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The Huron Expositor, 1904-09-30, Page 1TEIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, WITIOTaB XUMBERI, 1.920. SEAFORTIE, FR DAY SEPTEMBER 30, 1904. 60. 50 6O 750 3 oo 10 12 ACH. 5 00 600 6 75 8 00 10 00 12O0 ACH. $ 3 00- 3 50 425 5 00 5 50 6 00 EACH, —FOR -- Beat Choica Good Things - patty :tions. A eri. is wife by, brono le, ..ever a year ago. ood Poiscining.--Ons mine& citizens,tfrt gh, hardware merobs on Sunday. Mr4 rt his leg on a stovit irevious. Little WU th,e time, but bleed and at five &Wadi g he paased peatrel ased was 29 year,' es a wife and child s. In terraent took Pleasant cemeteals day. orne. Notes.—The ta� n and fall plowing Potatoes are rote eection.—Mr. has been enginewl v.er resort at Niae , at present Tit, arental roof ,ifrioZ a situation in Toa Ellerington of Toa been rerieh:ing ace - is vicinity has re. y.—The threshing by the Econo14 res.hing Go. frortc - of Stratford, end . John Weatlake, of same very good' they threshed for nderson, theEralw land, in, 17 •hour& extra good VirOkk oughness of thiti straw 15 all Mt Illirpoiles, which ving of labor one with our os - the old way ana Of the straw in feeding. We illaft ratty fair saraplih done right aforie fr. Bert Sherlock nt his holidaya in urned.—Mr. ara spent a week at t fie fair--quive it -rid here spent & 012don exhibiti0n. re are again ea 75c for fall and -Mr. P,aul gadr pountry for emir horee Jost week. Joyable time ala home was some, s the only thing -vas getting en - the vvater. at of cattle lel cod fortune te arket. • 1 1 FURS AND FURNISH IN el•S • NEIAt OVERCOAT DITE ? It's about now that. cold storage weather packagei are due from Manitoba. Never mind, we have an Overcoat waiting for you. Ire ALL READY -to MOVO into at a moment's notice. Here are made-to-erder styles and qualities of winter Over- coats at about half the made-to-order cost. Our assortraisnt includes full -backed, broad shoulderedesaoks (the pride of dressveyoung men) medium length sack Overcoats (for quiet dressers) When you buy an Overco4 here, you need not be afraid of comparing notes with anybody either in Style Quality or Price. We start in our Overcoat show at $5.00, and. wind up at $15,00., But there are plenty of stopping points in between, where moat people purchase. Delighted patrons are doing a great deal of advertising for us, but we want YOU to see these handsome coats .-before YOU select- YOUR Winter Over $7.50, $9, $10, $12 and $15. NERIENEREMON6INIKENENNEtEmitil Ladies' Cloth Mantles, Handsome, perfect Fitting, Best in town, are the expiessions we hear from all the ladies. We measure the sincerity of these remarks by the number of sales -Cnade. The results in. this particular make us feel that we have struck it right, We want every woman and girl to see our stock of Cloth Jackets, Raincoats, &c0 before making selection from any stock, We can save you money and make you comfortable and happy. Prices $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $14, $15 and $18. ++++++4.4.444.444-1444.1444+4.44 PICK YOUR FURS. 10 , While the picking is good. The fur stock is now complete.' If you ..ave any.thought of buying this season, either neck or sholder garments or jackets or coats, • Nows the time for a judicious SELECTION. - Not how cheap, but how good should be your oim in fur buying. OUR STOCK FOR QUALITY. ++.144•144 FOR BOYS' Fall 6- Wittier Wear. Two and three piece suits, Norfolk jacket Styles (strap and belt) ; boys' overcoats and reefers odd knickers, stockings, medium and heavy weight caps and boys' underwear. No store will show you such variety as ours, We make a speiiialty of meeting all the requiremenks for boys' wear—to have the toys neatly and comfortably dressed at smallest cost. Look through our large stock ; everything tls.e boy needs.; see the goods and you'll appreciate the price. SielhAAAAAAA°41 reig & Stewart Johnson Brosis Old Stand, • The Seaforth Show The annual fall fair