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The Huron Expositor, 1907-01-18, Page 1PIONNOMMIRSt00.652ftWar to or ndis, 'kettonaele garpets. Milts Wankets Mngs 6111011Mill966, iimmissioteassaseinissamork • -ONT year: Reeve, re. Nell A. bell, Arthur heoa. Tbe ' • caet for the r Reeve-tGeo, ter, 16e, ma- Councillors— SOD ; McCut- Geo. Kelly, a 'jeweler had a dis- toout a ring I him in the ,causing auch Ithe eye. eel -I -der or On- rrs. Whitney. L item" York, recuperate, iape for the '.gielaturc. v auppl ying 6.000 horse - eees this v..111 horse power. :wee the CO3t. ereluctor oa eelph, hap - net, street car 'ening his .Wilsorre and the mouth, ptelc- of Josephiee, .11 -re ago after streke of Fee. was the ,Nef m. Austin: F. Climie+ ts of. Liato- et ween To- corr.pletely_ riday evening. about $100, - el with guests: though many eine and Lug - sed te havearc wire. • 213111TraiGHT,11 LYEALE• WHOLE titabiliEE. c2,040 SEAFORT119 FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1907. Tailoring and readymade Clothing The It PIA I G LOTIII FURS AND G1-FURNIS.R INGS' scatr.A.piam rnEL4LT.1 " Evromail, ys of Groat Bargal Bafgai..08. Bargains in r-tiderwea. AAAAAAAA0A0AAAAAAAAAAA1VAA ,never. know just what you.'re missing until you can taketime to drop in.and take a look at what we're offering, these days. _Lots of people are taking adyantage and getting their share, and we want a visit from you any- way, whether te buy or not tO buy. Our Overcoat and Suit bargains beat anything ever offered in Seaforth. Come and see. T1 -CT s $30 Fur Jackets for 40 44 for 50 " for 20 Far Coats for 30 " for 40 cc for 50, cc for 60 ° 4c for 5 Neok Furs for 8 for 10 4 for 12 cl for 10 Fur Caps for 5 "" . for 6 MO .$22 50 - 30 00 3750. -15.00 22 50 30 00 37 50 45 00 375 60f 750 900 7'50 3 75. ODOTITI19-1C+.,. $ 7 00 Overcoats for 00 ; `l for for 12O0 " for 15 00 " for 500 !Suits for 10 00 Suits for 1.2 00 Suits for 15 00 Suits for IJALe lot of 50 Men's Snits, regular $7.50, $10 and $12, sizes 34 to 44 oreast, for cash 100 pair Men's Heavy Pants, reignlar $1.50 to $12.50, for 30 Boys' Reefers for 75c Wool Shifts and Drawers $1.00 1.50 6- q,Fleece Lined ,y • c Boys' Fleece $ 5 25 375 7.50 -900 11 25 .375 710 900 ,11 25 500 1 10 225 55c 75c $1.15 450 30c TS az .C4.1.107TMS 150 pair sample Mitts and Gloves, heavy- and _ warm, regular 75c to $1.60, for 500 in these some of the most celebrate wearing leathers, such such as horse,- buck and calf skin. Everything new—Terms cash or producc, W1AAAANIAAAAAAANWWWW Or Highest price for Butter ,and Eggs, ++++44.444 -f -F+44+1.4414++444 The GREIG CLOTHING C East Side Main Street, one door South of the Dominion Bank, SE.A.FORTIEL The SnOw in the West, On account of the senzational re- ports as te weather and scarcity of fuel in, the -WeAern Provincethe Department of the Interior at -Ot- tawa have taken meesdree to obtain reliable information on these p011ite. The Department communicated by .wire withland agents and sub-ag- ehts• In Manitoba; ISaskatchewan and Alberta regarding the weather, the supplies of fuel, condition oV stock and the railway situationltePlies were receivedfrom over 60 points in the threeProvinces on January 9 and tem Unusually severe weather and heavy snow' are 'reported :from all points. There is snow betvveerf two and three feet deep- in .Manitoba, eieetern andi northern Sasketchervan and Northern Alberta end fronv six to eighteen inches in the .rattching districts of Saskatchewan and north- ern Alberta and southwest Saskat- chewan. The passenger train- sere vice In; Manitoba and Saskatchewan is' running a day late, andetheafreight service Is bedly derooralizedrfor the time. On the Canadiale,' Northern branch from Regina to Prince, Al- bert the conditions are somewhat worse- and on the Kirkella & Mani- toba, Northwesterre branches or the P. 41. somewhat tatter ;than on the other lines. The only serious com- plaint as to tratii service ire Alberta Is from, Stetter, on the "Lacomne branch between Calgary and Edmon- ton. The