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The Clinton New Era, 1891-06-05, Page 9tO SPEC1AL IINES TIES for 5pcts SOX J pr for These are less • than regular wholPsalP, nl;ires« 5 per cent off for cash. Estate Jno. Hodgens OF INTER.ESTINGI' NEW From all parts taf the County -•-by wide-awake and lively Correspondents. Stanley NEW BUILDINo.—Mr Jgseph Me- ow), a8, ut.0 a new buildrn g f r ;y�P p g,o a driving shed for, his carriages end itriplements. It will be a useful building, one needed by many farm- ers. N Es. -14i oT r Colin Fraser and his a brother William, of Toronto, paid a visit to their friends here on Satur- day last; their deter Jennie, who was 111,' is slowly recovering. Mrs ll Ross, relict of the late Donald Ross, who was with her daughter, Mrs. Alex Fraser, of Ailsa Craig,.has re- turned home. Mrs Andrew Diehl, of Toronto, and -child, were Tisiting ac- quaintances in c-quaintances-in Stanley this week. Hill's Green. NOTES.—A11 things are 'badly in need of rain, especially the hay crop which in all probability will be very light unless an abundance of rain comes very soon. Zurich road is getting a fine coat of gravel -this year, for a change, the management having changed hands, Mr James Green, being now charged with the duties of master. Great excitement prevailed at Mr Luker's raising; sides were chosen by Mr Ingram and Mr Troyer, the former evidently having the better set of men; these worthy captains will again test the'r ability at Mr McAllister's. Mi,- Ellie McAllister is slowly recovering from ber illness. Great sorrow was felt here at tbe arrival of the news of the death 01 Sir John, and many and loud were the lamentations, the presence of heart felt sympathy being plainly shown by the many. half- mast flags seen floating above the chief business places. Preachers and delegates have been absent for the past few days, attending the general conference. Binder agents have a ee' commenced their yearly raids ofses e farmers. Blyth BUSINESS CHANGE.—The business formerly carried on by Mr C D Chamberlain bas recently been pup chased by Mr H W Jessop, the latter is-*ellTnowtt'in this diitrict, Hiving spent,some years in the employ of Mr D B McKinnon, of the. Mani - moth 'Houses. We bespeak for M r Jessop a liberal share of the public patronage. ,/ ' NoT s:— J8 Kelly arrived 'home fromthe west on+Wednesday eveninie last, he returned by boat, was in a dense fog and came near running ou the rocks, but looks none the worse for his trip, just a little 'tanned; he 'pronounces Winnipeg a great city. Mrs W H McBride bas been visiting 'friends in Ripley. Otir old friend,F W Tanner, spent Sunday in town, and if appearances go for anything they au- gur well for the hospitable nature o the people of Arthur. MrJ G Watt, of Brantford, and Mr Proctor,of London, sa here drumming up business in the '.°interest of their respective firms here t this week. We are Borry to say Mr. R Milne is -confined to his bed through an attack of rheumatism, but trust to see him around again shortly, Mrs Duncan McKellar, who had been visiting here for some time returned to her home in Delaware, Wednesday afternoon. Mr A Smith left for Portage la Prairie last Thurs. • day, taking with him a car load b horses. A wedding next week and rumors of more to follow. Mies Rosa Marshall left here on the 4th for Carsonville, , .Michigan. Tuesday was travellers day an Blyth, they made things lively for a time.' In the absence of the pastor, Rev Mr Campbell, who was attending con- ference held in Guelph, Mr Jenkins filled the pulpit of the Methodist church, Sunday morning, and Mi Wilford in the evening P F Conroy, of Macmaeters & Co, Toronto, was in town on Tuesday doing business. Mr W Armitage was in town on Monday, combining . pleasure with business. -John Young, and old resident of Blyth, now of London, paid us a visit this. week. Mr H Mc. Quarrie is enjoying a few days at the lake side, having gone to the circular town as a juryman. The most gen- eral salutation on Sunday morning was "Sir John A McDonald is dead," spoken in a subdued and sorrowful tone, by must of those who uttered it, yes, the great leader is gone and who can fill his place. Mr Sperling, of Wingham, was in town on Tues• day. Holy Communion was ad- ministered in Trinity church, Sunday morning, Have you ever tried your strength on a broom handle, it is th latest fad here. Mr P Kelly lef Wednesday moaning to attend th funeral of the late Sir John A Mc-, Donald, at Kingston. Our firemen intend going to fleaforth,on the 17th, to take part in the games. A very heavy thunder eltower passed over town on Wednesday about noon, which was gratefully received. See the posters, which besides being u'te a work of art, offer treat in s .du aments for p leas ur e seekere on n Do inion day, all kinds of athletic s otts, firemen's tournament and St rrandconcert in the evening, don't fail to come. Londesboro. NoTEs.