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The Blyth Standard, 1903-06-18, Page 5Wanted ! Any quantity .of good Butter and Eggs and all kinds of Grain, for which the highest prim will be paid in cash. Butter in small or large quantities. The undersigned wants five hundred tubs of Butter and three theosaud dozsu Eggs each week. M•MiLLIRN & CO. Dinsley Street • Myth •••••••• •••••••••• ••••••• Z NEW STORE 1 2 We have Mat, received and opened ep a choice line o1 LADIES' WHITEWEAR beto your t v'I � t for summer. I t I R advai..uge to examine our lines before purchasing. Our Groceries are fresh and sold et my reasonable prices. Also all kinds of Gimlet' and Field Seed's. GOLDEN, BLYTH • • • • • • • • 2 • • • • • • • •• • • • • •••••••••••••••• •f•�••1 TOWN TOPICS. —Mr. and Mrs, J, T. Littlefair, of St. ••••••••••••••••••••••••? Johns, are visiting with Blyth friends j B with Blyth friends. _ —Major J. J. Mason, grand secretary of the Masonic grand lodge of Canada, died in Hamilton on Monday mor ning after a long illness. —The annual exeurston to the model farm et Guelph will be held on MMus day next, For full particulars read the adv, to bo found in this issue, • —A large contingent of Blythitos • went to Godorieh on Tuesday evening and took in the moonlight excursion on the steamer Greyhound. All report having had a very enjoyable time. —lir I I Bailey, principal of Blyth public school, assisted the Brussels foot- ball oot ball club to defeat the Mildmay club on Monday, Mrs. Bailey accompanied her husband to Mildmay and was one of the interested spectators. —Mr. and Mrs, T. W. Scott and children are holidaying with friends in Loudon township. They expect to be absent two weeks. Mr. H. V. Holmes, accotwtant in the Wingham agency of the Bank of Hamilton, will have charge of the Blyth agency during Mr. Scott's absence. --One Toronto than received 1000 R �s o Scotch whisks last Weduee- c eases f ,y 1 s day, which was carried through the principal streets of that wicked town 1117 a procession of lorries, with bagpipe necompeniment. That was rubbing it into the prohibitionists with a vengeance, and we mol imagine what they would say about such a "flaunting." —At u meeting of business men and citizens on Friday evening, Messrs. l raoh Metcalf, A. E. Bradwin and Or. Milne were elected water commissioners for Blyth. Tho commissioners met afterwards and elected Dr. Milne chair - :Will and Mr. Bradwin secretary. The duties of the water commissioners are: To have general superintendence of all street sprinkling, appoint someone to °estate the sprinkler, sea that the work is dobe thgrouuhlt• and properly, and receive all 00109lends and deal with the 001110. —A clergyman passing through a vil- Inge street paw a timber of boys eur- rounrlhtg a dog, Thinking that some gruel deed was in progress the clergy- men hastened towards the boys and sshed what they were doing. ,0145 of the lads replied that they were telling hos, end the boy who told the biggest lie would get the dog, The clergyman was shocked at such depravity and be- gan to lecture thein on the sin of lying and concluded his remark by Raying, " Why, when I was a little boy I never told hes." The boys were silent for a second, when one of them said, "Hand him the dog." --Methodism does not seem to be waning. A recent calculation by a aratisticiap of the progress of the church says that there were in the United Kingdom in the year before Wesley's death 294 itinerant preachers and 71,068 members, In the West In- dies, Nova Scotia. and Newfoundland there were 5350 members. In the United States of America there were 228 itinerant preachers and 57.031 members, This leads a total of 184,549 :nembers the year before Wesley's decease. In 1902 there was reported a total member- ship in the various Methodist bodices of 7,059,285 members, with 48,839 minis- ters, 104,836 local preachers, 7,267,511 Sunday school scholars, and • church property valved at $300.000,000. Of these immense figures the American Methodist churches have 11,437,461 mem- bers, 42,083 ministers, 46,423 local preachers, 6,091,879 Sunday school scholors, Red church property valued at $180,000,000, 'Those who adhere to Methodism are estimated to number 28,018,770, and of these adherents 22,- 531,118 are credited to the American Methodist congregations. —A Montreal correspondent sends us the following particulars of the