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The Huron News-Record, 1898-01-27, Page 8PERSONAL • POINTER MUSINGLY PUT. • rr -» You should ''Dire can less money ....? value, you If you want • right away? , We can.,. We will We.9,i4 Ober you money's worth . • exceptional values Interested come and see Often Cheapest Always Best. • • VETE are not much at "ad" writing TY but we think we can sell you a VIOLIN or MANDOLIN for less money than you will be asked elsewhere: We have more of thein than we shcauld ve and we will put the price aloe them go. 0000990 Pair Dor t CIJNTON. 4 7 tt8 Prcrker's Dye Works. 41161111110.11 Slice s Year, in Advance. • TECURSR4 Y; JANUARY 27th, 189,8/ fY arely Pepso Mention. ApigAAAAWeekly Rrd oio e oing and Goings 'ofVlintonlans or Persons Known to Them. NNANAA Miss C. Akarn has returned to town. Mr. R. McLean, of Goderich, was in .town Monday. Mr. J. Steward, of Seaforth, was in town Monday. Mr. Robt. Warner was in Goderich on Wednesday. Mrs. Smith, of Brucefield, is visiting friends in town. W. Cantelon and C. Biggart were in Varna yesterday. Mr. D. A. Cantelon was in Hensall on' business Monday. C. Cooper and A. J. Holloway have purchased new cutters. ^'•Mr. Gregory, of Hensall, spent part of this week in town. Mr. John McCool has taken an agen- cy for musical instrutnents. Mrs. I. Jewitt, of Morris, is, visiting her father, Mr. John Foster. Miss Lottie Elliott, of Wingham, is the guest of Miss Ida Everett. Mr. J. Bamford attended the. Dairy- men's Convention in London last week. Mr. D. Cantelon will ship a double decker of hogs to Collingwood Mon- day. Mr. Charles Walker left Tuesday for Chicago. He has the Klondike fever. Mr. W. Coats is in Goderich attend, ing ()minty Council. Mss. Vobt. Oluii, of the 13ayfield line, is nob iu proving and. very little hopes are entertained for her recov• ery. Mr. and Mrs. W. Tbusk, 131uke, Mr. and Mrs, W. Jennison, St. Joseph's, Mrs, Geo. Emprygaw, of York, Mr. Thos. Arrtrrod,b"e.Irhol'o, M r, H. Tal- bot, Drysdale, and Mr. J. Brown, Bay- field, were among those who attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Ann Bt own on Tuesday. Mr. Robt. McMurray, of Belgrave, was in town Monday. Mr. McMurray is one of the best farmers in the East Riding and a staunch Conservative. He thinks the constituency will give a good account of itself at the coming election as the farmers up his way are strong for a change. Mr. Peter McIntosh, Bayfield, ac- companied by his brother-in-law, Mr. W. Abraham, Winghaw, was in town Saturday. Mr. McIntosh is landlord of the River Hotel and furnished the supper for the C. 0. F. entertainment about which the members of the Court and their guests speak so high- ly. Huron Presbyterial Society. The thirteenth annual meeting of the Huron i'reshytetial Society was held in Knox church, Goderich, on Tuesday, January 18th. A fair at- tendance of delegates from each aux- iliary and mission band was present. The morning session opened at 11 o'clock a. m. Mrs. Colin Fletcher, presi- dent, in the chair. .The meeting was opened with devotional exercise led by the president and prayer by Mrs. Gibson. The secretary read the min- ute§ of last year's meeting and also the annual report, which were received and adopted. This was followed by a report from the Treasurer, Leafle'; Sec- tetary and Secretary of Supplies, all of which were well received. The election of officers was then proceeded with and fesulted tae follows; Presi- dent„• 'qrs. (Rev,) Colin Fletcher, Th(mes Road; 1st vice-pres., . Mrs. f(i ev.) J. Hamilton, Leeburn; 2nd vice- pres., Mrs. Archibald, €.?aforth; sec- retary, Mrs. R. Irwin, Clinton; treas., Mrs. Arch, Scott, Seaforth; leaflet secretary, Mrs. J. G. Wilson, tieaforth; secretary of supplies, Miss Kate Mc- Taggai t, Clinton; executive commit- tee, Mrs. .Strang, Goderich; Mr$$. Mc- Quarrie, Mrs. Courtis, Blyth; Mite. R. Irwin, Mrs. Coats and Miss McTag- gart, Clinton. After prayer by the' president the session was closed in order that the delegates might partake of the hospitality of the Goderich ladies. AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION the reports from the various