of the Tucke smith Braneh Agricultural Sacie in Seaferth, on Thuraday and Frid of last week, was held under ide weather oanditions, and, as a cons guano% the fair was an unquatifi success, p,articularly from a fine oial standpoint. Trhe exhibit in th building was smaller than alie hay seen on some former occasions, Lou the quality was there. Orte attra tive feature was the exhibit o thus/deal instruments of G. M. Bald win & Co.,and the music rendered o Thursday evening and Friday mad their exhibil a centre of .ttraction jaokson Bros. had a good isplity o photagraphs, and Mr. M. )3roderio made a display of fine harness. Crip Broe., had also a nice diaplay of beea and cakes. The out door show wa good in every partiamlar. Seafort.la i the centre of thetbest horse and cat tle raising distririn the Provinoe and, as a consequence, we alway have a good display in these classes Sheep and pigs were well represent ed, and there was a splendid displa of poultry. As .usual the races wer a drawing card, and this year wer closely eantested. Toe running re Ws between the old rivaLs ,Mr.Robt Habkirk and Govenlock Bros., th horse of the latter winning in tw iitra:iglit heats. The matched rac between a horse belonging to Mr McDonald, of Porter's. Hill, and one belonging to ,Archibald & Cudmore Was won by the latter firm in three Straight heats. The boys' running oe attracted the little fellows, and at the finish young Jake Weber was the hero of the• hour, he hapg won frorn a good field. The following is the results of the regular trotting eveaite: /2;40 trot. Ans4a, J. A. Stewart, Seaforthl 1 1 LandHarry, T. Daly, Seaforth,3 2 2 Rosie Mac, G Joynt, Hensel], 2 3 3 2.20 trot. Tim Alert, A. •Davidson 2 1 1 1 Joe Stanton, T. Murdock, 1 2-3 3 Col. Hunter,. .T. Lerner, 3322 -In point of a.ttendance the crowd was, a 'record breaking one. It is a long time since ehe town has seen such- a crowd, -and they nearly all went to the •grounds. The gate re- ceipts ,amounted to about $500,which with ladies and children at ten cents, requires a large crowd to make up. Part ,of the afternoon the weather looked a little thre,ateeing, but most people 'got away hoine before the rain really did come. •And all Seemed moreothan Satisfied with the day, and ail pronounced it a good Show. The list of successful compet- itors in the different classes on the prize list will be found on page 2 of this issue. Steele; blood beets, a_ Sadler; turnip, beets, ty A. Norris; red onions, ay yellow onions, W. Sadi al white onion's, also cab e_ ler,; musk mottoes, Mi ed JaltleS Horton; pumpki a_ table squash, W. Sadl e squahh, W. Sadler, too e W. Oliver; citrons, kif. t Vivian; tomatoes, W. • Hamiltaan; collection o f halides, W. Sadler; cele • W. Sadler. Dairy Produte.—Salt d butter, G. Smtale, J. A. Norris, L Ferguson newly made butter, W. Hyde, Georg Smale, Jame e Horton. tlhern p3f apple,s, T. Hamilton, ffoseiph Norr ; Rhode Is- land greenings, James Norris, W. Sadler; Baldwale, Jo,hi Carmichael, Thos. Hamilton; Gol russets, 'Jos- eph Norms, R. Brownl King of Templeure, Joseph Norr s, W. Oliver ; . •Hyde, W. Smale, 3. Geo. Vivian; Ir, W. Oliver; age,: W. Sad - McCallum, s, G. Vivian, r; mammoth let and 2nd, Brethour, G. Sadler, Thos. table vege- er, G. Smale, s snow apples, T.Hamilten, Jas.Hamil- . ton; Tolman sweetst . Yo; Maid- en's blush, Thomtas Ha Men, James Hamilton ; Fallawater G. Vivian; • colverts, R. Brownlee, James Nor - e rig; wealthy, James orris, James • Horton; any other variety of ap- pies, James Horton,, , Brownlee; crab apple's, W. Sadi r, 11. Yeo; • grapes, John Carznioha I, &L Ilseth- e our; winter pears, W Sadler.; fell pears, Miss McCallum, James Hamil- ton. ildieoellaneous.