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The Huron Expositor, 1904-10-07, Page 1a RT 1 00 . 50 4 00 4 50 e 0 6 00 50 THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, WHOLE NUMBER, 1,821, Tailoring and readYmado Clothing SEAFOR,TE, FRI orroot Attire Fur r� gnu; we 1141 we are. stylish warn on ie satisfied 4 -11 ving ler didly Celia;. Lags, have wear.- trio ear. ito a tints for tb* 're about o : anunde bridge til `ring, 'btain the iron Samuel Steed to the house„, rapvement in Stanlakag rse on Friday* 1.—Mise Lizzie arri a, to visit gg has become 'Anyone desire ad him., at Mei if€ers her fine east ;of Leade k about move ,rah from the Welton stili Ere interesting building will landed.—Many ring from se- doubt, owing ages in the n Kinney -ofe. Leadbury for ag land here is there is no in the whole wheat Whish ome up finee good healthy: e, =car ree-000. g for nurse We purpose of ee Waltoi selfish. gid' wail, it wilt teen the twin g has :aom- on the larnn with favor. or ,Campbell. area of the- he winter. .f the Globe g friends in rs. Win. Mtn i Ling at the Fnpt�11.---I1tLr� re r-enewing f alley. y1r- ave an auo- urniture on this week 'OM the vile o e 'IVIr. and ;ter midst.— the Waltata parsonage aced, and. be a great or and con - services in nnebyterien tabezt 23rd `t Rev. Dr.. dill coxidise t rvioes, and the follow - hen a "tea i addirioe ministers Fariahed by Na"o wild tend* and orty to °ale of the, win t tie FOR Sir 'Wilfrid Laurier in Ontario. FURS 1 Sir Wilfrid will open the Ontario campaign in Hamilton, -on Monday, �� Ootobea: 110th, and will. remain in 'the fE n:win e until Friday, October ' lTt ►AT i 21st; When be speaks . at Cornwall. The following enlgagements �have'been IN S. %. rn de Hamilton, Monday, October 10. Guelph, Wednesday, October: 12. T eanto, Friday, October 14. 'Chatham, Saturday, Oofober 15. Luoknow, 'Monday, Ootdbee `17. Oriliia, Wednesday, October 19. Peteabo.ro, Wherada.y, October- 20. Oo.Znwall, Friday, October 21. An Emphatic Denial. ° . WOMEN 'BOYS and GIRLS 1 Almoet everione has readihe fairy tales of the clothiers in newspapers. Almost every man has beeni disappointed and disgusted on looking at the clothes they pretend to deskribe. a We invite these people to call at our store to lAte most agreeably sur prised. It's easy to draw a:pictur. e of men's and woinen's clothes as they should be, but it is not so easy to make the' clothes that look like the picture. We publish no misleading statements or illustrations, but w3 know how to provide our patrons with the right kind of clothing. If YOU. have had clothes troubles, sir, we invite YOU_ to come' to this store for relief. We'll surprise you with the excellence of our Clothing and Airs, and please you with rue reasonable price. COME. igNIMENIRINEININIIKENIONHE et et, WOMEN'S CLOTH JUKE • occupy a large space in our store. We have surprises in this department, for our garments are a glade or two better than usually shown in Seaforth, 80 we've been told, while we have the low priced with the high. Allt_galments have the highest priced skill in the designing. Whether you want' high or low price, you're sure to get the most fityhsh coat. Our stock has nothing but the newest, Prices start at ‘83,00, and keep on climbing in price as you $3 00 tO $25.00 BUY -FURS N If you're going to buy this season, we say there is no time like the present. A doVar or two is 'lather here nor there in the° matter of fur buy- ing. Your first coneideration -should be quality. If you get s quality, you avoid trouble. If you avoid trouble, you get satisfaction If •you do not get satisfaction, yon had better thro on your good money to theetvinds. Buy WHEN and WHERE You're sure of getting satisfaction. Pick while the picking is good Persian, Russia,n and Bocbaran Lamb Jackets, Plains -or trimmed collar and lapels. - Seal and Astrachan Jxckets, Coon, Calf, Wombat and Dog Coats ;iklarge range of Neck Ruffs, Caperines, Muffs, &c. Seeing the goods and learning the prices will be knowing whether or not to buy early and at our store. 