fuel situation is reported pressingly aerious in the settlements Soath of Greneell on -the C. P. R. main line in Saskatchewan, .rend at Bedvers, on the Arcola branch of the C. P. R., he southeastern Saskatche- wan. Northern Manitoba, northeast- ern and northern Saekateirewen, Es- tevan and Alameda in southern Sas- katchewan and Alberta, with the ex- ception o Stettler, report plenty of fuel. .Themainline from Brandon to Maple Creek, the Sault line and Ar- -cola brandies of the -C. P. R. and the Prince Albert branch of the Cana- dian Northern as far north as Saska- toon /*port fuel ecarcee and in some cases dangerously scarce, but an et - tort IS being made by, the railways to keep -up the supply. Complaints of the tie up of grain shipments are now almost universal, and the fi- nancial _sttuation redulting, es very serious in many -eases, causing more adverse comment than the fuel situa- tion. In the ranching country snow le 'not serfousli- deep, but seeere Cold • has caused some losses. ;.Thd weath- er moderated on. the 10th. Reports received from all points in the ranch- ing country indicate that the section nearest the mountains is in the hest position, as Mete' is a larger pro- portion of small ranchers who have fodder.. Further out • on the plains. where' theranches are larger and there is less fodder, the conditions are not as, favorable, except south et the Cypress Hills, where things are reported all right. . • • Teacher's Salaries in West Huron. In the inspectorate of -West Huron there are 96 meal public school sec- tions. There are 10 assistant teacher employed ire these schools, making 10e teachers In the raral schools of 'this inspectorate for 1907.. Under the e minimum .salary" •scheme, 27 sec- tions must pay the! principal $900, '88 sections .must pay $450, 27 emotions mut pay, $400, and 4 Sections musb pay $300 each. The assistants must receive Ed least $800' each. • Four .principals and three assist- ants receive more - than the minimum salary. In Usborne township . all the teachers receive $500, and in East •Vrawanoitt not one receives $500. There are nine 'teachers in each of these. municipalities. _ The total arnotint of the eateries of the 106: rural public school teach- ers in West Huron, inspectorate will be $46,025, which ia $225 more than the sum of, the minimum salaries. In 1906- tlie sum pal& the 106 :rural teachers wee $88,360, and in 1905 it wEva $37,750. - • The general townehip grants levied (under section 89, 2' and 3, Ag 1906) .for these 106 teachers amount to $80,- 800, The further sum of $14,225 for teacher& salaries mirk be levied by special rates 0111 the different school sections. The sumi of the minimum :salaries is $45,800, being $7,440more than the salaries paid: -in% 1906. There are 60: schools or depart- ments of the 106 -list which. have changed teachers since January,1906, a,nd Asa, Ure changed twice since that _date,. is bad oa, as the people feather West,' where the timber is scarce, There seem to be few aspirants for Municipal honors in our municipal- ity. The six councillors were elect - • by acclamation. Two ran tot reeve, I Swart, and of this union two sons but !neither of them eativassedt for have ;been born, Ray and Fred. votes, When voting foe them we had —One bee one the pioneers are going an opportunity to vote tor Telephone over to the silent majority and family Municipal. Ownership. The majorPiy Of connections and friendships ree long votes 1 Woodworth munkipality were years standing pass away like" a hi favor OP ft, but in my opinion It dream. Mrs. Daniel Surerus, srdied would be( better to let Telephone te at the old homestead, Bronson line, alone for "a 'Ow years, and fi`e.t some Hay, la:it:week, after reaching the -ad- o1: the surplus money, it there is any, vanced age of 83 years. Her aged and In tilling :ravines and grading roade. faithful partner in lite, who Is over eGive us' the heceisteries rather than 85, and a family -oil sons and daugh- the luxuries, but this idee, may be a tem