—Mapi sugar, J. A. The Stp,ffa Show. Thte Hibbert Agricultural Soeiety were favored with perfect weather for their annual fall 'fair in Staffa .on TuesdaY, and 'as a consequence there was a Ng turneut and sat- isfactoxy gate receipts. The show on the whole was a goodtone. While the exhibit:3 were not as numerous as we have seen them, still the qual- ity was. of 'the best. Steffa is the oentre ,oif the best' horse -and cattle districts in the_ Province and a,e a oensequence ,,the show in 'these de- partments WaS good, and any lack in .numbere •vas fullyenade up by the Thii show 'of sheep was light, but t ere svas a fair display of poultry. :The indoor eliew was perhaps a _little light in roots, but in every •other particular was fully up to the mark. Taking it all in all the directors have every reason to be satisfied with their show: The following is a list of the success- ful prize winners: o Horses-allea.vy—Span in !harness, G-.- E. Robbing; brood mare, John McGrath, J. Caldwell, W. Fawcett • foal, J. McGrath, W. Fawcett, J, Caldwell ; three year old filly or gelding, Robert Norris; two year old filly or ;gelding, 3. and. T. Hog- searthe Jam McGrath; one year old filly or gelding, X Caldwell, W. Faw- cett, J. Caldwell; 'special, G. C. Robbins, J. and T. Hoggartia. General Purpose,—Span, W. Hyde; three year 'old filly or gelding, R. Barbour ; two year old filly or geld- ing, R. Barbour, 3. A. Norris ; one year old filly or gelding, W. Hyde. Carriage,—Brood mare, R. Brown- lee, G. C. Robbins; foal, G. C. Rob- bins; three year old, W. Cairns,. E. Dineen; two year old, R. Brownlee, J. Storey; beet light horse, •Jos. Norris, W. 'Cairns. Rotidsterai—Three year old, Jos. Noerdis; two year old, D. Schnell, Redm,oed, W. Oliver; ,one year old, —W. Fawcett, R. 'Brownlee, D.Schnell; single driver, Jas. Norris, J. A. Nor- ris. Coat le—Durham—Mach °ow, A. Miller, 1st, 2nd and fird ; two year old heifer, A. Miller, G. Smale; year old heifer, G. Smale, A. Miller; ...heifer malt G. Smale, A. Miller. a Jersiee—Aged cow, T. Amais, two year old heifer, T. Annis. Grades—Aged cow, J. and T. Hog - :path let and 2nd, `A.Miller. 3; two year old heifer, J. and T. Hoggarth, ames Norris, 2nd and 3rd; yearling heifer, G. Vivian, 1st 2nd and 3rd. All classes—J. and. T. Hoggarth took all tlite prizes in this class ex - °eft 2nd for year old steer, which went' to W. Oliver i and ist and 2nd for fat oow or hielfer which went to rA'. Millea.. tatevep '— Ledoestershire— R. Bell hook all prizes in this 'class °except 2nd for aged ram and ram lamb which went to H. Yeo. Poultry—G. Eckmeir took all the prize e in this class ;except for tur- keys and duCki, turkeys, G. Smale; duoks,1 G. Omelet H. Yeo. Grain—M. Brethour took all the prizes in this. plass except the fol- \ lowing: beans, W. Sadler, L. Fer- guesana timothy seed, Thos. Annis, M. Brethour • Indian corn, W. Sad- ler, J. Hamilton. Vegeta, bles—Early potatoes, W. Sadler,1 L. Ferguson ,• late potatoes L. Ferguson, ‘. W. Sadler; pollection of potatoes, T. Sadler • Swede tur- nips, W. 011ifer, W. Sadler; other turnips, intermediate wurtzel, long The -largest and best stocked Clothing, at and Shirt store mangold wurtzel, all by W. Sadler; in. Western. Ontario. field carrots, W. Sadler, Thos. Ham- iltonegarden carrots, W. Sadler, W. Oliver ; parsnips, W. Sadler, Ge,orge • Norris, H. Yeo; extracted honey, Joseph Norris, G. Se dler ; home- made bread, G. Vivi+ Joseph Nor- ris; home-made soap, .Oliver, 'LA. Norris; preserved pea° es, M. Breth- our; ,peare, M. Brebhour ; preserved plume, M. 13rethour, Joseph Norris; preserved oherries, 3. 4. Norris; pre- served strawberries, T Hamilton, 3. A. Norris; preserved gooseberries, M. Brethour, T. Harailt n ; - preserved .raspberries, M. Bret our, Thomas Hatnilton; preserved tomatoes, J. D. Walker ; jelly, John arraichael, G. sale; collection of ut flowers, L. F61*(113011, MISS McCall pi ; collection potted planta, T. Halo iltmh ; piokies J. Oat michael ; tomato catsup, J. Di Walker, W. Hyde; ma. le eyrtm, 3. A. - Norris, G. Smelt. lrlitmifacturee—Home made flannel, .M. Brethour; rag car et, M. Breth- our; home made hor blankets, M. Brethour, NclLie rei !hton. Implements—J. D. alkee took all prizes in this class, Ladies Work—Geht' home