00I/= *1\TOW Where's the 14 Who would not have a sweater? Particularly the kind 0 be had at our store. The handsomest and best quality sweaters for boys ever shown in Seaforth. As the baby " cries for Castoria," so do the boys hanker after a sweater. More genuine comfort and satis- faction in one sweater than any garment you can buy for boys, for ages 4 years to 16 years. REEFER AND OVERCOATS Make good outside garments. Our stock in this departinent will double any stock in this district COME AND SES. Meit's and Boys' Underwear All sizes, in all wool or fleece lined, The best is al way's the.cheap- est'. We keep only the best, and prices the lowest. Ask for Stanfield's Unshrinkab16. reig & Stewart, nnson Bross' Old Standi ihe largest and best stocked. Clothing, Hat and Shirt store in Western Ontario. deny the evidence sivorn to by One Ni oLas Cole, purser on the Minnie cti M. I laid not pay or came to be pad Or* dollar to any ptreon, nor -did I npeak to ,or try to induce ,any per- son er personi to vote tor Mr.Smith. I did not tell said Cole that ray name was IFergustin nor did' 1 register at arty hotel except under mY own name. Regarding the false Bible did oat have a chance to defend my- self 'not being subpoenaed in ithe' case. In tact tit w:ae some days after the :trial before I efINV the paper giving ae 'account ad his evidenceo I claim of tide Liberals who were conducting the oaee not to have had me there. Theti'never even made an enquiry tor me. 1 thave molt been away from' my work one fhour for six months. llowenere It IS All over arid when they get me raixed up in their dirty Yours truly, LACK KENNEDY. Death of Rev. B. Acheson. Mary of our readers will deeply re- gret Ito learn of the death of Rev. Sainnelekaehesoe, of Towner, North Dakota, and foe Many yearts pastor sad event. took plate' on September 26th end was the .result of an acci- dent Which lieetel hilt on thetpreced- ing Wednesday, the 21st. As in- formed by our , correspond nit, Mr. Acheson *he had been eng gang in preaching in Towner for 'the petit the Presbyterian congregation of miles distant but in the same neigh- borhood. On the day of tbe acci- dent, in company witdoe his Siater-in law,' Mra. James Achatsoo, 'he had gone Ito Weethope, his new 'field of labor, to inspect a,new manse -which was in on:arse-of ponstruction 'for himself tied his rantily. While thus - engaged and. while standi7g on a 'ogee board tin the eecond story of, the building -and looking npwards, the !remarked bo bis companion that Ile would liike to ,go up to the upper flat to ;see what it Was like there. when the iboard on which he was standing gave way and he fell to the cellar below, .a distance of about 20 feet, eepeiving injuriea which result- ed 'in his death a few days after= wards. In the fall he streck has !head land. was rendered unconeeious and Iremained in this condition Until' htis deatb, nothing that the best av- ailable akill could: do' served to re- )1tieve thdm. All the merabera of his family were with, him tiering his- last tineau on the 28th.. Mr. Acheeon was !wont to boaet ' of his excellent health 'and was never more rdoust than when se suddenly and tragically. cut down. Elis• last' sermon Was on by oar. eorreepondent To have been an exceptionally &We and impres- ',sive discourse. The last 'Scriptural lessen he reed in church was the last ohepter in the Bible. He wee doing a eplendid week in that new oou.nt try; biz services were ranch sought after 'ann he leaves behind nira an excellent trecerd. It -may truthfully be recorded of him: " Well done 'good end feithfeL servant," and nis Iaboes ?were oot in valia. We de not know whiat age Mr. Acheson was, but we should judge he was verging on 60 nears of age, but he• was gtill vig- Melte both in body end mied and bad. his life been spared his useful- neSs would not be impaired, for a good imany years to come. His num- erous tfrkends in this -vicinity will unite with The Expositor in extend- ing tbo the bereaved widow and fam- ily the sincerest sympathy that hu- man 'heart can bestow./ The Goderich. Show; The Great Northwestern -Exhibi- tion, tis it is called, was held at Gode- mich Tuesday and Wednesday ef lase week. Of it the Star says: The weather tor both days was' all that could be deeired, indeed they were two special days in the midst of ma.ny *Nosh would have been disas- trou.s no the fair. The attendance was better then the board looked far, in view ,of -the ebsence of any- thing like wide spread interest through the country, and many were the 'comments end. opinions which showed that despite difficulties con- tended with in the past, and mis- takes In management, the Goderich show hes a hest of well washers. The indoor exhibits