are lett to mourn the death Of little too tame. Ma,nitobarre want to a kind and true vvife mad mother. go at a falai/ pace: Statute labor was —Misr Catherine Campaigne, Widow abolle'hed here five or elix years ago, of the late ;Edward Campaigne, diode and was* restored two years ago, and in Goderieli, on Monday, January this year the pathmasters were dis- 7th, aged1 02 yeane and 4 months. The pensed with, and a road master ap- deceased lady, Who had been 111 far a pointed; tat warn out the men and Oversee the work, which seenes to answer very well. -Winter set In early MIS season, and started good and hard, with a very Severe •three days' storm, and in the: beginning of • December eome- days the 'mercury was at 90 degrees below, but for the last tame° Weeks it., has been naild, with pleaty of anew for .sleighing. To -day It lien' taken another dip, 20 below. It 1 quite a contrast to the last New Years, as we spent it in the South, where it wale about eirty in the Shade. But I ara thankful to say I aro in good health and standing the winter well, H. REID. - Kenton, Manitoba. Mo BAN BROS., Publishers $1 a Year in Advances after tseveral hours' struggledeath tor of ceremonies ; Thos. Monaglia,n, mercifully released hirn • from his 719 and John Bullard, 813, lecturers; sufferings, About 18' years ago he, After the meeting closed the brethren .was united in marriage to Mem Clara were all invited to the home of Mr. Swartz, daughter of Mr. George J. Campbell, and partook Of an .ex- cellent eupper given by the members of the Loyal Orange Lodge, 313. The kindness andi thoughtfulness de the members of the lodge was very much appreciated by all who partook of the supper. —Police JusticeKay and Farmer, of Exeter, were called) upon a few days ago to settle a dispute as to the ownership of an overcoat, al- leged he have been, stolen from Wm. Bell, a livery man of Blytia„ It ap- pears a mare named McCarty had been working for Bell and on leaving his employ took an overcoat, which he subsequently traded to William Reid, of 'Exeter. Bell later found :out where his overcoat was and came to Exeter from Blyth to get it. Ile secured the assistance of Constable • Huron Notes —The Wingliarri high school open- ed On January Teh, in the new build- ing, 'with an attendance of 150 pupils. —The stamp sales at the Clinton post , office, for 1908 were $5,281, an increase of $8.81 over .those a the pre- ceding year. —There were 59 buriaas in Clin- ton cemetery during 1906, 17 being of childeen under ten yearo of age, 28 women and 19 .men. _ —Mrs. Harold, of Wirighana picked enough lettuce, from .her garderron Thursday, January 8rd, 'to serve as 'a salad for One' meal. —While at work in the ewamp, last week'Mr. Jelin McNaught, of White- chureh, ceft one of his feet, and will be laid up- for some time. . —After a service of forty-five years and four months, as peetmaster at Marnoch, Mr. Porterfield has resign- ed, and he post office is now closed. —Mr. Do S. Gordon, of near Ailsa Craig, hare peon engage& as teacher of school section No. 12, Hay, at a salary of $425 a :year. —Mrs. C. Callender, of Parkenbetg, West 'Virginia, has been in Clinton. lately. She was called there owing to the .deatli of her brother, Mr. J. B. Rumball. * --Mrs, Teethen died on Thursday, January 10th, at the home of her ne- phew, Igr. Duncan Stevenson, Clinton, and het departure removes one of the oldest ?pedants of Clinton, her age being nearly 90 years. —Mr. A: R. Anderson's 'bus team ran away- from the G. T. R. station, at •Wireghanr, the other morning, go- ing as far as the first bridge south of that town. The bus was very badly broken, and( will take some $200 to repair it. '—Thomas Abraharni hap sou his farm he 'fleet l'irawa;nosh, on the Bel - grave road, Ito' John t W. Shoebot- tom and has p urchased from Wesley M. Cornell the 200.