The Huron Expositor, 1907-02-08, Page 1TIEURTY.EIGHTH, 'TEAR.
INSOLE ?AXE . 2,048
ailormg
and
readymade
Clothing
The
GR
FURS
AND
FURNISH
INGS
•
Death of Mr. Eaton.
Mr. Tirecielly Elam 'the trerrehate
Prince of 'Canada, ante the thunder
end head of the greet T. liheten De-
partment. if Itore in Toronto, ie dead.
He died on Thursday morning ef, itist
week erten a few daee illness of
pneumonia,. Mr. Eaton,' although 70
year's of age, was 01111 eigeroue
both Mentally and phYsically end
kept close in touch with every breach,
of 'the innnense buseriesra of Wiilfh he
Bern! Id Ireland.
Ong af
ers
Children's esses
Sateen Underskirts.
t Wrappers
TS
them above
the esteera
We see to it
then that
mds Rece
od direct fro in;
just come tp
t in Tweeds,.
, also Black
ard to get at
.0,1).r.th
Ontitt
TO:IAMM!
The lake Mr. Tirnot
born in Ireland, et
milee from Belfast,' a
Sleraielf, fa,med in re
place veltere St Petri
doring hie 'sojourn\ in
Scetland meaty two
ago. They, with, maxi
families, formed a s
agrarian pursuits.
hy Eaton was
Clogher, thirty
d not far from
thology tis the
Ireland.' Mr.
igrated 'from
hundred years
other -Scotch
ttleinerth end
•
If you ask the doctor he will Say put on your heavy
clothing now. The weather man, also, is bringing ,pressure
to bear in this direction, and, along with the inducem.ents
we are offering in the way
EXTRA LOVV PRICES,
Berwickk`hire, Scotland. Leaving her
native village ih her young woman-
hood,
woman-
hood, she engaged as Companion and
Wald ±o the Countess of Winterdon
in the vicinity of L,pndaon, and while
in her train she was present at the
marriage and coronation ceremonies
of Queens Vittoria. - Sipe wee a pleas-
Ing cenve'raa'tionalist and having a re-
maxkable, memory eeuld recall in, an
interesting manner ::many of the in-
cidents of her loig and extensive life
travels.• -
Huron Notes.
Mr. Jdh;nf `Mow'bra`y and family
'have removed from = Virnglaam to• Ed-
monithe, w'he're they; will in future
reeide.
--Mies E'a>'an&li -MeDDugall, an old
aid ve'r'y' highly respected resident of
Porter's •Hi11, in* Goderioh 'township,
died lamb week. '
The Orang^eneen of Belgrave are
pe paring for a grand a `nc ;rt, to be'
given! irk that place, on 'the ' evening
of February 26bti.
—Mr. Algi+e, a former 'well.: known
Early De
•
He wag' the 'young t of a:family. ccincluctor on the Grand Teenk• 'gan-
ef Mee. Before hie bi th :father way, hate purcha,sed the King ndward
died, and 'his widowed mother eaced Wheel in Wingbane.
!the, world with a dep relent -family —Rev. Tvia. Burnett, of efoleeworth
and 'nothing:to suppor it. She wee will repreeent Grey! township at th
.ainbitious foe her chil ren, however, Temperence Convention, toh e held i
liege of such education' . coeld he
acquired at the .netion 1. schbOl:
years found the toilers tale Weeitro
ler then before, ,and hen celernit-
les in the form of cro faileree be-
fell, they were Jo dire limed. . Mite
year 1846 wage one of t e darheet in
the history. of Irelend. The ...potato
crop was ruined with ro ; 'other- drips
were partial or total allures, end
Those who were able e igreted e the
othere bore their -suffer' gs patently.
•
ISTO man) woman or child should be uncomfortably dressed.
We tire simply determined to make clearances of everything
Winter Suits, Winter Overcoats
Winter Un.derwear, Fur Jackets,
Fur Coats, Fur Caps, Fur Ruffs,
Winter Caps and Mit.ts.
rd's heck
'ite and 500
Just Opened.
IVO= P.TtIOMS.:
Men's Heavy Sliits
Boys' Heavy Suits
Men's Overcoats
Boys' Overcoa;ts
Ali Winter Caps
Heavy Mitts
Heavy Gloves
Meii's Heavy Pants
Winter Shirts-
E CURTAINS
LUSSEL SASHES
TFFLED CURTAINS -
)0T MUSLINS
EAFORTIL ONT.
y on, •Wednesclay for inter -
whither they were followed
rget COnCOUrse of friends. The
arere vtere Joshua Snider,
Dowson. Robert Drysdale.
hiuglas, Thomas Sherritt and
Oh e lhure t.
