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Clinton New Era, 1894-09-07, Page 4• thea Ncxv • Ulci, to tl 1S of 'tl,n.;�;895 �': gill':, .n�:�, �t'!r , '. Uri. � � �. ' : �Ir .. �r 1� A • � � -THE: ",�'�;;��1t,`�'�i.l;+ _ ..ill +=t` +int ,E!,i+��!�. , Town: cud Qonnty c'iltuj ch h lgll4be. at 4, w �'R fHoxe �E1'THllfl3>ruR, :�i ie84t .ew. dvextttlnent CIothiilg Jackson Bros Pianos -Geo F JGnrertion " 'Snide books,-Door gc Co • Parlor Suites -J W Chitties'. Vino toilet soap- s H Combo, entre lR boots,lir L Outmette `• ^ TeAdore wanted—A;Mo$urchler ar i1I ' goodsTPlumpteol& GIbbipga `,' Fo'_tti 7bHen�clta-48444.,a s TEAT a Her . « i it preach R:M. t a>!t , k h. s i sermon iGl. tit, l�'aul.e, ou t40. 3111vta� sem aR , X81 Geo, Law, of Stratford Will oc- cupy ,fhe 1it At d RI liun§u� nex ion• 1'e$byt9`i•'Y,'tvlllY'meet in .Oli , ttOn,on Sept. 11th, and Maitland Pres,. bYtQFX, iq Wingbam, on the 18th, , The jiower ice Wn . in conhgptlopp With the; ,Q: tU ill be held, at the A . of . the . We 'es de h l M i t,. , rs ifootret'; Wile'WUA glttdlvxr'eee Ve an .ilaiivere u sent for, the°e�ickir:next. that " ay rafter", 'T' A '�TI'� i noon, PIANO 1 The management of the �Tarth street Methodist church, Goderich, has decid- ed thaa,tilhereafter the announcements Donees have been in to melt; aerie have wade ap their minds to* pertain price, and decided to cone• cone in Oa tbeat day. Tryon think of purchasing a Piano In the near future, Dome in and pee this one, it will Dost you aothivg to look at ie, and it ,night be your good luck to get it, possibly at good deal,.iess than • cost. - Bear in Mind we mean just what we say, the price drops 85 every day. Watch the card. Original price *360; price to -day $325, and next Fri- , day (if not previously sold) it will be $205, G;F. EMERSON, Clinton Dealer in Pianos, Organs and Bicycles Sir John Thompson opened the In- dustrial Fair, on Tuesday, and the P. P. A's who threatened to boycott the Fair if he did, do not seem to have af- fected the attendance. Mr Laurier, in his address at Winni- peg, • spoke until after midnight on Monday, yet with commendable enter- prise, the Globe of Tuesday morning published a verbatim report thereof. Mr John McMillan is once again the Liberal Standard bearer for South Huron. If the Liberals ever get into power at Ottawa, he should be made Minister of Agriculture, for he is well qualified for such a position. Hon. Mr Forest, who was one of the Colonial delegates from Queensland at the recent conference, has written to Mackenzie Bothwell declaring that in his opinion Canada was the most sol- s vent and progressive country in the world, and if its trade barriers were removed. there is not a country could touch it. in any respect, for its natural resources surpasses them all. It is proposed to annex Newfound- land to Canada, and it is not improb- able that it may be done, although a public man there states that Newfound - 1a0 will never consent to it so long as the high tariff is maintained. We do will not know what particular good it 0,1137be, and we cannot say we know of 0,1137_.�-Partieulary<perm -•airless°=tire^' goc`trit went should promise to build wharves canals, bridges, etc. not warranted either by the wants of the country or state of the exchequer. Canada has as much territory to -day as she can pro- perly look after. At Windsor there has been a split in the ranks of the P. P. A's, and Robt. Birmingham, the Conservative organ- izor, was sent toheal it up. According to a Windsor paper, he put a new con- struction on the membership, and those Liberals who are said to have joined in various parts of the country, can reflect on their position. Mr Birmingham, in language which admitted of no com- promise, said that the one essential qualification for membership in the as- sociation should be, and must be, a declared adherence to the principles of the great Conservative party. Labor Day was generally observed throughout the Dominion and may now be regarded as one of the fixed in- stitutions of the Dominion, and no doubt as time progresses more atten- tion will be given to labor interests than has been in the past. This fact should be borne in mind:— labor is a commodity that is sold in the market of public demand, just the same as any other produce, but no artificial means ',can permanently enhance its value. The better the demand for labor, and 'the better the