‘ acres in the town - Ship oe Morris, formerly occupied by Thomas Farrow, exeM. P. —Mrs. Mills, widow of the late Jcinn Mills, of West .Wawanosh* near ,Auburn, and mother of Mrs. John Medd, V. S., of Dungannon, dted -at her hone on Thursday, January 3rd, after 8.1, short illness Of only a few days. —Mr. John McLennan, who was bore in the vicinity ot Lochalsh, was in Goderith recently, visiting friends. He was on his way from Edmonton. in Alberta, to Aberdeen, &atonal, where he will be Immigration agent for the Dominion. —One day recently, while engaged In cleaning oef the snow on the roof of :his' kitchen, Mr. Harry Can- telon, of Clinton, slipped • and fell to the ground beneath. Ms fall was Made the harder bee the pump inter- vening, and one rib Was broken and a second one fractured and penetrated his hung. 1. —Rev. J. McDonald died in the Rainy River district last week. T.he deceased was a eon -in-law of Mr. Jos. Allan, who resides near Blake, and was( ttie predecessor, of Rev. Mr. Davidson, as gaittOr of Varna and Blake Prebytertafl churches. The re interred, in Bayfield gal TemPlars of Terriper- A Voice From the West. Mr . Hector Reid, formerly of Stan- ley, now ot Keaton, -Manitoba,writes to tee( from that place OD January 2nd, ate follows: The New Year again, reminds tis that the( time forrenewing sub- scriptions has arrived. I might say that we had an early season all through; early seeding and earey har- vest. The crop was goodt in our vi- cinity, our wheat averaged twenty- / !severe ibuShels per acre, and graded No. 1 Northern. The price at Kenton nearly all seareen forethat grade was sixty cent e a bushel. There is a car order hook at every station in Mani- toba. The farmer who applies gets cars io rotation with the 'elevator men, arid when loaded on the car Wheat 1st worth freirie two to four cents roe' bushel more that if tsold to the buyer int the elevator, but the trouble lei to get a car. We entered our tame early in October, with 56 to teupply before our turn came, and there are still' 25 ahead, and the eine vatore are all full. Coal lgt much s'ought aftee here at present. We have three trains per week on -the Kenton Ibranch, and had a car of coal about three weeks ago, and now there are( twenty teams waiting as ‘the train arrives. Yesterday there was a car of coal. for Lenore when the train stopped at Kenton. It was surrounded, end they threatened' to help (themselves, but the conductor promised. to( Ibrintg a 'car text train from Brandon q there :wale none billed tor Kenton, se the railway people were allowed to proceed' on their way. Ilasti seas= Galt coal sold lbore 9Jt48.40) per ton;'this year Pen - Sylvania soft at Souris, Which is not as good' as Galt, sell for $10 per tonl.. Here we are within' two miles of a poplar bluff, so that we are not .remains w cemetery. —The 19 fence, of Clinton, were entertained on evening r cedtly, by Mr. and Mrs. John lifay, y, of Hullett. The houre were very pleasantly spent in. games, songs, hue mental, music and re- fresh,ment . Thts has become an 'an- nual! even' to Which the Royal Tem- plar's leo forward with much an- ticipation. —Miss auct McNaughton, late of Clinton, and formerly rif Stanley, Wile married: in Cargary, Alberta, fait week tor Mr...S. Jackson, of tha,t city 11? and for erly of Clinton. She went out to t40 west for this happy event and wale accompanied by her brother, Mr... JOlint McNaughton, of Stanley. Mrs. J ekson has a large circle of friends who will wish her the great- est po ible happiness in her new relatio e. ( —0 Sunday, January etre there passe into( 'rest a native of Clinton In the person of Mr. John B. Rum - ball, the, eon of Mr, P. Rurnball. He was '!born' 87 years ago and almost his entire life wale spent in Clinton. He learned the jewelry trade end for some 'yttard carried on business on his own a‘ceount. A couplei of years ago he retired to devote his time to the management of the Bell Telephone Company's interests there, and was thus engaged a year ago when he was tebeckere with paralysis. For 001110 weeks he was at death's door, but finally recovered sufficiently to be able to move about but was never afterwards able to undertake 'the