were tbe smal- lest ever shown in the present build- ings, but the cattle and horse cies- ees were good. The flower depart-. ment, !usually one of great beauty, was eadly incomplete, and only the apples were up , to the standard in the freit cfaseeg. The butter show was re grand ,o4e, no less than 28 epeoial (lots oempeting. The mounted troopers were a popular and meri- torious feature. .Botn men ana harses *ere fine specimens of this branehtief the military service, and appearauce made everyone wish their numbers had been multiplied. at least tlinfold. Several of the ,live stock jolasses were but sparcely re- presented, but the quality of the stook was a theme of general ap- proval. E. C. 'Attrill's horses and cattle Made a fine dieplay them - ‘selves, and he well deserves the sil- ver medal offered in these -classes. The following acted as judigen: rieavy 'horses, James Archabald,Sea- forth ; light horses, Dr. Fowler, Sea - pigs tin.d sheep, R. Penhale, tocieltry, C. Campbell, grain, Wm, Burrows; roots aad Freuch, Clinton; fl ladies' work, Mrs. Huest leaeld, and Miss Marks, Bru fine bets, Mre. Seeger. The Huron Presbyte Huron 'Preebytiery met on laet in Willis church, Cli Le.2431ingtatt Presbyterian Chatham IPreSbythry, to the A. Hamilton, of Londesboro lett. Rev. -John Radford, of wood,: appeaired. to Prose call on bebalf of the Lea con gregatIon. ' Messrs. Lowry, from Burn't3, ohurch, end IlYiesses. Jackson and J trona Lendeabero. were pr ,oppose gibe call. After both were/heard the oall was place hands of Mr. Hamilton, who a ferrbag te the difficulty of ties that had been termed paetorate, Of twelve years, duty tiointed him to the ace of the call. The PreSbyte agreed to, his release and enoe. Messrs. Larkin and Sh appointed to drew up a suit ete in reference to Mr. Rev. Dr. Stewart was appo ideclaxe the pulpits of La and Hullett vacant, on the 1 and to act es Interim iM The nttention of the Presby thee !drawn to the death of Acheson, formerly pastor of time af his death pastor. of t byterian church, at Townet Messrs. McLennan, and 1Sh. appointed to draw up a eymp,a,thy and forward it bereatied wid,ow and family. AY, OCTOBER 7, 1904. ayfield pd veg. Blyth mat u.- MoLEAIN B ROS.. Publishers� $1 a Year in Advance. Window Shades Made to Order A Sizes CURTAIN POLES—sell sizes in stock. .11.esdaY. AI 1 from- lythes iegton id and iesort ent to parties in the ter re- vering ring a hought ptanoe then ansfer- ilton nted to h inst. e. Death of Another Huron We have received the from a friend in Paullina, it *ill be perused , with me inteeent by many of our Lea Paullina, Iowa, n Friday, Hector Cowan, a ter a tinge ness of nearly two years. M WAS a native of Ronborou Scotland, emigrating to Mc 1852, and thus belonging 'to t eers of that township whose death as so Tepidly decreasi was the youngest and last s eacimber of a family of °eldest ef whom was the la thee, Andrew Cowan, die months 'ago at his homfe in Illinois. In 1875, in compa his nanther Walter, with w made his home and his bre law, Mr. Johtn Elliott, the removed to Illinois. Seven later the 'two brothers ag • 'westward to Iowa. Heie the ee brother Zet tip his own' which 'he wae joined by- nil Mee Douglas, whose death o in 1903. In this home after 2 of happy life, *he died. Tho ily, he leaven a large nu neph.ewe 'end nieces, who . gr noundi him and found in turn, ir play fellow, chum ae ed -friend. Shy and retir of public life., finding iu hi and fifiends his ohief please Was it gentle, kindly man, heert alwaya warm to the un ate, or erring. Ile loved. I clung to it as long ,as the lea EX. WINT VI/ Pioture framing a Specialty. 111 measure.s over 40 inches in diara- 'ire eecoed breaker. Three hun- dred lend elgilitty-eighit and one-half pounds Ives the weight, of the big - est he has grown up to this year. Mr. Warnock intends' sending his record breaker to the Sti. Louie fair. —E. c. Wilford, has iisePn the pest eouple of years, was recent- ly presented with a toilet set arid address by ',his pupils. Mr. Wilford is giving up teething, and will etudy —Mr. Alex. Hislop, who. makes his home twith his daughter, Mrs. Stev- en:stone on 'the 15th concession of • Grey/ is in this 95th year but gets a- bout very ihlandily and keeps well posted on the current events of the day. Mr. 