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which Mr. Victor French, formerly of
Clinton, esteblisheda few months age,
continues to improve and reflects much
credit upon the energetic proprietor.
The make-up le excellent, the advert's-
ing patronage good 8,nd the news
columns overtlow with local news,
feet what people went in a local paper.
We are much pleased to hear that the
Times is a financial success and that
Mr. French's most sanguine anticipa,
Bons belie been realized. " May pros-
perity continue to abide with him,
Municipalities flave Their Rights.
•The town solicitor of Peterboro has
recently given it as his opinion that
telephone, telegra,ph and, electric light
companies have no right to cut trees
upon the highways pf the town with-
out the consent of the owners of the
property, and that the matter was,
under the complete control
of the municipal council. • On one oc-
casion; we understand, the omen. of
Oshawa ordered, the arrest of telephone
officials for pruning street shade trees
withont permission of council, Such
trees are the property of the municipal-
ity and although in front of a man's
premises and planted by him he has
• no right to injure or remove them
without getting permission from the
authorities. •
New Threshing Machine.
Mr. Jonathan Brown is somewhat of
an inventor arid assures us he has
as many as fifteen patents in a, Pigeon
hole at his home. Several of these
edger • improvements in threshing
machines of which he has made special
study for years. Fqr somc. time past
he has been working out a new idea.
in threehers to which a trial was given
on the farm of Mr. R. Jenkins of
• Gederich township last week. Mr,.
• Brown's device is what he calls , the
roller preeess,. requiring ' less power
and fewer belts tooperate and will
save -more grain than present ma-
chines. A separator built siceorcling
to his plans willitake up only half the
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room of those now in use. The inven-
tor is quite sanguine that his machine
will fill a long felt want
Clinton a shipping Centre.
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Morrish My "bitter.
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We have them froin five &liars Per
suit up to eleven. Our five dollar
line is the best value We have ever
had in -stock. It is inede from a dark
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1one of those tough wearing things
that always give good satisfaction. \
The other lines a,re equally good value.
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About •
People
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vertirsing matter " About
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People We Knew" will. 'he
found on eetee' 1 a this
issue.
• Notwithstanding the hot weather
large shipments of live stock, continue
to be made from Clinton. On Monday
Mr. C. H. Reid sent off three carloads.
• of as fine cattle as anyone would want
to see, a. lig of from whom bought,
weight, etcbeing here given :
W. Rathviell, Stanley: 2 2870
J. T. Keys •" 1 1160
NPeek
Otterbein
E. Gingrish
E. Boyce
John McQueen
Jas.McQueen
W. Miller
J. Scott
:T. McMillan " 6 . 8484
E. Grant Tuckersmith 20 29740
C. Avery 0 " 8 11595
• 3 Hunter •0 0 6 8300
H. Baker Goderieli township 1 • 1275
Ford & McNeil C/linton 1 1225
Yesterday Mr. S. H. Smithshipped
ninety-two head of ex/sorters which he
had grassing on Mr., W. Weir's farm
%here they had a run of 210 acres.
They were a prime lot, weighing big.
lir. Smite still has about twenty fiee
• head at Mr. Weir's.
2. 2110
1 900
2 2300
• 010 1050
3 8350'
2 2645
3 -3160
2 2000
Little Locals..
Mr. Lock Oree has rented Mrs, liele's
house on May street from the agent
Mr. D. 3, Kennedy. •
The china department in W. Coop
er & Co's store is an attractive addi-
tion to that well known establish-
ment.
We understand an excursion under,
the auspices of the Maeonic Order will
oe run toli the ra n.A.MeriCILUI about
•August 26th: •
Rev. Mr. Dunlop has rented, the Gill
house on Spencer street which he will
have thoroughly overhauled. He ex- Tuesday evening.
On
pects his family to arrive in a few Tuesday evening another inter-
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Forty-one Years in the Ministry.