Mrs. Fitzgerald.—Much re-
t here last week on team -
death of lire. Sohn Fitz -
this place, whieh occurred
asidence of her daughter, Mrs.
▪ m be re , near Kipper., thr
January. Mrs. Fitzgerald's
Lame was Margaret Latta and
rearly 67 years of ege. She
from, paralysis for several_
na that was the immediate
her derteh. She was a re-
; (1 patient sufferer and al -
her helpless coldition was
erly trying to che of her
4.0roosition kr.isy life slut,
r•:•:. heard to inurinur or corne
was genereres and kind,
:lost to a -relit and no dee
ever /eh her home-
IncIrTil she was
ru(t bristlan lady in the
!Prise of the term end she will,
• oilseed in this vicinty where
nory will be long and loving -
„shed. She leaves her sorrow -
hand and a family of tour,
four daughtere. to whora
erest sympathy of all -Will be
Half Price
Half Price
Half Price
Half Price
Half Price
Ralf Price
Half Price
Half Price
"Elalf Price
300 pieces Men's Wool Un-
derwer, regular 750, 90c
and $1, sale price
55c
All small furs—Ruffs, Muffs, Caperines, Gauntlets,
Caps Stoles and Scarfs in sable, fox, squirrel, mink,
25 tier cent. of Everything.
Astrachan
Bokaran
Seal trimmed
Fur Lined
Coon Coats
Calf Coats
Dog Coats
Wombat s
At 25
Among those who le t for. other
lends VI seek their fort nes was the
Aboet the same time, imothy, the
'yonugeist, was apprentice. to a drap-
er et P-ortglenone, a s all market
town on the banks of th river Bann,
eelebrated as tele of the best fisbIng
Streams in: all 'Ireland. Portgienone
itsele was 'notorious for 't e tree fights
ithat characterized every market day,
that the market was a Wished. alto-
gether, end onle within he last few
years hes permihsion bee granted for
ee-establistunent. At the end of
five yearly-, the term of the apprea-
ticeship, the s Went of thirs sketch
ed to eomettari like $5 0 end wieh:
this he, took p ssage to anada.
$25 00 to $40 00
35 00 to '60 00
35 00 to 50 00
35 00 to 60 00
45 00 to 65 00
25 00 to 30
15 00 to 20 00
25 00 to 33 00
p. e. offe these Prices
Everything new—Terms cash or produce,
4N—Highes't price for Buttei and. Eggs,
The GREIG CIA,)11111ING C
East Side:Main Street, one door South of the
DOminion Bank,
SDELA.FORT11.2„
Shirts In Carta a.
He aerived in Canada
Isom afterwards opene
Kirkton, int Huron cou
time little money wae i
Produce Wes tradee fo
goods int turn were bou
the merchant waa co
•rde own! freighting. Wit
oxen, he hauled his pr
iteareet port and •returnp
changed for produce. Ai
Short duretiore
'Eaton Moved to St. Mar
hieducted. Store for
Not !satisfied with) the
tern then! in' vogue there
he decided- to move to
money was sufficientl
:permit of 'his desire to
a: store at
tye diet
goods, and
nknown and -
pelted to do
wagon and
duce to the
laden with
er a stay of
irkton, Mr.
e, where he
some years.
as elsewhere
ronto, where
plentiful to
conduct bush
nees on: a ease basis. This he away
regarded as the only so
tilted 'MI his wider b'
when lie, .esteblished
In To'ronto 'he opened
quarters were sibeedo
corranodious, ones at 178
and these were, late
where ,etill mor,e desire
tion w secured at 19
the p Bent address o
A Greet Fl nr.
lel and hone t
S. Wild had two of
ore Iasi right hand • hadly ,
working on' the shaper in
—Mee Albert Nott, of t
road, Stanley, who had his
en a short time ago Is now
run at full force this corn h seam
The dtreotore have engaged a go
butter maker end are now Pirating
a, good supply of ice'.
—At the annual otnivention of t
Grand Chapter of Royal Arph, Mason
held in' Toronto last weelh Dr. Ke
Grand Steward.