quality of labor to meet that demand, the greater the remuna- 'tion received. The moral of this is, that all who labor, whether with mus- cle or brains, should offer for sale the very best they can produce. Manitoba Schools. Concluding a speech at Winnipeg, with a delegation that had interviewed 'him on the Manitoba school question, the Hon. Mr Laurier used these words: "I have nothing else to say in Win- nipeg than I have said on the floor of the Parliament, at Quebec and else- t'vhere. You have heard that question discussed again and again by the Prime Minister in papers of state, and I defy any man, friend or foe, Liberal or Con- servative, to find a single expression of opinion on the part cif the Prime Min- ister, It is not in such cowardice as this that we can expect to build •up a great nation on this continent. On this question, as upon evei y other question, I would spurn to appeal to the feelings of any race, or to the pas- sions of my own creed or race. On the present occasion let me say that the one aim that I have is to unite all races on this continent into a Canadian nation, to develop this Confederation Upon the lines that once impelled Sir I7ohn Macdonald and the late Hon. Geo. Brown to cease a life-long strng- *le and unit r• for the common good. from fa " t ulptt be only those connect- ed with their own church, and that these be as brief as possible. Mrs Wm. Harland's parlors were comfortably filled last Fridayevening, at the At Horne, given uner the au spices of W.F'M.., of"T tattenbury S church, an excellent program, consist- ing of vocal and instrumental music, readings and recitations was well ren- dered, and the evening was fully en- joyed by all present. We understand that the members and adherents of Union Church, Brnce- field, are preparing a call to Rev A. Guthrie. now of Seaforth: They pro- mise him $1000 a year and free mans,. The call will be presented at next meet- ing of Huron Presbytery. Mr Guthrie is an exceedingly able young man, and we are informed that he is favorable to the call. At a meeting of the quarterly official board of the Central Methodist church, Stratford, the salary of the pastor, Rev G. F. Salton, Ph.B., for the ministerial year just entered upon, was placed at $1,200 besides the parsonage. The first year the salary was $1,000 supplement- ed by a free will grant of $100 at the close of the year, and the salary is now made $1,200. We are informed that Rev J. B. Mc- Kinnon will shortly sever his connec- tion with the Baptist church here. Mr McKinnon came to Clinton at a time when matters were notvery encouraging or hopeful, nearly three years ago,and the membership having about doubled, the position of the church is certainly much better than it was. Carrying considerable debt at that time, much of this has been wiped out through his efforts; the appointment on th'e base line has experienced agracious revival. and quite a number have been added to the church, so that this appointment is much stronger. Mr McKinnon's re- lations with his fellow pastors have been of the most cordial kind, and he goes away with the good will of all. Where his future field of labor will be is not yet decided. HARVEST HOME DINNER. --The la- dies of Ontario street church certainly deserve credit for the magnificent Har- vest Home dinner served on Monday evening; there was more than an abun- dance of everything, and a large num- ber partook thereof; the lecture room, where the dinner was served, was tastily decorated with grain. After the dinner the following program was rendered :— Chorus, by the choir; quar- tette, Misses Andrews and Hamilton, Messrs Holloway and Oakes ; solo, "Song of the Axe," W. P. Spalding; instrumental trio, banjo, guitar and mouth organ, Messrs err, Holloway and Emrnerton; duet, "Chimes of St. Marys," Misses Hamilton and Andrews; male quintette, "Old Melodies." Messrs Holloway, , Downs,„ 1! ostein, Em.mertan.• ",Fid q%rr, solo, l , P. Sibley; solo, "Angels ever bright and fair," Mrs Hoover. Rev W. Smyth acted as chairman, and his witticisms kept the audience in smiles. Rev J. Galloway, Seaforth, and R. Holmes gave short addresses. The proceeds were over $60, and a social was held for the chil- dren the next evening. Tuckersmith. COUNCIL.