auxil- iaries and bands were read, all full of hope and encouragement, telling of in- creasing interest, larger contributions and more faithful attendance. The Huron Presbyterial is now composed of 16 auxiliaries and 10 mission bands. One new band (the Jubilee) on the Bayfield road was formed in November through the earnest efforts of our president. The Clinton mission hand has been re -organized. We have a membership of 977-301 auxiliary and 516 Mission band, and of the general society, 100; average attendance at. meetings, 424; 432 subscribers to the leaflet "Missionary Tidings"; 1,500 lbs. of clothing valued at $489.79; sent to the Indians of the Nerd•) West, agreat help to the missionaries in their work. A ,pleasing .feature of the afternoon meeting was Rev. D. McGillivray pre- senting $25 to make his stepmother a life member of the general society. Our society has raised this year a total of $1,587.28, more than $100 increase over last year. Two. representatives from the North St. Methodist church gave us an encouraging account of their work, and wished us God speed. Our president gave a very stirring ad- dress, showing how little we are doing in the way of sacrifice in comparison with the early missionaries, and what they endured to spread the gospel. .Our delegate to:the annual meeting in Hamilton last April, Mrs. C. Campbell, of •Goderich, 'gave • a, very int eresting account of that meeting which we all enjoyed. In the year 1890 the Presby- terian women of Western Ontario con- tributed for missions $43,311. Miss Strachan gave a well rendered solo en- titled "Pardoned." Mrs. Jeffrey, a member of the board in Toronto, gave a very graphic account of her trip to the • North-West last summer. 31 years ago Rev. Mr. Nisbet and his wife went as missionaries to the In- dians, endured many hardships, and after six years of labor he went to his reward, his wife dying 11 days before him. Mrs. Jeffrey visited many of the schools and found a great deal to en- courage her. Soule missionaries hold t hree services every Sabbath, and drive 40 to 50 miles. Even the con- verted' Indians are doing rt good work, holding missionary meetings, giving of their means to win souls for Christ. Miss Wilkinson sang "Jesus, and shall it ever be," with much expres- sion. After the transaction of some business the meeting was closed with prayer by Mrs. Hamilton, of Leeburn. The next annual meeting of the So- ciety is to be held in Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. John Scarlett, McKi1• Iop, were guests at Mr. Geo. Stewart's Tuesday. Mrs. R. Hunt. Hensall, spent last week' with her daughter in Clinton. —Observer. Mr. James Snell, of Hullett, shipped a pair of lambs to Galt Monday and a couple also to Paisley. Herr Mark Mendelson, phrenologist, is at the Clarendon where he may he consulted professionally. Mrs. Windred, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. C. Miller, returned home to Sarnia Monday. Mr, W. Cudinore, Kippen, has ship- ped a few car loads of hay from Clin- ton to Montreal recently. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Astrom, Gode- rich township, spent a few days with Wingharn friends recently. Mr. I3. B. Erwin, Clerk of the muni- cipality of Bayfield, and his brother Alf, were in Clinton Monday. Mr. Matthew Pendergast, of Leam- ington, Essex county, was the guest of Mr. Thos,. Little on Monday. Mr. E. Sterling /and Mrs. J. Mode- Iand, of Melita, Man., are the guests of their sister, Mrs. J. A. King. Mrs. R. Straiton has returned to Goderich after spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. F. Hartwell. Messrs. J. H. Worsen, Jas. Wilson, Tom Burrows and Geo. Imrie, ofGode- rich, were in town on Wednesday last. Mr. Bert Potts has been presented with a handsome' gold ring, with his monogram inscribed, by the Ratten- burys. Miss Millie Smythe left for her home in Petrolia Saturday morning after spending three weeks with Miss Tena Cooper. Miss McHardy, who has not been in the best of health since Xmas, is tak- ing a holiday with relatives in Toronto this week. Rev. Mr. Millyard will take for his text next Sunday evening :—"Danger Point." His discourse will be