—Mns. G. Neural, 'died Suddenly
Toronto, lest week. ,,Her maiden na,
was Rebecca Higgins. She was a "nat-
ive of East Wawenosh, and was a si
—A. M. Polley, the veteran hor
'heavy lose laze week, when one of t
mast valuable 'yearling colts, een
stook farm became eaught ire its h
ter and broke its back in: its stru
has poll on a 'new vestibuled coach,
which peseengers May ! convey
irom Kincardine to' Tokontl, witho
change, ,leafing .Witigharte t 6.40
and returnihg at 9.15 p. m. T
will net a great convenienc
paerons of the road along t
men loge his fine laege b
deece by fire on Tuesday
All. the house furnishings
trig , apparel were destriyed,
and Mrs. Scott had to mak
exit, id their 'night clothes
even boots on. The cause o
is unknown.
terloo county, celebrated ,
Mee. Tait is ere aunt of Mr. `Ala
Cosene, of Wingham, She ie still
marka.bly emelt for her age; end
able ter read the• daily .papers,
public affairs the day.
ifinger
whil
enter
leg brok
elficien
rive
n.
a, store
Klag. These
ed for niore
Yonge street;
on, vacated
le accommoda-
Yonge street,
the compeny.
The higtory of Me.
-years te the history
of the ,'business. He
tion, ite mainstay, it
through ell the etage
oprrient he 'had held'
Steered it clear of t
end fina,11 brought it s
that he had striven f r, to make the
of a netion, tryst
conory of the countr
Marys Mr. Eaton ma
garet 'Beatty, of W
had five, children, thr
daughters. All ere
cept the eldest eon,
died five years ego.
Ea,tores later
f the growth
as its inipira-
guiding star.
of -its (level -
tee 'tiller ; he
e • shoals, and
feey to the port
nstitu lion, an
tution that oc-
lace in th.e e-
odstoCk. They
e sons and two
till living ex -
r. E. Y., who
suecesser at
aton 'Company
eldest soe, Mr.
sent vice ''pres-
who has been:
his father in
inese. He has
of all the de -
ranches •of the
that a store
n :Winnipeg. Of
as seized with
and like many
y of tile
The late Mr. Hato
ehe headdeof the T.
will probably be his
closely associated wit
the con uct of the b
eh heti ate knowlede
hale o the mefny
to his ntiring eherg
hes, been eete,bliseed •
a buoyant 'nature, Ile
the. spirit of the...wee
other ;business 'nen,
future' for t'he grata
•
e -The death metier
JannerY 21de of one
eibeemed residents
hies. argaret Pring
had re' bed the adv
'years nd nine mont
a ?resident of St. Ma ye for over half
a fierily of: one son Afr. H. R. Mot
daughee•r, Niro. hav wife of Mr.
Alex. Niverf, the well known land
surveyor, Who wan of St Marys'
pkineere. The late Mrs. Mclevey wee
torn .April 26, 1815, a few wealth be-
fore the battle of Waterleo end liv-
ed under five govereigns George III,
George IV, Wellia,m; IV, Victoria end
d ore Merida y,
f St. Marys most
the persere of
•
e ;McEvoy, who
need' age of 91
. She had been
to t
et roil
Wawe
morning
and
- a' has
the f
y.
0 -
is
rid
11
ora
op-
edi-
eher
idea.
and
re in.
e re-
ed to
n the
enty-
ut le
Year
first
s and
is
a.
le
e.
RY 8, 1907e
Diamond
ngagement Rings
TVAMONDS have advanced in
_price, but we were lucky
enongh to have our stock bought a-
head, and pin rmll at the old prices
for some tiine yet. We handle first-
class breeds and buy direct from the
A nice small stone in 14k ring,
Larger stones--:
V-5). ele, Veto, ilea Vase
John Bulger,.
Marriage LIOCIISEW Issued.
'The meeting empowered the Session
ceps. Daring -the year 52 members
were added. Thirty-six removed from
the boiled* .of the congregation, and
six were called away by death, leav-
ing the memberehip at 419 at the Close
ef the year.
—The death: of Mre, Towneend, re-
lict of the lake Elijah Townsetue ot
not unexpected, she having been a
patieet suffer,er for years. She ex-
perienced a stroke of paralysis a-
bout six years ago, ,whieh partly de-
prived her of the power of ripeech, and
from which she never reeedrered. She
was born in Blenheim township, Ox-
ford coanty. She wes a daughter of
mr. Valentine Fleeter, of the base line,
who was One of the most highly, re-
spected residents a Colborne. . Her
husband predeceesed 'her by few
years.. She was only in her With year.