di. - rection of ibis affairs. On Sunday year, slithered considerably during the period 01; her illness. Her husband Bissett and. together they went to died some years ago, When (pike a Reid's and took possession of the young man, and since 'that time Mre. cdat. Reid objected to this manner Carnpaigne' twee lost her four sons, of depleting :his wardrobe and had a One daughter, only Le left of the faan- Warrent issued for _Bell. The result ily, and a slater, Miss Cameron. of the trial showee that :the coat be- , —While working in the swamp in i longed he Bell and McCarty, who Stenley, Mr, A. Wilds, of Hills Green, I was also present, promised' 16 return :narrowly escaped death! by being to Reid the coat he had taken in ex- eitrack bells falling tree. P. Sipple; change - for the one belonging to of Zurich; had notched, a tree and the Blyth man. when it 'aer reedy to fall he gave a ...i cry of wa/neng. Mr; Wilds misjudged the direct4ent. of the tall and was oftruek bY, a limia He received a severe gash( on one ot his cheek, and was Otherwise slightly bruised. i A :small tree on which the larger :one 'fell saved hirn from death. , —A very painful accident 'happened at Mr. Alex. Iona, of Stanley town- ship last week, when his 'son Herold, had one Of his arena broken in two places, in addition to losing !half of one thunela and having ell the, skin pulled oft( both thumb. no was mit- ting the Windmill into, gear at the time and II some way got caught In the coge. e is now under the doc- tor's care and is getting along as well as cotild be 'expected. They had E o ekirr graft both tilembs. —The Deeember Session of 'the Peace awed on Saturday, January 5th. His Honor Judge! Doyle, presided. The names a taro constables, D. McDon- ald* from ttayfield, andi'Philip Sip- ple from' urich, were called, and Sip- ple, 'being Present, resignations were n mes ad b removed from the list of ad, .and ;lie Honor ordered their county collate:131es; the eharges on. which co/Mile:into had been made, t of duty. At the same Sends, George C.Biack rend John Torrence, a appointed county con - ton News Retard of last were twee essIn Joth of Goderkh Clinton, we stables, —The Cl week Says., The annual meeting of the share olders of- the Clinton Trtresher O. was held on Thursday, the preside t, Mr. W. W. Ferran, pre- siding. The reports were tonelidered quite satisf tory and with thirteen thousand ci laret worth of orders al- ready on rich the prospect for the coming se n bright. The -thresh- ing outfit tamed out by the company Is coneidered, A. 1. . For the engine alone they claim it le the best model nia.nufectu tween thirt wee ernplo increase ae( —The C11 speaks tie popular ree who has b for a, secon sterling in man oe a the tact of High Court egters. He being ant *caurch. He Huron Far 'd in the province. Be- i arid forty ha•nds are ed and the number will tre season advances. ton New Era; of last week of MT. WM. Bailie, the- e of Week Wawanosh, re elected by acclamation term. "He is a man of grity 'and that he is ility is • 'recognized by 14.:beidg a member of he Canadian Order of Fer- iae _ active Methodiet, kial member of Nile is secretary of the West rs' Institute and pres- ident of t West Wawanosh and Ashfield AgLieculturel Societies. Ile resides eireeti two Miles from Nile, his only daughter 'being a teacher at Proeperi " Years Day another of 'the Huron, in the person of isiardine, of Grand Ben.cl 'this life. The clecea•sed ubled with heart disease --On New pioneers ot Mr, Javier passed fro had ' n t for me time and on the morning In eneationi he was taken ill While sitting at hreakfa,st and died in a few Mintetes, His wife predeceased' him. several of age and an unusual He was a Presbyteria native of t came tol. half a centtry. ago. He was a well doing man and was %highly respected by all who knew. —There died at his residence, in GoderWtr, or l January 5th, Alexander Kirkbride, months, at year& dura resident, an Goderich ov in Laneashi sailed for ter at Shor he was ma 'wife ire