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The Huron Expositor, 1907-03-22, Page 1RCH 1907 YEA; 112,049 X F 8 y good things is not n 'cessari1v an exa rive luxury. In the of business, persom ' pay well for newness tette but iu this town .trade is e d that we cen buy on such a Ales us to glee many aur E the way of prices to our was - forth women have never be. able to buy such stylish and de garments for so little money an now, and, while we do not i1 the crettit for this, we had a great deal to do ia1ize .ay we call your a'tention to a rs, nd, even if the prices are the garmenrs certainly do net:, of • place among the more` `hirgs with which their 'ed. ISIS, prettily trimmed with. and tuckEe either full or three. r back. SKIRTS ; al skirts,tucked black, nae trapped and Light Tweed Raincoats ; ' 34e i eats that answer equally w- ain. S;prii$gT Tweeds Foule Cloths Pancras Roxanas Khantonas Voiles Eoeliennes Vic, ing Depart wine Goods _CURTAINS DRAPERIES COUNTERPANES r G. heir brother John,. who' is 'louseal e engineer at the powervuse We are -glad to .learn, .that Wele able to be about again. -Mr r . John Hunkin entertained at of the youth and beauty et iighbc hood to a pleasant gath-f one evening last week.-Mr4 kir.. Prod liunkin hadquits a of ;the elderly people of this. ry the other day. The me folk wood and the ladies sewed care ma for the benefit of their host ostess.--• 4r. and airs. I}a.vid Ale .'utd family .left an Tuesday last kir home in the west, ham a pleasant winter with relate e.re. The; were aecampanied 05/ il!,ores brother-in-law, Mr. C' . who goes to seek a homer ion it :•rgt.-Tie nice aeries weath 11 soot: bring round the ayreP eaeon.-Mise Maggie: Bia `on, wee last weak Ifte even ineettr. and Mrs. Hugh Chesney!' gueets of Mr. Noah Hortore Maggie Slavin or synt the past week withMiss Vicinity attcntied the party- at ;.e...e had the misfortune to loser eeete here:, lard week„-Messre4 el'enn and Fred Simmons :spent !Zfn14--:',fiss Anr.ie Horton and Wm.. ef Seaforth, visited :; !int, :Are. James Horton, whY Jima rifolii; of Br uce fi el d, wale ten returned from an extendet1 te relatives in Guelph: DraY- nci Ilarrieton.-Mr. and Mrs. D-0 eeent Sunday with triende 1-1* ; nea.sant.-11re. 'George Halite ee.--e the guest of efre. James .Atie and aide OTH -ug l CT.1 comp.A..N. sQ-0-.A.MtM 3:32aLA..ie STICDP#M,* GR ICri I FURS -I FURNISH rfootioll Perfection is a big word, and we do not know of a single product of men's skill or brain that this word Ian be, justle applied to, You have seen- it used, to deseribil many an article, but do you believe that it was rightly applied 3 The =ken of otir clothing are con- stantly striving for inflection, but. as they .say themselvete they hope they will never think that they have at, - pawed it. , In ready-to-wear garments, the 20th Century Brand are, however, so much nearer perfec- tion than any other make we know of, that they will give you ' greeter satisfaction than. you base been ac- customed to, unless you have already worn them. A Line above all others ordinary Oilly one Rarticular.—THE TAKE CARE OF TH E BOYS. AFORTR, FRIDAY, MARCH 22,1907. n the Gold Fields of Cali- fornia 50 Years 'Ago. YOUNG MAN. (Written by Robert Govenlecla (Continued from last Week.) " nine lemdred milee away. On our way We passed many villages, or es they, celled them, „liesienclas. We got last one tirbe and could .find no water fa, two eor three daYS. At last we unhitched out, horses from the ebag- to seek welter for themseivee. Then we ell 6 -battered ta different direct- ions. <Another man mid I 'rode 18 miles before we etruck a small town; whore we got water, filled' our ea:a- toms and .started. back for the wag- on; where we had left Fraser, who Then r tbSgan to think thee even if had no henget it was a clea,r moon - the Mexican did not catch himt I *could never see them again, as the Man Was .light night when we were going bitcle a perfect stranger to me, and I could As' ;we neared the wagon we card terriele