—The council met at Web- er's hall on Sept. 1st. The Reeve being absent, the chair was taken by Deputy Reeve McKay. The new clerk was present, and after subscribing the de- claration of office, entered upon his duties. The annual rates were struck asifollows:—For county purposes, ailper requisition of county clerk, the sum of 33716.73, requiring a rate of 1.92 mills on the dollar; for township and gener- al school rate, the sum of $3692.58, re- quiring a rate 1.9 mills on the dollar; the rate levied upon the respective school sections as follows:—Upon sec- tion No. 1, 3213.32, requiring a rate of 1.1 mills on the $; No. 2, 3250, a rate of 1.14; No. 3, $215, tate of .88; No. 4, $100, rate of .5; No. 5, 3110, rate of .6; No. 6, $100, rate of .6; No. 8, 8350, rate of 2.5; No. 9, 3400, rate of 2.1; No. 10, 3248, rate of 1.7; Union No. 1, McKil- lop, $68.40, rate of .9; the trustees of No. 7 have not sent a requisition. A committee of the council reported hav- ing let the job of clearing and ditching the side road between lots 5 and 6 con. 7 and 8, H. R. S. to Geo.. Strong, at 81.30 per rod, 100 rods. Jas. Cumming was re -appointed collector of rates, salary $90; after passing accounts to the amount of 3130 and voting 325 of relief to the poor, the council adjourn- ed to meet at Dixon's hall, .Brucefield, on Oct, lst at 1 o'clock. ALEX. G. SMILLIF., Clerk. C oderich. BASE BALL MATCH.—A very inter- esting match between Goderich and Galt was played here on Tuesday. Goderich was defeated 24 to 8. Galt is a crack team, third in the League. Their battery was strong and their bases and fielding faultless. They were scarcely equal to Goderich at the bat, but were good at stealing bases. 'It was no disgrace to Goderich to get beaten, but if they had not had such an easy time with other cinbs recently, they would have got in better form for this match. NOTES,—The apple factory is work- ing full time again with day and night Fangs. The new dock building is mak- ing a lot of work for men and teams. Revs Edge and Irvine have spent a week each at Grimsby. Rev. J. A. Anderson returned from his month's vacation this week, and is tendered a reception on Friday night. Victoria St. Methodist church • gives an At Home to its members and adherents on Friday night; an enjoyable, social time is expected. Say, Clinton! don't send your base ball team up here to play our first men; the figures 7 or 8 to over 20 shows the beating your men got; you have some plucky fellows but they have not learned to strike balls or run bases. a. Stephen, Flare;--Iigah ilrez, In this district have o us e a e ' ,ad _.at naive a a m b d @. �' 0 g et. loss •- Gail 1 a. willieaoli'g50,0Q0, On the loth conoeeeion of SGaphen, Mr Abe Wanner lost a lot of loge and come cordwood and a hay etaok. Renryy Wart 'oat 95 Cordo'of wood,, Wm,. Beading loatall big fences, All these fires aro supposed to have caught from hooky piokere.; Mr Chas. Stoveua lost 50, cords di wood and Cha,, Willer', sr., aoveral thous Band railer. At Shipl�a bush fires dtarted two weeks ago near Sutton's mill, They bur .��pi d up the district tor Nor iuilep stluare, g everything. Five oowa Were de, etroyadthat were.•i,n the burnt dietrict et tba'time, Several farmers lost their late ,rope of peas and '•several etaoks.. of jiay were a prey to the flamee. Sutton', mills caught Are some three times, but the tinnier were extinguished. He had several thou- sand feet of caw loge burned in the vioinity of the mill. ,Ploughing around the outside of the fire was the only remedy available to atop the raging flames. Auburn. 1 wish to thank theublio for the past liberal patronage, and eolicit their support in the future. I also wish to remind them that neat and well- ImIade Suits are guaranteed atppreasonable prices, Fur Coats. special attention satisfy. O. BELwZO. NOTES.—Rev, Mr Swann, of Hensall, passed through Auburn, on Monday, on his way to Donnybrook to attend the teameeting; his friends here are al- ways pleased to see his smiling face at any time. Anumber of the Auburn people took in the sports in Clinton on Monday. Dr. McLachlin is busy en- gaged vaccinating the children of the community this week. Miss Lillie Wilson intends leaving on Thursday morning to visit relatives in Cling- burge, and also to attend the fair; a friend is expected to accompany her there; we wish them a good time. Leeburn NOTES.