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The Huron Expositor, 1905-12-01, Page 1.—.sir.--.,.... 12 Pages t,ng;, PP re- uess;. wore dl s are t= de - for. t that yens 1 ney 0 AXOI I A. -DISCONTINUE h.ancan Having 'eel's' to D � Ladies" Iot Coats, and devote our attention exclusively t o Furs `: < i and Furnishings, gs we are: offering- our gid Ken's ClathlIIg „ , � b entire Mock of handsome Ladies' Atantles at 0 e -third to Half Of the regular price. Everycoat must go within the next ten These coats are not job lots, or manufacturers., mis- fits, fits but real , stylish, up-to-date coat days` � bought in the. ; ,s. regular may. ._ We invite • ou to come and See them, only COME .EARLY. Remeriber the story of the early bird, etc#, and get first choice. 4.44.444.44+4+1.44-44.14401÷14+41. Coa L.AD1ES' CA JUST ARRIVED. rhea newest and most stylish design ever; manufactured, urel, _� '' - Canadian ladies. Black, : be the Browing glory . of oui Gana blue, brown red and white, with cord braid band ; you have � 7 to see them to a p eeiate the 'style and finish.. Price, :50 cents en's Specials. MEMS: OLD PANTS , carefullybut, substantially I mad6. a good -warm working pants . � MEN'S ORKTNG- VE -BTS, made froze, remnants 75c of our best suitings and well lined MEN'S STORM CAPS, fur • lined ear lap, with extra draw• over ear band, in' black• an' blue MEN'S MOCEEO 'GLOMES ~ for fine wear; well lined, good fastener, all: sizes .. i it- BOYS'. SPECIi(L, f .SEAFO TH, FRIDAY, DE EMB 1, 19O Death of Two Presbyterians. pletely performed. Verdict for ;the, 'plaintiff for • amount of note and .�.� interest and in favor of defendant REV. DR. WARDED;. . ( for $60 for the portion of his eon- After an illness .''extending over tract performed by hiM.: tI he. lienors six months from internal cancer, ;Rev. Robert H. Warden, D. D., gen- eral . agent and' treasurer of the Presbyterian chi roh in Canada, died at }.the Queen's hotel in Toronto on • Sunday morning last. On ;May -3rd, Dr. Warden was forced to take to his bed, and, although he did not :suffer much from the- malady whioh he was afflicted with,he grew 'grad- ually weaker until the end came peacefully on Sunday morning.' Dr. Warden's min was \quite clear to the very last: eHe was - quite' oon- saious that death was approaching, and with this in view he proceeded to put his house in order. He per-, emptily directed the arrangement to' -be disposed ofNothing could ° ly obarg0 some of- them with rank lett, $300 ; J. 'Carling, No. 16, How-._ :exceed his ;thoughtfulness ° for` those ick, $350 N. Stewart, Hepworth, about him, land : his last few cots were 'charac'teristic ' of the =self- ish nature ►f the man. `• 'Ever thoughtful of others, among his last earthly acts ',was to provide that those personal attendants N ho had' bestovwred Much,- •patient • o re and kindness upon him during hi :'illness should be rewarded. Among his pub- lics bequests were $10,000 to Knox College and .$5,000 .each to Queen's University and the Montreal" Pres- byterian College Rev. Dr. Warden was a large -fig- • ure in the Presbyterian church in Canada and rendered signal; service -to the cause. He was a• man of clear 3udg'ment, good organizing, power and much executi a ability. His handling of` the business of the church 'marked, him as a born' fin- ancier. Sketch of His Career. Rev._ Dr. .Warden c was born in Dundee, Scotland, ' on January 4th, 1841: Re was •a son, of the "late Alex. st Warden, F. 8 • , A. of })undes, Scotland,- • author of. -" The History of. Forfarshire," Burgh Laws :_of Dundee," " The Linen Trade," etc. Dr. Warden was educated at ::Madras Colrge, , St. Andrew's, Scotland,where he graduated .in 4866; and was or- dained and inducted at Bothwell, Ont., the same year. He labored there for eight years, and in 1874 ac- cepted .the agency of Knox; College. In 1875 he went to Montreal as ag- ent of the Church. • He became also secretary of the French a vangeliz- .ation.. work and treasurer of the Montreal Presbyterian College, from which institution' he received the. duce of D. D. in_18$8. In addition' to he above lie �,ras� secretary of were easy on the .lqueetibn