yelling. Fraser had bee dig - not speak a weed of Spanish, 'but, ging Troota to try. aind Jest es I was trying to make oett in thirst and had gone quit rezY'• his what direction' our camp wage for r was foaming at ehe mouth, but a had lost all my bearings when run- we geve him swine water he gpt ning after the horse, I sawl a cloud right in a short time. We etaye of dust rising' about two or three the wagon all night and next day ot miles aw&Y. It seen emae heaTertand a Mexican to . haul our wagon into I sew that the Mexican had got my. the town. He had no hal-mess put we horse. They came up at full gallee, tied ropes from the horns of the the rope round my borse's neek just as he had caught him. In t6ing to 'get the saddle off his bale, My horse bad torn a piece of skin, the eize of a man's hand, off his pack. The. sad- dle Wee toe well buckled ont for hitn to gst off, but he had lost the blaaketi I kept sunder the saddle. The Mexican juirmed off his mule end We took the W• hich the Mexican. geee me, On, to keep the saddle from hurting,the sore, and put the Raddl4 on again. The but the OTO Wag rich. ,,They had 9. Mexican would not take anything for high post with a pulley; thet end. his trouble, hut 1 ;gave him! a, splendid throe& which passed a loag rope jack-knife.- I had a, much eetter opin- with. a stone lured heed attacbed to ion. of She Mexicans ever afterwards. one end of it. At the bottom GI the, held hortre while I mounted, past was a platform . on which the and then poheted in , the direction 1 silver ore was piled.' This platform tlhould- take. I tell you, I made my was kept moving around the post by horse go for all he was worth, an'cl" six or eight mules. Each time it went got Ito camp iwithoub further mishap. roond it was lifted to the top, and I finally get about teh ready to w8.1,9 their let fell on the ore. So start through Mexico to the pacific they kept on going rotmd and round boa4tt and ae -there was a Mexican' hreaking the ore into small pieces. train, of carte going .through tile Then they had a chimney built about deoert, we decided to 'go with them. ten or twelye feet high. It was open In our crowd there was John O'Mara., at the top, end they kept potting Fraser Fowler, 'Beate!, a Russian' fleet a layer of coat, then a layer Pole, a Frenchme,n ibsy the name of . of silver. The silver ran out at the Charley', and °there. ' We ibought a bottom into a hole in the cley, which yoke of oxen and a 4,slit wagon fOr held one hundred end fifty- pounds. our baggage, end as „Fraser had no The place was piled all around with hoese, he drove the oxen. There was these slabs. - Time is More Valua Alt The While Employee demand \A)r,i)rnptness -- and minutes are as valuable ifs hours used .W be, Ile Is a wise man that appreciates that Mine is nfoney. This emphasizes the need Of exact 1)U:en:pieces. Dro one theSe days den af- He.might just about as *ell guess the Please remember that we are Mese spec- litlisto. We make right all sorts of time- keePera! . We 901 dependable clocki and watches. We matoh, the lowest prices -and we invite you to bother us all you like. ' John Bulger, Marriage LiOenses. Issued. saddles 'to the Ole of the Wagon. It, astateetteetteeteateneenneentenai=et. was three days beeore we all got to- , gether again. We found our peen and Mr. Stephenson, of Keensaele The but decided to sett them and the wag_ ., bride and bridesmaid were dressed in on and travel as lightly as possicee white silk. It is over four yeaes since takhig Just What we could cerre OR MT. Brighath left for the west. 