made shirt, L. Ferguson, W Hyde; gent's flannel shirt, L. Fer' an; woollen stockings, Nellie Creighton; :wooll- socks, woollen mitts, ellie Creigh- ton`; arresene eivork, M. Brettour, Nellie Creighton; drai n work, Jos. Norris, Nellie Creightoi ;.table drape, M. Brethour, Nellie Cr ighton ;.foot - too, Nelite,Creigh on, Miss Mc- • Callum ; piece of fano work not on list, Joseph Norris, ellie Creigh- ton; pillow shams, M. Brethour,JYfiss McCallum; fancy pO.nel M. Brethour, Nellie Crei ton ; woo len yarn, M. Brethour, /Nellie Crei thton ; wooll- en yarn, single, Nellie reighton, M. Brethour; patchwor ,guilt, W. Hyde, M. Brethour; or chet or knit- ted quilt, Miss McCa lum, L. Fer- •gueson ; crazy work, L. Ferguson, W. Hyde; :sofa cushion Joseph Nor- ris, M. Brethour; e. broidery on silk or satin, M. Brethour, Miss -Mc- Callum; ,embroidery in wool, Nellie Creighton, M. Brethour; Roman em-' broidery, Miss Creighetn, Miss Mc- Callum; Keneirigton eebroidery, N. Creighton, Miss Meet Ilum ; Java canvas work M. C Hum, Nellie Window, All Sizes Shades Made to Order CURTAIN POLES—all sizes in stock. AL INTE 9 SEAFORT Pietere framing a Specialty. tion ot the brain from which' gra,deally sank until death claim him. The deceased nulabere4 h friends. as many and his rathe su den taking off has cast a gloothov the whole ceramunity. —Rev. J. A. Hamilton, pastor of Lo,ndesboro Presbyterian church, Hullett, has acoepted a call toLeam- ington and expecte to leave Londs- boro in about four weeks, Mr. Ham- ilton has bean pastor of the Londs- bozo congregatiort for twelve years. —Ed. Manning, of. Ilullett, had narrow escape from injury a fe &dye ago. While standing en a woo pile some seven feet high he fe off, alighting squarely on his hea It was a wonder he did not break a\ neck, but beyond a 'few slight cut and brae -es he was uninjured. —Monday of last week William son of .John and Mrs. White, lot 1 concession 1, Grey passed away fro earthly scenes at the early age o 23 years and 10 mohtlis. He had bee In poor health for some time an :ins demise was not an unexpeate event lifeLEAN ,BRO80, • her a Year in Advance iroses. Miss Caroline afacdouald, eis- aer of the bride, was maid of honor, being attired in cream silk, while Misses ArielV and Lelia Horsey, lit- tle nieces of the bride, aeted as brideeraaids. ilhe groom was sup- ported by Mr. H. P. Taylor, of Wool.. Dr. J. R. Macdonald and Mr. NV. C. Fergon, of London, acted as ushers. . —The annual e,onvention of the Huron comaty WO,Men's C.hristian Temperance Union was held ha God- erich •en Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. A number of interesting papers were read and thTee WOrk. of . the society was reported as pro- gressing. The followirfig officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. E. T. Paulin, Dash - he wood; vice president, Mrs. Acheson ed Goderich; corresponding secretarY, is Miss Ella Rennie, Zurich; recording d- er ' secretary, Mrs. Hooper, Exeter ; treasurer, Mrs. Holland, Goderieh. —On Saturday morning, 1:th inst., Elizabeth Taylor, wife t jozeph Taylor, of the second con' eon ()I East Wawaneeile was called to her eternal rest. Forty years age de- ceased came to that townshie along with her husband. She wa.s an earn - t and devoted meraber of the Weet- a fieldMethdet churcb. Mrs. Taylor w had been gradually foiling for the d past three years, wearied and worn 11 out by a long and eventful journey a. ' of 82 years. She leaves a son and daughter, who, along with her hus- band, will miss her. —On Satiarday night about -eleven 'clock the barn of Fred Tomlineon, 'bout a mile from Brucefield Wa3 urned down. It es thought that a park from a threshing machine mi- me may have,. been the cause, as hey were threshing in a field and passed out neer the barn. It will be —A pretty wedding took place at the residence of Mr. A. H. Goodwin, in Clinton, on Wednesday a last a loss to Mr. Toralinson, as he had only an insurance of $600 in the Perth Mutual. Peter McKenzie who Md the farm rented and ()wiled the week, when their daughter, Miss °entente, was -insured for $1,000 in Maud, was united in marriage to • Mr. the McKillop Mutual. , The fire was Glenn Campbell, organist in :Willis first noticed by Arthur Mason. who church, Clanton. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Stewart, of Clintop. • —Prior to. their departure from Belgrave to British Columbia, Mr. and Mr. Frank Wheeler were enter- tained by the Canadian Order of For - eters and the Workmen lodges, and during the evening Mr. Wheeler was made the reoipient ,o:f a purse of money. —On Monday night of •Iwgt week the-membera o±. the base line Bap- tist church met in Clinton as a fare- well to their retiring, pastor, Rev. Mr. Dunlop. During the evening Mr. 'Dunlop was pregented evitia a purse and an address. On Saturday evening,the members of the Clinton Women'S ..Christian Temperance Un- ion made a presentation to Mrs. Dunlop. —It is reported that Mr. Robert Ferris, who for four years has been the efficient reeve of Hullett town- ship, will retire at the end of the current year, in order to pun for the County Commissionership. So far as known, the aspirants for Mr. Fer- ris' public Shoes will be Messrs. T. McMillan and W. Patterson, both member, of- the oounail. —E. Butt & Sons, of the Huron Central Stock Farm, made an exhibit of live stock at the Western Fair, and, as usual, were successful, win- ning three firsts, a second, third, and sweepOtakes. While at London Mr: Butt sold two of his Aberdeen- , • Angus heifers, and also his first Creighton • crochet in wool, mitia t,prize and sweepstakes winning Callum, W. Hyde; °rot iet in cotton. 3disaught filly. The purchaser. was Miss McCallum, Joseph Norris; Ma- Mr. Tilt, of Blair, who paid a.hand- creme work, Mies Norr s; toilet set, seine figure. JosephNorris, Miss Mc allum ; three —Mr. W. F. Vartstone, of Wing - patches on old pants . Creighton • e Creighton, , N. Creigh- ethour, Miss les, L. Fr - t, W. Hyde, uShion, Miss hi:on ; pencil Painting in rris. undersvear Neil Miss McCallum, darnit4 ton; rag mat, M. B McCallum ; button' h guesen ;laundried shi Miss MCCalluni ; pin - McCallum, NclJio Grei drawing, Joseph Norris water colors, Joseph N Judges. Horses—P. McGregor, Cat tle—Jehn Sheplie 'McDonald., Hensel". Sheep, Poultry, Grain, Roots and Vegetables—J. Gardner, Farquhar, Implements—H. Brow • Winclelse.a. Home Manufactures— . M. Hamil- ton, Staffa ; w rk—Miss A. McLaughlin, Cromarty. • Huron No es." —Among those called to the bar last Friday, at Osoodcl Hall, Tor- onto, was W. Stuart Fane, son of County Clerk Lane of' oderich. --Frank Irving, of Los Angeles, his paren t s, fter an ab- Bruoefield. d and H. California, was vieiting in Clinton, last eek,' Bence of twenty iars. —Miss Catharine McA ter, daugh- ter of the late John a4id Margaret McArter, of Morris, cm sed the riy- er of death on Tuesday of haat week at Loudon in -her Alth rear. —Burglars visited W ngham dur- ing the past week and entered the Exchange hotel and W lton McKib- bon's drug store some me between Saturday night and Suni aSt morning. At eaoh place money w taken. —Joseph Twamley, th young man who stole a horse and rig from a Clinton livery,appeared .efore Judge Doyle, at G-oderich, on hursday of last week, and was rema ded for sen- tence until Oatober 3rd. —W. Doddswortla, wh resides in Goderich township, con sion 15, has sold his farm to Frank Powell, and will move to Clintoe bef re the first of the year if a house an be pro- cured. —Mr. Ed. Jujins, of boderioh to'vriaship, died in the pital, where he had undo era t ion for appendicitis mains were brought horn raent. —There died at the d.ence, lot 19, ooncession on the 19th inst., one known and most highi residents in the person o McDougall, at the age one month and 10 da ceased had attended a t bout two weeks preirlous mise and contracted a developed into grin and I ham, met With a'nasty aceident at Fordwich on Saturday