—Mr Newton is attending the High Court of Foresters, as dele- gate from the lodge here; We notice many persons from'neighbori.iig totrna and 'Villages are this season trading at our Cash store -the inference it; the •. carit de better here than elsewhere Will is a hustler and is determined to snake the cash,business a trend suc- ceae. Rev -Mr. Fergueon is back . frena (onference, and will seen leave fin likeWh trip to the old Country. Tucli:ersrnith FRUIT.—Mr J T Weatcott, of Exeter, is this week canvasing this township for the sale of the Saunders plum and the Ritson pear which is waranted not to black knot and blight, he having met with great success, as every intelligent farmer and lover of first class fruit, places their e order with him. The above are the specialities of the Stone & Well- ington firm, of Toronto, the oldest Canadian nursery. East Wawanosh. NOTES. — The entertainment in No 13 school house was a success, both as regards the program and fin- ancially. The insufficient rain ot last week only created a thirst for more among the farmers, the grass and crops are Buffering with drought. Mr and Mrs J Vancamp are visiting at her father's, J Nethery, this week. The Box Social on G Taylor's lawn on e Wed n sda eveningwas well at- tended, - tended, the committee realizingt about $30. A base ball game was played at F Anderson's, between the clubs from Blyth and Turnberry, the scores are reported to be 6 to 0 in favor o Blyth.. Mise Annie Ross spent Sun- day with friends at Walton. The. Westfield Sunday school intend hold- ing their annual - picnic in Mrs Whiteman'e grove, on Friday, the 12th of June; great pains are being take.) to make this picnic a success, and no doubt a large crowd will be present, as the admission fee is low. Miss Bella Webb, who has been visit- ing Walter M w g at 1 ate cGo so, e, has re- turned home. R G McGowan had valuable cow stricken with paralysis t week. Mr Jas Parker has gone hrough an operation of having ancer cut out of his under Iip; Drs Young and Milin performed the operation, and the patient is doing well. Mr Waller McGowan bad e bee drawing tile on Tuesday from Blyth .station, having had a carload shipped' from Drayton. Mrs Moore, of Halton, isvisiting at Mr Geo Mc- owan's. Inspector Tom, of West Huron, paid a visit to S S No 10, on the 8th inst. Westfield. NOTES. -Mr Joseph Hoover has returned home from visiting his niece Mrs Brownridge at Dundalk. Mr David McCulloch is the owner of the world renowned trotter, Fred, time 2.151, down hill. Mr Archie Robin- son gave the boys a hop one evening last week; they report having a high time. Mr James Hoover was visitin friends at the Hub last week. The recent rains had freshened the crops and meadows up greatly. The farm- ers are on their tip toes again. Mr David McCulloch has the Sweet Briar farm rented for a teres of years; Day is a htietler. Mr T. A. Mitchell r Scotland last Monday, for to visit the home of his birth and to bring home some horses with him, Owing T.Taylor's illness he to Mr was not able to attend the County Council last week: we are glad to re- port that he is getting better and is able to be around again. Mr Mark Buchanan, who is engaged to ° run Mr Thompson's sawmill at Zetland,is home for a few days. A number o our young people Intend taking in the Clinton sports on the let of July. The t 0 0 T, of this place, is etill booming; the membership is still in- creasing; they intend holding, their. meeting, every Wednesday evening in the future.. Mr Wm Staolrhouse is at present visiting friends at Wolverton, Mr Murdoch, from Auburn, occupied.i the . Westfieid church pulpit last unday. li. SnnimerhUl. ENTeaxarNlt1ENT.—The entertain• mens given on the 3rd inst,under the auspices of the L 0. 