especial- ly for young people. Mr. W. Emmerton has returned from Stouffville and being in poor health will spend some time at his brother's to recruit. Mr. T. H. Spence and daughter, of Brantford, spent Sunday with their cousins, the Miss Dowsers, on their way to visit in Goderich. Mr. Albert Iliffe, Victoria, B. C. a former Clintonian, is visiting at Mr. James Scott, the Librarian's. He has been in the West for many years. Mrs, William Sclater and Mrs. Hud- son visited friends in Clinton last week. --•—Mrs. B. Gibbings and Miss Libbie Gibbings, Clinton, were in Sea - forth Tuesday. --Sun. , County Councillors Torrance, Moon- ey and Iiislop were guests at the Clarendon Mtrnday and Tuesday. Thoy were the committee which bad to deal with the House df Refuge. wn 'T11 About The liett Sensation And Tells What She K ows About Haggitt, Blyth, Jan. 19.—(Special)—The ex- citement and dark suspicion over the death of James Brown, the Hullett township farmer, is still unabated. As yet, however, there is nothing more tangible than suspicion to back up the accusations that have been made against certain persons in connection with the case. That the matter has not been allowed to rest is due to two facts: first, the loose and inadequate manner in which the post-mortem was conducted, and, second, the fact that the County Crown attorney was not called in to take part in the inquest. With regard to the latter point Cor- oner Milne says that he is not obliged to ask for the assistance of the Crown attorney, and that his admission to the proceedings was purely optiAti with him. Mr. Lewis, of Goderich, tale official in question, takes eNe view that.' lacking a notification addressed to him the inquest pas illegal. He there- fore did not desire to allow the matter to rest, aid' as a result he communicat- ed to the Attorney -General's Depart- ment statements which have since come to his knowledge, and Inspector Murray was sent up. WHAT MRS. BROWN SAYS. THE EVENING SESSION. being an open one, was presided over by Mr. Anderson, pastor of the church. Miss Elsie Tye very effectively recited "The Missionary's Dream," which vividly portrayed the missionary's longing for home. Mr. Wm. Stoddart sang, "Thy Will be Done," very pleas- ingly, and Rev. Mr. McGillivray gave some personal experiences of work in China, showing it to be not the most enjoyable, as often life was in danger, but by persistent effort and implicit trust in Christ barriers are broken down, prejudice removed and souls are craved, Mrs. Anderson sang 'Coyne Unto Me," after which Rev. Mr. Rob- ertson, Superintendent of Home Mis- sion work in the North. West, gave us a short but thrilling account of his work in that field. Young men go out there from Christian homegs and with- out Christian restraint frail into bad habits. He urged us to do more for Home Missions. A well rendered solo by Mr. Belcher, "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name," pleased the audience. Mr. Knight, a worker in the Inland China Mission, gave use very interest. • ing talk, and bade us be earnest at home, for the need is great. His re- marks were brief as the hour was late. Rev. Mr. Acheson, of Ki pen, then brought the greetings of the Presby• tery to the ladies, and congratulated us on the progress we wore making as st Society. A hymn and the benediction closed a very successful meeting. Mite. R. IItwIN, Presbyterial Secretary, This morning The Mail ancl Empire representative interviewed Mrs. Brown, the widow of the dead man, at the house of her brother-in-law, Geo. Houston, a farther living • on the 13th concession line of Hullett. Mrs. Brown has of late been living with her mother, Mrs. Crawford, on another side line. Two of her five little ones are' with their grandmother at the Crawford place, and the other three, the youngest a child in anus, are with their mother at Mr. Houston's. Mrs. Brown is a small woman, with a very candid and pleasant face. Hard work and worry have helped to wear what had undoubtedly been a pretty coun- tenance. She answered questions freely, but had no glib explanations to make. It appears that the ailment to which Mrs. Brown alludes in her statement