afternoon. He was assisting in the loading of sheep I at the C. P. R. station and was on the top of the car, when the engine was su'ddenly shunted against the car. Mr. Vanstone was thrown to the ground, his face striking the steel rail. One side of the face was very badly bruised and the skin /broken, —On Wednesday of last week G-eo. Campbell Reymann, son of A. and Mrs. Reymann, of Cranbrook, en- tered the marriage relation with Miss Josephine, daughter of Peter and Mrs. Durst, of Detroit. The cer- emony to'ok place at 7 p. m. and a re - °option was held from. 8 to 10 o'clock. There was a goodly attendance of guests and a large number of splen- did presents. Mr. and Mrs. Reymann will visit Cranbrook before taking up hiruse keeping at London. —The Clinton Vew. Era says: Wm. Graham brought us in a sample of this year's growth of sugar beets that weighs. nearly four pounds. They were sown on'the 20.th ofJune by Dan Ross on his farm near Bruce - field. He has six acres of thee° whioh will net him nearly $100 an acre. Mr. Graham has 215 growers in his inspectorate most of them be- ing in the county of Huron. He is new on a tour am6nrelt them, de- monstrating the best way to harvest their beets. One day recently while Mr. Stev- enson, ofethe Clinton Electric Light Company,' was working at the top of a pole, his open faced silver watch fell from ids pocket to the cement walk. He climbed down, expecting to find the watch a wreck, but to his surprise it was still going, and uninjured beyend the fact thatthe back had been knocked off. It is a watch given to him by hi's father 22 years age, and during that time has not coot him more than a dollar for repairs. —In the Presbyterian church, Wingham, at 12:30 o'clock, on Wed- esday of last week, was consummat- d the marriage ef- Mr. Claude L. ing, manager of the Bank ofHam- ton at Berlin, eon of the late Rev. r. Laing, of Dundas, and Miss Nellie atidonald, youngest daughter of Dr. facclonald, M. P. for Eaht Huron. he church was very prettily decor - ted with banks of ferns, and white stets, besides other plants and flow- rs in profueion. Rev, D. Perrie, as- sted by Rev. A. A. Laing, of Cople- ton, brether of the groom, per- med the ceremony. The bride's edding attire was of cream Chinese tin,- and she wore the eustomary eil and carried a bouquet of • svhite ondon hos- e gone an op- La The. re- il for inter- D araily resi- 4, Usborne, T 1 the best ' a respected a Ur. Peter e f 60 years si . The de- s eshing fo to his de- w cold whioh ea ter cones - was driving past from Clint -on. Soon a large crowd had assembled, but the fire had gained headway and courd not be extinguished. —The 13Iyth Stahdard says: Mr. C. B. Campbell, of Strathroy, who bee the contract to build sections one, four, five and six, of the Guelph and Geolerich extension of the Ci P. co-mmenced work on 'section six Ithree miles east of Blyth, iast week, and has already made a good show- ing. The woek is in progress oi the Dougan and McDonald farms. There are 16 teams and 30 men en- gaged. The teams belongto the neighboring farmers, who receive $3.50 per day for their services. The men employed are paid from $1.50 to $2 per day. The new railway s'o far seems to be a good thing for the farmers and others in the eommun- ity. —On Monday evening of last week while Miss Lizzie Alexander and her brother, Robert, of the London road, south; were \returning home from Exeter, !their horse became frightened at a lapsing automo- bile when opposite Mr. William Routleyr3 farm and ran away. Both occupants were linrled out of the rig with terrible force, Miss Alex- ander 'sustaining several brinses and cuts, and a bad shaking up, while the boy e.seaped with slight injuries. The buggy was 'badly broken. —On Sunday night last while Mr. James Shaddock and family were at- tending church a thief got into the Mansion House, Exeter; by way of the back door and rifled the fill of all its contents, $18. —A very pleasant event took place on