sof costs. The Durham gemont Works. As a good many of our readers are pecuniarily interested in this en- terpriee the following from the Listowel Banner • may explain to them some' of . the reesons why there have npt as yet bee any dividends forthcoming. The Banner says " The history ,of the cement mills at Durham, Ontario, is ahs of the most extraordinary examples of " frenzied finance " we have had in Canada. The promoters were, from the .shareliolders' standpoint, E. Cameron, No. 7,1, East W swan- exceedingly incapable business meen. osh, $350; Irene Dav"s, No. v, Cul-• and .nmanner::un which his estate was And there are scores of harehaiders ro ;, $sun ; kffie Titun er_ No. 4' Hul- in Durham and elsewhere who open- Pages 1 to 8 • Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books FOR ALL, DENOMINATIONS AND .AT AT,,I, PRtOES .. .. Melling nicer for Xaffo or New Yea 'a 'GIFT 1 Cards Booklets and Calenders in Kellen ALEX. variety.' INTER, Piobure framing a 8peeialty. 50c 60c BOYS' HEAVY BLACK STOCIINGS for: school wear, will stand Lots of abuse .BOYS' KNEE, PANTS, good tweed schools pints, all lined, well made FURS_ 25c 35c the. Home Mission Committee, .sec- retary of the Augraentat'Jn Fund, and governing director of the Pres- byterian Ladies' 4)ollege, Ottawa. For scone years he evas" `editor of the , Presbyterian Record. On the re- tirement of Rev. Dr. Wm. Reid from the of£ice, eeete er' gr. -.t • pf the Presbyterian church in June, 1895;. 1?. H. Walby, of Brantford. Dr." WardeYl was elected thereto,and James Menzies, a young roan after the death of Dr. 'Reid. in Jan- employed in the Goderich organ kac- nary, 1896, •agreed, to accept the of- tory, had one hand badly mutilated/ flee.. the other day ;by a rip saw. Dr. • Warden was ex -Moderator of —.Conductor Quirk; myvho has been the General Assembly and conven- r running between Wingham and' Lon- er of the Home Mission Committee don for a great many years, has or the Church He was also eonven- er of the Joint .Committee on Church resigned and will retire from ao- Union. He was president of the Met - —The service in a few ,weeks: rollolitan Bank, director, of the Tlo - —The home of Michael O'Donnell, al victoria Life Insurance Comp,iny Clinton, was destroyed by fire early past president of the a{stair m- eotiiced the fire had gained such : Mrs. Clegg and daughter will con - be old homestead 'Lr. Wheeler • has rheumatism and dishonesty. But that .is another story which may be .taken up later en. " On the present board are direo- tors who are capable men of business and they are doing. their best to pull, the company •out of the hole. They„ are right up against the situation, however, that they have ;a very ex- pensive factory at Durham and, are running= out of marl. The plant may be -kept running • for a couple of yeas more, but. it only pays to (run a factory of this kind when plenty of good marl can be obtained .to keep going in large quantities. • The di- rectors have known for some time that _good marl clould not much long- er be found :in paying bulk and took the wise precautions of obtaining op- tions on property elsewhere where plenty of material is obt ;.cable. This will, of course, mean the .removal. of the entire plant, and Durham is up 1863; that he was inducted pastor of in arms. -They sent out a ce' mit- tec to investigate,, and - brought In the church. His pastorate has been a report that there ,is abundance of one of continuous success and har- mony, marl. No. one Will be better pleased the Presbyterian church in than the directors if 'this be true that village being one 'of the most. prosperous in.the synod of' Hamilton and London. --The ekeoutive committee of the Huron Old Boys' :As oeiption, To- ronto, ,met at the Kink Edward h;•o- $340 ; Tena Ross has an,,offer of a school. 3 Messrs. W. F. Linklater, No. 3, Culross, *350; , . McGavin, No. 4, Hibbert, *350; J. W. Ansley, Glenannan, .$350; AA. Ainla:y, No. 5, Morris,/ $400. 8alariet'i are about 50 per cedt. higher than five years ago: -,-On Thursday of last week a quiet wedding was celeierated at the home of, Mr'. Chl.rles 'King, of Gorrie, when his e�iest daughter, Mable 1ilorence, was cited in mar- riage to Mr. James Mils rove, of the .6th concession; HowI4k1 The cere- mony .was performed by Rev. T. H. 