She leaves a fartaly of five sons. -
—The aernuel supper of the members
of the Independent *Order of Forest -
ere of Fargehar, in the township of
Usborne wag this year o:ne of the
most pleasant and successful of these
annual getherings ever held. Up-
wards of 75 were in attendance in-
cluding Foresters and their •wives or
sweetheaets and besides the excel-
lent suppee served a splendid pro-
gramme wad reneered, consisting of
vocal and instrumental music, read-
ings, etc, Mr. •W m. eforiteith, Chief
Ranger, had charge of the program
and isome very interesting numbers
weee rendered. . In, foot all were g000d
but the readings by Mr. Wm. Stew-
art were particularly worthy efuote.
—The site of the new sehool ho
at 13elgrave, has been purchased f
Mr. John ecandrett, end buildtng
erations. 'be commenced im
altely., Pending its ,completion, M
JacksOn's:'house will' tie utilized
school, end Mr. A. Naylor, the be
eommenced directing the 'young
how to shoot on' Idenitia;y la,st.
—The fina,ncem of -the Adlifiel
a, very satisfactory condition. T
ceipte for the past 'year arr,oun
't$1,459 end the diaboreements t
044, leaving a balance of $405
two dealers hed teen paid
prizes. ene $0.05 for special
tiona. The fair will- be held thi
as usual at Dungannon on th
Thutedite and Friday in Oetobe
—Mrs. John Big& ded at
lait week, the age• of 35 :yea
ter of • Mr. Atifhcery Lawson, of Hut -
lett, and ine ' appearance looked like
one who would enjoy. the 'best of
health, but seme 'time ago she con-
feets of Which •ehe never fully recov-
ered. She leaves' a family of eight
vote• d-Irnether's love. and care.
—Rev. W. J. Yager, a former paetor
Of the Evengelical Zurieh, and
new Stetioned at New Hamburg, 'had
Eigo last Sunday. He a.ttempted to
cross Ilelreeies %ridge where the
weter flowed over the street, the riv-
er having risen to 'a great height on
event od the heavy 'rains. He could
not get througe, and had to unhitch
the •horsee and leave the buggy, and
was ireeseued by the 'neighbors with a
boa*. The buggyedroes 'recovered after
;the flood had- abated.
—Mr. Henry 'La.report, en old end
re.specte dresideet of the township of
StePeen, Who -resided en the Ithcon-
ceselon sodte of Crediton, died on -
the 28th of Januery. He wee' 69 years
of age aired had suffered from Bright's -
native Canadian, having been 'born
near Woodstock, Oxford county. Mrs;
Laniporte survives him, but she has
been suffering from paralysis for
ebout• two' yews., He leaves a fam-
ily ok eight. Ile 'was a Methodist in
religion itnd a Liberal in polities.
Wing:ham, held recently, end of which
Rev. D. Perry is the pesber, the af-
fairs of tee cOngr,egation. were shown
to be in e vers, prosperous condition.
The congregetion hope this Year to be
completely free frem debt. The con-
tributione to• the schemes of the
eleureh amounted to $466.20, an in-
crease of 'neatly $33 over the previous
ear, adding to tele amount what waa
cintribated bye the Sabbath School,
mereicei bend: end' other sources,
tiring tc( enterierse 'up ,,to solo, $180.
—The congregation of Knox -church,
Manchester, held its annual meeting
on Monday afternoon. There are lei
families tonneeted with tee congrega-
tion, wee 142 members. The total.
paymente• in all depertments during
1906 amounted to over $1,20, includ-
ing $116 to the mission schemes, and
about 'aeit, to other benevolent ob-
jects. The sum of $6,300 has been
paid on the new ehu.rch in less than
four years, the mortgage debt gaud-
tng now at $700. The board of man-
agement were authorized to proceed
with thel repairing of the sheds. This
ei.
pastoe, fr. Small, was yeted tour
—A belga -and promising young wo-
rcan. Mies Martha., M. Taylor, third
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm'. Tay-
lor, of the 9th concesSion of Us -
borne, died in the hospital at Strat-
feed oh Tuesday of last week. She
was not quite 23 years of age. She
wee; 'training for a profeseional nurse
in the hOepital when she was taken
111 of fever, Which proved fatal. She
was home at Christmas and after a
rest ghe returned to her duties. but
wae back only a short time w,hen she
was taken ila At first ter case was
not considered at all Berious but sh.e
took e sudden turn for the worse two
clays preceding her deeth ate 'never
-rallied. The remains were tiken to
her home in Usborne and Interred in
Zion cemetery.