Tuesday evening of last week,, when a number" .of the members of the Union Sunday &hoot Excursion Committee gathered at the home of Dr, Towler, Wingham, and presented him with a beautiful silver tray, upon which wars inscribed the follow- ing: " Presented to W. B. Towl- e'', M. D„ by the Stind,ay schools of Winghara, 1. recognition of his val.. viable ',services in their behalf." Ac- companying the presentation, which; was made by Mr. A. Cosens, was an address, read by Mr. A. J. Anderson, expressive of the appreciation of. the services of Dr. Towler in con- nection with the work of the union Sanday school committee, of whieh the doctor has for years been the indefatigable vied energetic seore- tary, • —The death occurred on Wednes- day morning of last week, after a short illness, of Bridget Ann Cos- tello, beloved wife of A. W. Branden- berger, of the Mason House, Clin- ton. Deceased was enjoying goo'd health to within ten days of her death, and anyone seeing her would have thought she *as the picture of. health. The inward trouble which a few days age made itself manifest, must have been of years' standing, and yet was not known even to her- self. About two weeks ago she was compelled to give up her domestic duties and, despite all that medical skill oould do, she rapidly grew worse. As a final chance of saving life, an operation was performed on Monday when it was found That a large ruptured pus abcess lay in the region of ithe"- right 'kidney, ex- tending in V2TIOUS's directions and involving vital parte. Mrs. Bran- benberger was born and raised in Logan township, and was 38 years and five months old. Canada. = —Oil in paying quantities is said to have been found in Manitoulin Island. —On Saturday Toronto had the heaviest rainfall of the season. It is estimated that 2,090,000 tons of rain fell there that day. —About midnight on Wednesiley night of last week fire destroyed the Windeo.rhotel at Sault Ste. Marie. Loss about $5,000, —It is indeed a rare occurrence when a man occupies any public of- fice continuously for half a centu- ry, but 'such is the record that Thom- as Crawford, treasurer of Bosanquet township, has made, having recent- ly completed fifty continnous years in that position. During all that great lenglth of period he has retain- ed the fullest confidence of the of- ficials and people of the township, sgfiroveand AtterevtaT.hursday la.st. It came —The first car of wheat evil. re- ceived on the Winnipeg market, ar- ! She present residents of the town- Irssurifed. office the great majority of and • the sum of over $730,006, When he :ohaht. a() zsondy. rtlt,b,ror, th. sds :I'vS3311; etelhur) lt;)33. (Iu,12htitsi epcommunitiesalhss:- itftrihhar.6o'cehue:gni3mht- hest known men in that part of the ank illness. Deceased was born in West- minster in 1833 and was one of the London, on Friday last, after a long ard Chandler Egan, the Amerita,n ohampion. Division Court, died at his home in iltl.ymxjopitioistohinvprast lowneashkip dg:fealf tgeatim Hesolav_t repreeento.tive of Canada in the ship lead not y -et been- born. —Eli S. Jarvis, clerk of the North —George S. Lyon, of Toronto, the of Windsor and John i0onnor, of Walltersrille, were terribly injured by falling mathinery at the basket faotory of Gardner Brots., Walkerville. I3oth are in a. oritioal condition. The vietims are Middle 4aged men and both married. —George Rodgers, of 13a.ilinafart and his brother were threshing 011 the farm of Mr. Cook, on the sixth line, Erin, when a bolt tame off the thresher, in replacing it Trite Hed- gers' coat sleeve was caught in the natiehme, and his right arm torn off at the shoulder. —John Jamieson, employed at the Massey -Harris worke, at Brantford, was very seriously burned Thnrsday afternoon by an explosion in a tank in the boiler room. He was paint- ing thh inside of the tank when the explosio.n, occurred and -sustained se- vere burns before he Naas carried a- way in an unconsoieus condition, —A party of distinguished *Web enigneers who have been visiting on this continent arrived in Toronto Sunday trona Montreal. Sir William White, K..0. B., the president of the moiety 43* -pressed himself as more than interested in his tour and par- ticularly with the vast possibilities of Canada. —Mr. Harry Pannell, who was le - °barge of a syndicate of cheese tae - in the faistowel district, bas accepted a position with the Gov- ernment of the Orange 'River Colo./1y, - as avid of the Dairy • Department. Thie is the sixth position to which Canadians have been appointed In the Colony within the past year. —Gorden iMartin, of Winnipeg,the 14 wear old eon of T. W. Martinhvhile out hunting for chickens, near Fort Rouge, -Sunday afternoon, with two companion% was accidentally Shot ha the head and killed. The bullet came ifrona the rifle of Norman D'Arcy, imite of the boy's friends. —Engineer Creweli, running on the Regina division a the C. P. R., was sentented the other day at Re- gina to two years ha penitentiary for being intoxicated while on hi$ engine. Crowell VMS taken off hie engine under this charge alone, no aecident being at the root of the t"ubi —Aliof the assets of the Canadian Woollen Mille, ineluding the plants and buildings at Carleton place, Hespelee and. Waterloo, the sire at Larabten Mille and the stock of manufactured goods and raw ma- terials, have been sold to Mr. Wm. Long, of Hamilton, for $253,000 eash. Mr. Long will organize a company and operate the mine. —An accident occurred at Fort Franois last Sunday by which a young inlaX1 Mined, Warner Hodgins, of -Liman, Ontario, was drowned. He and a. Companion by the name of Mc- Kenzie e -ere earning down a river in a eanoe, and -when -passing through the rapids abpve Fort Francis up- set. McKenzie enana.ged to climb pe the itop of the canoe, but Hodgins 'e - tame \entangled, and was held under the water. —Sir Charlee Tupper was in Otta- wa dast week on his way to the coast; where he intends tb spend, the winter. Sir Charles evidently en- joys 'life although he is consider- ably over the four score mark. —Threshing is now in full _wing in Manitoba and the west. Reports indicate that the crop is a good one, in many cases better than was ex- pected. The general estimate is 20 bushels to the acre. —Stanley Boyd and totals Tremb- lay, two of the gang of bairglare who have been operating in Western On- tario, from. Glencoe to Tilbury, es- caped from the outstod.y of P. C. Darr, ithhile being taken from the jail to the court house at Chatham, on Fri- day. The men were to have received their preliminary hearing on twelve chargee of burglary, and as their ac- complice had confessed, conviction was assured, —The captain of the British ship, Blythesivood ,now ha Royal Roads a- waiting ober ter, took a party seven friends with him on Sunday af- ternoon for a sailing cruise in one of the ship's boats. She upset off Albert Headmear Victoria,B, C.,in a squall, and four of the pasty were drowned, includipg the Sergeant- Major of Marines of H. M. 8. Graf- ton, and the second mate of the Blytheswood. —His excellency, the Governor- General, With Lady Minto and party, arrived in Ottawa Monday niothiog on the private ears, Victoria. and Canada. Since August 26th they have boxin on tour, and have tray, tiled many thousand miles, their trip extending from Ottawa to Van - *Guyer and Victoria and north as as Edmonton. Lord Minto was he *Ye1, and lyinh ilra-es3plaescelaielailYwtheere7etowler Ni,e11 and cities': —3. S. Kerr, of Barnett, B. C., traveller in the Territories for this North P.aeific Lumber Co., commit- ted suicide -at Regina, Sunday night by drowning. Kerr had been Mat the Windaor hotel with typhoid fever. He lied been delirious during the day, and late in the afternoon while hie nurse was absent from the room looking after another patient Kerr dressed lihnself and made Iris way te the Regina reservoir, about one mile from the hotel, and juniped in. The body was reeovered about midnight.