RI4latt.1
Mr. said Mrs. Dunbar returned to•
their b.ome in Dallas, Texas, after hav.
hrgapent a few days visiting friends in
toyrni
Mre, Lucas of Toronto Is visiting her
sister, Mrs, Geo, Powell.
"Miss Flora Watson is visiting friends
in Olinten for a few days.
On Friday eyeeing the lawn social,
held in Trinity 'church grounds, under
the auspices of the Y. P. Society, was
all that Could be desired, being well
patronized.The Myth breea band, under
the leadership of S.GidleY,Played sevee-
al fine selections during the evening.
The Proceeds amozaib
ted. vasit; $108,,tch
On Friday even
WAS played inthe park ween Brink,
STANLEY TOWNS114)*
The wheat harvest is finished. in tbis
vicinity and the oate are being Out.
Kr. Harry Either M. P. Pi, called at
Mr. R. Keys' last week,
false Lucinda Clark, who has been
staying near Ingersoll, has returned
home. •
Ur. and /Ire. Campbell of illeKillop
were the guests of the forrner'e sister,
Mrs. John McKinley, on Sunday lest.
Mrs. Eckinier was the geest of MrS.
Nelson Keys last week,
• On Wednesday last Mrs. Sharp and
her father, Rev, A.Y. Hartley. visited
friends in Clinton,
• Mr. Jas. McKinley of EgmondVille 18
Spending part Of his holidays with
friends in this vicinity,
sels and Blyth teams. The game when Misses Minnie and Sella Andrews
finished stood Bruesels 1 goal to ' Myth of Varna were visiting at Mr. Neilson
0. • Kers last wee'k.
• On Monday morning Messrs, Nathan
Peck and j. T, Keys delivered their
cattle at Varna which were purchased
by Mr. Chas. EL Reid. •
Mr. 'George Dawson has employed
Ore Tuesday Brown Bros. of Morris
left this station with a fine carload of
horses for Manitoba.
OA Tuesday Toll Bros. of East Wa,
• wanosh left here with another fine car-
load of horses for Manitoba.
The regular meeting of the members
of the C. 0, F. was held in their hall on
Mr, Frank Keys to fix his barn and he
is working at it at present.
Mr. and Mrs. J, T, Keys !spent Mon-
day evening at Mr, 13. Cole's of Gaoler -
township, •
Mr, W'rn.,Clarli has purchased areiw
'Dominion piano from Messrs. Scott .of
Sectforth.
We are sorry to say Miss Emily
Oktrk, who is on the sick list, keeps
very poorly,
• Mr.W.Ganets who has been engaged
with •Mr. W. S. Stinson for,the past
three years', has•sent in his resignation
and intends going West in•August,
Mr. Dave Dewar was in Clinton on
Saturday, •• • .
. Mr., Chas. Donaldson has 'returned
from the Bruce Mines. • '
lArsi. T. L, Dolan of Iona,- Michigan,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
• Jas. Johnston of 13ayfield, has return-
ed home
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Mr. Ben, Spencer has secured a job
in the Brucelield saw -mill, •
' Mr, W 3 Stinson intends shipping
a carload of his. cattle on 'Wednesday
to Toronto. •
Mr. R. McLean of Goderich was
through here last week and picked up
a fele horses for South Africa.
'Mr. W. Johnstone of Goderich town-
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ship and Mr. C. Parker took in the
sights at St. Joseph on Sunday.
Messrs. T. Snowdon and S. Cleave
delivered horses to Oliver: Johnson of
Clinton on Theis day.
Mrs. William Wheatley and family,
of . Clinton are at present visiting
relatiyes in this vicinity.
• Miss M. Gillespie of Seaforth, who
for the past few weeks has been Visit-
ing in these parts, has returned to her
home.
The Misses Eva and Ida Reid were
the guests of Miss 0: Johnstone on
Sunday last. '
Mrs. Laird of Clinton. is visiting at
the homestead on the Brownson Line
at present. • .
