not a drop of liquor has ever been sold in prohibited hours except on a dodoes certificate. This is a record which few hotel keepers in On- tario can boast of, and it is, I ailinn, a. record which the license commissionere should not overlook When aiiked to withold a license from my hotel. Besides this, it is the only means of support I have for manielf and my family, and ea long as I comply with the law and maintaiti a house which affords satisfactory accommodation for the travel- ling public I maintaip it would be a wrong and an injustice to deprive my hotel of a license and give it to!another, who, to say the least, has neither; so favorable a record or eo good accommoolation. I feel convin- ced the commissionera will not do so gross an iajustice and I only write this to ac - q uaint those who rna be asked to sign the petition which I hay referred to, of the fee...F.-Yours truly,-aMns. A. B. nS k(.E. As fleld. re' mill, 12th coaces- e lumber and shirigles eking is in full blast. sunshining dava have NOTES. -Mr. BOW eion, is turning out t these days. -Sugar n The frosty nights an greatly improved the run. -Mr. J. Web- ster has rented Mrs. R. Webster'e 13-.1 concession. -ConstanCe. . Prices that bring good quality an de- pendable goods within the reach ot the Most econotnical buyers, are to be found no other 1- The E. MoFaul Ce's, Store, Seaforth. The Carpets, Lice Curtains and all -classes of Art in their Millinery, ress Goole, Maeline, new Spring "goods ar anything but expen- sive, and beauty and richness is not lacking place within your re ch such as theiy73,s911.eiat materials, . DEATH 01'1 MR. B owe:a-A.1r. George A. i3rown, who was izaju ed by a kick from a horse a few ;weeks o, died from. the re- sults of these injuries e Thursday more ng. - He was 49 years af riga and leaves a wi low and one daughter. e was a quiet, in us- trious, well doing ma ; a worthy eiti _en, and a good. neighbor. His death ca see general regret. ''The lfuneral takes piste on Saturday, -at 2 &el ck, to the, Kinburn cemetery. DIE LATE CIIRP4T01 IIER DALE -We Mt brief reference last we k to the death of Christopher Dale, of this place. -The lowing additional perticulars, will be of terest to the numeral s friends of the ceased. Mr. Dale wa the elsleat son of late Ch istopher Dale, who was one af best k own residente of the county sHhui rreo,n '4. the oth They fi .Woodeteek. They renioved from Oxford' in 1856, arid came to Huron, settling on lot 5 n 5, Hullett, a farm which ivas y the deceased at the time of his Mr.. Dale continued to reside here father until his marriage, when, he n the farm in this district on wh'eh ued to reeide until his death. wife wa a daughter ot the late James Jo 112- E13 ston, of Kinburn, and she, with a family of two son, and six daugheers survive him. Mr. Del, was the owner of 1,000 acres of I land, all in the township of Hullett, at t e time of his death. Aside from the diets-ma- tism, wi h which he had been afflicted for several y axe, he enjoyed the best of health until his alit illnees, which was the result *f bloodyoi oning from a cut in the finger a d an injer he received from a fall, hurti his bretes ade Mr. fol- in- de - the the of The deceased was born in Ycrk- ngland, and came to Canada with r members of his family in 1848. et settled in Oxford county 'ear concessi owned death. with hi located he conti 13 . Stanley. COLTNCIf,.-Stanley council met on Apr I 8th, all the members present. After th minutes viere adopted the chief topic was the bigdrain, Mr. F, W. Farncomb, e gineern was present with his plans an explanations, eta, also many ratepayer who were interested in this importan After much explanation and die cussionbad taken place, it was decided t hold a meeting on April 22nd, when the re pwoorrtk.w. ill be read and all matters concern ing the bigiadrain will be brought up. Taloa interested • re invited to at4nd. DEATH OF 1W R. JO1I-N GILM 0 1' R. -Sur prise Veas epieted on every countenance as oe Salta day last the word was passed from one t another that John Gihnour had paeeedeaw y. He had been in Imperative- ly good he Ith for sotne time past and on Fridayewa visiting friends in Brucefield. Shortlat >aft r reaching home in the evening, he conehlai cd of a Revere pain in his head and sogt b came unconscious. He lingered -about Illi h urs in that state and theu pwsed quietlirnw y. He was