mar- riage of a young gentleman well-known in Blyth: "The marriage took place Monday afternoon of last week at the residence of the bride's mother, 49 Park avenue, Montreal, of Miss Grace Rob- ertson, daughter of the late Mr, .Tames Robertson, to Mr. Ike Rattenbury Head, formerly of Clinton. The ceremony was performed by Rev, Dr. Campbell in the presence of relatives of the bride and groom. The drawing -room was effectively decorated with lilies of the valley, roses and carnations, and the tea table wag festooned with smilax and decorated with asparagus fern and white flowers. The bride, who was given away by her brother; Mr. James Robertson, wore white silk with Duch- ess Itice, a tulle veil, with orange blos- sotns end carried 'white roses. The bridesmaids, MieR Bertha Hcfghes and Miss Callender, of London, wore white organdie over white silk with pink roses in their hair, and carried bouquets of pink carnations, Mr, B. Peck was beet man. The honeymoon will be spent in New York and Boston, the bride travel - in in brown cloth corded in create color, and a geranium hat. On their return to town Mr, and Mrs, Read will reside at 267 Elgin avenue. The bride received many beautiful presents, in- cluding a pearl from the groom, whose gilts to the bridesmaids were pearl crown brooches and to the best man a fob chain " —Mr, and Mrs, Thomas Jones, of Eon ��MM11 SY uu, f1iCt j rucefl eld, were over -Sundry visitors • • • Now that the atonia and lawn tools] veaeon le bore, 16 le well to remember that when bills announcing these event' no similar ones are printed at this 00ee, a tree 501105 it given lu Tag 8T&IDARn. 11 pays to advertise In TES Scesuann, and It pays to get your printing done at 1 —Mr. Frank Metcalf is attending the .furon synod in l.uadun. —Miss Hugliina Taylor, of London, Is visiting et the home of her Mother, ]sirs. J. B. Taylor. —Writing on the entrance examina- tion will be 110111 in Meth public 0011001 on Wednesday, Thursday and' Friday of next week, —A financial panic exist), in St. ril'hotpaa atepreeent, Two loan and say. Ings companiep in that city have closed their doors within the peat few days. —Winghatp hotel -keepers received an unexpected vtgit from Inspector Paisley, the other evening, the result being that all of then were fined for Belling after hours. The county and province are *het by $125. —Some of our Woetero Canada edi- tors find it hard work to get eut(icient local news in the new towns to fill up their papers as they would like, and one of them recently made a special appeal to his subscribers to help hits edit the paper. Said he: '.` If you get married send in the particulars; if a baby arrives at your home, send it in," (Three days after the ,aper came out. two babies were left In his sanctum. —The executive committee of the Huron Old'oys' Association of Toronto have competed arrangements for the annual excarsion on Saturday, July 4th, to Galeria and Wingham, A special train will leave Toronto et seven a.m„ and at Guelph will be split into two sections, the one going 014 to Goderich and the other going to Winghatn via Palmerston, Tickete will be good to return ret any regular train on July 411 or 8th, or on specials leaving Goderich at 7.80 p.m., and Wingham at eight p.m. on July 4th. —The formation of young men's unions in connection with a number of churches, and the federation of those clubs into a league, is a movement which promisee to have a good influence pn Canadian youth, 'Phe boys are under gocd auspices, and the healthy rivalry excited by the league debates erimuletes 1) study. Moreover, many of our best ppeakers got their facility in expressing their thoughts in just such clubs. It is a good way to help to develop the boys, and if from these clubs only two or three fine speakers are Rent out let no- body think that ie all the gain. 