• Miss Sarah E. Reid ofLopdonb is
holidaying at her home.
• Quite a number from these parts at-
tended the Bayfield Presbyterian
church pienic in Mr.Jowett's groye on
Wednesday last • s'
Master George Maccionald,son of Mr.
Charles Macdonald of Toronto, is visit-
ing at his grandfather's near Bayfield
at present .
O Mr. S. Moore is busily engaged put-
ting 10 a demerit floor in Mr. Geo. Mac-
donald's cellar.
Councillor Stinson was in Clinton on
Monday 'apt on business.
• Mr.james Keyes contemplates taking
a trip to the Northwest. RS has not
yet witnessed a harvesting op the scale
on which it is undertaken on the
prairies but is anxious to do so. Be
• has also mciay old friends -scattered
throughont that country and purposes
visiting them,his trip being thus a com-
• bination of business and pleasure.
Mr. Henry Makin, whose farm is
adjacent to Varna, purposes disposing
of hie place and retiring . from active
worlc. He has been a resident of
St anley for about fifteen years, six
years of which he lived on the Farr
Line, subsequently upon the Goshen.
esting game of football was played in
The following lawn bowlers were in park between Luctnow and Blyth
London Tuesday and yesterday taking teatns. Blyth 3 to Lucknow 0, :
part in a big tournament : J. 'Taylor,
3, B. Hoover, W. E. Brydone, W.
Jackspn • , •
111.r. G. J. Stewart has a geld Pen
Which, until he bought a fountain pen
recently, he used continually for
thirty years. The pen is still lin good
c°111.daistti°ern
M . Aubrey .Brewer; who ia
camping With the .farnily at Bayfield,
has bed an attack of inflammation of
the lungs, not a serious one, we. are
pleased to hear, '
Mr A Chrystal of -London Who is
making repairs at the Ransford salt
blocks at Stapleton and Goderich, is
having his . plates boreds etc., at the
Clinton foundry,
A, number of accounts for subserips
tion Were sent .out from this pffice
recently hut as yet the remittances
have not been as large as might reas-
onablY . have been expected. Even
leniency can be imposed upon. „
.At the meeting of the Masonic
• Grand Lodge held in Hamilton last
week, Mr. Gee. T. Mackey of Hensel'
was elected District .Deputy Grand
Master for District No 4, South
Huron, and Mr.. Henry. Clark of
Walkerton for No, 5, North B.uron.
About sixty of the Rattenbury street
Leaguers drove to Bayfield on Satur-
day and spent the afternoon in rowing,
sailing, bathing, swinging • and les%
.but not least, at least with picnickers,
in eating. The weether was perfect
and the •outing So enjoyable that it
• will long be remembered by. the
Leaguers.
Harold - H., the property of Mr. John
Swartz of Wieghe.m, continues to win
at the big race meets. At Detroit on
Friday he Captured the six hundred
dollar purse in the 2.1.0' pace, making
the second heat in 2.08. Mr, Swartz
being one of our Old Boys, Clinton
sports take a 'keen interest in Harold
H. and hone he May continue to win.
The School Population Decreasing.
The inspector for East Ifuron says
there has been a big deerease in at-
tendance at the schoolsduring the
eleven or so years since he took
office. He considers there has been
a failing off of nearly twenty per cent
whichwill suggest the gnery "Why
is this thusly ?" though in all old
counties there is no doubt a similar de
rease,
WEST TUCKERS111111.•
• Mr. J. Nott and his sister of Algoma
left for hie home onSathrday last after
a pleasant month anent with friends
here.. They were accompanied by Mrs.
Win. Townsend Sr. who will Spend the
sutilmer with her son Isaac. •
During the windstorm of a week ago
•Mr. H. Oritch's silo Was blown over.,
This being the second„ time this silo
was bloWn over Kr, Orich now contem-
plates erecting a cementone. ' •
• Mr. Geo. WattCraised his barn
Monday last.