'The horseback end selling or giving away happy couple will live at Cete. Me. the resit, ps the country' was a little Brigham has been ,recently appointed 'oetter settled now and we doted get by the Dominion Government, az supplies nearly every day. t farrn surerintendent of Indian ree We visited a silver smelting worke serves. The groom'e old friends in this eection Will -Wish, hiirealf and one day. It was a very -rude affair. bride mealy happy and ptotmenoutt It is ram e important, midoubtedly, to humor boys' pieferences totday than it was a eenexation ago. For a number years children have been growing into larger indeperdence, Thinkers and studente of the "erhild problem" have pleaded that the cle-velopmetit of individuality at the very earliest Poesible age should be encouragedt These beliefs have pained beyond the stage of being mere abstractions, and, with multitudes of fimilies are actual rules of life. This principle applies strongly in matters of dress, The boy who fond of his clothes. and,f eels that his own judgment has been put into theim, will take pride in them. He'll pratect them end keep them neat, They will look well ani wear well—whole family pleased. But, if the youth has a quarrel with the suit, he will loose nit chance to square aecounts. The mysterioes gieing out ef ',many a suit can be accounted for in the small wager's determination to be revenged, LION Let the boy see our ranee of Suits, and theee'll be no trouble. He'll see suits such nt -lei as he has seen worn by the best dressed boys of the neighborhood, and that's the kind he deserves and wants, and can you blame Wm t Our best Suits SCh001 Snits - For ages 8 to 15 years. dd washed for MO while we were there, and who gave John O'Mara and I the - present og.a fine dog when we were perry for us -especially in the night (To be continued.) • -The Sterling' Bank has opened a branch office in Goderiele -The Oddfellows, of Clinton, had a when, we were on guard,. Nothing moot enjoyeble at home in their hall, could comp tear ,the parnp without , ooe evening 'recently. - him letting Us know. 11 -le ,srfratner at _Me. .W. P. Spalding, of Clinton, e. Xexican Wil0 came ', too neer! the has taken: a position with. the( Karn camp one night on horaseba,ek and had orgam Co. ot Noodstoek. fore I could .interfere, -Ur. GZorge Oxtoly and family, of him nearly torn from his 0134.1dle be- Ve started across the Rio earand • Grey, are meving out west. 1.'ney take with them a car load of oettlers' ef- into Mexico, We travelled down the ravene for eight or ten mites and then 'trulp4 right across the prairie. -Peter eicDonald, or., of Oran - brook 'has purchased the home of ere travelled ,very slowly as it was per, M. Reymann of . that plane. elr. a large train, mainly oxen. We did na,emarm intends going to Pantere- not know at finst tpat_we were reale ton. river end l',hat we, would not see .--L. L. ,Longeway has traded :the on the desert,' after we bad left the - water again tor theee or four days. Britohealrehoteflarinto joarbthKe luamthp -floinetel.loist our shoulders end a small keg, t Mina. ter. Klump will get •penteesei011 We eact our iweter bottles Slung ove,r water in the wagon, 'but when w0e-11 cql-oVreoanbao,llitthetileonItyirsdat mogthtAerprittLe Mr= got out; about 12 miles the Mexicali:3: and lies. Albert El. E. :Wilson, of Saab. wahitched , and drove all the oxeet : ford, died last weak after a few days all they wented. After they ceme of cerebre-spbml meningitis. back to the river and- let them drtnk ' iiineos back to the carts Nye started: ini I DeleaSed was only 14 'years og age. earnest through the desert end tray- I Kno-TxheehMuracchTIGollYdWichlIfisehel°1dri aBDanudtcoh1 only a few minutes to eat. Tile land ; emwasialacYmneostevsenuctlioegasitaU.Slt „Awref:Ikr fwi n ,a1 ia , eni l- olled ell -that day an4,, night stopping was up 'to our ankles.. T.he sun rose cia.11y as well as otrterwiee. .- "was so hob it was like; to burn Our I -Miss Sarah LaChance, ot Asilfielti, bootee We kept ploddhts on all day I who had been weeding at the, residence with no shelter, not a tree or shruo a Mr, end Mrs. L. Curren, Goderich, !to keep es from the.ra'ye of the sun. died an Sunday -march 10th, after a We kept- moving all night, our wat-1 long ilbaests. The interment took place er was done, not a drop left. We had 1 111-Ketirn.taHile:reymeittegit, of the south water. The train, was moving 7 ; boundary of Hay, his purchas,ed from no inclination to eat, just wanted end II determined to ieave it and get; 500. XT. Kraft now owns 200 acres to some weter. Our horses were- sot of farm lane in one emelt. ;so we tied them.. together and drove , --Teeeday, March. 