'Estop certainly belongs to the veteran class. : —The eesopening 'services of the at tile be 'held ore Sunday,' Octobee 9th, e Peet_ when /Rev. R. E. Knowles, B. A., of le. b. Knox church, Galt, will 'preach morning and evening. On Monday evening a bea meeting and enter- tainment twill be held. —A lather painful accident bap- peped to the little daughter of Mr. need, 'near Wingnam, on Saturday af- ternoon, last. She was playing a- bout the, tatedie and apse% a bowl of het grease on ;her arm, burning the flesh on the Nvrlit considerably. —The anniversary services in Ma - motion with the Holmesville Methot dist 'church were 'held . on Sunday, September 24th, when Rev. Mr. Hagen, of Goderich, officiated. On Monday eveeing an entertainment .was held. The services Ithraughout were eminently eucceseful. The pro- ceeds of both clays amounted to $265, Rogersville, son of Mr. E. Honey, of Clinton, was raarried, on Wednesdey of !ant week, bo Miss Rena Billings, • formerly iof Clinton, sister of Dr. Billing -s, who wos associated with , nt,ony eves performed at 'the rectory; ' AnalrerstbUrgi by Rev. 3.F. Parke. i —The Ashfield council, at the last - meeting, passed a resolution asking the county oounoll to submit a by- law to the ,people in january, 1906, er tay prefer to have .;the county council competed of the reeves of the ;several municipalities or as at —Mr. Clasper Walper, of Hay, had a narrow escape from -being crushed to xleath on Tuesday of last week, He was standing beneath the straw shed,.which bad been filled up that day with out ,etraw loy -the thre caused the suppor iii the centre to now.n, but escaped serious injury. —On Monday evening of last week, Rev. M. C. andt Mrs. McLennan, of Kippen, celebrated the tenth anni- versary of their wedding day, when they entertained n.he elders of the ehurch and a number of their rela- tives. There* was a large array ref . presents. Mr. McLennan is an ener- getio and popular pester, and the ellarGh Mr which he presides is, In a very prosperous condition. —Mr. and Mrs. john Hey, sr., of the Babylon line, Hay, met with a very 'unpleasant experience while re -1 turning home from Zurich fair. In turning the corner off tbe Zu.rich road onto the *Babylon line at a rapid pace, the horse, rig and °cou- pe:as were hurled into the ditch. Mrs. alley received some very pain- ful injuries and the buggy was bad- ly wrecked. • —At the Epworth League meeting, in .Blytn Methodist °church, on Tues- day evening ,of last week, Mr. E. C.' Wilford end Miss Allie Doutte, two active add faithful members of ',the league, 'were _presented with pretty Eptverth League pins and a.ddresses full of words of appreciation and. good wishes. Mr. Wilford and Miss i Doupe left Blyth last week, the for- mer for Toronto and the latter for —Considerable. has been said ae bout potatoes -being a poor orop and the riarnage edone by the rot, but there one ,oans in the desert yet even in the potato patch. John Wheeler, 4bh line, Morris, took four wagon loads nrom a third of an acre and they we're a No. 1 lot, some of them running up to two pounds in weight. They are the Carman variety. --Another a t haze ever popular :social events took place at the res- idenee of Mr. and MTS. S. Kerr, of Nile, on Wednesday 'evening of last week, when their charming daugh- ter, May E., was united. to George K. Reutledge, one of our best known young far.mers in West Wawanosh. Rev. Mr. Kennedy tied the knot in the presenee of ab -out eighty rela- tives end guests, Miss Mildred Cook, niece of the bride, acted as flower —Gordon Young and John Buchan- annwo worthy pioneers of Colborne township, were in Goderich last week, attending the fair. Mr. Young recalled the interesting fact that he attended the first fair evex held in Goderich, neerly 70 years ago, he is - nob sure as to the precise date. Two or three years after he exhib- ited u bull calf at the fair and took the nest -prize. The fair grounda then were about where the residence of R. C. Hays now stands, and when Mr. Young was awarded the prize he jumped on the baok of the bull and rode it to 'nen Miller's hotel, where the Bank of Montreal now stande. In those days Isaac Rattenbury kept keine an hotel next the fair grounds. Mr. wer e ter of o the ioneer. wa,and encholy ers: At eptem- ing ill - in e pion - umber vieing the Sohn ibro- a few with om he er-in- eceased 1 years moved tioung- ome in sister, years et the ber of up a - g, he duties home es. He erten- fe and ope of • 'recovery