McConnell and. Cameron started
threshing on Tuesday. They IsaVe pur-
'chased a Waterloo 'traction an d have
now a good ' outfit ' which
Will insure theni a good season. .
Mr . George Staribury ehipped forty
head Of prime cattle the past week. .
Mrs. Crane of Holly,. Mich ,is visiting
friends here. '
Mr. and Mrs. N. P. °rich are 'horde
on a fortnighessojurn here.
Mr. Frank Gamess and. Mr. Walter
Layton were Sunday visiters in, Godets
Mies Etta. Routcliffe of "Osborne' is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. O. Crich.,
•REV. JOSIAS= GREENE.
O The subject of this sketch is now a
resident of Clinton, having accepted of
superannuation for a year after forty-
one years continuous service in the
Methodist ministry: He was born
neat what is now the city of Hamilton
in 1833 and spent his youth on a fp.rm
in the township of Seneca. In 1859 he
entered Victoria College and the fol-
lowing year took up the itinerant
Work of the Methodist church, being
appointed to the Moulinette Circuit in
O the Brockville Dietrict, The next
twelve months he labored upon the
• Matilde. Circuit while the fourth year
was spent at Victoria College. in
1804 Mr, Greene was ordained in Elm
street church, Toronto, by the late
Rev, W. L. Thornton, at that time
President of the Conference, 151s first
appointment was to Keppel Mission in
the Owen Sound District and for
twenty four years he labored in that
District and the adjoining one known
as Walkerton, his Charges being
Keppel, Viesherton, Chatsworth,
Ittvermay, lIenover, Paisley, Ohesley
and Port Elgin. Since then he has
been ttatiOnea at Lucknow, Grantor*,
Gerrie, rullarton and Holmesville.
Mr. Greene's record during his forty.
one years of faithful. and devote& ser-
vice in the ministry is a remarkable
one. He filled every charge eteept
one for the full ministerial term and
he never lost a Vveek through Illness
until last spring. There was meareely
Sunday that he was not in his pulpit.
kr. Greene has worn well, his motives
have never been impugnedand, where
best known he is naosb respected. lb Is
O the hope of his numerous friends fleet
he may thoroughly enjoy the red he
luto tio weU eion44,
Fiction Predominates.
Notwithstanding the hot weather
the free library continues tn be well
patronised though there has been a
small falling eff ainee the long nights
period. The librarian says fiction con -
Unties tobe greatly sought after and
She more ponderous volumes ignored.
107 new books have been added within
the past few days and there are now
over 4000 volumes on the shelyea,
Since the library was opened in Febru-
ary of last year 561 members hay
joined.
Wil Sow Lits0 Wheat.
• A ' Colborne farmer saki to Tms
NEWS•REOOnD the other day that
• the Hessian fiy had played the very
mischief in his neighborhood andarom
what he could, learn, throughout the
township as'well. The wheat crop will`
be short and as the result there will
be much less of this grain sown next.
fall. The C. F, added that the grain
appeared much better along the
Huron Road and he could not ask for
finer looking fields than those of Mr,
D. A. Forrester and some °this neigh -
hors,
Oddfellows' Installatiote
• The More for the currenb term of
Clinton Lodge No. 88, I. 0. 0,
who were installed on Tuesday night,
ire as here given, After the lodge
hod Owed II due form, the Noble
Grand, Mr. F. 0. A.lcock, invited the
members to partake of his hospitality
down at the restaurant, The
caretaker of No, 83 is Mr. Wm,
Meleeown Who is a veteran in year5
of serviee and both regular and effi-
ciente
Noble Grand, V, 0. Alm&
Vice Grand, A.. McGrarva,
Peet Grand, 3', 0. Stevenson.
