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The Clinton News-Record, 1900-03-08, Page 44 IP, 'Stanley Replies -1 Minute and Houk Book. The Seeretary-Treatinrers for the LU UU, Eford ;via sadeiono: poeueotwicr of East Huron Alla Adheres+, to Ulia Statement as to tho Tiine Ow Ballots at th0 11011U0Svid10 Pcli. Igor() Burnocl. 1.101.7676vi7611, S. S. No. 1 John Grant Alex. Stewart Alex. Stewart 4 Edward Bryan 5 Robert Pirie Peter J. Bishop Joseph Love 8 William Straith 0 Alex. McKay, sr 10 Wm, Buttrey • Sits -1n his letter of last week Mr. ' Elferd Made several nattestatetnente which, if you will give rue space, 1 Want to correct. I do not know how many ballots Mr. Elford destroyed at hopse. He siays only one ZWCI I ara willing to accept that as correct. I was not aware that this wal8 called into question, 1 do know there were seven extra. ones when the poll was opened-. not six as he now etates—for I counted them myself and so did Mr. Elfard, It was these seven ballots which were afterwards de- etroyed. Mr. Elford's statensent that all agreed to keep the extra ballots until the close of the poll is not corrects I insisted upon thern being destroyed and be- tween ten and eleven o'clock he put them in the stove. I saw him do this, the ballots burned being the seven , extra, ones which were tounul on the package. One ballot was spoiled dor. tug the day and this lay on the table and together with a handful of the stubs was destroyed near the close of the poll. It was this that was mis- taken by a coupie of those present for the ballots now in dispute, an error, as all will understand, quite easily made. Mr. Lewis Tebbutt, who made the declaration, was constable and had he only attended to the duties for which he was paid would have been in a position to have witnessed most of what went on during the day, but. he was away, off and on, either feeditig the cattle or drawmg voters. A potties booth constable helping to hustle in the vote is a novelty, even in West - Huron. Mr. Tebbutt no doubt saw the Stubs burned and having since been told that they were the much -talked about ballots now really thinks so Mine self, I will give him credit for that and also for wishing to help Mr.Elford out of the hole in whirls he has got himself. Mr. Elford charges me with saying that no one but himself ever saw the article in the Ottawa Journal upon which he now hinges this whole dispute. I said nothing of the kind, fof I saw the Journal when in Ottawa and noticing its incorrect report of my evidence drew Mr. R. Holmes' attention to Wand asked him to have it corrected. This he promised to do and did and next day's Jourol set itself right. Mr. Elford based his insinuation against me on the first report and ignored the corrected version. If he wished to be fair why did be do this? The Globe, Mail and Empire, London Advertiser, the local papers of Huron, and others reported me right. Mr. Elford is a great ed.: mirer of the Globe and considers it the leading authority. Why then did he not accept its report but make use of a mistake madeby a paper published in Ottawa and which beano circulation in this part of the province at all? • Mr. Elford says • "Neither in my letter or anywhere else have I said that Mr. Stanley took a false oath." Then what is all his writing about? Whet is • he trying to prove? He says that when 1 went to him for an explanation of the language be had used in regard to myself 1 was not in a very friendly mood. Perhaps not, but my frame of mind was quite as good as his when he was discussing the ques- tion at the church door after service. In conclusion I would again affirm the correctness of every statement made in my first letter and.leave the public to judge. a s to Mr. Elford's real motive tor opening: up a • dead question and as to the weight of evidence we have both produced. I may also say that the sameday that I started for Ottawa Mr.Elford acknow- ledged to me in the presence of a third party that the ballots were burned about eleven o'clocik, just as I stated in my evidence. WILLIAM STANLEY, Holmesville, March 5th. (This controversy has reached the limit, in our estimation, at all events, and so far as THE NEWS /lemma is concerned it must now cease. Eachof the dispu- tants has had a fair field and no favor and having each spoken twice that is quite sufficient—Editor NEWS -RE- CORD. WEST HURON INIQUITY. • (eromithe Toronto News) The efforts that are being made to prevent the resunrption of the in- vestigation iuto the West Bittern election are not at all creditable to Sir Wilfrid Laurier and • his GoVernment. The inquiry was begun lot year large- ly because the Prenuer took solid ground in favor of a thorough investi- gation into everything connected with that notorious contest. It is true that after the enquiry openred.severai party hacks did their utmost to •prevent damaging revelations being made, but in spite of all that Sir Louis Bevies and Mr. Britton could do, sufflcient evidence was adduced to prove •to the satisfaction of the Globe that Mr. -Holmes is holding a seat that was stolen for him. Owing to the fact that prorogation was near the investigation was closed with the understanding that it should be resumed again this session, and that the Brockville elec. thin should also be made a matter for investigation by the Privileges and Elections Committee. • Is7ow that the time has arrived for the Government to live up to its promise everything is being done to_prevent a further in. quiry, and the Premier has taken a position diametrically opposed to that, taken by him last year. `.The determin- ation shown by the Premier last year in this matter was commended from one end of the country to the other as the right and proper thing to do. His .