0. T. lodge,was beyond all doubt a decided success, The program consisted of choice vocal and instrumental music with readingsand recitations: and last but rea as g but not least came the mock trial, breach of promise case, which fairly brought down the house. Ben stood it like a brick, but its a pretty hard sentence, my lad, • That the people of this vicinity are interested in the lodge was• shown by. the crowded 1 house on ,this occasion. . Tr W. J, Nesbitt actedae chairman and did his part well. Noint Mr Jae; Manaine came to a somewhat heavy loss ou Tuesday by losing one of his working horses; it became affected with gas on the stomach, and only lived a short time, Mr Thornton Wallace, accompanied by his wife and Mies Minnie left, on Monday last on a visit to the eastern part of this province, where they have relatives. Mr Jno. Lovett had an extensive logging bee on Wednes- day; Mr F. cllveen also had one a few days ago. On Thursday of last week some of the members -of the Episcopal church here met anderect- ed a handsome net wire fence in front of the church; it has since been paint- ed and is quite an improvement on rep old one. The sacrament of the Lord's supper was administered in the church here last Sunday. Mr' A. Cousine and wife, ot Goderich Town- ship. spent Sunday with the latter's parents here. Quite a sensation was caused here when the news was re- ceived of Sir Jno. A. Macdonald'r. death. Auburn ACCIDENT —Mrs James Young met with rather a severe accident this week, working at Mr Munro's store He accidently etept on a loose plank, and fell to the ground, a good steak• ing up and several marks were the result. HEAR, HEAR.—Mr Wm. Sturdy by common consent, bas been award- ed the palm this week of being the happiest man in our vicinity. His better half presented him with' a young son. His face has already assumed that broad smile in antici- pation of the time when the word pa- ps wifl be addressed to him in a small lisping voice. NOTES.—Statute labour is the order of the day. The time has not come before needed, as our side walks are in a bad state at present. Mr D. E. Munro is busy at present, enlarging his new store. As soon as completed be intends moving into it. The Can - adieu Order of Foresters had a special meeting last Friday evening. Things are booming with them at present. CHANGE OF PULPITS.—On Sabbath next Rey W Swan, of the Methodist church, will preach in the Presbyter, fan church, and Rev A. McMillen willreach in St Andrew's church Blyth. Mr John McMillen of Grand Rapids, Mich.. is visiting his brother Rev A. McMillan. D. A. McKenzie, of Goderich Township, was the guest of hie brother, Alex. McKenzie. on Sunday last. General expressions df sympathy are the order ot the day bene since the decease of Canada's Premier. We tail to see why so many people wait until after men are dead in order that they may say a kind word about them, one kind word to the living is wortb a whole sermon to the dead. Goderich. TEMPERANCE.—The Royal Temp- lars have changed their entertain- ment to an ice cream social and en• tertainment. which will be held next Monday evening. At the last regular meeting of the Royal Templare, held on Monday night, the following officers were elected:—J E Tom, S C. J W Van - atter, P C. Miss T Cox, V C. Mies J Craigie, R Secy. James A Reid, F Secy. iiugh Dunlop, Treas. F Wright, Herald. Miss A Reid, Guard. Mr Emerton, Sentinel. NOTES.—Mre Henry Bolton and children, of Guelph, were visiting her mother, Mrs Mitchell, on Light- house St, the past week. Mr Davi- eon is visiting in Toronto this week. Mr Rohr Backenridge left Tuesday morning for Norwich, Connecticut, where he bas secured a good situa- tion; this adds another name to the long Het of those who have left this town alone, to better themselves in the states. Mr McGarva, of Clinton spent Sunday in town. Mrs .H J Atkinson and daughter, of Wood- stock, are visiting her mother, Mrs P Noble South St. Mr JudgeJohn- eton and wife, of Algoma, are visit, ing in town this week. North 8 Methodist church pnipit was occupied last Sunday by Mr Askley in th morning and Wm, Armstrong in th eVening. Rev Jas Anderson is at- tending the Synod this week; Mr Aikenhead ie also o t o attend. County Council meet last week for the trans- action of business. County Court met this week. Mr Johnston, o Wingham, was in town the past week. Mr H Agnew, of Wingham, was in town last week with the