was dyspepsia. Of th e nei4hbours who were called in, Cole is away in Manitoba. Phillips' knowledge of the case is psychological. He was a great friend of Brown's, and on his know- ledgeiof him has for undated the theory that the dead wan was not the person to commit suicide, BUNGLED TilF POST-MORTEM. Dr. Tait, of Blyth, one of the doctors who performed the post-mortem, at- tributes the whole trouble to the loose manner in which the inquest was con- ducted. He does not, however, think that anything would have developed from the presence of the Crown at- torgay, as the evidence of straugula- tio. "'ij l conclusive. He differs from the: t4h ones, however, in declaring •positively that, the Marks on the arms and the shoulders were nut post-uror- teu V,ceurr•ences. He stated that the skin was abraded, but it is quite, possi- ble that these were received in the man's death sti n files. The ceiling of the stable was low, and Brown was supposed to have swung himself off an old box which had been lying in the stall for months. The dying roan, it is held, would swing about a great deal under these conditions. The only wound worth considering,says Dr. Tait, was that on the bead. IIe exam- ined the skull, and found the bones un- broken. The wound was a slight one, but he considers it regrettable that Coroner Milne instructed hire not to remove the brain. By this oversight it will be impossible to find out it any concussion took place. Dr. Agnew does not go so far in the view that Brown was despondent be- fore his death as Coroner Milne's state- ment published yesterday would lead the reader to believe. At the inquest ha stated that, Brown, previous to his death, was more cheerful than he had been for some time, and seemed to be recovering hiq spirits every day. "I told all I knew at the inquest," she said, "and I don't know anything else to tell you." "Is it true that Haggitt has, as it is said, skipped out?" asked the report- er. "I don't know; but I don't thinkso," she replied ; "he was around for a while after I sold out the farm stock, and then went away to the woods." "When did you sell out?" "In Oc- tober." "How long had you known him ?" "About eight or nine years. He came to work for my husband as a boy, and worked off and on during all that time." CORRESPONDED WITH HAGGITT. "Is it true that when he would he in Michigan you used to correspond with hint'?" "Both my husband and myself used to write to hien. When he would go ,away to Michigan in the fall he would ask Mr. Brownto write and let him know the news. Some- times my husband would not feel like writing much, and I would write for him." "Your husband then liked Haggitt pretty well?" "Yes, he had known hire ever since he was a boy." "How did the quarrel take place when Haggitt was dismissed?" 'He was doing some work, and Mr. Brown told him to hurry up. Haggitt said if he dict not like the way he was doing it he could give him his money, and he would go. So Mr. Brown gave him his money, and he took his things away that afternoon. My husband was harder to get along with after he was taken sick." "Hots long was he sick ?" "About three months." "What was the matter with hien ?" "Something was wrong with his stom- ach. Sometimes he could eat and sometimes not.' He couldn't sleep either, and would get up and wander about at night." "Did he worry much?" "I didn't know it at the time, but since I have heard that he used to talk :about his troubles to other people. WAR VERY QUIET, "Was he very melancholy?" "i don't know. He was just quiet, and hardly ever said a word. "Did you hear him go out the night before he died?" "Yes." "What time was it?" "I don't know; it was dark, •I thought it was early in the morning." "How did you find the body?" "When I went out to the stable to do ,the chores ho was hanging up in an empty horse stall. I can't tell just what I did. I know I got the body down, and rushed off to the neigh- bours. The ceiling was a low one. I was 8o excited that I cannot remem- ber anything clearly. His tongue was sticking out I know. After that I did not see the body till he was in his coffin. I don't know much abort what took place, because -the