• ,present conduct, therefore, • must be "• condemned as a piece of parthem tact- ics, discreditable to the country ahd to the' Liberal party. ELITE LOOX-017T. (From the Toronto Telegram) It is utter cant and hypocrisy for Sir Louis Davies to pretend that the Laurier Government is afraid to in- vestigate the West Boron and Brock- ville frauds lest a pretedent be tweeted which might result in overworking the Privileges and Elections; Committee. There is something more at stake in the West •Iluron ease than the legal title to a seat which Mr. Bobert Holmes would•not continue to oecupy if he suffered from an acute sense of his duty to the country. Canasta was disgraced by the evi- dence which indicated last session that the West Huron seat had been stolen with the help of methoda as vile as those ivhich prevailed in West Elgin. Sir Louis Davies has determined that Canada shell be spared further dis- grace. Therefore he identifies his party with a policy of preventing an en- quiry at all hazards. it is a sad com- mentary on .the intentions of the Laurier Government that Sir Louis Davies should publicly express his fear that the future of the Committee on Privileges and El:idiom will be darkened by oversvork if it hes to en. quire into all the ramelity which will be attempted on behalf of filet Gov- ernment. $31,,000 INSIMANOB WILL BE PAID. .161/••61*••••••6 TOWNSIIIP sar GRIST Bruseels Oranbrools.k Brusse .. 7 "1,V71/1•".7^ so HAPPENINGS GODERICH OP A WEEK n411• 41.11.A. jamestown Well, after the celebration of lst Trowbridge March, nobody can deny for a moment Ethel the loyalty of Cooderich. A.t about 9 as • Oranbrook tn. or a little later we heard the most Uranbrook stentorian sound from the Water Moncrleff Works whistle which lasted for fully ran roo thut y minutes. Ot comes° we thought 11 Wm. Spence • Ethel the harbor brewery., that we had been U4 John A. McDonald Molesworth 12 Hugh. Fulton Walton raising up in last issue of TrIts News- tecoup for its uumufactures, was on TOWNsiur or trewtoit Ore, or perhaps the elevator, but after 1 Samuel Ferguson Lakelet we began to hear all the factory Lekelet whistles and every other kind 2 Adam Scott 3 Wm. R. Johnston 4 Matthew Dane 5 Robert Deachman 6 George Henry 7 James Art:martinis 8 Elias Spinks 9 James Foster 10 James W. Edgar 11 Wns. Edgar 1 oses tic 13 John Hartley Belmore was out on horseback, the lovely black , 15 Robert Wpm Iluntingfield pony of the II. W. team, dressed •ettp a i 16 Peter F. Ding Molesworth pie In uniform, seated upon a military i 17 A. M. Spenee, 11. D. Fordwich saddle, Some boys kept the town 18 John Maguire Gorrie clock alarm bell ringing or tolling in- cessantly from the first sound that ' Clifford wanting the sound and Knox chum Gorrie . bell ringing we begets to understand Gorrie • the true state of affairs and all the' ()Mord jubilations can never atone for the Gorrie thousands of gallant and bravo lives • Fordwich lost. Mr:Mows' hall looked quite Newbridge patriotic with tts pretty new flag Gorrie unfurled to the glorioos sun. ()ring's Fordwieh balcony was decorated with little flags Newbridge and Air. Stewart of the breakwater • During debate in the' House of Corisliions on 'Friday last Sir Chariots - Tupper directed the attention of the House to a telegrem he had received from the Citriarlian reprecientative of the °ems. Aecident Co., with which Sir Charles. had pitteed $1,000,000 turance Upon the lives of the members of the firet contingent, The Canadian representative said in hie oneseage that he had beeo authorized to pay in full .ertch of the fatal claims of the 'Canadiau hernee-2,8 in number—making a, total of $28,000. The elaims of tile wounded Would be settled later, Continuing, Sir Chaeles 'aid the sad death of three fuOrO, nied Would' bring the total Amount due the dependante of the Canadiatiet tip to $$1,000, trurzATT 1 John Fowler 2 Loren Tyndall 3 'John Britton 4 George Midden 5 Samuel McCool 0 Joseph ritylor John Brigham 8 John Barr 9 John Fingland 135 John Wilson • mexiLLo 2 Francis Murphy 2 Robert McElroy 3 Dean Murphy 4 Robert Beattie 5 Thos. 3, Moylan 0 Wm, Geo. Smith 7 Sohn Rynd 8 Conrad Eckert 9 Wm. W.Knechtel 10 Thos, McElroy 12 Arch. D. Somerville 13 John McDonald Seaforth • Olintan Constance Lonclesboro" Londesboro' Harlock Blyth Lendesboro' broke upon our eat s until about, 3 p.m, They never stopped for one moment I at the noon hoer, and several times later and in the evening they were at it •betimes. We really thought the bell , would be rendered useless. Fu.e crackers and G. T. R. fog signals all . going. . George'e bell also pealed away, Councillor Dudley Holmes Auburn Auburn declared the afternoon a holiday so ail the places of business were closed anal P• ••• • it being such a lovely day the business ; Seaforth Seaforth S I ba,n Seaforth Beechwood Winthrop