Bruce County Council. Mr Geo Acheson and R W McKenzie were attending Conference the past week. Town Council met last Friday evening. A Special meeting was called Mon- day evening of the Town Conned to consider the sending of a delegation to attend the funeral of Sir John A McDonald; Mr Proudfoot and the Mayor were those appointed, a re. solution of condolence was passed and sent to Lady McDonald Uolriresvidle.. Rev W. ,Ayers, •woo returned trom Conference on Tuesday,left again on Wednesday to' attend. a. Naomi in Gorrie, His glaceisext sabbath will be supplied by Rev. J. Barrie and ethers. l!Torats--Mr H. B. Event; - is, we are glad, to say,able to put in an ap- pearances The foot -ball club heli$ are to compete with the club op the 16th con et the picnic there to -day (Friday). ' The dry weather in rife locality is somewhat reinarkable, 'there bas been scarcely any rain since April, vegetation is wilting under the raye. orthe sun. , Rain; which has been far ing around us within sight has not reached all hest eve on lighter us,� i t g. soils is prematurely ripening, and clover is drying np. If rain ie not speedily forthcoming the outcome. cannot but be serious. . edelrfeb ToW.Heltin ' 'OOTaAIar,. A meeting of the. S :t No, ll football club, was held on Sate urday eyeeing last, when the follow. a mg os tiers were elected for the en- »uibg season, Pres,, W, S. Lawrence. Vice fres, • L; Trick. Captain, R, Churchill. SecyTreas,, J, Lindsay. Committee, R, Trick, A. Elliott, T. Lindsay, T. Wigginton and W. Hol- land. They play a match at the pic- nic erg June 12th with the,llearers. of SHoirnesvrlle. Norse Mr Arnold; teacher,' filled tbe Bethel church pulpit on Sunday evening last, 1 ev,` it Thibadeau be,. ing absent at Conference. Mr W Yeo took the work at Cole's. Mr.IX Carter r t k 00 charge S cha bath of theab school and i ° le b b class At Cole's, the stiperinteedene being absent else- where.: Mrs a Wells Downing. ton,MichiMichigan, ' visiting s st er , Mrs. H Carters , -_,•� Leeburn • Wingham. PASSED.—Mr. H. G. Hortou,of Tor- 's FUNERAL, — The funeral of Mrs Wm Holmes, who, paesed peacefully away on Thursday of last week, was the largest seen in this town for some time. The council and all -the offi- cials of our town; with the pall bear, ere, marched two deep. It was heart- rending to see Mr Holmes, with hie small children clustered around him while the remains of the wife arid mother were being laid to rest. PRACTICAL SERMONS.—There beN, ing no service in the. Methodist church, on Sunday, the Methodist friends took advant.ge of it and at- tended the Ceeere, stioual church, where the Ret' Dr Sexton preached morning and evr ring, The discours- es were interesting Sud instructive, and the attendance very large. The lectures on Monday and Tuesday evenings were eery much appreciated by those who heard them. PLEASANT TIME —A very pleasant time was spent at the residence of Mr ?hoe. Netterfield, on Thursday even- ing of last week, the occasion being the marriage of Mr Glanville, of Thes- salon, Algoma, and Miss Asenath Netterfield, of Lower Wingham; the latter'; side winning by a few minutes. t heti and toe tip being part of the Mrs Horton is to be congratulated, evening's enjoyment. It is said that as she has now one of the finest barns Mr George Green, by his jovial mans on the lake road. onto,has successfully passed his exam ination and is now a full fledged drug- gist. He is spending a few weeks of recreation among relatives here. NOTES.—Mr. Jas. Lnklater, with he aid of Jno. McAuley. has been busily engaged putting up a new picks et fence around his front'' orchard. Miss Jane Caruthers is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Belton. The Misses N. and M. Hillier, of Goderich, spent Sunday with relatives here. MARRIAGE BELLS. A long looked for event took place on Wednesday last. bein the e marriage of Mr. Jno. Chisholm and Miss Mary Carney. The bride was assisted by Miss Chis- holm and the bridegroom by Mr. D. Carney. It was a quiet wedding,only relatives being present, but we imag- ine Jack feels just as happy. We ex- tend our congratulations. BARN.