12th, Rev. g. ,driee out that we could net, ride them' them on ahead, makeng them ge 4)Sr Armstrong, B. D., Ethel, tied t touching them: up with eur rifles. 1 to get some moisture, The sun WaT3 • i CamPbell, of Grey. The young couple will meke their home in the pretvince kept a lead 'eall in rr.y -mouth to try ing 'in the loose. sand we kept ell were witike 1 of Alberta., where the groom has land. yere hot and although we brave bearts. Just about !noon the P --Last week ter. .R. Corley, of _Past horses raised their heads end began Naivanosh, sold :two 2 -year-old Allies • soell°deetwonol5ga,0ey'll(inguitSchroercthenortil'"bitallS1:, miles of it. Ve also could feel a Taylor term at Zetland. Two a later he took up the: farm, „on the, Turnberry side of the Biuevale road, now owned ny Mr. James Fowler. Retiring from the toxin he purchas- ed a property in the Town Ploe, where he hes since resided. He was one of the few remaining pioneers who saw Wingham converted from a bush to a prosperous town. He was a man held in high esteem by- many friends. He was a, Conservative and took an alive part in the politicel campaigns. For 67 yeers he was a merrioer of the Orange Order, joining the order before reacbing hie 14th years. -A very pleasant event occurred on iWednesday of last week, at Wood. - land Farm the pretty home og Mr. and Mrs. 'ire. Ford, of Usborne, when their eldeat daughter, Agnes Win- nifred, was married to Mr. Thomas Brock, of Usborne. The interesting ceremony was witnessed by, about 75 -James Johnetone, 'brother of Mr. John Johnstone, of Clinton died ttie cessed was born. in the township of Tuckersmith, 62 years ago, and lert for California twenty yea,rs ago. Ile was engaged in the lumbering busi- ness, and had never been home since he left. -At a meeting' of _the patrarts of the Winchelsia Creamery in borne, held last week, the financial stathment showed that during the past seaeo,n there had been. 415468 lbs. of cream received, which made 188,107 lbe. of ibutter, end which realized $80,- 408. Or this . amount the patrons re- ceived' $25,875, -The township of Howick last year collected $26,887 in taxes and :receie- ed for egluxe. purposes $814 and trout licenses only $150. They spent in salaries $1,192; roads and bridge% $5.,466; eoenty rate, $4,890; school purposes, $8,7-32; Gerrie pence vil- lage, $2,652 and Fordwich village, $292; grantS tO wire fences, V57. The Year wee eorninenced with a balance of $6,746. The current liabilities are $7,282, and available assets, $7,215. The :railway Indebtedneos $14,100 and to balance this there is in the -sinking need $12,848. A. E. Bradwin, late ot the Blyth Standad, who :recently went to Toronto to teke position. on the Saturday Night-, has resigned that position and is now manager a the daily and weekly Retormer Gat. XT. BradWill is well fitted for this new position, and the Refermer ehould prosper under him. -The Grand Ledge of the Ancient horeceheer, is opening tbe shop here Order et United Workmen that week with full line of fittings for afirst through the officere of the -Wing- class shop. He is no stranger and the ham Lodge paid $2,000 to Mes, Mc- people know by patronizing his ohop Gulre, widow of the- late lames Mc- they ere to' get good work done. -Mr. Glare of that town, being the amount B. Tweeter., of this place, sold a 11 ly of insurance carried in the Order by tieing ewe years old to Mr. Colem the deceased. 