Go and WS pa years. He was 77 years in inet earlier yeare was Ly strong, robust male, !beret in politks and a int religion. He was ,a e Province ot Quebec and end 13enti district over aged 84 years and 4 ✓ an illness ot several ion. Deceased wail an old lead been, connected With' ✓ 45 year, He was born , England, in. 1822, and pper Canada in 1848. Af- sta,y in, Detroit, where led, he returned with his erich in 1853, and he tner, who survives hirre have reside , there ever tame. The deceased was by trade a blacksmith, and carried on business in Gode.rich lie until old a caused him to retire. In the steal s he was a member of the publk eichool board and hejoined the Free Masons and the Oddfeliows several decides ago, andi kerb up his membership in, these societies till his decease. He leaves a widow and four children. 1 ' —The a,nneal meeting of the Hullett District Loyal Orange Lodges held at Winthrop on the 8t11 inst., was well attended by brethren from the differ- ent Primary Lodges. W. G. Smyth, W. M., occupied the chair and during his address ',congratulated the breth- ren on the success of the district for the. past, year, and he Was grate ified with the harmony existing a- mong the beetluen, the prospects be- ing very' encouraging for the order during 1907.! .After the usual routine of business, Bro. Jan Scarlett, G. M.. B. P. for Ontario installed, 'pbe offi- cers, lave following being the list el- ected: D. A. Boyd, 813, W. M.; John Ford, 710, D. M. C. Lowery, 828, chap.; Wm e Kenney, 813, secretary; D. S. Cook, 710, T. S.; W. Trewartha, Perth Items, —Local optien badly In St, Marys. —Mr. Wm. Bach, of . Kansas, has been ;the guest of his cousin, Mr. D. Ilennicke, Logan, • —Mr. .Wm. Brown, of Forestville, an old residen't of Mitchell died re- cently after a long illness. —Mr. JOIM1 -11ennicke, who has been in' Alberta for nine years is 'home visiting partmts, In. Logan. —Mr. E. W. Burgess, of -Mitchell's bass purchased the brick house of Mr. E. A. Duabar and takes, possessioa in April. —Mr. Peter Gowans, of Wingh.ana has beltent engaged as relieving prin- cipal of St. Maryer public school for three months. —Mr. .Allan Stapleton, Elma, 'bee sold hie( 10 acre lot facing on the 2nd line, to Wane Hewitt. Mr. Staple- ton leaves this niontle for the west, beyond Edmonton. —Mr. Alexander Murray, ex-coun- hfilor for Downie, who resided in Sebringville last sprhig, has purchased a house in, Stratford, where he intended. to reside in future. —Miss MeNsuglet, a former pupil of the Mitchell high school, was pre- isented with a- gold ring end an ap- preeiative address by the pupil of Moncrief achool. was defeated —F. 3. Pope, M. A., a former King- stonlan, and ante science master in the Stretford Collegiate Institute, has joined the field start eif the Guggen- heim% the ,great New York mining ihouee. • —Mr. Howard Spea,rin, of Petta- piece, Manitoba, eon of Mr. James apemen', of that place, ts visiting rela- tives tfli St. Marys and vicinity. Mr. Spell:renal parents moved to the West in 1879, and he was born there. This is :his first visit east. ..-A special eocial funetion took plaice ,the tither evening at the Cree- eent Club; Stratford, When two of the 'member% who had recently Join- ed the ranks of the Benedict% were presented :with! a settee and couch, respectively. —Mr. Albert Marshall, of Mitchell, has disposed of his house in that tOwn, to Mr. Jose.ple Mutton, lately from England. Mr, Mutton will - get possession as soon as the. prop- erty is vaeated. It is Mr. Marelliall's intention to go Wet next Month, —An accident, which may termin- ate in serious results, occurred the other morning in Stratford, when Mr. AA% Carr, .one of !the city's old-. erg employees, was perhaps fatally Injured. He was engaged trimming trees fort the city, When a!falling fell on his head, and it id feared, his skull ist fractured. —One evening recently a number of young people from Mitchell and drovet to the home of Mr. and ars. Fred Horn, about one mile and a half front