Leadbury Beechwood Winthrop • Winthrop Winthrop Seaforth , MORRIS 1 Andrew Laidlaw• Blyth 3 Robert Yuill Belgreve 4 John Mitoney • Brussels 5 Henry Joh•nston Belgrave 6 Quintin Anderson Brussels 7 Robert Warwick Wingharn 8 Samwa s Paul • . Bluevale 9 John Shortreed, jr. Walton 10 Wm. Jas. Johnston Bluevale 11 R. H. Ferguson • Walton TucEERSIOTH • 1 Samuel L. Dining •Hensall 2 Robert B. McLean Rippen 3 Edward Papple • Brumfield 4 Whitfield Crich Clinton 5 Wm. Ohesney Egmondville 0 John B. Henderson• • Seaforth 7 a S. Black • Seaforth • 8 R. Hicks Egniondville 9 Peter Kelly• Egruondville 10 Donald McDonald • Ohiselimrst • TUENBERRY, •• • 1 James A. Edgar • Wroxeter 2 James F. Hooper Wroxeter 3 Wm. Aitkin Glenannan 4 Wm. Messer Bluevale 5 Wm. Carruthers • Wingham 0 Wm. S. King• Wingliam 7 Gavin Wilson• Wingbam 8 Wm. 3. Henderson Wingha,m • 9 Herbert Henuing ' Glen Farrow 11 Thos, Netherfield • Wingliam • TOWNS' AND VILLAGES John Cunningham William Ballantyne William Robertson Henry Torr Rance R. Ross Thomas Rae • Clintoti Seaforth Wingharn •• Blyth • Brussels • Wroxeter • ALL RECORDS. LOST. (From the Toronto News) The full iniquity of the Government in the case of the 'West Elgin election is gradually corning to view.. It appears now that the poll-booksand every re- cord of the election perished with the ballots. •The happened ten months ago, and though in the interval Me MeDiarmid entered 'a protest against •the election on the assumption that the ballots and records would be pro- duced at the trial, the Government kept the information to itself. Itst motive is of course easily understood. The suspicion, on to speak more cor- rectly, the conviction, which possess- es the public mind, that the records were purposely made away with not without the knowledge of the Minist- ers would have had a most damaging infhience on their interests in the bye - elections. Mr. Ross took care to say nothing when thiscbarge Was made by Mr. J. Foy on.the'floor of the House on Friday. The facts are a.dtnitted and the inference is so obvious that, even the Preroier's ingenuity in politi- cal wriggling showed him no way of crawling' out of the position. Mr. Foy also shed some light on the much - vaunted cointnission of enquiry. The scope of the investigasion entirety fitils td reach the men who have been mak- ing a business of corrupting the con- stituencis s. Only the returning officer, deputy •returing officers and poll cies ks come under its powers, the indiviclualsiwho fra,udidently represent- ed themselves to be deputy returning officers are not touched by it nor are the gentlemen of the ' machine, who went out from Toronto under the aegis of the Government to gather in votes where and how they could. The Country Weekly • the Most Interesting. •••••••,66661. The idea that has been prevalent in some quarters that the big city weekly, or even the daily, papers,' woehl events natty take the place of the country weekly, has vanished beautifully Every country paper—where there are not too many of them— has a field of its own, and like a farm, the better it is worked the more profit it yields. Muth that goes to make up a local paper may be looked upon by many as of entirely too little importance to'he put into print, and yet, these apparent- ly insignificant paragraphs are perused with Interest by the masses. While the local paper's parish is chiefly within fifteen or twenty miles of where it is published, yet there are hundreds of families who hare moved to other com- munities and countries, who depend largely on the local paper for news from home, and we would here and now draw the attention of correspondents to this fact : Don't let any items of news that would prove of interest to an old neighbor who now resides at a dis- tance be overlooked when writine your budget and give it in such a complete form that they easily understand its A good correspondent is next to the ed- itor himself in importance in the mat- ter of making a paper interesting to subaoribers. Flax MIII SoId. In accordance with advertisement, tendere for the sale of the Atwood flax mill were opened on Saturday afternoon Week by the directors when T. G, Bali- antyne s tender for 63,600 was accept- ed., coupled with the condition that, the m111 had to be put in first-class con- dition by the Company when the trans- fer was made to Mr, Ballantyne. The only other tender was that of the pros. tun, lessee, W. P. Forrest, who offered 32,800 for the property, ineluding the seed on hand. Mr. Ballentyne also offered to rent the Mill for $450, George Loolthead put in a tender of $350 rent for the, eneuing year. Mr. Lochhead also put in a tendow to run the mill on eharee. Mr.. liallantyne's tender of 33,. 