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.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
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Bibles, Prayer and
Hymn Books
FOR ALL, DENOMINATIONS
AND .AT AT,,I, PRtOES .. ..
Melling nicer for
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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.