remained, but when death wes inevita:ble, he met with- out fear or 'termer, the faith of his fathers enablirtg him to tr `s future to .the atonement and mercy of Christ. The large - nuraber of fniends end neighbors who, followed lira to his grave °testified to the feetion. During bis long ill ess he was oared for by his nie I, Miss Elizabeth MoNaughton, who aae his constant companion and. tende 1 nurse la la Huron Notes. Hullett townehip, ha rent- ed his farra to W. Sinclair. —W. Warren, ,of Clinton, az dis- nem an Elora to the Traders Bank. —The livery firm of Davis Dow- ser', of Clinton, has been di solved, and the 'business will be car led on by Mr. Davis. innie Styles, daughter if Mr. Tha as Styles.; of Ashfield, ed on Tueaday of last week. Decea ed' was a victim .of consumption. Sa.unders, of Goderi h, hes been elected a member of he ex- -Hullett counoil had passed 'a: res- olution in, faver of the count Man - Oil being compesed of the reeves of townships end mayors of tow s. —A branoh of the Retail Mer- chants' Association of Cana a has been formed an Groderioh, d one will probably be formed in C inton. —A petition is being ciroulated Goderioh, asking the council to sub- mit local eption by-law o the eatepaYers at the elections Jan - tended a call .be Rev. Joh IRade ford, of Blytheawood. —A movement is on in Co borne township to have a local opti n by- law submitted at the munici al el- ections next January. There only oiae licensed place in" the toiVr hip, the hotel at Dunlop. slifting a tea kettle from a stove, on Wednesday of last veek, Edna Turner, daughter ef. Mr. lbert Turner, of Clinton, had the mitifor- time to pour a ouant;ty of boiling water into her ehoe, scalding her leg and foot severely. L —The big squash Mr. Wet -nook showed at the Goderioh exhioition last week in the largest squash class wai certainly a big one, 315 pOunds. This, however, is not the biggest specimen bis vines produce this year. One that is still gr Young ea.ys the &towing of stock at the fair in the earlier days would 'compare very favorably with that ot the prezent time. Mr. Buchanan although riot so long. a resident of Colborne as. Mr. Young, is at) new- comer, having been in the towinhip since 1844. Both gentlemen are years, are still hearty in mind and body. —Quintin land Mrs. Anderson and Miss Wary Belle, 4th line of Mor- rie, were in Bruce county attending the marriage of Miss Nettie ,Ander- son, a niece. The ceremony tea place on the 14th inete at. the home of her bather, 'Tames Anderson, Sul- livan townehip, and was performed by Rev. Mr. Currie. Walter Male, of the eame tosv.nship, was the ,happy .groom. There was a large com- pany and the .wesIding gifts .were of a very fine, claw. —A y.oung lad named Crawford, of the 17th concession of nrey, had one of his legs broken in -two places while returning from scheel. with isome ether boys he i riding on A. McFarla'ne's wagoie 3. :en one of his comredes in play threw Craw- ford.'s tap off. The lad got down to get it and in attempting to] get en the wagon again, caught his leg in the hind wheell with the above, re- took jher little boy to Brantford on Wedneede.y of o last week, to the School for the Blind. SOrae 'time tap fthe,boy was latruck in one eye by something thrown by another boy, and the sight of the eye was destroy- ed. The other eye is also very ser- iously effected and the sight alm-ost -gone. Boys 'cannot be 'too careful, even in their play. Life Iong injury may be Inflicted, hy rough play or thoughtless sloth. , few caused quite a 'little ex.! church, ion Monday evening of last week. A social was in progress, and while one of the ladies was singing,' . Frog put in an appearance. It is *said that some ,of the ladies, got up en their seats and _held Ineir skirts tight around them,'. leg" the fron Mould 10.1101:apt any mouse tricks. ane ef the gen Hem en pres- ent nook 'hold of the frog and. put at out, as 'a penalty for trespassing and interrupting the -programme, —There passed away te its eternal rest on Tuesday night of last 'week, the soul of 'Mr. Henry Agnew, eld- thie age, of 26 years and nine months. Less than a year ago the alavage ef ,tuberculosis made its atipearaiace and"be resorted to every- thing known medicaf tscience to battle with this dread disease, but with no avail. For the last three menthe he hes been in the Graven- hurst Sanitarium for the