ha.d a narrow escape from
drowning about four o'clock Monday
afternoon .Iaet, while sketing on the
Sheet of -ice knowa al tee Briek
pond. Tee little lad yeas skatine
bockvratde at the time of the ecciderit
and did !cult observe the hole in the
ice until too late. His erase through
the ice, and criee quickly brought as-
eistanee end he WaS rescued little
the worse for his immersion,
—Mre B. Sarvis, of Valley City,
North Dakota, is visitieg his sister,
Mrs. Alex. DItiott, Mit h.e 1. He left
end none owrie and • e- a half
—A hereto 'belonging to Mr. August
Pike, of Rodeock, ran awaY in Strate
ford the other dey and ,did consider-
able' dernage. Mr. Pike 'was thrown
oht of the cutter and had his face
badly cat- but 'no bonea evere broken.
—Willie, the little son of J. W
Graham, barreitere of St Marys, on
day ladt week, got hold' of a bottl
of carbolic acid, and Lead hia hand
Wad faC6 badly burnt, bat fortunatel
was discoTered before he had a chang
—On Sunday, January 27th, whew
seer serldees were held in th
Motherwell Presbythrian. eburch. Rev
evening a most successful entertain
ment was held in the church,
—A quiet but pretty wetiding too
place Tuesday afternoon, January 21,
at the home of Mrs. Alex. Smith, 'f
ter, Edith M., wee united in the hoi
bonds of matrimony to Mr. Walter
Eastwood, of the Whyte Packing C
—Five Stratfore hotelmen appea
in teeepolice coert there, one day- 1
week, a,ne four of them were fined
end nods for selling liquor a
hours, and the other pleaded gurney
th infraction of the cornmendone
regulation, that the blinds should
drewn after hours, lime was fined
Easson, one ot the Old
reeidents of Stratforre died en Mo
day, in his 82nd year, after a short
Deceaged was a 'native of
Scotland end ceme to -Stratford ie. tee
forties, He operated one of the eaddie
lest sawmills in Stratfore, and for '40
tie guards, ties end cordwood.
-eOn Friday, the fiesr day of Fe
ruavy, Rev. Dr. Langford, pastor
the Central Methodist eiruech, co
pleted his fiftieth year in the mi.
istry, having cerernented in 1857
the Belmont eircult near. London. T
congregation celebrated the 'event
tendering -Dr. Langford a banquet.
—A very pretty 'wedding se-ae sole
gazed at nine .o'etock Thurad
morning, January 3let, at StJosep
•ehurch, Stratford, when Miss Jelle
teeorte daughter of Mi. Michael :Ben-
ton, Of Elliee, and one of Elliceie
reoet estimable young ladies, becaine
the bride. bf Me. John Doyle, firereare
of Stratford, Rev. Father McGee Ofee
—John Day met with. a painfal
eident in Straefore the other day.
wee -tiding on a bobsleigh when
fell, the runners passing over
leg above the.knee,rbatily crushing' it.
At first it was th.oughtb the leg. was
broken, but after the soy Was tar-
ried to a, nearby house and an -exam-
ination made it wive found that 'the
injuries consisted ot. several
death of Mrs•. George Rabe,
one of Logan's oldest residents, t ok
et tee home of hee -daughter, r
Reinholt Rock, concession 54 She
er poor health for , some time i
dropsy belt the immediate cause o ber
death • was prieumon.la. This makes
the 'third death in the family the
Perth Items.
—Mt. and Meg. Peter Smith, of -A.v-
onton, have moved to Stratford'
—Messes. John; Bennewels, D. Law-
rie and David MeConnell have been re-
appolated license commissioners for
Soute Perth.
—Perth pays the following salaries;
County clerk, $725 treasurer, $1,000;
care 'taker, $600; auditors, $60 each;
—Tee el, P. Lang Co., dealers In:
high class furnishings and interior'
decoretions, 'have announced their in-
to Landon'.
Ottawa,hae accepted the invitatio.0 of
the Central Methodist church; Strat-*
far& to become their pestor for the
reext term'.
uted $88 to the tund being raised by,
the' public schools of Ontario, for a
monument to the! late Alexander Muir
the author! of The Maine Leaf.