neigh- bours came in and looked after things. On Monday morning they told me that there was to be an inquest, and that people were suspicious. I told everything that I could remember." "Why did you hire Haggitt after the trouble?" "Because 1 had to have somebody to get in the harvest. He had been about the place a long titne, and I knew him. I couldn't see any harm in it." "Do you know any reason why the neighbours should speak of you as they do?" "N ; I used to go back and forth to their places all the time. We were always good friends," "It has been suggested, Mrs. Brown, that your husband's family are sore about your getting the insurance and the farni. la that so.?" "I don't know; they never said anything to m'e except that his sister once asked where the money was." . "Are you prepared to testify in case of proceedings!'" "Yes, at any time." Our Septi -Annual ' gale Day was the biggest kine e£ a success and in point of sales was the largest i the history of our house. It is another evidence that our methods and advertisements sire appl'eoia.t ed by a shrewd buying public. HOW TO QUIET TALK. On the whole the interest of all par- ties would be served if the body Were exhumed, and the evil consequences of a loosely conducted inquest remedied. The laxity with which the post-mor- tem and the taking of evidence was carried out has resulted in the birth of suspicions and accusations which could probably all he stamped out by a properly . conducted investigation. Mrs. Brown has been the greatest suf- ferer by the affair, and, her hest inter- est would probably be served by a reopening of the matter. llOII4Y Fitts... Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Optical Goods, and Novelties. Having bought the Biddlecombe Stock at 65c on the $ it places us in a position to give you prices much lower than elsewhere. Never before were such high quality l roods sold for such low prices. The Reputation Which this *store has always held for the high quality of the Goode Bold; will still be main- tained. Safety as well as satis- faction comes from dealing at the best place. A cordial in- vitation is extended to every- body to call. We will bo pleased to show you our Stook. 99.999941 A. J. GRIGG, Successor to J. BIDDLECOMBE, CLINTON. ON SATURDAY NEXT. We will offer some remarkable prices ou Fur Coats and if 'there is a man who has any notion of making a purchase this will be his chance. 4 Australian Coon Coa''s sold everywhere at $25 and con- sidered extra value at this figure will be offered at $16.25. This Coat has stool the test for years and they cannot be beaten for good wear. 3 Coon Coats sold for 835 will he marked -$26.50 for Sat— urday next. 2 Wolf Coats $33, price on Saturday $23.50. These are figures for reliable goods that cannot , be approached. Jaekson - Bros. The Big Store. Exactly Half Price. To clear them out if possible before stock -taking we will sell the balance of our MANTLES at exactly half price. It is not mech trouble to figure out what this means. Its a chance to get a 810 Mantle for $5, a $7,50 one for $3.75, or a $5 one for $2.50. They are stylish, up-to-date garments. We have only a few left and want them turned into money. It will pay you well to buy now even for next winter. NIGHT COMFORT. This season we are selling the best BLANKETS we've ever sold. The finish is soft and fleecy. They are made from wool thoroughly scoured and free from grease. There's none of that "woolen mill smell" about them so often found in Blankets. Corning to us from the best Blanket mill in Canada we can quote Low Prices for High Grade Goods. We have blankets not so good as these but in blanket buying its economy to buy the best. Super Unions and Pure Wools 6, 7, 8 and 9 lbs. COMFORTERS. Our Comforters are not the ordinary common kinds but are all filled with good quality clean white cotton batting. The balance of our stock is selling at prices that make it almost a waste of time to sit down and make them yourself. Between Seasons Buyers .. . Will find our Stock well assorted many an odd line and remnant at OGe in all Staple lines and money saving prices. HODGENS BROS. The Dry Goods Palace. CLINTON.