'Farr he the presence of about fifty guests. They will 'resde on the, 15th concession, where Mr.; Musgrove has rented a farm. `' -On Monday, November 13, Bev. r; • McLean -completed 30 years as . aster of the B1yth • Presbyterian church. It was on November 6th, and the riiills will be kept running there : as long as they marl holds• out in paying quantities at any-rate,but the directors would have been much to blanae,if,having become convinced, after full expert investigation that tel last Friday night, with Presi- thesupply was ..limited, they had. dent, W. O. MoTaggart in the chair. not done their best to conserve the ` interests of the stoe'kholders bye se- curing al supply elsewhere. ” The location of the Quills at Dur - It was decided to hold an oyster sup- per on or about Friday, December 15th, at the King -Edward. A let- ter of condolence w s sent to Mr. W. ham at' all' Was a bigl.mistake; and. E. Groves, principa of the Church on a. par with the carelessness and street school, hoe wife died re - gross mismanagement of the whole Gently.: • launching of the concern and has re- -Mr; Henry ' al ner, of Stepheii,. suited in the: burning nip of a. pile of near Crediton, was mar►ied on Nov - money of people who ,4istened too vember 15th to Misa Lydia, the only readily to 'the glowing. words of in- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G. terested promoters, and the (whole Wein. The marriage took, (place at history of� the concern ,ought to be the home of the ;bride's parents, laid .bare. • north' of Crediton, laid was witnessed • c by about two hundred ;guests. In Huron Notes. the evening the yo1ung (couple were .—A w IL McCall & Go:, have Sold 'serenaded by" the Crediton band.: Mr. their drug cin"` 'hi 'W inghamt to and: Mrs. Fahner have settled down to the sterner realities of • life. on the ,-.farm Mr. Fahner recently pur- chased from Mr. Pedlar, and where they will have a beautiful home. —Last week Joseph' Clegg and J. Wheeler, two well known -Morris- ites, left for New York where they will board the steamer, Vigilancia, for Havanna, Cuba, where they think of spending the winter if they find it agreeable. The former has spent the few winters in California and vice Sunday morning, 19th inst. When but decided to try -Cuba this time, stet Publishing .Company. He was a member of St; Andrews Society. Dr. eadwaescape in their that' pie, light occou c oti}anti ad tinu t on a to reside on the 5th line. Warden married Jemima, daughter', to, Clara Koehler, who has been bothered wit of the late William Scotland. McCaskill„ of been a successful teagher .in the i seeks a warmer climate to get away widow, three Skye, Scotland. Iis . Dashwood public school for the past R from the pains and aches incident to widow, three sons and two dough- year, has resigned and' her plaoe for ,:a long winter here. W e wish both ters survive. . .. by 'Miss ws _ - n_ gentlemen =.1,. ,.,.,,,t tripn., If you have not seen Our stook of . furs, you have not seen the best. Don't ;buy without investigating ; it will pay, you in hard- cash to lobk through our stock, TAYLORING. New Go?ds Good 'Goods 1 Bough- Right Sold Right Made Right A Suit to Fit A Fit to Suit ST EWART BR „rE" ui hest Prices for Butter' and Eggs. ham, who haSabe.en teaelier .the e Ware Oliver, sr., of .Grasid en - joyable stay and a safe return. —On Frida.y, .November 1.7th,there passed away one, of the respected meted with the stove an the church. George Leggott and Willlem Rowe went there- te test the heating, and lit the burners, in the etove. A stroug smelt of gas filled the building and Mr. Leggott went in beneath the floor to find. where the leak 'occurred, He lighted a match, and an explosion immediately ;follow- ed, wrecking the church end,tserlous- clothing was set on* Tire, his hair, eyebrows and, beard bureed off and his heeds and. his face Beorched. Tlae two ends of the (church were blown out, the. front door being hurled 'across the road. The interior of the building was 'completely wrecked. The side• walls and roof remain standing. Mr: Leggott's companion, who remained in the obliruisr.th, miraculously escaped un- hurt, though 'cover& with the de-. 