Ilec.-8ecretary, V', T. Season
Vin,-Sectetery, 3, Wiseman
Treasuter, 11. B, Chant
Chaplain, Taylor
Conduetor, 13, Kett
• Warden, W. iltegeOWn
It. 8, N. G., F. Ball
• L. S. N. G., A. J. Grigg
It, S. V, Ge M. I. DeWsee
L. S. V. G., S. SeyMour
R. 8.8., IL Gould
O L. S. 'McRae
1. Guard, A. ()MAIM'
0. Oiler& WI go
BRUCEFIELD,
• Mr. Alex. McLeod, B. A. of Knox
College, Toronto, was last week the
guest of Mr: 13. R. Higgins.
Mr. Peter Campbell of Chicago Den-
tal College Is holidaying at his home in
Stanley.
Mr. jas,. Neelins, who went to the
• old country a few months ago, is back
again and is at present visiting at Mr.
3as, Aikenhead's. ,
Miss Howe of Clinton is the guest of
Mrs, Wilson this week.
Mr. John Sniderotook in the races at
Goderich last week.
Mr. Wm. Baskerville of Clinton Was
in our town on Monday last.
Mr. Will. Baird is visiting friends
in Kincardine and other northern
points this week. •'
• Miss Maggie Jamieson is this week
visiting friends in London.
• Mise Lizzie Calder of Brussels was
the guest of the Misses Chrysler one
day last week.
• The Y. P.S.O.E.are having their pic-
nic today to Bayfield. •
• Miss Ross of Wingham is visiting
her cousin, Miss Mary Murdock,
The garden party in conection with
the Methodist chureli here, held last
Thursday evening, was a decided suc-
ces in spite of the busy time of the
year. The church cleared $513 that
• evening.
110LMESVILLE.
. KIPPON.
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Mies Annie Butts,:fdaughter of Mr\
Elam Butts of the Maesey-Harris Co.,
Toronto, is visiting her very many re1.
atives here, We are informed that
Miss Butts has a lucrative poeition in
Toronto and is now on her vacation.
The success of Friend Elam and his
family will be heard of with pleasure
by their nuMereue friende io this sec-
tion,
Mr, B. Grassick, Wife and (laughter
Jean left on Tuesday for MoofiejaVf,
Assa., to visit friends and, inspect their
land: li seems that some years ago
Mr, GIN:Lash:sic bought a half section and
has since let it on shares so that 15 15
now in an improved state..
Nfisa Isabella. Forrest and sister have
left for Garden River where they Will
epend the slimmer vacation. They
sail from Sarnia, via the Beatty Line,
Miss pusie Oudnsore has gone 'on, a
plait to London frieeds. . ?
Mr, Wm. Cudniore, the .Hisy King,
has been heard from by cable,he arriy-
ing safely in Liverpool. He is making
arrangmente for the shipment of new
hay by the most expeditious route, '
O Flax ilultistrY is in full blast in this
neighborhood. There are over 300 acres
which represents some $1509, ter pul-
ling alone giving employnient to young,
and old at renumerative wages..
The Grand. Tru • ha,ve in their ens
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ploy as section f men at Hensall a
Protestant Priest, 'Seine people may
think he recanted or . changed his
Christian belief but not so ; from birth
to the present time he has neither
changed his • religions belief or name
This is a..' fad, Some people will say
of an eloquent Priest he was a natural.
born one ancl so is he.
Kippen ' and, vicinity, in fact the
whole of this northern peninsula, has
been favored with fine fieriest weather
which* has been taken advantage of.