in his 71et year. Deceae as born in the township of Ram- say. leaaar county, on the 20th of August, i 1830. tilie as a eon of the late Jatnes Gil- ; mourovho ied at the advanced age of 96. About't4le ear 1843 Mr. James Gilmour with Uinta ily, of whom John was the eldest`ineas oved west and eettled on Iota , 23 and '241 the 3rd concession of Statile then kreown as the " Huron tract," where, by ditiVof bard work, the family soon made a comforta le home. John settled on lot, 24, whrei h remained till the time of his death. De eased was a man of sterling qualities of eart and mind and was utterly opposed to ham or pretence of any kind. Strong in WI convictions, he was equally any cause wlhich he thought was for the cf strong in a vomiting and maintaining them. He was alw ys ready to asiiet in advancing benefit and improvement of his fellow men, He was a man of a very genial disposition, a firm and veartn hearted friend, and was always rem* to lend a helping hand wber- ever and whenever required. An obliging and agreeab e neighbor, and an active mem- ber of societ , he teas highly respected by a largo circle f friends and acquaintances. Though he i no ta e a very active part in politics, he was throughout his life a staunch Reformer. He was a. consistent e Presbyterian church. He married. By his first wife, ith, he had two daughters, and Agues Baird, he had 13 child- member of t was twice Margaret S by his sewn • ren, 12 of +hem are still living. 0.1 hie family 6 sons and 3 daughters are in the Northwest, one daughter is married to Wtn. Ross, of the London road, and one daugh- ter and three eons are at home. Them children, his widow two brothers, Mr. Hugh Gilmour, of Moose Jaw, and Mr. Thomas Gilmour, of Turnberry, and four married sisters are left to mourn their hien The funeral took place on Monday, April 8th, when a large number of sympathieing friends followed his remains to the place of interment in Baird's cemetery, The funer- al services were conducted by Rev. E. H. Sewers and the pall bearers were : Thomas Baird, Alex. Thompson, John Falconer, Thomas Gilmour and George Baird. Wroxeter. British Columbia red cedar and °Atari° edar shingles on hand, also lumber and lath. Gib - on Bros. 1733-tf COLD. DIFS,-Though the annual epring flood this year was not of a very threatening nature, it did not pass without being marked with its usual share of casualties. Mr. Thomas Hemphill, sr., in having a little diversion with a muskrat in front of his mill, got a cold dip through leaning on a loose 101 on the fence overhanking the dem. The meiskrat proved to be more et home hi the water than Mr. Hemphill. -Again Tuesdaa last, as Mr. Con Riess was ad- justing' some of the sluice gates at the bridge, he took a "header " into the water and wise swept with lightning rapidity down over this slides beneath the bridge and, as lie could .not swim, he had a hard fight to keep afioat, but after having gone down for the eeeond- time he was hauled out more dead than alive 'behind Mrs. Ore's house. The water was so benumbingly cold that it probably would have baffled the efforte of the best swimmer to extricate himself. it was a narrow escape. Dotieds.-Mr. and Mrs. George Harris have the sympathy of the %lake community in the loss of their youngest son, Robbie, by pneurnohia. The funeral on Sabbath last was largely attended. -Mr. Robert Lein, after an illness extending over a good many months; died on Saturday last. Thongh not a pioneer of this section, he has lived here for a lengthy period, and was well and favorably known. His -funeral on Tuesday was largely attended. -Gibson Brosa have ehipped,3 cars of maple rollere. W. R. Thompeon, of Teeswater, was in town op Saturday last. -Rev. Mr. Ander- son, wins ie on the Alumni of Knox college, paid a ivisit to Toronto last week. -Mr. V. Dixon, court reporter, is te be on duty ia the eaetern counties shortly. -Old Jake Whiler has been a well known individual in '''Wroxeter for many a day, and was long in the employ of T. B. Sanders, harness maker. Of late be has been hdreduced cir- cumstances, but was loath to leave the place he had lived in so long. At the re- quest of his daughter, he has gone to live in Stratford and left here in sadnees and tears on Tuesday last. -Thomas Smith has gone to Manistique, Michigan, where he has ee- cured a good job in a chemical manufsetur-- ing establiehment.