—Mrs G.H. Clutton and Mary Wright returned home to Stratford on Monday, after a pleasant week with friends here; Mr Clutton •arrived on Saturday and accompanied them home. Mr Wm. Whaling, of Strat- ford, was the guest of his sister, Mrs - Jas. Chisholm, this week. Mrs H. Campbell, from near Paramount, spent Sunday with her parents here. Miss Grace Lawson left last week with her cousin, Wm. Thompson. for Bay City, where she intends spending a month's vacation. Mr and Mrs John Horton have gone for a week's visit with friends in Stratford and Clinton. The anniversary services and tea meeting held last week were a splendid success; the services on Sunday were well at- tended, and enjoyed by all; the pro- ceeds amounted to $58. Mrs James Stetvart was,very unfortunate in los- ing six sheep this week; it is supposed they ate freely of peas picked froth the stubble. .. Peraonalt Alt ew P N.. E r. in ■ ats dl Rl t. roe r s i oe r b t tf t b o u ,the gas comma. Ityou or year irleude are setas ewer on a Sell+ Or Ade, or tri foe bare fntnda natio/ ,Ioat let si kp.Orr i!t Tho wife of Mr A. Gorredl is visiting at Toronto, Mrs IV. Harland, er., has Detroit. gone on a visit to Joe. Pugh, of Bluevale, drove over to Clinton to visit his plater, Mr A. 13, Rattray, of Montreal, is home on a visit to his parellle. Messrs James MoMath and Jas. Mc0laoherty are vieiting of Kingston. Rev. A. and ohlld, Avonton,arvsingfriiens ee by 0. Bland was booked to the old country W. Jaokson, on Saturday, Mr W. Rance, of Great Falls, Montana, was home on a visit this week. Mr John Gibbing, and wife left on Monday on a visit to friends at Ottawa. ntJ Miss Doi, air accompanied him. him. Mon- treal. Mips Jack of the Huron road, left here last week on a visit to friends at Gananoque. W. Riiey and wife, of Londesboro, were this week ticketed to Ottawa, by W. Jackson. Mr Perry, and wife, of Kincardine Collegiate returned from the old country on Saturday. Mr E. Holmes and wife start for their home le St. Catharines on Tuesday morning next. Mr James Wiseman and wife, of Chicago. are spending a short holiday with relatives here. Mr Len Hull, of Davison Mich., who has been visiting here, returned home on Saturday. Miss Mettle espeetmroeelaph rheintnds this in her occupation. Mani- toba trip acoel aomlpanied returned y hies shoe in-law, Mrs Stephen Taylor. been intheHold oountr9 passed north, on Tuease day, on his way home. gg weAmong the Gilrogy, TorontoMrs�Corbet,isthis Washington, Mrs J. W. Chidley. The two eldest sons of Mr John Ranetod re- turned to Upper Canada College. on Tuesday, and were accompanied by their father.My' Geo. 8Lae lJ. et Weir, on Tuesday o a tW. rip to the Northwest, being ticketed by W. Jackson. visiting at W. tfo d. Mr. Holmes went to the General Conference at London, yesterday. Mr wen Clinton, hasfseoouredla_`� positionrwit a building and loan society of Woodstock, at a good salary. her Mrs Hunt, Clinton, 5 oKirk, of Brussels for the past throe weeks, returned home last Saturday. ddyy line, leftionaMonday foras Croswell, Minh , to ate - tend the wedding of Miss Marten, formerly of the Loudon road. 6 'Mr and Mrs A. D. Wiltse, MrS Levi Wilts, of Tuckersmith, and Mr Josh Hill and wife, of the base line, loft on Friday for Brockville to visit old friends. Mr T. Jackson jr., who is looking after the business in London recently bought by Jackson Bros., spent Sunday at home. He reports a good business iu their lino. Mrs T. J. Poulton, (sister of Mrs Walter King, base linel`and Miss Jennie McKenzie, of Cleveland, Ohio, have returned to their home after spending a few woks among friends here. Mrs Fred Bakes, who has been visiting at the home of her father, Mr W. McKown, dur- ing the absence of her husband In the old coun- try, left for Uxbridge this week, Mr Bakes meeting her there. Hay FIRE.—In Hay Mr Henry Libold, of the 8th con., set fire to some stumps, for the purpose of clearing his farm, some two weeks ago. The fire spread, burning a district of over three miles, including some very valuable timber. About 50 cords of wood was burned that was in the hush. Mr Fred Heisen- bach had two head of cattle burned. There were four head of cattle found burned to death on the 6th concession, and several others had their hair burnt off. Acres of valuable cedar timber was burned, and inany fences. The fire. is sweeping everything before it. The fire is still raging. Mr S. Rennie, who owns the valuable timber in the burned district, which consists of a pine hush that has never been culled, will be a heavy<loser,•as-the fire is"praying