The hay, wheet,' and barley has been
cut and.is new pretty well under cover
and. we have speculation as to the te-
suit. 15 is generally conceded in these
parts that there is less than a fair av.•
erage.:' Wheat will not run more than
twenty bushels to the acre end hay.
about a ton and a half. Barley which
id now hut little grown ' in this section
since the Yankeesimposed a prit.L:bi;
tory duty for the..piptection of their
Own farmers. Previous to this Huron
had the reputation of growing aiharley
that was so bright end good that it was
• much sought after. Regret. is expres-
sed by IL S. brewers that they ..are net
now enabled. With the American barley
.whicla is of a dark color to produce • an
article as.satisfactory as when ' Canad-
ian barley was grown and used With
this knowledge and desire and such
.great influence' could not the sumlY
ways ofithe aggregation of diplomats
at Ottawa prevail onithe White louse,
with whore they profess to have Such
an influence, to let us in again at the
Old figure and allow American brewers
to. furnish their patrons with . the
proverbial lager, pure and sparkling as
of yore. How would it 'do to stand
our American cousins off on the ques-
tipn.of inshore fishipg instead of giv-
ing all and receiving nothing. How
Would it do to adopt conciliation of
this kind. and show them that there
still some one on guard to /meted
•Canadian interests and that all was
not Meant that was ',Said when those
free traders were. tickling their ears
with all they were to receive if assisted
into porver. i Why not resurrect the
barley question in the. intereits of our
O farmers and try at ieast.whit can be
clone.
Misses Esteth. and Gertrude Holmes
of Detroit are the guests of their
grandmother, Mrs. Holmes
Mr. and Mra. Frank Swallow of Tor-
onto are 'visiting her mother, Mrs.
Phipps, '
Mrs. Sperling of Portagela Prairie is
renewing acquaintances here this
week,
and Mrs. Geo, Stewtont of G
• Mode-
rich visited friends here one day last
week.
Mciames Wallace and Farrington
of Woodstock visited Mrs, Holmes.
The members of St John's church
beide, reception at = Mr. W. Mulhol•
land's on Tuesday evening of last week
for their new pastor, Rev, Wright, A.
pleasant time was spent, Mr. W'righb
has taken up his abode in this
and we ene and all extend him a co
ial welcotae.
Mr. W. „McRoberts of Mitchell is
spending the vacation here.
Mr. E. G. Courtice,and Miss Sybil of
Clinton visited the former's. parents,
• Mr, D. M. Scote visieel friends in
Tavistock oe Sunday.
Mese Cole of Michigan hag been Visit-
ing Miss McCartney,
O Mrs. Nixon of Toronto and Mem
• Worthington of Clinton vieltedfriende
here on Tuesday.
The many friends �f Mrs. Samuel
Holmes of Clinton, .formerly of this
villege,were sorry to hear of her death.
She WAS a highly esteemed:lady end
ft great worker in the St John's
chirreh. The funeral passed through
here on ife way to the Goderielt emu°.
taty,
Mies IloWeort of Clinton: Wooed,
O the E. re on Monday night on the
Deaconess Work in Toronto,
ge
PAYFIRIL*D.
'fenny, Prlocipal of one of the
Peterboro Publia schools, and his
wife ere I/Wang the latter's angle, Mr.
jas..Donaldeon.
Mado Wirlecion has gone to visit
friends in London.
Mr. and Um. Porter of London, awl
daughter spent the pasta week very
pleasantIV at Mrs. John Whideon'e.
Rey. lames Ahrey p4 Mankton
occupied St, Andrew's church pulpit
very acceptably last Sueday evening,
Mr, A. O. Ciresevrlglet.. formerly et
Seeforth,..but at, present a teacher in
• Walkerton, is rusticating in camp et
the White Oity. - • -
miss Ada. Rouatt, a graduate of the
140114013. COXISerVatOry of Music, is
making good progress with her classes
°
O
Miss A. it Whicicion ,Ieft last week
for a Month's "visit with, filen& at
Toronto a,n4 Ottawa. •
• Social'hops in the Pavilion are now
of frequent occurrenee and takeu part
in by many of thesurnmer resorters,
both old and yoeng.
Miss Bella Atcheson of near Seaforth
epees a, few days' of last week visiting
Mrs. Holman,
• St.Andrew7s • church, Sabbath school
held their annual picnic jowett's
grove last ; Wednesday; The day was
•fine and there was a good turn out
and an enjoyable day was spent.