500 Walt moldered very fair and reason. able, and it will let the 208 shareholders out at the rate of about $10 per share. " Ito -that sleeks finds." • He Ilia takes Bead's Sarsaparilla, finds In its use pitiql, rteh Wood and coneequently good health, -portion' ot the town must have enjoy- ed the outing. At 2.30 p. ne the reve- ille sounded and youngand old repair- ed to the Square. red Platt And others had resurrected an old cannon which had lain perhaps since it was put its posit•ion on the harbor or some place of vantage in ism to .ao. duty against the Fenians and had Long Tom painted upon its dark surface in white letters. Then cattle the Veter- ans, Cadets, Sons of Scotland, the Gun and Rifle Clubs and a long line of vehicles • including a fourstn-band driven by William Lee. The band made its first appearance and led the processioe around the square Meting martial airs and on the second turn halted in front in front of the British Exchange fortning aline and fired the royal salute and gave the usual three cheers for the Queen, the band play- ing 'the National Anthetn. Captain :Dudley Bohnes,commanded tbe forces and Lieut. Ohisholm, Captain Snell and Lients. 13rydges and Maseon. veere his assistants:Thus the day ended so far as the military Were : concerned hut we must not forget the sehool patriotism. The first. part, of the program really began at the Central and Ward schools when they were all •clisrolssed • • after singing, God • Save the Queen, The Maple Leaf Fore.ver, .and many ether patriotic songs, A number of boys formed a band the musk Of which was censposed of •penny whistles and other sounding instriiments of like ilk. The tree:ivies were all. closed' .for the afternocin. _The store keepers showed' quite.a.display of loyalty in the way of decorating their . stores.• with flags. Just before • noon. Engineer ..Brough •fired.five dynamite cartridges on the barber ice but our up town people did not hear the jubilant sound. • • • • On Tuesday, 20th *Feb., , the •20th Century Club gave a • most enjoyable Assembly at their rooms over Nichol - •son's grocera. Music was furnished by. Messrs]. Wesley W.hitely and: Mc- Leod, violinists. Dancing was indulged till 3 a. tn. • Wednesday. Refreshments .futonshed • by the Victoria Restabra- teurs, Me. and Mrs. Blackstone... These assemblies are 'very select. • . On • Monday afternoon • the sewing circle of Se. George's church. Women's; Auxiliary • commenced the Lenten sewing. The auxiliary will meet every Monday p. during Lent.. , Ash Wednesdity'elast traiti did not reach our station until 3 it. ire •on Thursday. 1st March. They had to use their snow plough. It was art awfal snow -storm. . • • The poor fireman •Whe was killed by the running eff the track of the.trAin from Toronto on Thursday last wa,s here snme time ago to fill the place of (Marne . Thomas at the Goderieh Statien, The Ladies' Aid Of • Victoria street church met on • Thursday. last at Vic- toria street church. Miss Serena Allin of tewn, late of Benmiller, left on Saturday, 24th Feb., to visit her .friends, . Mr. And Mrs. Ephraim Butt, Stun merhillarnd return. ed on the evening train on Aels Wed- nesday. . . • Mr. Samuel Treble of the. woo'en mill, Benmiller, has been ill for some sveeks with inflaninoit iOn of the bowels. We must beg Master Ted Ciirey's pardon for not noting sooner hisreturn to health Otte. a pretty severe attack of typhoid fever,. Our notes were so long the past couple of weeks we were always glad when they were finished. Miss Kethleen Ball makes, as a trained nurse; a specialty of typhoid and through her careful nursing Teddie is himself again. • • . There were services ' held on Ash Wednesday at both St. Peter's and St. George's. Mt. Charlie 1Vells, gardener, Bet/ - field Road,. received by mail a Fenian service Raid medal for his services in 1870 while upon the gunboat Prince Alfred. We note dust Mayor Wilson a,nd Mr. Heaton have been off interviewing ?.Jr. Shioughnessy, president, of the C. P. R, at Montreal, re the Goderich And G tre ph rail way, Mr. ited Mrs. Barry Bothwell left for Toronto on Monday to bear Sir Rent y Irving and.Ellen Terry. There was a sleighing pg,rty to Clue ton on Friday evening last. Last Sueday was Mr. Simpson's last Sunday as organist of the North street Methodist church. We ourselves re- gret Professor Simpson's leaving us, but he needs to be in a city. He Was an estinieble Cht.istian. gentleman as well as a fine musician. Mr Glen Campbell, organist, Mitch- ell, is expected to take the Organ at, Noah street Methodist church on Sun- day next. • Mr. and Sirs. Xing, Bruce street, of the harbor brewery, spent Sunday at Winginun. We take the following from the Windsor Record : "The service of t he 'Aionth's Mind' for the repose of the soul of the late Rev. Nicholas Dixon, (perish priest of Si. Augustine or vicin- ity) was offered 0.1' Maidstone on Wed. nesday. Bight Rev. 131shop McEvoy and a large numlfer of prieste of the diocese were in attend:wee, The par. imiuniers. were in atm& nce on miu,se, AA Father Dixon wits practitally a of the mirish. Much regret was expressed for the absence of Rev. Father Tiernan, who was prevented by illness from being peesent, Father Tiernan is also a child of the parish, and Maidst.one is Jthotly proud to claim the pastor of Mount Carmel." We are gled to learn that, "Mariner" Ben Robinson wile able to return to his home. We heard of his being tisk. en to the hospital but, we thouelst. ft wise through ilinese, but we find that lie met with an accident, through fall- ing into the tibia of the boat where he wits employed as ehipkeisper. Ben will have to go on with his medical studies aud let the boats alone. We were very sorey to learn of the death on Sunday a. m. of Hattie, youngest dauglitor of the welt known builder, Jennie Reid, Egg , Wolfe Oxen, Mi6.4 Reid Walt a lovely and at- tractive swim