--MT. John Pinnearnore, who aets as
local Methodist preacher, was kindly
remeinbered by the people of Bethel
chureb, Munrce, not long ago, end
.preseneed with about 75 bushels of
oats.
—14e. Wm, Sanderzon, an old and
respectederesident of Stratford, died
last week at the age of 72 years. eir-
Senciersen was employed for 18 years
le the master mechanic's office of the
Grand Trunk. -
—Mr. Wm. Pethick, Stratford,
died last weelt after, en illness of
four days from blood poisoning. pe -
ceased had -"lived in Stratford for•
number of gears add waa very high-
ly !respected.
—George Ingram, of Mitehell, met
with e severe accident one day Jetzt
week. -He was -carrying a bag of emit
when he_ slipped end fell, the bag
lightieg- on his, stomach, and he was
slightly internally injured.
has purchased the farm lately ocr,u-
pied by Mr. Michael Pauli • of Ellice.
foe( which ee pald $5,300. He is now
one 4 the lergeit property bolters
in thee neighborhood. -
—Ierricelot Skinner, the you•ng son
of Urt, Nod Km 'St re Skintere Strata
fl
age while trave ling with her husr
band, Capt. A, Greafell, in Mexiota
weence she came direct to Ottawa ae
bout three weeks ago. The fatal
her arrival.
—Tee eecelpte of the Bell Telephone
Company in Toronto last year -macro
—There were *vet two ..huridr
evrelages lel the T. Eaton funeral!
erocession on, Monday. The company,
have owe ten thousand empIoYees
their pay roll.
—Mr. Walter Maim, a well knowle
egattle. dealer., of Melbourne, Middle -
flex comity, warn struck by a Grand,
Trunk train at Longwood% 'Crossing,.
on Monday and leuitantly
—Jan CalnareN .6. respected Wiener
of Prince Edward County, 70 years
age, fell off .a..load of hey' on Saar
eirday, On his way to Pictore -aed*
reeeived ineuriert from which he
—Nees. Burns, relict' et the 19.10.
icholas Burns,' -111111 a resident Of
rockville district ;sin& 1812, _died he
her home near North Augueta, age*
102 Valls. She was born in- Irtil-and
A latge -family survive,
--Thomas H. Lynch, the fleet eirild
born in what is now the -Otte' oft
Geelph, died_ int Toronto on Sunde7.
merging. He was, 79 years of age ant
lived in Guelph, until 14 vitro ago
erten he 'removed to Torionto. He had
acted is deputy sheriff of Wellington
county for many yeare and was known
as:- an 'expert judge of tattle. .
and' -restated in ethetalting 'the Mc -
;e, weret hoevever; defeated. Mr.
MODonald, the Opposition lead.;
J.
er
W.
poeition leader was defeated '•in Vane
• e-Maior Sudd, of London, hat been
is,ppointed to weather little. commission-
erehip 'by the Provineial Government.
Charges eave been madelagainef Thos.
reeDorialti, registrar of deeds of Duo.,
ng officer, Mr, Judd has not yet
coneluded his -leveetigation into the
charges preferred against the Governe
29 years, and wite,-dreve from Wind...!
sor to Maidstone, to attend.: the
funeral of Mrs. efinihales rnother. Ur.
night on reaching ehe outskirts of
tee eity the bores was etopped and
Mr. Mini:hate was found to be dead.
Heart trouble -Was the eadee. -
1306ause the Bell Telephone Came
d of five hours e, daY elealSei
teur hundred girl operatore went en
etrike -in Toronto on Friday, elaiming
that it would be impoesible for them
to- etand the attain of eight eontin-
uous• hours' work at the Duey city
twitchboards, even if the wages evi.N.re
inereaeed as promised by the COM -0,
president 'of the Ontario Bank, wiee
was 'On. trial .befort the Police !slag-
istrat.e of Toronto, on a tharge of wil-
fully making Wee reb11113 tO tits
having been /11`0Yen tbat the true con -
'Mimi. of the bank bad been system -
end -directors by::ther-late Manager,
last, .12 months. Her husband
daughter also died of dropsy'.