havoc in the beautiful pine swamp. South Huron Liberals. Mr. McMillan Re -nominated There was a good attendance at the Liberal convention, in Dixon's Hall, Brucefleld, on Wednesday. Messr's.G. Stephenson, Hullett; Wm. Buchanan, Hay; and James Davidson, McKillop, were appointed a committee on cre- dentials. Nominations were then call- ed for by ballot, and the following nom- inations made:—John McMillan, M. C. Cameron, Thos. Frazer, P. Kibler and R. Holmes (the latter being, of course, more in sport than earnest). Mr. Mc- Millan having a majority of the ballots cast, his nomination was made unani- mous, He was called upon and thank- ed the convention for the honor again conferred on him, and in a vigorous peech he showed how the farmer was made to suffer by the existing tariff egislation. The following resolutions were carried:— Mr D. D,Wilson, of Seaforth, moved he following resolution, seconded by M r John Ketchen, of Stanley "That e hereby express our confidence in he Hon. Wilfrid Laurier as leader of he Liberal party, and once again in- orse the policy so ably advocated by im, and promise to use our united ef- orts to place him at the head of the overninent of this country." Moved by Mr Alex. Mustard, second - d by Mr Geo. Murdie, and resolved, That we congratulate the Hon. Sir liver Mowat on his recent victory, nd assure him that the Government f which he is the honored leader has err confidence and support so long as continues to do as it has done in the ast—legislate in the interest of the ountry at large." Unanimously car- ed, Moved by Mr Wm. Buchanan and conded by Mr Peter McKay, and re- ived, "that we deeply regret the loss e Liberal party o Ontario has sus- ined by the death of the Hon. C. F. raser, one who had not only proved mself an . able member of the Gov- nment but a man whose record was ove reproach, his administration of e Public Works Department being tirely free from the corruption that s been revealed elsewhere." The meeting was closed with cheers r the Queen. s 1 t w t t d b f G e 0 a 0 0 it p c ri se so th to hi er ab th en ha fo Rev. Wm. McKee, a popular Presbyter- ian minister of Barrie, died in that town on Sunday. Farmers of North Dakota claim that the wheat yield of the state will be 26,- 000,000 bushels, or about 12 bushels per acre. Mrs Jane Lyon Mackenzie, eldest sister of the late Hon. Geo. Brown, died in Tor- onto on Wednesday. Her remains were taken to New York for interment, deceased having been a resident of that city for over 50 years. Word reached North Bay Saturday that a party of canoeist belonging to Chatham, and consisting of D. M. Christie, barrister; Arthur Northwood, science master in Ot- tawa Collegiate Institute; and George Rh/ - pin, who left Chatham some three weeks ago on a canoe trip up the French river, had been found drowned in French river. Mr George Wise and wife, of Cleveland, who have been spending a short holiday' with rela- tives in this vicinity, returned home' on Friday, accompanied by Mrs Robt. McCullagh, who had been hero for a couple of months. Mr Wesley Honey, of Mitchell, son-in-law of Mr W. Robb, Clinton, has sold his house and lot to Mr John Phinnirnoro, for tho sum of $500. His reason for selling is that he intends going into dentistry this fall with his brothers in Mitehigan. Mr S. F. Baulch, of Woodstock, son-in-law of Mr S. Davis, attended a picnic at Grant's grove on Thursday. He climbed a tree to the height of 25 feet, when ho fainted, though luckly he was secure among the branches. Water had to be carried up a ladder. Tho Blyth Standard says:—"Mr Jas. McGill and wile have moved to Clinton, where they have a beautiful new residence. The last -of - their household effects went yesterday. Mrs McGill was ill during the former part of the week and her daughter, Mrs Watts, of Clinton, was attending her. Tiro Atwood Bee thus refers to a well-known Clintonian:—"Robt. Gauloy, for some Lime clerk for Mrs Johnson, has secured a lucrative position with Messrs Carson & McKee, Listo- wel. This wide awake firm have secured the services of a rood all round man and one in whom they can have implicit confidence. The village, and especially the Methodist church, will miss Mr Gauley, as he was an active mem- ber of society and a tenor singer in the Metho- dist choir. POLITICAL POINTS. Essex Conservatives will meet September 8 for re -organization. Hon. Mr Mercier is in a critical condi- tion, and the worst is feared. Mr Willoughby is the House of Com- mons Conservative candidate for Cardwell. The Laurier party arrived at Winnipeg on Monday. and were given a rousing re- ception. Lambton P. P. A.'s meet in Watford dee Sept. 10, to prepare for the Dominion in H AW F ITL I+' R . U E. F,I (Mist 400 rano neer. • Forest Ares evfept over a portion of Northern in >!i h . n A!