'there isnot one of the active members whose papecity to think is not enlarged, or W11080 perceptives are not sharpened, It has been well said that the great lack of the des is thought, and when so many short-sighted people are crying out for the extinction of culture in our educational syetetlr and the substitution of 'what they choose to call " bread and butter" subjects, itis pleasant to find a movement like these unions have begun to develop the higher side of the young ]nen. Success to them. —From last week's Goderich Star we take the following account of the death of a sister of Mrs, James Sims: "On Saturday morning Amelia Graham, beloved wife of Mr, John Stewart, of Goderich township, passed to the world beyond after a .bort illness from an attaekof pneumonia. She wasa daugh- ter of ex -Reeve Graham, of Stanley, and had hosts of friends in the two townships, by whom she will be much missed, as she was of an exceedingly loveable disposition. Until the sickness that ended in death the deceased lady was in good health, and her almost Budden demiee wait a sorrowful surprise to the residents of the Bayfield litre. Besides her husband„ she learee to mourn her two eons, aged 12 and eight restsetively, a bahy 11 months old, and many relatives. The funeral took place on Monday from the family reeidence, the old Stonehouse farm, to Stanley cemetery, Rev. A. Stewart, of Clinton, being the officiating minister, and six neighbors the pallbearers. The deceas- ed's casket was almost hidden by the many beautiful floral eine leme placed on it by relatives and friends. The attendance at the ceremony was very large, 90 carriages being in the proces- sion when it amassed the line between the townships. bfany relatives and friends from a distance were present among them being her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Tweedy, of Goderich." Bring Your Wheat Blyth Flour Mills. Highest Price Always Paid. FLOUR • THE STANDARD• ••••••••••••••••••••••••• —A score of Blrthites went to Lon- don on Monday to see the Ringling circus. --Blyth month organ band wilt take part in the public library concert to bo given i1: Auburn next Tuesday evening. —The annual convention of the Hurou county Christian Eideevnr and Sunday School association will he held in the Blyth Preebyterian church today and tomorrow. —The Port Elgin Times, in a refer- ene to the Ontario West Shore electric railway scheme, says the people of Tiv- erton, Underwood, Port Elgin, South- ampton and other points between Port Elgin and Owen Sound are deeply in- terested in the construction of the road. —We all like to puzzle our brains over things which give certain and strange result.5, but which we cannot explain. Here's a puzzle that puzzles everybody. Take the number of your living broth- ers, double the amount, add to it three, multiply the result by five, add to it the number of living sisters, multiply the result by ten, add to it the number of deaths of brothers and sisters, subtract 150 from the result. The right hand time will be the number of deaths, the middle figure the number of living sis- ters, and the left figure the number of living brothers, —No less than 120 townships, or 86 per cent of the total number of settled townships in Ontario have commuted statute labor, This fact is announced in the seventh annual report of the commissioner of highways, Mr. A. W. Campbell, just publiished. A list of the townships which have taken this for. ward step and made provision for a systematic road improvement is given, together with interesting reports on their actual experience from most of them. The report is a most compre- hensive one, sod gives an encouraging account of the outlook for better roads, to the movement fel: which Mr. Camp - hell's ability and enthusiasm have con- tributed so much. A large number of illustrations aro used, giving point to a vast amount of information, specifi- cations, and plane, which will snake the report of value in every corner of Ontario. Pure Mapitoba 12.25 per cwt. Favorite, 11.00 per cwt, Rill Feed and Chop on hand. Chopping 48 per bag, except Peas and Corn 5c. C. H. BFESE. war HURON FARMERS. The annual meeting of the West Huron farmers' institute was held at the beautiful home of Mr. R. M. Young, near Carlow, on Friday last. 'l'bere was a very large attendance of adults and children, and the day's proceedings passed off pleasantly, although some- what marred by a slight fall of rain. A well prepared lunch was nerved by the ladies on the lawn. President R. 31. Young celled the meeting to order and in a brief address reviewed the work of the past year, which showed the institute to bo in a flourishing condition, Secretary F. C. Elford then presented the secretary's report. Ten meetings were held during the year. The aggre- gate attendance at the afternoon meet- ings was 475, and at the evening meet- ings 080, The npnlber of addresses given at the meetinge was 62. Greater interest was taken in