—The raising of Mrs Hillary Horton's barn took place on Tuesday last and was a very satisfactory affair: ' The frame work was done by Chas. Morris and men and went to- gether well. The sides were chosen by Jas. Chisholm and Wm Bogie, tbe • . , ner, was the dente of amusement to many. On Saturday the young couple left tor their new home, and many join in wishing them joy and happi- ness, with prosperity, through life. Hensall Rave Irvine, Cook and Casson and Messrs Ooiwill, Stoneman and Sin- clair,, of the Hensall and Kippen e_i--rcujt .�_n. have. .returned. „homes .from, the meeting of the Guelph confer- ence, in Berlin. They speak very highly of that town and the mauner in which they were treated. By the action of tbe conference, Rev J S Cook has been removed to Ripley, and 'H N Casson to Fuller- ton. Rev Mr Cook'sP laCO will be taken by Rev A J Fair and Rev Mrs Casson's by Rev Mr McGee. We wish them all success in their new fields of labor. NOTES.—The copious showers of, Wednesday evening were thankfully received. Mr G G Cookman bas sold the dry good part of his business, and is now with his usual vigor pushing the confectionary. Both Mr Cookman and 'Mr King have fine awnings over tbe fronts of their stores. Mr Geo McEwen has remov- ed the old school house just east of the Commercial hotel, on King St. Mr E T Kellem bas been summoned home to Attend the f uneral of his mother; Mr Kellem has our sympathy. Mr J C Stoneman, who has been vis- iting with her parents in London, for the pact three weeks, returned home on Wednesday evening, improved in health. Mr A Weseloh is in Toronto, attending the Supreme Court, Cana- dian order of Foresters. Mre Wese loh is -visiting at her home in George- town. We are pleased to state that Mr D Buchanan, eon of r W Buch anan,JP of Hay, has' creditably pass- ed his examination at Ontario Agri- cultural College, at Guelph, and has had the degree of Bachelor of Agri- cultural conferred on him by the Toronto University; congratulations, i Dave. Exeter. NOTES. --A large number of our villagers intend going to Seaforth next week, to witness the Firemen's Demonstration there. Mr J T West-, Gott is at present taking orders fort fruit trees in the townships of Tucker smith aud• Hay for tbe Stone and Wellington nursery of Toronto. Mrs Richard Stanlake is seriously i11 with lung trouble. Our watering. cart is kept busy try:ng to keep down the dust. Bricklayers have the brick- work of Treble's block completed. Gypsies Damped at the Sauble over Sunday last. A large number of flags are floating at half-mast on account of the death of Canada's great chieftain, Sir John A. McDonald, Dominion Day will be celebrated in Exeter this year. The corporation laborers are busy graveling the public roads in town this 'week. Mr Geo Knight, Ilderton, spent Sunday last in town. Mr Robt Rowe has purchased the Undertaking business from Mr Wal- ter Andrews; Bob is a thorough busi- nags man. St. Ag i us ne. t NOTES.—Quite a number of farm- Mrs of this vicinity delivered cattle to r Hamilton, of Whitechurch. Mr„ Wm. McAllister headed the fist for weight. A cow which he fed last winter turned the scales at 1540 lbs. Mr. Gaunt coming second with one 1500 lbs. Mr. Samuel Thompson put quite an addition to his barn last week, he has also put stone stabling under it.j Mr. Michael McCabe is on the sick het. Mr. George Smith was visiting friends in Chicago Iasi week. 1Pi te' Bayfield NoTEs.—Mr George Baker, in the •em 10 m n f « e t o the - Unir,n F P urnituie y •Fsctoty, has gone to Exeter for a week or two, we hope that the trip may improve his health, which has 'not been vert good for some time.— Mr Elliott, P.H.C.R., Mr Neelin, S. T., and Mr Gordon, are attending the High Court meeting of the 0.0 F., at Toronto, this week Mr Robt Small, who bee been in the employ of the Union Furniture Factory for over four years, bas left for Lansing, Mich. Mrs David Small is visiting friends to Howick this week. Mrs Ross, of Lochaleb,wbo was visiting her daugh- ter, Mrs E. Mainprize, returned home on Thursday. Sodee of our gentle- men attended Sir John's funeral.— The Wingham Sepoys and St. Helen's Stars played a friendly game of base ball, on Saturday afternoon, resulting in favor of the Wingham team by 27 to 10; our boys give the St. Helens' team praise for their agreeableness.— Mrs r eableness,—Mrs James McLaughtin arrived home on Thursday of last week, after an extended visit to Toronto. Mrs Mc- Pherson, of B)uevale, was the guest of Mrs McLaughtin this week. On Friday evening a number of our young people attended the prayer meeting at Sunshine; we think it would be almost sunshine before tbey returned; no doubt they said more than prayers. A SUCCESSFUL MAN. -.