< Ot9 nag and Wi sone' 4 m on Saturday, doing an inibaense amogr't of damage, and owning a terrible loci of life. Tile following towns. have been either par. belly. or totally deetrayed by the fl,*mer;-- Pokegama, Hiitokley, Sttndatone, Midelon Creek, Rutledge, Mansfield and Ulla Minnesota; ova; Baehgw, Barronetle, .B Cartwright, Fifleld, Granite Lake, G burg, Glidd'ln, Marengo, Mamado, Lake, South Range, Poplar, Spencer, bridge, Ashland junction and Waehba Wisoonein; Ewen and Trout Creek in M gan. Some of these were places of population, and as the people fled for lives the somas were terrible and h rending. Saturday afternoon the fire approa Hinokley, fanned by a strong wind. stroke grew denser as the day advan and it soon became as dark as night. A 4 o'clock the wind changed and the dents of the dawned town saw "that flames were bearing down upon thein. fire eho0 across the town,,and the people in all directions. They ran wherever t thought they could end refuge. A 1 number ran to a pond some three or sores in extent and three or four feet d The largest orowd of people rushed Grindstone River, a shallow stream, wh it was thought would afford' protea from the flames. But the water was low and all miserably perished. There relief parties found the bodies lying in water and rudely trampled by the fly cattle, duet as the flames were raging fierce train arrived over the Eastern Minna and 500 people clambered aboard. It a o offered prayers not d to astheengi sen* the train at a rapid speed away fr the burning town, and back to safety Superior. A train on its wayfrom Duluth to Paul hada thrilling experience. At Hin ley it was met by a hundred or more fu tives from the burning town. Moth carried small ohildren in their arms, a others were hanging to the mothers' skir Some carried a few household goods, a others were crying and moaning on a000u of losses already sustained. Many were nearly exhausted that they could scare olimb on the train. Nearer and nearer t flames were approaching, and finally t engineer was compelled to reverse his le and run back, leaving behind him scores unfortunate ones who had not been able reach the train, their only available men of escape. Those on board could see ma of them sink to the ground exhausted a overcome by the terrible heat, never aga ,to rise. Many name running across t fields from small settlements, hoping to cape on the train, but only disappointme and death awaited them. On rushed t train through the fiery hot breath of t pursuing flames, for a atop would have he fatal to "all on board. Hot blasts of fla struck the coaches, setting them on fire planes and breaking the windows on bo sides. The baggage oar was soon a mase flames,whichlstreamed back over the engi and tender, setting fire to the engineer clothes, scorching his face and hands. 0 either side of the engine there was a strea of flame, but never for a moment did E gineer Root flinch, and he ran the tra backwards until it reached a place of safet A United Press reporter boarded t train out of Pine City for Hinckley. Along side the tracks were scores of boxes fills with bloated and disfigured remains victims of the fire. The reporter picke his way through the deserted avenues the village to the oemetery. Rain wa pouring down in sheets. At the cemeter a mile and a half from town, a half doze men were digging. a .trench..._ A heap o bodies lay on a knoll in the middle of th cemetery. There were 96 bodies of men women and children, scorahedr blackened distorted, bowels and brains protudin " hands clutched in their final agonies, hai singed from their heads, old, young an middleaged, all in a promiscuous heap. I another corner of the cemetery were 4 more bodies covered with quilts. A special correspondent investigating th fire counted 312 dead bodies. The tota lose of life will never be definitely known but it will easily total 450. There wer scattered along the woods settlers' olearin and lumber camps, with their watchmen and many persona were