2,000 waa also paid of Cieselhunsti for the handsomeen to Mrs. Watson, widow, of the, IBA.", a A325. Mr. Hugh Flynn Isold one o Wm. Watson, who left 'Willem= a. the Jeanie age, for $.227, and Mr. number of years ago for 'Manitoba. Deleney augelding, a year elder, for -Mr. Joseph McIntosh, et Hullett, *270. tWhel can jecat out Beechwood sold a, three year old horse to Mr. farrr.ers for raising good horseeV JaMee Dale, of Hullett, foe the sum 100 pair, made from, sampleo of Filk. _ND sizb 24 to,33 Scotch and English Tweed, cents 75 pair, made from small remn ants, size 22 to 25 25 cents No .b.oddy goods in the above, Mr Highest price for Butteri and Eggs, The GREW CLOTHING CO East Sidef,Main Street, one door South of the Donainiou Bank, STIA...HORTTEL. ported, for the snug sum of $200. freshness in the air so we got on -Rev. J. Ure Stewart, son of James their backs and they carried ua right Stewart,- Goderich, has been appoint- hut honest toil has been crowned with then lay down and slept all afternoon. ed to the pastorate of Fort Wa,yne Pr.esbyterien church, Detroit, Mr. enjoy the rest in his declining years, oeccess, and we hope Mr. Maguire will to the watee. We drenk our fill and Notes. -Owing to the bad edate the toads the Weetmineter Guild de- bate is indefinitely postponed.-Mriez Scholes ifi visiting her daughter, tire, week. -Rev. W. J. West and Mise Rena are spending the week 'in Tro- ronto.—The funeral of the late ittre. Frank bell took place to Bluevale cemetery on Fridsy last.-Wm.Brooks and Jitn Grey went west laet week. Notes.-Ittr. Robert Livingstone, who has been spending his holidays with his parents has returned to Hamil- tore-Mr. Ronert Whyte was visiting les couein, Mr. John Livingetone, this week.-eliss Agnes McDougall was laid up this week with la, grippe, - Mrs. Charles Duffin had a rag bee one day lent week. -Mr. Charles Rut- ty nas moved to ehe village and Mr. John Mitchell moved to the west laet week.-efte Dan 'McDougall had a wood bee Tuesday and _ entertained tho young people at a dance atnignt. -7Mr. Charles Tuffin has gone west: for the isummer.-Mr. Robert Dalton has moved to the farm of Mrs. Mark Drake and John McVey has moved to the farm that he bought from, Mr. James Berry. tender, for the wain of $730. total coet of the ten bridges, wieich it ie propmed to DUild during the com- ing- summer, will therefore ne 413, which includes the taking down of the old oridges, all exeavating foe the new anutments, and all filling of approaches up to -the present lovele. Harry Tyndall hail! been re-engag,ed to operate the stone crusher, and John McGregor will again supply the pow- er with his engine. The remainder of the council proceedings will to given next week. The next meetire, of the council will be" held on, Aprit- Varna. A Good Team Sold.-Mesarse J. and T. Hogarth, near Cromarty, recently sold to Me. Handford, of Exeter, a greed pair of "three year old geld- ings. They weighed 3,500 pounds and the price paid was close to $7.00. One t:4 these colts was sired tly, the re- nowned "Pride of Gimmick," the property -of Mr. -George Martin, and the other colt was sired 'ny the ler famed "Prince, of Hurlford,” owned have not heard who was the breeder colt was ored by DIr. Ralph Stephen - eon, of the Pam' line, Stanley, turd Mr. Stephenson might justly feel proud in leeing able to eroducei the kind of horse that tope the -market. The Messire. Hogarth showed this pa* of colts last fall as 13.. team, at the. leading fairs in the tounty of, Huren and they- Droved to De winners every Goehen church, Varna ult. lors of tee parsonage last Monday ev- ening and spent a sociaele and pleave writ time with the pastor and hie vsrife: Some time was spent in. tocial con- verse, after winch an imprompte. programme was given of muele, re- eitations, etc., when all adeourned tee thee dining TOOM1 where dainty Te- feeshments were served ey the Wiles. It was also diseevered that duries. the evening, they had surprised the pastor's horse by leaving the bins overflowing- with oats. Happily Wed. -A very inierrethee vent occurred at the home of, Mr. Mitchell, Thorne Hedge Farm. ne Thursdaye March 14th, when XT. Xiteb.elro TileCe, MISS Marguerite Hamiltiont of -Tama, was united In marriuge to Mr. Samuel Hamilton. of Shuphona, Michigan. Rev. Thomate Davidson was the officiating clergy - Man. The pride, Who was attired in a pearl grey travelling suit and at- tended py Miss gleanor Davidson, UT. flower .girl, was the recipient at many handsome and useful "prese,nts. A large =raper of relatives and ffeencle from the vicinity, and a dis- tance, were preeent, atnong whom were noticed Mrs. Rev. Davirleon and daughters; Mr.. and Mrs. :Wylie of Toronto; MT)3. Sturdy and Mr. 