consum.p. tivee. but be gradually grew worse, having but sufficient strength left to being home. —Wesley sallenby,t a popular young man of 'Wingbana, 'died on Tuesday laat week, from. typ-hoid fever fol- lowed by hernhorrage of the bowels. Deceased was in his 31st year. His wife is also suffering from the sante die -ease, AIM is completely prosteat- ed from the %hock of het. husband's death. There are several other ty- phoid oases, principally lower Wingham, where the residents have been ordered to boil all water used for [purposes of cooking or `drinking. In other revects the health of the tow,a and surrounding. country is good, nna remarkably free from con- tagions and infectious diseases. —Two events of more tban passing interest occurred et Dashwood en Tuesday evening of Last wpek, the form of a double weddirrg. Mr. Daniel Sehaffer was united in holy wedlock to Miss Kate Wildfong, both of that place. The wedding cere- mony was conducted by the Rev.Mr. Clemens in the presenee of a few immediate relatives. The seeond wedding twos, at the home of Mr. T. Clark, Of the Babylon. line, when his daughter, Sophia, was uoited meiaatrere tin Mr. lamond, of Chicago in the prnsence of a large number of triends.'' .Rev. Mr. Clemens offi- -Lieerynien 'Elliott, of Clinton, had a close call from eerious jury en Wednesday noon of last week, AS be was about to leave for the 42.55 * tra.in, He had called at the Commercial for some passengers, and as hie came on to :Albert street the bit broke, and he thus lost con- trol of his horses. They started on the trun for the stable, wed, fortu- nately tor Mr. Elliott, who was on the top of the bus, ln reeking a sharp turn for the barn door they struck a telegraph pole, thus saving Mr. Elliott from being cruelved between the bus and the top of the door. The rig Struck 'the pole with such force, as to free it frpro. tthe horses. —The Wingham 'Advance laYs: '1Laat Saturday's deluge of rain raised the Maitland considerably. On Sunday, George Coulter, on cros,s- quite int experience. 'As the bridge there is not in esee it is necessary to drive through the 'river. When in the deep water the whiffletreebreke, and the horap straggled free from the ivehicle, which fleeted clown the stream. The occupant of the buggy., seeing gio other way of eseape, grasp- ed the horses tail, and was pulled safe to shore, The current was very strong, And Mr. Coulter bad a nar- row eaoape.i The buggy was found three-quarters of a mile down the stream. Another man escaped by standi& nn -the dashboard. of his bugg? end 'holding on by the top of the vehicle." IR. L. Leatherdale, of Brus- eels, has recently been on a trip to the west. On his return he stop- ped off at Moose Jaw and paid a.visit to Mr. Henry Mooney, for many years reeve of the township of More ris mid who at the Provincial gener- al election before the last was the Conservative candidate in !East Hure Oh. Soon after that Mr. Mooney moved west and has evidently done well by the change. In a letter to the 'Brussels Pest Mr. Leatherdale says: "AL Moose Jaw I took a branch iline which extends threeeb Estevan to the boundary line of Por- tal, and then connects with the Soo line Juo St. Paul. It is on this line 82 miles frem Moose Jaw ,we tome to Weyburn to H. Mooney's. He has great cr,ope both in wheat end oats. Wheat will average about 25 buzhels .-",:to the acre, and oats about 60.- He and ilarry heve one and a half see-. Pions ell in a block and an choke Lana. They have everything vern oomfortable. They will have about 15,t)09 biishels• of wheat and (000 ef oats. , Mr. Mooney works more on the Ontario plan of farming than the most, considerable mixed farming._ He has about 20 horses. Harvest is about a week earlier -here than fare thee eest. No rust and no frost. Mr. ,riMooney hatt struek it rich here."' Canada. —A farmer named Phillip's White Colborne, was struck by lightning Thursday afternoon and 4nstantly., —On account of this{ diasolution ,of the Dominion, Parliament Ler* Minto, GovatiVe General, has de-, layed his departure from Canada nne • the' 18th of "November. —The Knox olturch "pmperty on Queen street, Toronto, his been sold to the Robert Simpson Com- pany for $260.