undoubtedly burned there who will never be found. In retrospection, the most sorrowful fen tare of the horrible fatality at Hinckley is the thought that had the situation been realized in time," not a single life among the residents of the town need have been lost. The Great Northern gravel pit, where only 100'sought safety, is about, 10 acres in extent and broad and long and p enough to have sheltered every soul inokly,with all their domestic animals oa enol', rante- Shell High 1n in 1,500 their ear*. ohed The cad, bout res,. the The fled hey arge four eep. to ioh tion too the the ing et a ota, was up neer om 111 St. ok- gi- ers nd te. nd nt SO ely he he ver of to DB ny nd in he es- nt he he en me in th of ne '8 n m n - in he d of d of s y, n f-• e, g, r d n 5 e 1 e ria elections. J. W. 'Sharpe has been nominated by the Conservatives of Bothwell, for the Do- minion house. Sir Oliver Mowat is confined to his hoose from the effects of a cold contracted in at- tending the funeral of C. F. Fraser. West Durham Liberals will hold a con- vention at Bowmanville on Saturday, to choose a candidate for the Commons. At Brampton, on Saturday, Mr W. A. M,Culla was the unanimous choice of a oonvention of Conservatives for the next Dominion elections. East York Liberals had a big oonvention Saturday, which was addressed by J. D. Edgar, M. P. It was decided to nominate a candidate later on. It is understood that the writ for Card- well will be opened within the next few days. The battle will be between Mc- Carthy and the Conservatives. The Patrons of Halton will nominate a candidate to contest the oounty in the next Dominion election. The action was op- posed by several delegates at the convention The Galt Reporter (Conservative) con- cedes that the ohancee.are all in favor of Sir John Thompson and' the high tax sys- tem being defeated at the next general elec- tion. The mighty has fallen! The great and only Nicholas Flood Davin no longer finds favor with his constituents in the district of which the1 o asaio oily of Medicine Hat is the capital. At that place, on Wednes- day night, a vote of confidence in Mr Davin was defeated. At the Patrons picnic at Kingston Grand President Mallory said that if the day ever oarhe when the Patron party became the tool of Mowat or Meredith in the local House, or of either party at Ottawa, that day would see a Mallory leave the Patron party. ile bad called the 17 Patron mem- bers to meet at Toronto in a few weeks. Before Judge Osler, at Toronto, on Tues- day, the case of Whittaker vs Savage, re West Algoma Provincial election was heard. The motion was on behalf of the respond. ent, to set aside service of the petition upon him, on the ground that it was made out of the juriediotron,viz., at Winnipeg. Motion wag dismissed with costs. There is a pool of water of considerabl e depth. The banks are bare of grass or shrubbery, and there was no inflammable material near the brink 011 the side from which the fire came. Those who did seek this haven passed the hours of their enforc- ed imprisoment in comparative comfort. One farmer, whose name cannot be learned, who lived about half way between Miller and Sandetone, killed himself when he saw his wife and three children, his son- in-law, wife and children, all burned to death before his eyes, and his -home, stook and savings of a lifetime swept away, Near Milacia a family of five took refuge in a well. • The fire extended to the. wood- work surrounding it, and after it was burn- ed off caused the well to cave in, and all five perished by drowning. Mrs Thomas Jardine, one of the pioneers of Darlington, died in that village a few days ago. Hog cholera has been imported into the East Buffalo stook market. There are 500 swine affected. They have been quaran- tined. Mr James Campbell, general storekeeper, Iona station, a gentleman well known to every one in the western section of Elgin county, died Sunday morning. MONTREAL LIVE STOOK MARKETS Montreal, Sept. 3.—There was not a very bright outlook for sheep at present, and with largo shipments f rom this port during this week there is not ranch room for any improvement on the other side. Tho margin existing at. re- sent, between local and English market prices is comparatively small, in fact it is stated on ' good authority that numerous losses have been sustained. Ono farmer said he lost five shillings a head on ono consignment. At the east end abattoir thorn wore about 350 bend of butchers' cattle,100 calves and 850 sheep and lambs offer- ed. 