'Me- Cienaghare of Lucknow, and many leave Shortly for their new boom a- cross the line and will ne followed by the beet 'wishes ot a. large eirele Notese-Miss M. Slum is h ine after a visit to Detroit. She is looking well. Messrs. Thoe. and Wm. O'Rourke are also home trom Detroit for Bast- er. The city may have the sights, but home has its attractions for the Mem- moving to the Shine farm this week,. which he purchased lately. -Me. M. Doyle., the veteran blacksmith and Easter Millinery Openings, ork tandry, arch 2301 and Saturday, March 30 and following days. Every new and prominent fancy that has come out athemo Everybody is invited. COMO the first day and see • leire.reneminsatun,e cleverest adapt -aim. 2,010-1 Scim,e11, whose 'fine farm in near here on the 'with side, recently *old hie. handeome .Woodlawn driving colt, years old, to his uncle, Mr. HOUTY Schnell, oe Ayton, for $200. This! colt was reised by gr. Schnell and hafe been a very successful prize ,win- ner at tee faire. Mr. Schnell delivered at Brueeels last v.reek. also shid mathhed pair of dark iron greys to Air. Chas. Wallace, of Mil- ton, for $426. They are a very hand- some pair-. and will make a nice city team, He delivered them at Clinton onNMotel,---actir. R.rpch. Stpelle fewrmehwrily. principal of .Zu . whe has been in Edmonton for =me 'thr.e;'is here on a vthit. Mr. Steck is engaged in the 'real estate busi- ness in the northern , Capital and finds 'it considerably more profitable then 'teaching tbe young idea,. but he will eave. to look out end .get but from under before the booth bursth.- Mre. Conrad .Dabua, an old .and re-' t the residence of her daughter, Mrs, protracted lienesee on Thursday of est weele-Mr.Jolui Decker, -the well.- ly sold a very hanllsome faun- -01e black driver to Mr. John er also purcb.ased from Mr. Spar- - T span of grope for Whiett he pal $425.- John -could not live tome for ably without e3omething good' In the how line, and they always of $250. -Mr. John; Harvey recently Morris. dispoeed of ae air of eine colts, one Council Doings. -At the lent meet - to Mr. James Webster end the other ing of, the Morris couttell, all the to Mr. James Leiper, for a. big fig- tr.embers being present, a requeet was ttre.-Wm. Stewart arid Son purehased received from Rev. A. MeNate of Wal- e, fine heavy draught mare at Mr, D. ton, asking fen aid to the Public Crawford's' gale. They have also sold librery in that villa -se. The sum of a driving lhenee to Mr. Wm. Mason, of five* dollere was granted. The clerk Blyte. was instructed to notify the GreY cotmcil that this coencil require the -Mr. Chas. Maguire, a Morris, has sold his fine farm, lot 8, concession"2, corrpletion of the Laniont drain, in to Mr. It. ge, Hetherington, of Lang- Morris, on or before the first day of side. Nearly fifty-five years baye October next. A copy of. a- proposed passed since Mr. Maguire came "1110 , by-law of the county council., in It- tfifi bustle' end began on that lot -to spect to the good. roadsmovena6ht,waet hew out a home for himself and farn- presented, a.ner after consideration tb.e ily. Many have been the yeans of ton, council, by resolution, approved of the passing of the said by-law. by the -county council. After passing a Till'It›- 'ber of accounts, the council adjourn- ed until the 8th of April, at 1.80 o'clock p. 111, Id which meeting the =port on the proposed Ewan drain will be read-. ing in by twos and threee all aeter- Stewart graduated from McGill Uni- velvety three years ago end has just The Test of our comPater kept corn - and leave the carts ten or twelve Chicago. completed a theological course at noon and night. They