lady„ a beautiful singer and Christian girl but elm contracted some pulmonary trouble a few years ago and never rallied although medical skill here and eleewhere Was tried from the first symptoms 0( 1)01' illness. She was the constant atsendent on her brother Charlies who died two or three years ago and took ill after his death. We note that Mee Titildith Whitely of Clinton mei Mt s. Creig Seeforth have been visiting the old WWII. On Septuagesima Sunday n't St. George's church, Patriotic Fund Sun. day, the collection amounted to $03.25, the largest collection in the Diogese of finical, save the Woodstock colleetion. We have learned laaer . that the funds Teemed on Tuesday evening, 20th Feb., by the Visiting Ohapter. will be sent to the Shingwauk Aliesum in the Algoma District, We noted that same fund in our col mos last year and asked the readets of Ttxg, Nuwe• RECORD to take an interest in the Shingwauk Fund and right glad we are that the first step has been taken by the Y. P. G. of St. GeorgeSs. Judge Johnston is a great worker for it and he was tor St. George4S church while here. We noted in a former issue of Tun NEWS -RECORD that a Visiting .Chapter had been formed by the Youpg People's Gruld of St. George's chureh but last week WM so wild and stormy towards the end we could not expect any of our young friends to call wall the notes. The entertainnient that was held on Tuesday evening,20th Feb., was under their patronage,. the funds received from it to go to pur- ,chasing little necessaries to take any friend or person that is ills Quite a number of persons attended. The chair was taken by Rev, Mark Turn- bull who explained. to all present the formation.of the Visiting Chapter and the good work he expected them to do. The program ,was opened by an in- etrumental duett from Faust rendered superbly by Miss Oamie Holt and her brother, Master Geoffrey, Who is tisk- ing an active part in the work. Miss Lillie Tochl followed with a very pleas- ing rendition of the vocal solo, Tell them I . have gone Tom. Mr. Cuff sang in splendid voice, The Absent Minded Beggar. • Coral Vivian gave a very pathetic recitation which was Much admired. The little favorites, Misses Alice sand Helen Bothwell, delighted all with a 'pretty. duett song and received au enc.ore. 141r. Renton, who enjoys t•he humorous side of life, gave it thrilling story of his life in Wales which was very thoughtful on his -part and was highly appreciated. Mr. Lindsay Williams, who also is.a worker in the Visiting Chapter, gave a very select reading as did also his friend, Mr. John Carrie, Cambric road. Both these young gentlemen are hard workers atthe Collegiate Institute and we wish them Success. • sells Geoffrey 1-1olt also is it very studious young • gentleman. Miss Lillie Barker accom- panied at the prime and Miss Barker also added her quota to the entertain- ment by rendering a vecal solo 'very pleasingly. During refreshments, which were served • by the Youpg, People's Guild .with their usual • bee witching 'smiles, the Misses Barker, Attie Bengt and Flo flonnolly played . admirable selections upon the • piano. It is. a most desirable thing to have some society who act imon the motto, Visit the Sick, for some • societies' do not do so. • . • Three of eur- Goderich • young ladies are taking in the festivities of the .,For. est city this season, Miss may Elliott of Gray Ss Parket's millinery estab- lishment, 'and Misses Hattie Harrised and May Wilson, who.. are attending the London openings'. We note that these two young ladies. at- tended the annual At Herne of the olficers and.employeep of the •London Insane AsySum. on Thursday, 22nd .of Feb. We wonder •how they liked dancing with souse insane youth. At least at a great rnany assemblies given at .the Asylum the . guests have to deism with . the insane to a certain hour and then mingle"with each other. The medical staff, many of them being Inc violinists,as well as the employees, furnish their own- music, •at' least. they, do in .the Hamilton Asylum. North street Al ethodiat church held its annual anniversary for the Sabbath school on Sunday last. The orchestra accompanied the children in their sing- ing. Rev. 'Jasper • Wilson preached a noteworthy sermon. . We note that Our esteemed .friend, Rev. Donald McGilliVray, has been doing China a great service in st liter- ary. way, having had published lately a revtsed and enlerged addition of Stellt!s Chinese and English dictionary, and the Rev. Donald too. emanated from the Goderich Collegiate Institute. He is the youngest son of the lateRev. Mr. McGillivray,Gaelie minister here, who died recently at his residence, Palmers- ton street. He was •very proud of • all his sons. but particularly of Donald, who spent the summer with 1)18 father previous to the old gentleman's death. Mr.•Duff has been retitined as librar- ian of the now free library, five cents to Liepaja for twenty:nye hookeloaned to responsible people. • TelitherS' Session—The regular meet- ing of the Goderich Division of. the West Huron Teachers' Association was held in the Central Milani on the afternoon of Saturday, March ..3rd. After devotional exercises led by the president, Miss Sharman, Miss Stewart illustrated the teaching of third book literature by -taking the lesson "We are Seven," with a class. The lesson was interesting and in- structive. Mis Tom then gave a talk advocating the teaching of current history to all the el:irises. He said Oust he •believed that considerable atten- tion had been given to it since the war .broke nut and that he thought that it would be well for tea,chers to continue .it, eVen After the war is over. Me. Halls gave one of his interesting talks on Mathematical Geography, after which the meeting adjourned.