Mitchell on the Stratford read and took theft by sur- erise. Everything -was done tomake the company feel at home. A veey enjoyable time WEIS spent by all pre- sent. —Patrick O'Brien, an oldt man who lived all f alone in his house in Lo- gan, wax( found' dead by one of his neighbors one morainglast week. -He Morning her was again Stricken and 313, treasurer; David Barr, 92, airec- part of the country, and Stratford. was but a struggling, hamlet in the midst of the great bush. Mr. Davis was engaged In the, grocery business in, Stratford for about forty yeare, and was well known and generally es- teemed that district. He is sur- vived by three daughters ad two BOAS. Baytleld. Breezes.—Helen MeLeods of Toron- to, is home for a visit.—Miss Annle Smith of London, le home for a visit. —Robert King and daughters, Mary and Myrtle, Who have been renewing acquaintances, left for , their home ela-nitoba this. -week.—Mr. IL Peck, of Sereforth, was in town this week. —Miss Webb, oft -Clinton, is a guest at Wm. retwoOd's.—D. Galbraith, J, Pollock, R. McMurray, GeGeeenslade, T. Brownlee, J. Spencer ' and 3. Tippet were at the Dietrict meeting. at Varna Monday evening.—Opening services In the new Methodist church will be eonduetee by Rev. G. N. Hazen, of Goderiela at 11 a. in. and * p. on Sabbath next, January 20th. On the! Monday evening fol-. lowing, supper will be served in the basement, after which a grand con- cert will be- given in the tewn halL An excellent programme has been. prepared- On the Sunday following, January 27th, the dedication sereite will be held when: Rev. A. K. Birks, L. la B.) of Seatorth, will eonduct th.e service.—At the annual meeting of the Agricultural Society held on 'the 9th' inst.,' the following ofticers were appointed: President, R. E. Snowden; let vice, B. Pen:hale; 2nd vice, N.,Vit. Woods esecretary, G. E. Gre' ensla,de; treasurer, F. A. Ed- wards, auditors, W. J. -Stinson, Re Delgatty, D. McNaugtiten., J. W. Reid, John Thomson, George Cooper, A. Anderson J. McKinley, John Stew- art, Janice` 'Donaldson, J. C. Woods, B. R. Iliggine, John McClure, R. Mc- Murray, S. Hustora—Look out for shoddy peddlers, through the omen - fry. A temple landed here Monday night and are. canvassing the coun- try, 1 11■1614111”..*6•666ad. Leb dbury acunts due to A. McGregor, black- smith, Leadbury, not paid on or before February Isti 1907, will be placed In other hands for collection, as in 41)&111g up business. A. McGregor. 20404 Notes.—A .great many people are wishing for snow enough to make sleighing.-1111se Fiuker, of St.Thomass visited leer mother, Mrs. Munn, ab New Year's time.-2efr. Charles Case,. who loit his hand in a cutting box, let doing as well as ean be expect - Kind hearted persons in the section are exercised in his behalf,. To 'help bear the burdens of others is the proper eourse to pursue.—A majority of the McKillop CO(MCIL are new Men. We 'hope they will practice ec- onomy- eonslident with progress.— The' Ladles, Aid of Bethel Methodist church purpose holding a, grand tea meeting some evening towardet the end of the month. Particulare later on.—Mr. David Crawford, jr., anti fa.mily, of Nelsone British Columbia, are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mac. Crawford. Mr. Crawford has prozpered lif the west.—Mr, 3. 7. Ir- vine hoe been away for a week visit- ing his Old home( at Salem, in Slane shard townshiaa While there he met a; brother and sister whom ,he had not [seen for about 19 years. Their home is in the Carrot River district,. Saskatehewen. Melfort, on the Great Northern being the market town. The sister, whose husband is named McPherson, was brought up near Wroxeter. He now own a a, seclion of geed land worth trom $15 to Sefe an wore an a bank account of $4,-- 000 besides 2,000 bushels of 'Mx 1, Northern in the granary. -It cost him $200 'to bring hiet family by ran on this visit, B,etieall Oefemea STA:SBIMY, Dartieben, Etc., Al KelIng Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 1.10W.tf We have on hand lengthy Obituary' notices of the late Mrs. Robert Drys- dale and also of Mr. W. J. Miller but as' they did not reach us until Thursday znornieg we are forced, al- though 'reluctantly, to defer their publication until next weelc.