-000 being .the rate of about 131,5110 per foot. The aot Isla]. bzeit. frontage and 210 feet deep. —Hon iE. J. DaVis has appealed ad. co• urt, declaring his election for North 'York void, on account of his haning employed as an agent in his election st person who was disquali- tied tor a corrupt act in another —A handsome casket will be pre - seated to Lady Minto by the eiti- zens of Ottawa, -on' the eve of her de- paTtnr4e from the.t city. -it wiil be aa toot in height, mounted on Cana& inn wood, .emboened with. geld. The oity teat of arena, the Mints -crest, the 'maple ieaf. and. other. devices will be engraved upon the casket. —A thunder and lightning storm. which ,paed, over Picton and canny ion Tuesday of last week di- Stroyed a barn and the season's crop ibelonging to James Bradley, -of Bongard's Corners, about ten miles from. Raton. The hired Man, who was Atnnnted by the lightning; was verY badly injured by a horse thet trampled ppm _The fellowing paragraph appears • cent date: "It is said that duoks and other fowl have -pin feathers in August when there will be an open fall and winter, and they &aye d.own on their breast if it will be a hard. -winter. Sportsmen say that dueks shot this year are towed. to be without pin feathers, but with a full cent ef thick brown down on the eted." —Dea.th ''ea.me very suddenly to Mr. John MoConnellt geocer, of Hare listen, fleet Friday night. He was in his atere until nine o'cleck, went home and eetined at eleven, in ap- parently his usual geed. health. In a few minutes his wife theard •him leak -e a slight noise, and. on investie gation found he was dead. Tbe Joanne was heart failure. He for years con- ducted e. grocery buteiness in Chos- ley, tend came to Harrieten about nine tyears ago. —Robert j3. -Clement died at Welke erton on Friday night, after a few days' illness, of typhoid fever. De- ceased was one -of the old pier -leers of ' farnas at Meplehill, later beaming and operating a flour -mill. During the lest few' years he took up cement. as one -of the coming industries, building houses in the town with Gement blocks, Possesaing a quaint humor, dm was 4-tn -occasional tontrib- ifer yeers the Hanover Post under the nom de plume of MoTuff. —8- fr. Morgan, a Sarnia fireman, NIKAS coaling at the ohutos in the rail- way (yard at Sarnie, when the slip- ped and fell in the tender, a large quantity - of 0011 falling upon him, he being buried to a depth of four feet. He held a lantern over „hia a.rm, and during the fifteen rAiA- u bets took te extricate him the arm was being ly.000ked. He was taken to the pital,.Where it was found that beside 'the !Arnie, ,Itis head was badly bruised. He will be laid up for a few weeks. —Three ilarge barna on the farm -of Soott on the 15th line of East Zorra, near Woodstook, were burned Friday afternoon while thr.eshing operations were in pro- gress. A spark from the engine was responsible tor the blaze. The flaines spread tio rapidly that the men at work in one of the barns had diffi- culty in escaping. D. Malcolm man- ' aged Ito ea,ve his threshing machine at great risk to himself, having his arms and. face somewhat burned. MI the 'season's grain was inirned. There was Svery little insurance on either barns Or contents. of Sault Ste. Marie, went up the Al- en en excursion. The end of the line, near Trout jaake, sixty aniles from the Soo, where the eXttrZ.4.1% stopped, Le in the woods, ark..d more than a milts from human habita.- Mon. The boy got -separated from his friends, and could not be found, A party remained, and for two daya ;scoured the woods, but no trace of e the boy could be discovered. Tlire,e nights afterward.s by mere chatted he wandered eut upon the railway within a few miles of his beetle. He had slept in the woods for two nights, walking all day Monday and Tuesday. He was almost famished. —Mr. iCawtbra Mulock, son of the Post Master General, has donated to the authorities of the Toronto Gen- eral tHeepital, the magnificent sum of 0100,000 for the purposio of build- ing and equipping in eonneetion with the bespital an out-pa.tient building in which those who are too poor to pay for hospital service can be prop- erly tre.ated, and in which the elle- ical teaching eo necessary for the School of Med:eine in eonnection with the University can be carried on to the satisfattion of the facul- ty of medicine. Mr. Rebook became heir to .an immenee estate on the death of his grandmother some thee ago and it Ls more than creditable to the young man that h Ls elispos- ed to use a portion of i for each laudable purposeoa •