—Edith Wiggins, Secretary: . The Sons of England held their an- nual celebration on Thursday, 22nd Feb. There was an exceedingly:guild turnout and one thing we noted was, the number of ne* singers and players; that this entertainment brougat out. • Mr. William Wakefield is to be con- gratulated as president of the Lodge, and. Inacle /1, most a,cceptable chairman, Mr. F. Platt, our genial townsman never neglects to assist at the S. 0, 1.0., entertainments, and as chairman of the coinonittee took charge of the gramophone. The Smith Bros. kind- . ly gave instrumental solos. Little Gracie Hogarth f011owed with a pretty vocal selection and then Master liarold 131;1.okt:tone rendered hie lemons song, "Mother Says I Mustn't," in grand style. It is not the words so much that delight the audience t it is the look that -Harold takes upon hitneelf, and which really cannot be depicted by the pen, A. comic dialogue given Wed by two young ladies, an instrumental duett by Mrs. Hewitt and Bro. Pres chills, and an instrumental solo by some other person closed the first, part of the program. Then it lovely Ripper wris served and humor and wit flowed around the board. After supper Airs. Hevvitt, and Pro. Graham gave an in. otrumental duett and MIS4 Nicholson made her debut as a very nice musician. The Betimiller orchestra then made their appeitrance and pertorined their work admirably. Percy Cornell, who sang for the S. O. E. entertainment last year so pleasingly, did well. Ills selection was •the pretty vocal solo' a0 Slug again• that sweet, refrain.', Miss Whitely rendered au instrument. at solo very nicely and Bro. WArtings ton gave the S. O. E. a very meritori ons nddress on the benefits accrued by their Society. The Renmiller orchestra, followed, and Bro. reed. Platt brought down the house with a recitation. Then Mane the Blackstone trio, who delighted all, and Captain Noble, an old sea tar, wound up the long pregram with one of his old sea songs, Betsy (Mil, and an enthueiastie crimp° song, "As beautiful as a butterfly." Votes of thanks: were meted out to tire pole formers and then God Seye the Queen was sung heartily by all. CAptain Ed. Campaigne left for Buf- falo on Saturday to be in readiness for the opening•of navigation which le ex - petted to be early. 110 sails as mate ' with Captain Murray McIntosh on the steamer Majestic, 'Captain McIntosh, now of Detroit, is an old Goderich boy known Captain Charles Mcintosh At brother of Mre, Captain Murray Mc. Ogle Cooper ,St Co • . 1116 father being the popular and ,tve I Oregon,. 64.016At Ay einhfiriab * * Connoloronoklir Tho W. 0. L. U. in Brooklyn are erecting., as a memorial in that city to Miss Frances Winters], a drinking fonntain at the junction of Green aye. and Fulton street. The fountain hi of getnite with the bronze figure of it child with hand extended offering cup of water. It will cost $3000. It is expected to be paid by subscriptions from the school children. Mr. Tipling, grocer, Square, was reported very low ma Monday of last w e Tehk e. Ross Goyernment has wisely set apavt 2,000,000 acres in Nipissing as it forest reservation.—A.Igoina Pioneer. Mr, Sprarling has been succeeded at the organ fActory by Mr. J. Storey They will soon have the roof finiebed at the organ factory whieh has to re. place the burnt portion. Manager Saunders was Chosen by the 0 0, F here to represent that bodyat Sherbrooke We never knew until recently that there are in Ca,nada, three different societies of Foresters and they all have branches here, Marlton umst have worked hard this winter for he is ready to place the keel of the 4th tug in a, few days and will ship thio frame of one which he has readY for Winnipegosie. We are pleAsed to know that Sea - forth acknowledges the worth of the Cattle Bros. and had Mr. John Cattle down fur two. weeks working upon a contract. They are steady and up -to. 'velaiMrther'aFciarload of horses sent • by it slier, town, is off to England McLean for the London market, At latest accounts Mr. Tipling was very weak but had improved a great deWal e learn that Mr. Treble bought the cottage on Caledonia Terrace opposite Dr. Taylor's residence. Miss Williams left on Saturday. While here the was the nest of Mr. and Mess John Millian, Picton street. Miss VVilliams deserves well the name of evangelist. She is an earnest - spmeark.er.w. estley of Prince Edward Island was the. guest receistly of Mr. and Mrs. Hinton, St,. David street, and accompanied Miss Hinton to London to visit their mutual friends in that . city. Mr. John Martin, having disposed of his driver, put cbased from Mr.Buxton, of the Colborne hotel his beautiful grey. Mr. Buxton owned three hems. Ile rides in his lovely team. arch came in like a lamb, a most frisky and jubilant lamb, this lamb of 1900 but Fehrtt ary went out like a lion. Special. evangelistic