had_to ,unhitch miles back and drive the animals to • -Mre. Ellen Yeomans, formerly " of water. Nearly- all got to Water dur- Turriberry townehip, wee ma,rried that he hes so industriously earned. . -The late George E. King„ mer- chant Of- Wingbam, whose sae death we mentioned last week, was! ag eon of the late Duncan King, of near Bluevale, and was born in the court - there several days before theycould last week at the Presbyterian manse rty of York some 50 years ago. He ing the night end they bad to etey in Clinton to XT., W. J. Mena, of .Wol- received his education at Bluevale cotintry here was 'better flettled and m.arriage Mr. end Mrs. Mann left Institute, preparing himself for the no 'back for the wagons. Bat as the seleY, Sask. Immediatel7 agtev . the watertng places nearer 'we de- Clinton. for their western home. - teaching erefetlsten, which he follow - tarn -Lined to strike out by ourselves. -...),trj3„ L. McLean, of Winghaimenet ed for some years; teaching 111 00110013 There were. villages scattered all a-- with a painful accideet, last Fridayn in Tuenberry anti Morrie and abeSing- long the desert, about ten or twelve forenoon. She was going down the harnpton, Sitncoe county. 1-1e decided miles apart. The first _place we came stairway and when near the 'bottom to enter the mercantile 'bueiness,a,nd they coined money. It was really a, unfortunate accident will confine Mrsaso. He built up a flourishin.g bust - fell and broke one of her legs. This moved to Wingham some 19 years a - 'beautiful town in tee desert, They McLean to her bed for some weeks. ness by Ins genial manner and fair brought water six miles to it in a -The 100 were farm of James dealing end ins stare deew trade from stone trough and as the town had a Hanna, lot 30, concession 12, Grey, farmere v,tho live many miles from has been lea,sed for a term of years Wingharn. He was a man of many -gradual fall end the streets all ran Orie way, they had stone ditches on each side of the „street. -They had the water two hours Obi one side eo that they could get their water for the day end th.en they turned le 'on to homestead. ed in the besitess an soc to John Huffman and Mr. Hanna and ster/ing -qualities and made many family will remove next month to the warm friends. His death at a come west, the objective vent being east , peratively young age is deeply re - of Lacombe, Alberta, where he Ilan a gretted and,he will be greatly tress - the other side and eo Orr =ell all the -An evett of untisual interest to Witte -tam. Mr. King is eurvived by streets got water. There were large the people of Belmore -took place in hie widow., nee Miss Henning, and One rihatie trees all along 'the streete so that the town' -was completely hid- den end .could riot be seen until you were right ihto it.. We stayed here for soine time end here It was teat I started in real earnest to learn the Spanish language. There was a lady 'here, who gave me lesson's both to treading and speaking Spanish se I soon got that I could, _speak and undenstand it very welt. bad to" do all the trading for the company after this as there was no &heir language spoken. I took lessorts every dey and was Soon able to speak the language quite frequently. We went front here towards° Da- ra.ngo, another State town., eight or Myth on WednesdaY, the fith inst., daughter and two sons. His aged when eir. Jas. Barton and Miss Ella mother, four brothers and two -file- Edwards, two popular young people tele also survive elm. of that village, were united in marrie -e-Mr. Derncaa Groves, of the town. age. The young- couple will reside a- , Wingham, and_ a resident of bout a rnilee_from •Belmore. that 'district for over 50 years, died -The Blyth Stauderd of lent week there on Monday-, lvfarch 1.1111, it the says: Tee many triends of, A.data age of 11 yeers. Deceaeed had been Foster Beigeam, formerly of this sec- ailing for a few weeks,. taking. a ton and son of John- Brighern, will be severe cold and teing troubled with pleased to hear