0 BROS:® Publshere wear in Advance -said she drove the knife 'into Blaok's back oniy.when it ibecame apparent he -would kill the 'Grimes woro.an. Opposed to 'her story ;is the fhot that the eoroner found $400 in edsh on etance whihli combined .with the re- putation of the women and the evil repute ot the place, aeads to the theory that robbery might ehave been the -underlying motive. Blaek had. a -camp on the Missouri River near Townsend. —Mrs. Harding, wife of Jedge Harding, of Lindsay and formerly of St. 'Marys and Stratford, died very suddenly at Lindsay on Sunday. She had. just returned from British Col- ,panied lei her two daughters. 1 —Sir Adolphe P. Caron, of Otte- Wa, and for many yeare a member of Sir John Macdonald's and succeed- ing; governments has been admitted e e member of the Ontario Bar and is now eligible to practise law iye .the Prcotince .of Ontario. t onto, has 'given' judgmentelcoefering ther right of .hotel -keepers to sell (eigara to their guests during the 'hours from Which they are prohibit - sed by aaw from Gelling liquors. But, a he =cigars must not be Sold in the rs, as 'these muat be kept elesed.fi --The 60 acre farra Of Mrs. Robert .was sold by auctioneto Win.; Bart - American clergymano have been ad- tett. of Evelyn. The priee •paid was --EightilinCeaSnacodtqah. laborers are now on their way to Canada. —The electric aights went out dur- ing ia dance; at Government ;House, Toronto, the other night, and candles aud lamps tad to be substituted., —The trained. 'nurees of St. Thoth - as have (decided to (raise- their fees ;to $15 a week, with $20 a week for contagious diseases.. The fees were formerly *12 and $15 a week. —A number of people (recce* married in western Ontario) beg en vised. by the Provincial Secretary's i$6'°°11* Department to go through the °ere- --The'Hon' ‘Taines Maclennan' ins -- molly again. . of the Suprethe ICPUrt of Canada, ne—arWhGilaelt,"antfiettegv days ago, Hon. in the woods was married a few days ago to Miss Mary L. $trange, daughter el the late Lieute-Col, Strange, of James Young fell over a etump, fracturing the large bone In his Kingston' 3. Vail, about 30 years of age, Son —The residence of Mr. 'John White of a Chilech of England tiergyman at Woodstock,. was entered Tuesday in Cambridge, England, who has aftern000 during the absence of the abneedewliavsinegnivinloyGellti-)fiotrhaeb:aufteany,oerekrs, family, and between three aud five was; found, dead, Sitting in a chair the heuse at the:time. lin one of the side rotinut of the —The Ontario Government have Perla' Hotel, a glass on the table, tents of the -glass on examissatien pointed three others in their stead.e P chemist proved. to -be cyanide of AtitlapaprrtotvefstthaegaGinosvtertnhmidenatettite Dun- pthoetassium, and there was enough of poison Ito killl 20 men. The tea - cense commissioners have handed in teon for the soleide is hot kno*n: their resignations. ; —Two young men, Robert Hote, 1 son of _Edward liore, -and Percy 1 we lose the best all Mt goods a•aade. The 'Most Granville, son of F. W. Granville, lomfortable shoes for Nsiatex alwie—We bate them ladies, frentienlell awl ebildreit-lf you we tvoubl- both of the Ice Lake- settlement, in 1°'' ea with cold feet, do not Iail to see them. LW. R. the township of Allan, -New Ontario, Willis, the leading rubber store, 1,070-1 "svhire skating on 1.06. Lake weitt through the ice and were (ire -Weed. A ,Farm Purchased.r-Mr. .orge Th.eir bodies were recovered in a- Hearne has purchased Dr. Gouine bout seven feet of water. lock's fifty aere lat on the 80. oen- -Charles Hall, a farmer about 35 ce,8sien *a McKilli3P' wblell "44115 or 40 yeare of age, who resideis in the toe farm. of Mr. W. A. Ross, paying, ,for at $1,300. There ate no, build. - vicinity of Par hill, on Pridey met kip with a serious oident while drie- lugs on the plaee. Mr. Hearne now owns: two good 'farms of one hon- ing a load of w od along one of the country roads. The chain holding dred; auras haoh, having recently per - the load 'broke- and the wood fell on chased the old Grieve -farm from Mr. Hall breaking one ,of his arms, Mre George Stewart. a leg and several albs. He had to be driven tee miles over a rough road before teceiving medical etch —A narrow escape from death by coal gas sfrom a stove ochuried Sun- day morning at the home of Mr. Battersby Stratford. Mr. Bat-' tetsby, Mrs. Battersby and a grand- son were found unconscio•us op the floor !by a son. Mr. Battereby mad the grandson 'gradually recovered consciollaness, but the grandmother is in a seriouir condition. It is fear- ed she will nOt (recover. • —Mrs. E. Mayrun, of Blenheim, Kent county, died from an overdose of poison on Saturday. Deceased flut- tered from asthma and was An the habit of taking morphine. OrtaSat- urday she tad a bad attack, and, the regular amount did not help, tso an additional quantity was taken. (De- ers! Church, of Woodstock, and ex- dents of that part of Ste en, was ' of Mrs. M C withi ceased was highly respected and leaves a Inisband and grown In fain - ,past thirty years :pastor of Chalin- Bend, and one of the pioneer, rest- pioneers of Colboene, in the person president .of the Dominion Alliance, married last week. to M Mary few months of,•ninety years of age. Y' died early Wednesclay morning, af- . Stuper, of Greenway: The nuptial, she and her hushand were among —Premier Rutherford of the ter an illness extending over a year. knot was -seourely tied by, Rev. Mr.- the earliest settlers in that neigh- Province of Alberta, says that since He had been unable to (-coupe' bys carrier°, of .grand Bend. ° - borhood and she lead to undergo all the first of September fifty appli- pulpit the past SIX months. He is '—'llee death of Mr. J.. 1Vint, of . the difficulties ' and hardshipe Of cations for saew schools in the Pro - survived by his widow, three sone East Wawanosh, took Olace . on pioneer life, but ap she. was a Woman vinee have been received by the edu- and three daughters. He was 62 Thum:19.y, November 16th, at his • of splendid eonetitution she was cation department. He also says that in the ,reeent "election 70 per years of age, an,d. was one of the cent, of the votes ot the Province were polled in favor of his Goftern- home on the 5th line.- Mr. Vint had , able to withstand all the privations; most prominent Presbyterian -divines been ill for some time, and his death ' Canada. Mr. MacKay' was born I tef those early days and to reech a was ,not unexPected. I good old age. Her husband died 33 West Zorra.oaud received, his pri- —Mrs. Louis Ghatton, of Grand Mary education ir,t .:Woodstock; after years ago' and it as remarkable that Bend, died 'on Sunday, NovOnter 12, Whieli - he gradiated from Toronto after a lingering illness l' 'of "Ile ' ,of the month and within half an his death eccurred on the same day 'Ortilersity. He was ordained in sumption. She was a raoSt estint- hoer of the same time of day. 1870. In temperance circles Dr. able lady alied her death' f;d deeply' —Another of the pioneers of Clin- MacKay evinced- an active interest, mourned , by many. She)leeves a ton 'neighborhood passed o.waft on being, en ardent sapporter ef pro- husband and 'family,' of sro'hil chil- Monday evening of last week, in hibitihn. For twenty yeato he was dren. president .of the Oxford Prohibiti ni —Miss Carrie E. Wilson, of Green- . ' . • the person of Mrs. Marten, of Clin- ton, relict of thei late Jonathen Mc- - Association: and. for seeeral yeats way, left that place for YorktOn, was president of the Dominion Al- Saskatchewan, where she bee been Brien at the age of 73 years:- She had is'een Wing since Spring, having Wince. Lte was the author of see- engaged 'as ;organist in the Metho- sustained a stroke of paralysis eral books among them, being "Pi-- dist church ,and where also ehe will oneer Life in Zorre." aed " Zorra from which she never recoverech teach 'music. She is an honor grad- She was able to be up and around uate of the London Consereatory of emus three weeks ago, when falling Istrength, compelled her to keep to a -A uiet but pretty Wedding was her bed. She Was a native of Car - The following cases of interest sdiemnized on Wednesday of last letown. county, and with her late were tried at thesittinge of the dive week at the, home of Mr. James husband settled an the base line, ision court at BrUssels last week, be- Caldwell, of Hullett, wIten his Hullett, in the' fifties, passing fore Junior Judge Holt : daughter, Ella, was united, in mat- through all the hardekips incident-, rirnonial bonds to Mo. Isaac Quinn, al to piobeer life. Helhusband pre - That'll Brothers vs. Strachau.