—Editor. Briefs.—Mrs. Herold, of Winghain, was in the village latelysvielting her sister, Mrs. A. Murdoek.—Dur foundry* continues to make large shipments of castings and' pluraberat fittings.— George Perkins, is home frozn the west • spending the winter months "with MS mother, Mre. W. R. Hodgins. —ease Milliefleetty islheme from Wia- had been seen splitting wood on the rdpeg where she bolas a good peel - previous day, so thati be must have died during the night. The doctor de- cided that death mug have been the result of natural causes, as he was nearly eighty years of age. He was buried int the Cathodic cemetery in Mitchell. —Mr. Petrick 'Hardy, for many years a resident of 331anshard town- ship, ael•dc St. Marys, died at Lon- don on Friday, January 4th, aged 75 years. MT. Hardy was stricken of paralysis , over, four years ago, and had never recovered, but wale able to go about until a short time be- fore hitt death. His wite died last July and for some weeks he had been living with his da;ughter, Mrs, Pearson, of London. He leaves a family cif two daughbers. —In the Sparta restaurant, in Stret- ford, the other day. Mr. .A. E. Neff, of the' Erne of Messrs. 'Me - Milian & Neff, of that city, met with a painful accidentlie was stand- ing on; a ladder arranging re sign, when:, owing to one of the side irons being 'broken, the ladder spread, al- lowing iiire Neff to fall heavily a - against a sharp corner of the 'marble counter, rendering thine unconscious. The inJuried consisted of an ugly tut over( the left eye, a swollen lip, and bruises, which a doctor dressed, —The death occurred on January off Mr. D. Davie, of Stratford, after an illness Or several weeks. Deceased was suffering from' a par- alytic stroke, and his death was not linexpected. Mr. David- was seventy- five yea* Of age. 'torn, in Wilk - Stare, England, he -came to Canada about 102, living it Hamilton for e Short time. The late Mr. Davis re - Moved 'tee Stratford ize 1853, where he has 'melded ever since. When he ar- rived there, the Stage ctraeh was 'the only meanie or.triTti through the tion and is visiting her parents? Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Petty, after an ab - scene* of three or four years.—Quite a large number from Hensall and vi- cinity attended the funeral cif the late John Gibson, of tbe township of Stanley.—Mrs. J. W. Britton and her son, Roy, of Iona, were in the vil- lage thie week spending a. few days with Mrs. Scott,—Miss Myrtle Hod- gins, trained nuraewas here- this week visiting her father, Mr. W. R. Hodgins,—Mr. E. Sheffer has return- ed from Toronto Where he had been on a, visite—Mr, Geotge Moir re- cently returned to Quebec after spend- ing a, week with his mother, Mrs. G. Moir of this villetge.—hfr. and Mrs. Bernard Thoznson are visiting zeta-- tives and friends in AVingliam and vicinity.—Mr. George Dick, who is farming in the west is spending the winter with his mother.,—The friends of Mr. James Murray will be pleased to learn that he continues to im- prove slowly. Mr. Murray is in his 90111 year and until very recently has enjoyed very good health„—The friends of Mr. Wm. McDougall will be pleae- ed to learn that he also is rmovering, front a, severe cold which confined him to hie room for a number of weeks.—Mrs. C. Cook hes returned from Wroxeter where she had been visiting "her parents.—On Friday ev- ening of last week at the regular meeting of I-Iensall Oddfellows, Thomas Melt's, of Kippen, as pre- eented with a. handsome veteran's jewel being a member of 25 years' Standing, accompanied by a verY flattering address, to which Bro. Menlo made tc heist rep1'y,w4Tkit inaine of the late W. J. Miller were partied here by the nurse who with bine to California...41r. E. Cudinore is lie Seaforth relieving railway operatcv there.