the discussiune at the meetings during the past year then for many previous years. There is a strong feeling existing among the mem- bers of the institute in favor of lugs] men speaking at all meetings instead of the regularly appointed c0ve:rnme4t delegates. The best attended meeting was the one held et Kintail, and the one held at Auburn was the next, Mr, Charles Girvin presented the auditors' report. The receipts for the year were $252.59, and the expenditure $162.7d, leaving a balance of $80.89. Sir. Girvin also complimented Seere• tary-Treasurer Elford on his well kept books. The following directors were elected Ashfield—John Styles, James Hayden, John Long; West Wawanosh—Joseph Mallough, James Ramage, George How- itt ; ow•itt; Enid Wawanosh—Andrew Currie, J. C Stoltz, R. G. Hainee; Colborne - 11. 1MJ. Young, Henry Morris, N. J. Kernighan ; Hullett—James Snell,1Vm. Jackson, Jitmos Corn len : Tru•nberry— Gavin Wilson ; Goderich Township - 1', C. Elford, John W. Salkeld, J. J. Colwell ; Goderich—W. J. Morrow, Colin Campbell, Wnt. Warnock; Clin- ton --Joseph Wheatley, W. Routledge, James Fair; Wingham—Wm. Robin- son, W. P. Grierson, J. A. Morton; Blyth—Frank Metcalf, A. H, Jacobs, A. E. Bradwin. The directors met and elected the following ot$vers:—President, Mr, R. M. Young; vice-preeident, Mr. Henry Morris; secretary -treasurer, Mr. 1'. C. Elford ; auditors, Messrs. Charles Gir- vin and John Dustow. The officers' salaries will he the ,same as last year. It was decided to hold meetings dur- ing the present year as follows: Regu- lar—Kintailand Auburn; suoplement- ary—Belgrave, I,ondesboro, St. Helens and HoItlleseille; special—Porter's Hill, Lee burn, Ilungannoe and Goderich. The meeting voted $10 to the West Huron women's institute and $5 to the fat stock show at Guelph. Dress dolls and aprons. For children's crocheted or point lace bonnete, leave your order now. Bazaar, July 18th ; plies Annie Hamilton, President. 45e. WOOL WANTCn.—Eggs, Ido. Pota- toes, 75c. Seed Corti for sato, G. E, ]fixe, Wingham. 42t1 STANDARD covers the ground, • • McKinnon I& Co. Blyth, MORE NEW GOODS . . This week we show several lines of New Goods which were bought below regular prices and will be sold below their real value: New Curtains, 3, 8) and 4 yards long, 50 to 60 inches wide, lock stitch edges, nice lacey patterns, from b0c to 53, Our new dollar Curtains are extra good value. We have received another lot of those Fine Japanese Wash Silks for Waists, in colors of sky, pink, creamt white, resida, ma,,ve, etc., in heavy corded stripes. The regular price is 5oc, blit ica got a bargain and we sell them at 83c per yard. Now Kid Gloves, in black and all the new shadee, in Fowne's and Peweey's, world renowned geode, at 755, Et and $1.25. Ladies' New Summer Gloves, in pure silk, silt tafetta and Lisle thread, in Ince and plain, in white, cream and black, at 20c, 25c, 85c and 50c, We make a specialty of Ladies' Fine Shoes. We keep a full stook of the " King Quality," in fine Oxfords and Laced Shoes, at $l. $1.25, $1.50, $2, 53 and $8.50. Men's Summer Underwear, in shirts and drawers, we show great value at 25c, 35c and 50c. Men's Fine Black Cashmere Sox, at 205, 25c and 30c. Men's Heavy All -wool Sox, good value at 20c, 2 pair for 25c, Men's Overalls, in black duck with bib, a snap at 50c. Boys' Knicker Pants, in strong serge, tweed and striped worsted, sizes 23 to 83, double seats and knees, at 45c, 50c, 633, 75c and 85c. We show a great range of all the new styles in lien's Fine Shirts, in fancy stripes and spots, also White Shirts, in all grades, at 59c, 75c and 51. McKinnon & Co. $lytli. 1 1 • •�■e—.•••••••••••••••,...n. •t WALL PAPER Largest Stock. Choicest ')esigus. Closest Prices. These are the inducements use offer. Wall Paper is very cheap this year, and you will he surprised how little it ]could coat you to brighten up your house. Call and see the snaps we have to offer in Window Shades and Wall Paper. FRANK METCALF BLYTH oW- 1ci (01 JN i Summery Things for Hot Weather Comfort Tho peen who want to look well on hot clays should wear fornishiugs wlieh give complete comfort, wilt<II fit so they dont rub or chafe in the hot sun and wllici, are light enou;h to be a pleasure on a hot atty. We have things for men which will be just right for hot weather wear. ••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••• •••••••• S. H. Gidley - Blyth