— formerly of East WawanDele, but deceased her some 21 years. About This was an action (brought by the ee now af Berlin. The eerentony was 17 years ago she became a resident plaintiffs to _recover the ,sum performed by Rev. Neil Leckie, of of town. e -She leaves three sons and *36.29, the a.mount shown to be dne Londesbor o. five daughters. ; on electric light according to the re- gistrations of -the meter put in the I —Alfred 'Pugh and Nprinan Orr, —Mr. William J. Gill, of Grand defendant's store. The defendant de- who were arrested at Wingham sane Bend, was married on Wednesday of Died the agreement to pay according weeks "ago on the charge of stealing last weelel to L4y, daughter of Mr. to ratter registration, allegihg that a horse, buggy and harness' from Joaeph ;Foster,' of Greenway. The the rate which he (was to pay was Charles Gibson, of, Blenheim, have ceremony took Place in the Boston not to exceed the flat rates of $1.25 been sentenced by Judge Finkle,.. a Methodist cherch, and after the eer- per week, which' he had been hither- Woodstock, Pugh to seVen years emony a reception Was held at the to paying, amounting to the slue of Kingeton penitentiary and Orr to home of the bride's parents, where $11 50 ana this amount he tendered three years. Pugh has been in the over otte thundredandgamesrtss, wcreurie N'venili end. The bride had fficient organist in the lights. The ease was heard by a has purchased the grass farm from few evenings leefore her marriage jury who came to the conclusion George Sutton, containing 125 acres that the defendant had not sustain- foe the sum of $2,300. This makes she was waitedl by members Of churchi and On leelealf of the congre- gation, choir arid. trustee board was sive land owners in thd township, hiving control of 550 acres of land pdrreessepntead4dwiathia;desopmmpelinsoeonicitarwyatatdh- altogether. Mr. Sutton has pur- and chain as ;an evadence of her chased the 50 ehre farm of W. Pick- ering in the, same township for $1,- , faithful services and `the love and 500. i esteem in which she was held. - —The following teachers in train - the plaintiffs before action. The de- penitentiary several times. • fenaant -also filed. a counter t elaim. —Mr. James Cronan, of the town - for damages for the hutting -off of ship of Stephen, near Grand, Bend, • tertained. Mr. reside in Grand been the, very ed any 'damages on his counter elaam, but they held that -the agreement set up by him to pay $1.25 per week was the bargain between the ,parties and gave their verdict. accordingly, and the plaintiffs were ordered to. paY all eosts of the action. Ramsay vs. Cololough.--Action by rile plaintiff on Ramsay's note for $75, set off. and (counter claim by the defendant for cash .paid and werk done under contract for .$75 for clearing plaintiff's land. The contract was shown to be incora- has been , accountant. an the llama - ton east end branell -of the Battle of and is at present 'taking a -couple of weeke' holidayi -before taking ane other position. ---The municipal pl.-. litical pot commencing te hair quite fiercely. Although the elec- tions are four weeks away there, aee Iquite .a number ef aspirants foir. the reeveship but as yet very few: • names are .xnenti.-Oned for the teem - oil, but ,we presume- there will be more as the time draws closer.. 'There is tevery indication that there will be. a hot fun this year, some-. thhag we have...not had for a- num- ber years.—Mrs. Dr. Large, -of ; iting her brother, Nir. Robert Me - 1 Kay and ,other friends,—Mcs. Geo. kowell •-•1 is at present on the sick John- Denham left on . Tuesday for ManitOba with four. Babb, of Meeswater, visited friends in town on Sunday.