-The Globe, of Sir,turday, publishes a sketch of Mr S F McKinnon wholesale millin- er, with these comments: — "The subject of the aboye sketch was born in the county of Halton in 1848, living with his parents on the farm until the year 1860, when he left to take a position in a- tore at George- town, receiving the Munificent sum of five dollars per month. After working in different towns until 1865 he left for Chicago; returning to Cadada in 1866, when he entered business in Wingham, Ont, and in the year 1867 was married to Isa- bella, daughter of Hugh MacKay, Esq, of Georgetown. Leaving Wing - ham in 1869 he opened business in Georgetown and was burned out in the year 1872 after which he came to Toronto and became a partner in the firm of Brayley, Ash & McKinnon, wholesale milliners, and a year later the firm of McKinnon, Proctor & McCall was formed, which continued four years, when McCall *itbdrew from the firm. The next seven years the business was conducted by Mc- Kinnon, Proctor & Co, after which Mr McKinnon assumed control and has ever aince conducted one of the most successful wholesale millinery businesses injthe Dominion under the style of Messrs S F McKinnon & CO, thereby demonstrating what can be accomplished by energy? uprightness and genuine business ability. Mullett Too late for last week. SCHOOL REPORT.—The following is the report of 8. S. no 5 for May, The standing is based on the diligence demeanor and punctuality of the ptspile. Fifth class—Lizzie Cunning. hum, George Cunningham. Fourth Class—E. J. Carter, G. Thonipson, Alice Manning. Senior third --E,47. Snell, Sarah Brown, Agnes Young- blut. Jr third—Arthur Smith, Lizzie Vodden, Joseph Carter. 2nd class -- Violet Thompson, Robbie Cunning- ham, Laura Mc Cool.Sr Part second JessieThompbon, Jno Cunningham Lilie McOoo1.,, Jr Part second—. W, Cob h urea taken the now roehsto patters. CeciliaEidt Amelia Jiidt Robbie or cloud by P , e a, any site, , , , q. ounthin t. r Jo `Gentlemen, Sir John .Macdonald is dead, "Ile died at (platter past ten. Re passed away peacefully and quietly!" ' With a sob in bis voice and:a ibis at s wee. the announcemeumpinent wbiethroli Joseph Pope private Secretary, made to the eager crowdin waiting ;outside ti e gaten of Earnscliffe, "on _.S tufday pening; Afte 1 s ver Dr, we " 1 r all wa over' • Powe Sar call. aSirnd dpJoeachn'uef'udlealthe h hwasad 'etbe wltn' n(osteseed quiet ' Death. he he.ad ed, was acertainty from the first, ati no human skill eeould duccessfuly battle "with deadly, par. alysis. He was Onconscioue; VS the last. There was nothing. to denote the. passage of the fleeting ',spirit. t was not quid they had been in- form -d by Di. Powell they knew tha ali wAs c�,ver Note a butter or ,a struggle leas There sten the .cls man laid' down his li fe._. Under the ocean the news • wan quickly conveyed to England, ,and th announcement of Sir John's death was received with universal regret, in London and throghout the provinces. Lord Stanley cabled a epeoial message to the. Queen at her. Highland castle, Sind her Majesty, in worde<rfkwoman- ly anc4 queenly sympathy, 'w=hich sh knows so well how to expreee, sent to Lady Macdonald from Balmoral her deep concern at Sir John's death, Which she regarded as a great loss to Canada and to the sovereign. His funeral was a "State funeral," the remains being interred at Kingss tow yesterday (Thursday). The rens- on Sir'John chose Kingston cemetery os his last resting place is, because of a promise given his mother just prior to her death. He was laid beside the remains of his mother. WHO WILL BUCCEt D HIM. The question in everyone's mouth, now its .who %i1( lead the Conserves tive forces? " Re more fill the air, but Sir John Thompson seems at present to be the one likely to be selected leader. The Ontario members decided,y favor the Minister of Justice, but some fear is expressed that his re- ligion will be used against him, that it is necessary he should have an overwhelming Protestant majority in this Provinces rr is ,, Sir Merles Tupper almost unan- imously supported by the New Brune - wick Conservatives, anti preferences have to a certain extent been express- ed for him by the Nova Scotia members,but the High Commissiditer is still in