'rho butchers Wore present In considerable numbers, but trade was slow. owing to tho higher prices demanded for all kinds of cattle, and some of the butchers maintain that prices were over tc per ib more than were paid for similar stook last week. Sales of the best butchers' cattle were made nt 310 to 31e per ib and a few wore hold at 4e per lb. Pretty good stook sold nt from 3c to 31c, common dry cows at from 21 to 3o, and the loaner beasts nt from 2c to 21eor lb, Thorp was n good demand for calves athigherprices. Shippers aro paying about 33o per Ib for good largo sheep, and tho others aro sold at from $2 to $3.50 each. Good lambs sell in lots at from $2.70 to $3 each, com- mon lambs at from $225 to $2,50 each, and the Dulls at $1.50 to $2 etch. Fat hogs aro in good supply, and continuo to sell at about 43o per Ib. 18w L u $ . ooks The Great Redemption Containing 343 New and Selected Songs by JOHN M. WHYTE, (of W hy$e Bros.) Paper 25c., Limp Cloth 35c. Triumphant Songs No04 Another collection equal- ly as good as the three former numbers, by E. O. EXCELL. Board Cov- ers 35c. Methodist Hymn and Tune Book. A Book that has been greatly needed and will suit singers immensely. Three Editions — Choir, People's and Organists. Prices from $1 to $3.60. SEND YOUR ORDERS TO AND THEY WILL BE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. BORN HOLMES—In Clinton, on the 5th inst.. the wife of Mr, Ed. T. Holmes, of a son. OKE.—In Hullett, on Aug. 29th, the wife of Mr W. Oke. of a daughter. S(HOALES,—In Hullett, on Aug. 30th, the wife of Mr F. Schoales, of a daughter. POTTS,—In Detroit, on Aug. 27th, the wile of Mr Fred Potts, formerly of Clinton, of a son. EAST.—In Clinton, on the 5th inst., the wife of Mr Henry East, of a daughter. MARR1 E D GILMOUR—CALFASS.—At the home of the bride, on August 30th, by Rev.: Jae. 33'ilh -Mary Calfass tri°`Wfii; GTtnour ` both of Mair riston. ROBINSON — DODDS — At the residence of the bride's parents, Blyth, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. A. McLean, Wm. Robinson to M third daughter of Mr. James Dodds, all of BII TRUA$—PURDY—On Sept. 4th, ab the resi- dence of the bride's parents, Glammis, by Rev. R. H. Barnaby, Rev. Judson Truax to Mary, only daughter of Adam Purdy, DIED. IZZARD.—In Goderich township, on the rpt inst., Wm. T. Izzard, oldest son of Mr Joseflt Lizard, aged 16 years and 7 months. DALY.—In Egmondville, on Aug. 24th, Jake, Daly, sr., aged 80 years. Isabella Neilane, wife of Mr EhForsyytthe, aged. 70 years and 10 months. g ElizabDOh McDowell, daughter of the late McDowell, aged 46 years and 11 months. on ttyy��., 27th, liz Elizabeth Clark, relict of thetownship,late Jolla Clark, aged 84 years and 3 months. SMITH.—In sinn SathtoSmihon ofWm and Sarah, Snith, aged 3 years, 1 month and 9 days. TRUDGEON. — In Goderich township, ea Aug. 24th, Wm. Trudgeon, M.D., aged 64 years, 5 months and 12 daye. IRWIN.—In Gerrie, on Aug. 18th, Williaat Irwin, aged 81 years, 6 months and 18 days. S MatttthewS arpinHowlett,eon yeara 6 months Bide 7 days. REID.—In Exeter, on Aug. 24th, Isaao Reid: aged 77 years. flew Advertioewento. E. T. HOLMEBis EACHEared tosupply Peaches at 85e., $1 and 51.25 per bst. Odyou er early if you want choi;e fruit. NOTICE. Tenders Wanted. The Hoose oundersigned efgCommitee of been Huron, to recby eive tenders up to Sept. 15th, for the sinking of a well on lot 50, con. 1, L. it. S.. Tuckersmith, said well to be six feetin diameter and br ed. Tenderer toLind inton, Sept. 4, 1894: and state A rice r foot. ClLE MOMURCHJA. FARM FOR SALE The farm recent! owned by the late C. Spooner, on the gravel road, just outside of town, contain- ing 89 acres, frame house and barn, and young bearing orchard. Apply to MRS W. ROBERTSON or MRS C. McOREooa, 2• Clinton LONDESBORO MILLS. The undersigned wishes, all farmersghavindgedto wheatave stored not later than the last of therein to have ptember. Also accounts meet be in court fored ofore eol:octon. Hat e also wor ishes to ll be placed h.5 many customers for their patronage in the past. J. L. PIDT, Londeeboro, •61 TORONTO FARE. SINGLE FARE TICKETS Issued from Sept. 4 to 14, good to re- turn until the 18. Cheap Enc ursion DaySept. 18 and 12. Faro $2,65 For further particulars apply to W. JACKSON. LOCAL PASS, AGM - t T >