services have been in progress for nearly six weeks in Victoria street church • under the charge of the Rev. S., J. Allin. Great good has been done. Last ,week the pastor 'wits assisted by Miss Williams, well known to Goderich peoples and very' highly respected by all. Miss Williams could only remain one 'week and left on Saturday for 'Durham countrof Grey. . A. large number of ,subseribers • have been secured in town for Rev. Mr. Sheldon's issue of the Topeka Capital whiels :intended as a model of what a daily paper should be. . • Rev. Jasper Wilson was in Stratford on Tue.sdity of last week. possibly et- tending•t he church trial. - Mrs. (Dr.) Reginald Shannon and two children have gone to Toronto Id) the residents: of theRon. A. M. and MorSa.ploAesiex • . Lawson is fitting up the Todman for the opening of navigation •f.°Tr The tr.iany friends of Mr. Elswood Campaigne will be glad to learn that on going to Chicago he received a very satisfactory appointment in one of the factories cif that great city. a - The happiest party that ever left town on a short excursion trio left on the evening of Shrovetide, Feb. 27th, to attend the hockey match at Sea. forth. They were so euthusiastic about going that they engaged a train to take them, and glad they mere that their hockey club won. The Goderich hockey team is .composed of Al Play- ers s. Wiggins, Fred Shannon, William MeV th d az y an Alex. bleIvor forwards ; W. Thompson coverpoint ; George Allan point ; and Campbell goal, They all rettlreed by the 11 p. in, train, high- ly_ delighted with their little trip. When sve heard of the hockey match to be played at Seaforth on the night of Tuesday, 27th Feb., the date of the entertainment of Mem Dugit and Donogb, which had to be postponed for another reason, we just thought for them it was as well as a great num her went out of town that night. The first colonist special to the North-West left on Tuesday, March 60, and every Tuesday hereafter dur- ing March and Apra. ,13aggilge ticket- ed through. Miss Ball, 0, P. R. agent. 'We note in one of the city papers, that Rev. Joseph Edge, president, of the London Methodist Conference and formerly of Goderich,is on trial before a church court, at Stratford on a Point of church law. He was pastor of the North street church here. Posttnaster-General Mulock has ar- ranged with the authorities of Great Britain and Cape Colony that letters from Canadian troops in South Africa 041 be forwarded and delivered whether paid or 'nob; a move in the right direction. reat “The Strength of Twenty Men." When Shakespeare employed this phrase he referred, of course, to healthy able-bodied men. lf he had lived in these days be would.have known that men and, women who are not healthy may become so by taking Rood's Sar- saparilla. This medicine, by tnaking the blood rich and pure and giving good appetite and perfect digestion, I imparts vitality and strength to the system. , • • The uon-irritating cathartic—Hood's Pills. • TO CURE A COLD IN MOAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab- lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. D. W. Grove's signature is on each box Clubbing Offers. The season for renewingsubseriptions has come again And we present to our patrons the following °tubbing rates. • Weekly Mail and Empire and Naw. RECORD $1 Weekly Midland Empire, NErws-REconm • and Atlas of Canada and the World, • price 81.00• 82 00 Family Herald and Weekly Star and News - RECORD .. . , .911 75• • Montreal Witness and NawS-Rimono....$1 65 Weekly Globe and NEWS -RECORD• $1 75 Weekly Spectator and NEWS-REConn41 75 Ladies' Journal (Monthly Magazine) and • News-azooron at 25 Weekly Sun and NEws-Ricoonn 5140 Daily News and NEWS.RECORD 5580 pOook't; Cotton Root Compound Is successfully use( monthly by over 10,000 Ladies. Safe, effectual. Ladies ask your druggist for Cook's Cotton Root Com• - pound. Take no other as all Mixtures, pills and imitations are dangerous, Prim., No. 1.11, ner l• a •..No. 5, io degrees stronger, Ss per box. No. • 1 or 2, Mailed en receipt of price and two 8 -cent • am s • The Cook Company Windsor, Ont. os. 1 and 2 sold Ana recommended by all responsible Drugsletil In Canada. No 1 and No 2 sold in Clinton by Sydney Jackson, Druggist. • emoval ale • .1e.•111fOtid.aY. TYLai7eh 1.6t1.).) 4.7thl e are going to move to the Corner Store in Searle's:Block, and in order to save trouble and expense in moving we aiie offer- ing special inducements in Groceries and Crockery No old goods, all new and up-to-date. If you are needing anything in this line, it will pay you to look over this list. • 10 dozen Soup Plates, regular 90e dozen .. sale price 6c each 3 " Quart. Jugs, stone, regular 15c • .. 3 " 8 inch Soup Plates, blue,regular 90c deism. . Pie Plates, regular 10e eaoh..• " 87• 15000c eda:esh. Bakers, regular 12c each • • • 41 12e . .. • 4 lffe " Lip Bowls, for mixing, regular 35c •• 30e " 2 only Umbrella Stands, " $3 •$2 4' 3 only Comb dithes, • " 150 • 10c " White Lined Bowls, • " 10c • " 8c " • " 12c .. : " 10c " di " 150 . . 