—At the age of 83 years en
months, Cheelotte, wife of th
Anthony Rowe, of Mitchell, di
Port Hope, on Sunday, eenuar
whither elle had gone from
then on May 24th of last year .1Ier
Mind hat31 been mentally unbalaneed
for some months, and she was looke.d
atter by friends with, wholn she died.
borhood for the best part of her life,
ahd wee :respected by all Who -knew
—The Sunday echool of tbe Baptist
church, Stratford, held a banquet re-
cently. The classes were all assign-
ed their plaees at -the table and
excellent ;sipper was provided by t
ladies of the Church after which an
interesting toast list was propoied
end respoeded to by the pupils. After
the banquet . an excellent addrees 11 -
was given! by Mr, Lebb of the -Railway
Masten Manchester, Dngland. in
the. aueltoriune of the church.
and
five
late
d at
Mite
,—efr. -W. 3. Paynthee engineer et
the St. Marys power house, had a
narrow escape one day last week.
While he was working around the en-
gine a valve burist rend emitted hot
water end steam with such force as
to blow the mortar out of the etone
wall to the deeth of a foot. efr. 'Payed
ter Wee struck by a piece of flying
metal which glanced from the wall
but wee Aot eericlesly hurt. The 211 -
gine, *morn. was 'flooded with steam
anct licit water.' Fortireately Mr.
paynter managed to get out of the en-
gine roobin end get the fire out from -
'under -tee boilers ibefore any injury
was done;
—Judge Horn; senior judg:e of the
ctiunty of Essex died at ins residence
in Wireleer cin Saturday night lase
He had been attenditg to his official
duties until the hreceding Friday
wah 70 yeers or age and
was appointed judge in 1883.
__Sir Louie jette, Lieutenant Gov-
ernor of Quebec, WA pr.esented with
air address Oh Saturday at the'ieourt
house in Montreal by the members of
the -Bah of the Province of Quebec,
on the occasion of the 50th anniver-
sary of his admission to the practiee
of law.
—Lady Violet Greaten, the eldee
daughter of Me Excellency
Grey.. Governor General, died at
Government House, Ottewee en M
daY morning, following an larlena
three weeks 'from eypbold fent. S
belieeed, ter hoe eontivied the
—The Westerh Fair Boerd, London,
how tad a ;surplus of $11,000, tee -
largegt in its histoty. At the' an-
neal Meeting On February 20, the
cereal:on' as. to the tuture of the
Or will be diseussed as never be-
fore. The - question of moving the
fair to some other lcea.tion will. ham
to be taken up before long, as the
present site is becoming tho valuable.
The most likely preposal is to eetate
lish, the fair -on- Carling's Heights,
somewhere adhering the present mil-
itary earep grounds.
—Mr. Nethaniel Dyment. prominent-
ly known as a -breeder and owner of
thoroughbred horses and also as an
extensive lumbermen, died at his
home in Barrie on eforiflay. He wee
74 yeare of age end ead been111 only
about two weeks. 'His yeueger,cleya
were epent on his father's farm- in:
Beverley township, Wentworth 401111.4
ty. When 16 years of age be left the
farm and started in business for
himeele His start rile worthk of.
nate. With the fire few dolle.re he
earhed he bought a pine. tree., Willett
he took to a mill and had sawed,
which planed him amotg the waste'
thiest of Ontarioie lumbermen.
—A dispatele from Mooae Ire
Tife failure of th eels
to move the crop le tau n efred
time he the midst of prosp and
people generally are emit
der what is to be done tg r ev the
ituation. The Willow Bunch end
terday for the first time tbie month.
The mail started with hore-del but
was abandoned, the mail terrier leav-
ing the eleigh on the prairie, and the.
breed named MeGillis thek four collie
doge, made a, toboggee, and started
foe Mocee Jew. He :node. a hundred;
,mile trip in four de eh He- walked
all th.e way and Ste Old one night.
7—The fuel and transportation prob-
lems ar;e• gradually becoming more ace
',cute in the Northwest. Continual
storms aud cold weather have go
completely ilemorelized the railway:a
fie can be carried On with eertainty,
and fuel can not be eistributed frefn
pointe where It Is to 'De bad. In
Brandon 'arid Regina tne ecttoole.
tabliehments have been' closed, so
that the little fuel re..me.ining ean•
be distributed among the people, while
the mituation it the outlying -0e the
country districts in each of the three
hrovi-nces is in many ip.ses alarming.
The following le a -gamete et the tele-
erwell, the Minister of Agriculture f.or
Saekatchewan; "Weybuen is without
al and people freezing. Can you
” "For the sake of humanity ship
oil. Town completely out. Draw
hte Answer. Signed, Blythe and
tee Dubtio, Sask.",