Several races' atnongst the youngsters,
were highly enjoyed and vigcnously
• contested,
Miss S. CellidY is visiting Mende in
Goderich and Mies May Thompson of
Goderich is . visiting her aunt Mrs.
Cowie here. .
Mrs. (Rev.) Alward of Parkhill and
children • are Staying. at •Mrs. John
TipOett's, Two years ago Mr. Alward
spent the summer here and had a very
severe attack of illness which prolong
ed their stay, We hope this season will,
end more pleasantly for .them aU
The • townis fast filling up with
summer tourists who up to date have
proved valuable acquisitions. to our
town;. Their presence is yery notice-
able On Sundays as they fill our
churches pretty well od this we take
as a good sign :We are pleased that
we have three ministers well able to
attend to their wants in , spiritual .
things, These are, taking thein in the
order in which they have been with us:
Rev. E. C.: Jennings of Trinity church
whose genial disposition and earnest
expositions.of the truth -won for him a.
high place 10 .the estiniation of his
people as Well as those of the' village
generally. Second we have 'Bei.; 3.. G.
Yellen& of the. Methodist .church who
is now entered on his second. year of
what promises to be a very successful
ipastorate,and third in the trio we have •
the latest addition,Rev- John Mallen •
She newly inducted minister of St.
Andrew's Presbyterian church, whose .s
fearless denunciation ef wrong 'doing
and lucid expositions . of divine truth
have won for him greaepopular favor,
as evidenced by the exceedingly large
• congregations which fillthe' church to
overflowing.every Sabbath. These
three faithful ministers,no doubthave
their critics, faultfinders and even
enemies,for • indeed it would be a rare
thing if there were not sympathisers ,
or even lineal descendants in nayfield,
of these who stoned Stephen,beheaded
John the Baptist or crucified our
Saviour. .0
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Among the large number of visitors
in toren: the following names haye been:
gathered. But this is only a, small per-
centage of the nuraberchicluding the
cottagers and campers, among whom
a large population of the neighboring
Hub known as Clinton, are to he
found:
At the Queens—F. H. Heath, wife
and two 'children, London; Mra.
Duffield, Wiroghain ; the Misses Pope,
London ;Miss MarjorY Dawson, Lon-
don ; Mrs. A. E. Austin, Miss Austin,
Miss Helena Austin, Miss Ada Gower,
Detroit; Miss L. K. Duffue, Thames.
vine ; Miss Amelia. McLean, Goderich;
Miss Gertrude Collins, Vancouver, B.
0.; Jas. Scott and. daughter,Seaforth ; •
Miss Sean McLaren, Goderieh ; Henry
England, Guelph; Prank McLean,
Stratford; A. I. Meek; London,
• At the River Hotel—IL IL rimming,
Brussels; W. B. Miliken, 0 Toronto;
H. Beattie. Seaforth'; .Rev. Seines
Abray, Monkton ; R, .3. McLaughlin,
Brume% ;Leo.. Stephen% London; P
Is Walters, Goderich ; Mrs. X. Roberts
and two chirciren, W. 'Pickard, wife
and three daughters, Seaforth; John
Leslie and wife, Bressels ; W, H.
Baker, Egrnondville, J. W. Reid,
London.
• The following are staying at Mree
Geo, Erwin's—Mrs, Cardiff and Mrs*
Ho.yerofto both of Brussels; Mrs.
Bushnell of Bloomfield, Penn. The
latter is an American lady who has for
years paid DayfleId a visit in the sum-
mer season and is always an. enthus.
lastio admirer of our ideal summer
resort. This Is valuable testimony
as
,,Mrs. Bushnell is it lady who has trav..
elled ektensively,
Trig 'Wren% MTV.
• 'Once More the White Oity has made
its appeatetece near Ilaylleid. The
cottages are nearly all filled arid many
flags may be seen flying from the tent
poles. Mr. Jowett is making great 11.
efforts to accomodate his campers
whieh are, highly :appreciated by thee
latter, •
A party of your* people from
Goderich spent a pleasant evening ab
the pavillion on Tuesday.