1.02ce 48 70 41 • 10°ce 8 It loc If • • 8 only Glass Retuned Mugs, regular 10c 3 " Large " 41 15, Covered Glass Preserve Dishes, footed, regular 40e Bread Plates, glass, regdlar 20c...... .. . ... . ... .. ..... ..... . .. " , 1 only Glees Table set, regular 70c 1 only Chamber Set with Slop Jar, 12 pieces, regular $0 ,, 1 It •Ill• "• ruby and gilt, re- • gular $7.50 • .o 0.00 1 10 pieces, apple blossom, regular $5.00, " 4,25 1 .. " royal blue and gilt, " 0.00, " 4.90 4 ,I 44 4i 4.75, " • 4.25 1 8. II • " 2.25, " 2.00 3 e ., ...6 il• • ...... 0 . ••• 44 2.50, " 2.20 1 only 44 -piece Tea Set, Semi Porcelain IS 5.50. " 4.76 2 " China 14 5.50, If•4.00 1 a ,I 0.00, e 5.00 1 only 07.piece Dinner Set, stippled handles and . gold lined • ., 10.00, oo 8.50 . O 11.50, " moo ,o 6.50, a 5.90 . s .. 14.00, 14 12.80 110.1410.1111. ..... ti 13.00, " 11.40 go 11.00, 44 0.25 O 13,00, II 11.50 lo , 10.50, " 860 O 13,00, II 10.25 oo 14.00, '4 12.10 le 10n, a lc each 18 35e, " 25e " 150 " 55c 4' $4.75 1 2 if • 1 it 1 1 1 1 1 Bine Soap Slaps Jardinieres 500 lbs, of Prunes, good value, at le, 5lbs. for Happy Thought Soap, regular 5e, sale 7 bara Clothes Pins, 5 dozen fot Matches . Nonsuch Stove Polish Pan Cake Moor •"'.4.-, 100 lbs. japan Tea, great value at 200 Cooper's Daisy Baking Powder If 41 41 it , 44 ft 250 25e ac ,12e, 0 lec box '15c, 10e 15e, '1 10e 15e lb. of 20e, " 16e 0 Lots of other goods can be been on our counters any day 01 sale at reduced prices. • All goods at special prices strictly cash. IVfA1C111. R, 19M We have what we Advertise 4I 4 When we advertise certain goods you can rely Upon us having them the store and when you ask for them you can depend upon getting thein at th,e prices advertised. We don't advertise for a bait. The actual goods are here, and morethan we can tell you of in an advertisement. • This week we tell you.of some spe- cial values in Wash Goods. •• • 444 U h44444444 chaifi,.• in colors of pink um....1 and blue., full. 30 • inches wale, war- ranted to give Al wear, fast col. New Gingham 30 inches 4 wide, in •• very neat cheeks and stripes.colors of blue, . Pink, red and white, warrant ed fast colors, just the thing for children's] wear, special • value at . I Silk Lawns just rseeived from New York in a line assort. rnent-of the newest shades of blue,cerisegnauve, etc., in stripes and fancy designs, for dresses and blouses, very moderately priced at per .... 0 C Looks like silk,feels like Ue - silk, and will wear better tban silk. • • ° Persian Stripesmvery new id stylish • • • wash goods with the corded stripes full 29 in- ches wide, in colors of nityy, sky; pink, mauve and white -warren, ted fast colors, per yard.. 25c ors, extra value at 150 American Percale in colors of navy, • pink,sky . and white, in stripes only, fall 30 inches wide, fast colors, 150 special at Blouse Prints. stripesonly, Elio iglishprints 32 inches wide', colors of pink, blue mauve, etc., tine soft finish, just the thing for blouses, special at per Inc Yard . • . checks and • steipere27 to ?Ville hinslins in fancy 30 inches wide, fine soft finish, for atidvircili egret's& wear,, TIVIVITIPIVIIMIVIrill'iM!! II? IttlitlIMIlt11111111fItt EXTRA ATTRACTIONS • , FOR Saturday v." Monday • e 60e Men's Under- 1.500 Boys' Astra - wear at 38c I °ham Caps for 250 Men's fleeced union and all wool . ' underwear, assorted sites., re- gular prices 60c and 60c each; to clear On ' Battu day 3.86 . and Blenday, at • . 12 Boys' Grey and Black Caps, • made of good. quality Astra- chan, regular price 50e, 0 5c to clear at, eack...... Children's Wool • 38c Men's Neck• . Caps and Hoods Scarfs for 19c for 19c • Men's neck scarfs in light and dark colors, some with silk. Children's wool caps and hoods, • stripes, regular prices 30c and • all sizes.and colors, ranging in price from 25c to 50c, choice Monday for ...... ...... 38e, choice Saturday . or ig. e Saturday or Monday f er 19, - 3.0c Flannelette for 6c s ti,ece ohlYS about 130. yards, of lannelette, light hlue, full 35 inches wide, very heavy quail- . ty, regulam value 10c, 6, to clear Saturaity at ' 20c English, • Shaker for 3.5c 1 piece only English Shaker in • brown and whits cheek, suit- • able for men's fine shirts, regu- lar 20e quality, Bathe- : 15c day or Mcindity, per yin d • Children'S Over- stockin.gs for 12%e Children's wool overstockings in• • coleys of red, white, hlue,Pink, alsoblack, regular 25e, choice Saturday or Monday Vic •t 1 .Corsets • • for 74c . • • . Ladies' Corsets, made of good • quality sateen, steel filled, long •''waist, guaranteed 40 give goed • wear, Saturday or Mon- e day per pair Children's 75c Grey Astrachan Gauntlets for 49e ' 'YOUR MONEY BACIC II' YOE WANT IT rANNAAANNAMAAWAMAAA0VOMOVVVV WE ARE MakingExtensive Preparations For a Big Spring Sale .or :4:14. .• 441. AT WM TAYLOR & SON'S Our Febructry sale thus far has been a grand 511ee085. We have Yet &limited supply ot Winter Goods which we will deer out. REGARDLESS OF COST. Every pair intuit go, and the peieee will move them. Also several 111100 01 staple goods including Ladies' Fine Oxfords, Gents' Fine 13oote, Boys' and Girls' Sclitiol Boots—all good goods, but remnants of broken lots and sizes. If you find your eke yon will gat a bargain. You cannot Judge c)f the values we inc offeeing unless you come arid see for yourself. To investigate is to invest. We know that our prices are right, therefore It'e it pleasure to show our goo(bs. AT THE ors) wm, TAYLOR & SON.] otetICE AT STORE. .t. CAM AND ONE ?MOE EGOS TAKEN IN EXCHANGE. 4;