-One of the oldest pion- eers of this section, died last week, in the person of Mr. Reuben Sanburn. He WPM highly respected in this neighborhood, The old settlers will soon be all laid away. Varna. Now is the time to have your wheels re- paired and refitted with new tires etc. at N E Cook Bicycle Shop, Henna. 173tu.2 BRIEFS, -Mrs. James Armstrong has re- turned from Drumbo, where she had been visiting her daughter for the past two weeks. -Mrs S. C. Bothwell took in the holiday excursion and was visiting his brother-in-law, Mr. John Barbour, of Rob, counte of Grey. -Mr. John Wanless lost a valuable driving horse on Saturday last E. A. Wanless drove to Seaforth, and re- turning in the evening, saw nothing wrong with the horse more than usual. He fed him for the night and left him apparently all right, but on going to the stable on ldun- day morning, was more than surprised to find the horse dead. He was a. very fine driving horse and will be a great loss to Mr. Wanless. -Mr. John Ward, third son of our worthy towneman, Mr. Thomas Ward, who was married a couple of vreeks ago in Clinton, to Misa Elizebeth Wheatley, an estimable young lady of that town, has now got comfortably eettled in the residence on the old Ward homestead on the Baylield road, and the many friends of the young couple will unite with Tun Exeoserea. in wiahing them many happy days there, VESTRY MEETING. -The annual vestry meeting' of St. John's church was held in the church on Tuesday last and was highly satisfactory financially. Notwithstanding the church repairs and the purchase of a new organ every debt was paid and a balance of $26 left in the treasurer's hands, whieh was highly satisfactory to the members. The following office bearers were elected for the ensuing year ; Mr. John MeNaughton, people's warden ; Mr. James Armetrong, rector's warden ; Harry Diehl and Thomas Stinson, sidesmon ; George Beatty, lay delegate to the Synod, London. THE CANADIAN Bank of Commerce I CAPITAL (PAID UP) Eight Million Dollars $8 000,000. Rest, - - - $2,000,000. SEAFORTH BRANCH. A general Banking business tran- sacted. Farmers' Notes discounted, and special attention given to the collection of Sale Notes. SAV I N GS BAN K. -I ntsrest all ow ed on deposits of $1 and upwards. Special facilities for transaction of business in the Klondike District. Money Orders, payable at aby bank, issued at the following rates :- Under $10 .013 $20 to 1180 .12 110 to $20 tie 1130 to 00 .14 F. IIOLMESTE P. 0, G. MINTY, Solicitor., Manager. 1824 rag leteet ire Spit* Wb -ed Oete Dei anea pioha pee fee Ion Eater. • „466-1•1 *04. Z.1;.7.4er Pr "9 ioy Per l'o r'Cifi or kle:t1rhrresr: etr41111111;b: Atom nee leen, TORONTO ite large, qu heavy in to Dairy., tuba ale ; niediu ii dairy prints good to e3hen e.9 to 0)0 ; Filil, erealn) leio- Eggs efresh eggs -0 Easter (16n1 Sales were , MONTREA. *sues of bus enc. Butte „ fresh cream not in dem dairy, is to heavy reeei • TORONTO, red, 69e ; g 45P ; rye, . n50 peae, -.$10, ,shorts, and Potatoes -F here- Sales ,a0TckoBoi4u0o, ).t2lirek,ygeseaano,d, i mtao:alsilee at $6..f. sfoo,rateued v11311:Ti 1 linei: ids 1 10 al leNr:TeBa0e, ri, lots hereL. ;i1 Loij°ndnmaNn'd, iflit4eaellPyear tPt4 Iambs at ii is steaay ,it MoNTREAl ztltbeeea.r a-TAtiot kiniis Wat C : tepazoont:iniddeot ogalatsiutr,s 3s staf I,, eliyi,r2e, otttry5r ts .1 ilo,, 'Ttauhoettendedaituini_ 'highest pp 3 to Sic vet at from 2+ t et aen hey.; (CitioaIVt: wwehrilee 4-8 0fledw ; at:n:510014e; t: ohoice to *34 butcher stet tra export t fat bulls, a butcher ste -p9unds for : BAYFFAL0,, ftbd:11:1:13,ec:aaClirfec2-134:10:159-4:: ,pou'°13.chtoh°e:5rain:d', 2,9:35,0t:7:3 -E $2.75- to $3- ele a!,051;a:sefee4e, $4.25 ; Can $3.35 to $4' of good eel csehx30t25ricae:nos5a, to $5.51). Ti st-C.6hoottesI6.e 13,e,sgtwill:dueoio°1:itaermgidibt ie eats;heet-i talddot °r;41. acuibEnp:2;i, ToRoNT IBigototh texrr : t, i, xopt oo hr to.: er i ; ,o 43 ab8anti2erdhavslem, ,:eriiiiii'fintell,- and steeta ferior rottgl mon butehi ing from ..J ewt, Li eame weig gs3p oe ro, 7deswi eptre, er, e: I SOO to 1, -steers, 500 to $3.50, i tinality at, to—Ste3:50enteif $,. w3 Ot . t -f o: ii 1-1 Iambs, gra . c 'cut.) ihwv In: Ifhtte:tde;ii,aWRbn86:11 tl„To 7612.1711d ii 1 8110: 1 lislAEIFIR.. EnT.:05 - -1 Mol3RIEN ILmatiAtemso, -Mr. G W. D. 1 MANNING= wHAEECymilirtl.o.HcAu.iil 430WLES- - 3111(i:NooviecsArtmr:t. Mr, R.