The boys of Clinton eottage, known
O as "Peaceful Valley" are ehigh°
as many of the pleniekers take pity
on them and frequently leave them a
good cake or a crushed pie.
On Wednesday Mr, Will. Cantelon,
of Clinton ourrounded by twelve
beautiful gide spent the afternoon at
the lake.
• Among the present occupants of the
White City are t Mr G 1/.. MeTaggart
and family*
VARNA.
George Andrews of Olandeboy spent
Sunday a hone% He wheeled up on
Saturday night .
Misses Ida Ellicott and Lucinda
(31ark of London arrived home on
Thursday of last week. The former
will spend a couple of months visiting
friends before going back,
Miss Mabel. Robinson of Auburn is
visiting her aunt, Mrs, WM. Purdy.
• Mr. Boyce of Mitchell spent Sunday
at the parsonage,
Mr. EL &Fair is yisiting at rondes•
how this week,
Mr. Thomas Johnston of the Nile, a
former teacher in S. El, No. 0, Varna,
visited at Mr. 3. 1°bn/sties's on Sunday'
last He has changed his occupation
andie now horning,
The English church will hold their
annual garden party 1.Mrs. Sr/Cord's
orchard on July 31s5. A big time , is
expected.
Mr. Keys and wife of 'Osborne visited
*this father's home on Saturday,
• County Councillor Torrance and
wile of Egmondville visited at Mr.
John Sparrow's on Friday latst,
Oliver Keys is visiting at his brother
Fred's in Itsborne this Week. •
The °Oaths street Sunday school
will Serge in the grove of Mr, it,
Jenkins of the 1.055 cone Goderieh
townehip. on Tuesday' next.
Clinton's lacrosse team will play the
final matoh for the ohampionship with
the Mitthell team at Seaforth on Wed.
nesday nab. It Will he a lively, well
contested gauke and wen worth going
to 1140.
HILLSORBEN.
We are informed that an error has
been Made in referring to the presentas
tion to Mrs. (Ftev)Atchesou at Kippen.
The purse was given by the Hillsgreen
congregation,not tri.Kippen.
The farmers in this vicinity are
busily cutting oats...„
Mr. 'William jarrott has again: corn-
ineficed threshing.s:
Mr. Webster Turner and Miss McGee
spent Sunday in Tuckersmith.
Miss Annie Tipped is visiting friends
in this vicinity.
The young peoples' picnic to the
Grand Bend was a decided success.
Berry picking is the order of the day.
Miss Minnie Kitty is the guest of Miss
Maud Farquhar,
• The Misses M. and IL Coleman. spent
Sunday with friends here..
Mr. Ralph Workman wheeled to
Dayfield Sunday. Special attraction.
BAYFIELD.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor, their
little son and daughter, and Rev. 3,
W. Hodgins and two son's, Cecil and
Reginald, were guetLis at the rectory
on the Oth, Me. Taylor was on his
way to Seaforth and Rey. !lodging
was out for A bass fishing of which he
is very fond.
Mr. Thos. Stinson is jimmying his
store by the addition of a new veran.
dah.
• Mr. jas. Stevens had the !separator
at work 10 his bent yesterday, the first
on the Base Line this season. The
yield was fair.
• When we see the boys on the street
and public places we often wonder if
they know that beakless men are
watching them, In every bank, store
and office there will soon be a Platt,
for some boy to fill, Those who haVe
the management of ttfe affairs of the
O business house will Wed a boy in
whom they have confidence. When
they select a boy they will fl select
hire for hie ability to swear, tr Mang
• smoke cigarettes or tap a beer keg.
These men have a few of these habit's
themselves, but they are lookiug fox.
men who ate as near paletten irt
every sense of the Word as they
can find, and they ars Able to WO the
charader of eye* boy in town.