of his ma-rriage asthma, e entrineer of troubles devote eCarnseck, Saeltatchewan, on Friday,- oped. Mr.' Groves was a native of February 20the to Miss Grace M. Mc- Iveland and came to tine countrY Lead, -.formerly of Mentreal, but who fere be was 21. yeers of age. He -set,- teta.e on the mis.sion staff at Kamsaek, tled fillet near Brockville!, where he by Rev, ter. mcrehineey. The bride remained .until the spring -of ,1,257, and groom were Supported by Mies when 'he came to the county' of Huron. Sarah Dunbar, of the MiBelart staff, , His firrit farm wee the old George WX111(.00? Stiozs,---You'll need a pair of shoes to keep out the wet, and we have just what you want Good factop shoes and tile best custom made shoes that money can buy. Robt, Willis, opposite Expos- itApr Office, Seaforth. 20494 Contreces Let, -At the last meeting of the Tuckersmith council contracts were completed with the Stratford - Bridge end Iran Works- Co, for tete construction of a 100 foot span steel superstructure at the site of the Mc- Lean- bridge for $2,836, and a .90 foot oteel eupereitructure at the ,site of the Crieh bridge for $2,147- These prices ane higher than we have paid in the ast but the new eitruetttres will be prove in the hands or such caPaine mene-Mrs. Louis Prang, who has been qttite. ill, is eecovering.-Mra. Henry Krauskopf, who resided north of Dee - lin, and who died recently, was the mother of Mrs. Joseph Reeler, of the! Goshen line south, -The farm of Dr. Buchanan, near St Jooeph, bas been leased to Mr, J. Gelinas, jr., of Drys- coneeesion, has a good ;arm, ante known bow -to use it. As a result, he recently delivered eome wheat at the mill in Hewett, wineh weighed, 61 pounds. to the puelael. His hens ate even more productive than Ins wheat - es he says, that from flock ot hene he anceivee an average of five, dozen eggs per day. -The Women* Chriatien Temperance Union held pleasant meeting at the home a Kr. a Fritz, on Wednesday aft=noore- MM. W. Welker and son, who were here an the very sad miszion of este- veying .the reinaine of a beloved bum - band and father tor interment In the home family plot, have returned. to their home in Grand Blanc, Miehigae. have come to town, to reside, and now occupy the handsome gad comfortable new residence which .they hese had erected ..here, We hope the worthtt -couple iney bave long, happy, and comfortable life in our erectsa and thet they may enjoy the retiremeet front the more active duties ot which they have both so well teaned. -Mr. Etre, Smith has mold the farm • much stronger end tetter than any on ties 14th eoncesedon, which he re - we have in the township at 'present. The contract for the cometruction of the concrete abutments end floors of the above bridgeS, as well aa the eight others which are being eon- structed, was let to Ur. Lewis Me- Cendless, of Sparta, Ong., for the lump sum of $5,200, Mr. McCandless bore and brought up on tbe farm of our ex -reeve, Mr. Wne Eigie, and comes back to ue very h'shly recom- year permanent bridge debentures, have been sold to the Messrs. Wood. Gund and Company, of Tarento, bond dealers, for tte14,850. The !supplying of tbe Steel tbeams for five of the had UM!: in failing health tor two Trnelgessixa, anreci 10400,800i Ii;todeasl'...fftV orte.e1n-! rptr:, etTondicent enw,dics;wyessix huotrriedrecon‘ forcing the concrete abutments, was late- Mr• Wienn waa letre er. let to the Hamilton Hedge Co. eel ag.e, ently purchased, to Mr. John Noes- chwange'r, of Stephen, who takes 'pies- seseion 0.1304 the let of next month, -Mr. Henry Brenner, haat removed ids family to Daihwood.-The switchnoard in the central teleptame office has been installed, and Is now winking. and several new private telephmme have been placed, and more are 'prom- ised. --The winter -is about past, end nmple sugar season if% on. The tap is running fairly well, but s aat'Se make is not expectett. -George McLean, city' treetraver ef Guelph or the past ten 'years, and a last Setetiela,y night et lato home. He