Europe, and considereded by manythesafest m as nots ee an to place at the bead of affairs in the --Domin- ion. The Hon. J. J. C. Abbot is not an aspirant for tbe leadership but in en' improbable event of none else being possible, it is said he will under pres- sure accept the nomination. The feeling in Ottawa is that the, party will meet in caucus and discuss, the situation. \It is understood t4tat,r the death of Sir John will have the effect of sinking many differences: and consolidating the Conservative interests; that under these circum- stances it will not be a difficult matter to decide upon the coming,".. man. SIR JOHN'S WILL. Some eve or six years ago Sir John Macdonald made his will. The estate though not large, will, it is expected, realize $100,000. The great bulk consisting of a testimonial of $80,000 presented to Sir John in 1870 by the Conservative party. The salary, of the Premier,$9,000, including indem- nity was spent yearly, as Sir John was a most generous entertainer. It is understood that Hon. Mr Dewd- ney, who has been for some years one of the trustees of the $80,000 tes- timonial fund invested in Lady Macdonald's name, is an executor of Sir John's will, and is also appointed the guardian of the late Premier's daughter Mary. alcKillop. Noires. — Miss Minnie McGregor has returned from Colborne, where she spent some weeks giving music lessons. The R. T. of T. elected their officers last Friday evening for the ensuing term; Mr J. R. Goven- lock being the Select Counsellor. Mr John Dundas and daughter spent Saturday and Sunday in Blanshard township. The proceeds at the Pree-' byterian Manse, Walton, amounted to $108. Miss Mary Wiltse has re, turned from Stratford, where she has been living during the past three months. Mr Jno Rae, son of Mr Jn Rae, of con 14, has gone to the old Country, thinking the trip will be helpful and beneficial. Several jobs of gravelling on the eideroads were let on Monday last, by the • several councillors in our township.. The annual school picnics are bein' discussed, and no doubt decisions ae to when and where they will be held will soon be arrived at. The question agitating the public mind is, who wili succeed Sir John? -• OBITUARY.—Mrs Campbell; moth- er of Mr James Campbell, of this township, and Mr D Campbell, of al .li died at the residence W to ,- a dance of her On David, on Monday lent, tit Wed - ton. She was a very old woman, being over ninety, and some yeah! ago she had a stroke of paralysis from which She newer thoroughly ray covered. About two months ago she: had the misfortune to fall and broil; her leg, and this;: with her old age and bodily weaknees caused het death. She was one of the pioneers of • thig: township, and Wtis Very highly les epected •by all who knew her. ITer husband died some yearii ago. Br r, eeiields The auxiliary ofUnion Church W. 'F a S. held as open meeting last Wednesday aftelrnooli at which Ata, fed M se.0ett. : d,jvs, wit.b f lite tri, ! hip. The -ins, grand Air 'be R..yst Templar* int ing a Strawberry mtla,olal, pp.t of Mr 1) Melatosh, on the Se,sforttt ban4is'expected. ue g lleltlU1ou e `Che °Cltoic:eat tStealI. Our CountyExnliariiss g a. A10o barn'be1ongt ngiofo b n kith Rn. Grey, was, burnetj<last, da.ry� uitght. The causeot tlia'fre sp rlt Ennui to burning pile of brush. Charlie Barir`ett, sots of DLr Johu Bar- vett, Blyth, who was sent to the Londotn- Asylum, as the result of a segere Sick- nese; ht tions ost, if riot entirely reecSiver-. ed and 'will be sent honiu shortly !Thu Wingham •Advance sayer---A„bo� r, iii, •town went to .the, Conrt- of Ravi** lest week and wanted to have hit ]name'`, put on the voters' lists. So was asked, s' he was of age, and replied: "Nee Usti ave: a brother Reba is" On" Sunday, nterning dohn , (ill Flfhel..fottnd lfirtneredeadinthe Yard' �bitli a big gash•in her sidrt and'her 011.