—Miss Mabel • Jamieson, Who has been visiting her sisWr, Mrs. Wm. Moser, for the past few months, left for her home at — Gilmore on .Monday of this week.— Mr. John 'Bell, who had the centre toe of hie -foot amputated a few, weeks ago is lloW7 able to vialk a- round again, although at one time. it was 'thought he raight lose hie foot, gangrene having set in.— There . is to tie a moving picture Concert given in the Methodist church this, Friday, evening, the subject which theIiictures deal with toeing that popular bohk of Bev:Mr. es; a Knox College Student, who ris being assisted in his ministry eourse by the Christian Endeavor Soeiety of the Presbyterian church of. this town, preached two very, good sermons Stinday in the Presby - —Samuel Graham, manager of the clothing factory of Northway and Anderson in St. Thomas, was terribly burned at his horae last Sunday evening while mixing- e.mix- ture of wax, turpentine and other ingredients. The mixture exploded, and the nefoitunate man was at once enveloped lin flames. His cloth- ing was burned completely off, and pieces of flesh dropped from his hands and legs., He was removed to the Amaze Wood Hospital. The house took fire, but was extinguished. be- fore much damage was 'done. —George A. McMullan, town elerk of Brockville, died very suddenly in St. Peter's AnOcati church in that town on Sunday:. ke was leInging the choir ond hie daughter presided at the .oegan. As the notes of the " Amen" died :away and' the con- gregation wet McMullan sank out onto the fl lately carried life was extin reached. He vi ing in Clinton Model sehool have —The Baptist church on the seeded been engaged for 1906 as follows: coiacession of Bernie township,tamb- Mise F. Armstropg, No. 6, 'Grey, ton county wap blown to pieces on $315; Jean Mair, Jlosanquet, $330; Sunday last by an etplosion of gas. M. Ferguson, No. 11, CuIross, *300; Natural gas from an adjoining farm A. Dougall, No. 7; Normartby, $350; had recently been piped in end eon - being seated, Mr. in a heap and fell, or. He was learned - to the vestry, but t before that was s 60 year& of age and. had. been a eesident of Brockville since early manhood, and. had been town clerk ebb -a 18` years. —The flour eand grist mills of P. R. Hover and Sons, of Green River, Ontario eternity, were 'destroyed by fire Friday , afternoon. 'The • fire broke out in ;the third stohey short- ly aftet two, o'clock and. was well under •way before -discovered. Ago: - thing was -saved except the firm's books and papers. The lass about $12,000, partly hovered by- insurante of some $5,000. A quantity of grain - and flour was destroyed. The snill was a land mark, having been do- ing business for forty years. —John Black, aged 2'7, whose home is Aberfoyle, Wellington county, and who was a trapper, Was stabbed to death in a resort 'at Terwnsend, Mont. Two women, Martha Grimes and May Stevens, were arreseted connection with the orime., The confession to the authoritigs. She terian church here. --;The Presby- terians held their annual 'sleeting in he church on Thursday of last week, or tlfe, election of officers and to finish up :the financial year. All branches of the church are in a. flourishing condition.—Mr. Thomas - Wanless was visiting ,his mother in Varna a few days of the pait week.' She is at present very low with very, little hope of her recovery, as sbo its in her elst year.—Mr. and Mrs. John Dawson, who have been living here all -slimmer returned to their, home in Welland this week. --The "holding an. assembly in Cie empty, ;store mext to Mr. &other's store,. lon•Friday evening of next week. The ;London harpers are to furnish the music.—There is some talk among the young men of starting a debat- hag club in town for the whiter' months. It, would certainly be one of the best things ehee started the town. Besides keeping the young men off the street at night, dt would edUcate them so that they could ;become ready speakers, sow, - thing ;which is needed vety much here, as at present there are very few 'of' the young men who are able nese men here are complaining of business being dull on &mount ot .the mildness of the weather and bad state of the roads.