- trails on the ground beside hen Se can't imagine lipw the aocidont happens ed, ae a careful search' failed °to show how it was •done ; ' The Presbyterian of Maitland ben iesnieda calx from Knee Churall,; Brun- ,e Bele,, to James'Edgitr, licentiate: and, graduate ,of Knee College,` Terotite'. S The• yell is unanimous, accompanied with a promise of X800 "stipend year. •,•r, ; The Exeter Times says There are now three ciinrchea in town; in which there are pipe organs Thiel beats .the record, as there gannet • be. med ner ye,I ,iii Onaof. , : ?' ' 000napopualationoth.which oan sptort.rio t1L 2oa, such handsome instruments es a 'pipe oran, Mr Jas. Landeborough, son of M; Landsborough,-uf Tuekersmitb, lefty on' Tuesday for Sudbury, we which; drstriot' he fits appointeiia missionary under the tiiepices of the Missionary. Soorety..I Knox College, lied were he willlabor foes, the summer menthe., The remains Serf Thos ildcLanehlins. wht home Dan from Mereinnesota and interred oeh rnnoiday last Mr McLaughlinbroug`willto be remungFe,nber$dby. manyin this neighborhood, lig"hitting' kept the Dungannon Hotel for enuniber of yeera. PATRONS Or INDusTRY.—Tile . ‘041;,o, organizing this county is progressin g?, rapidly by the untiring labor of 1;'.4; Bennest, organizer for Huron: held nearly 130meetings since last Cit ober, and organized b ed 40 seen iations rr tint northern range of"townships. `liuA,'e�:;; organizing in Moleillop this week,,,an will be in Hay next week. Mr N. Holmes, of Turnbury, wash having his barn jacked up on Tuesday, with the intention of putting a stone =, foundation under it,' but from some un- r<? accountable cause, when it had been r'ii raised about two feet something gave" way and the whole, building tumbled over and fell to piekeer Nobody wag hurt, although it was 4�t drted that one young man was killed' 1 •' av, aOn Monday afternoon.tlie•• flooring on,,;w the second storey .of Messrs..Wilson & Lyons', oatmeal mills near the '.railway ,H track, Seaforth, gave Wear; utisL�"i tit�i;; heavy weight of the grain tii Ness stored there. The whole, inside (Arne' tumbling down inte the eelleir. '. Mr; Lyons and a few other meghanice . were engaged in propping up the building only a few minutes before it gave way, and therefore had a very .narrow. este cape. The Directors of the Howick Mutua Fire Insurance Company met at Camp bells' hotel, Gorrie, last Saturday, 129 applications were passed, amounting to $176,840. Lessees were settled to the amount of $2325.45, as follows -••Jos. Scott, Morris, damage to house, $7.25 ; Wm. Scott, Moleillep, barn and Ann- tents, non tents, $1,210 ; Jtig Turnbull, Grey, ;; house and contents, $915; Geo. $err, Morris, damage to contents of the honed, $83.50; Frank' Wright, Turnberry, non- tents of barn, $89.70 ; B. Ailey, MoKii- lop, hay burned, $15 • ; Walter •:Belden, '? Grey,apples burned" in Turnbnll's cel �lar,$5. The General Assembly of the Presby- terian Church is in session at Kingstop, the following from this locality beim; present:—Presybytery of Huron—Mine '`y. inters, J. A. Anderson, Goderioh ; D. 111,) Ramsay, Londesboro ; M. Barr, Sear e forth; Calvin Fletcher, Exeter; A. D. McDonald, Seaforth; Elders, 1:. Strang, Exeter ; W. Fulton, Grand .Bend ; D. Clark, -- Egmondville ; F. Sommerville, ' Rirkton; Jas. Arltinhead, Goderioh.' Presybytery of Maitland -••Ministers, Xi. Fairburn, Dungannon ; D. `MoRae, (Cranbrook; D. Forrest, Walton;- 3,14: Murray, Kincardine; A. Sutherland) Ripley, Elders, D. Metoklejohn, Bel - grave; R. Douglass, Wroketer;'. Mo ' Donald; Ripley; D. Campbell,'Arniour; John Hutton, Glenannan. Canadian ;natural gas has been in trodpeed. into Buffalo residencci., up; to. ,; this time to the number on 350, dinplao- ing coal for heating and cooking `ti't tbiar'' numberof homes. New connectionaaro being formed at the rate el six. to eighkt daily. Thin is in addition to manuface tories and'the waterworks,the'latter ret smiring Canadian gas' to the extent 'of $60,000 a year from the Provinoial Company. At the „Methodist t conferen odis oeh els at Niagara the other day Reis Dr Ootlas rano; of Bion Chureh, Brantfford, in the ' courseof a lively and intorestiiig'seeoh' Said that iloven.anorganic unions -facial.. tako,plscoit will be between the Calla- thanlEcthOdiSt and Caiiacifnn Peeta r.r teririn oiiurehes. 'Ile hoped sines els • that the day would come when that tine ion would be consummated., 1lo ha& preached in all the Mdthodist • chtiroholl in the°city, and no one could ever aoatia'e•; liini of preaeliing a More Calvinistic Or less Armenian sermon .titan their Owls poatbr.. The speech, wwhich was loudly applauded, was warmly? seconded by Rev I)r. Stafford, who stneerelY hoped that the fonds of the pa;1; would lie for. • gott�tr ,..and that union watild `seetoitoa: serid'ds eonsiderntion With theist. Chitreltes are getting, together, ,,