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25th Year
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
No• 1_25 Boys two piece. Suits made
from Canadian' Tweeds in a
6 dozen nice patterns. Sizes 23 to 28.
o Our regular selling price is . $3 to $4,
for Saturday only the price
will be • •••:.• 400.50
of
No. 2_10 only boys, 3 piece Suits,,
'made from good Canadian
Tweeds a so a. few Navy Serges.:..There
are all this year's ,patterns: arid, have
never been sold anywhere
under $4.50, Saturday only l
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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBHR 15TJi, 1904.
•;::-iv WESTERN HORSES.
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Mr. Victor Elliott, who has been
in the stale of Washington since
January, is expected home today or
tomorrow with a carloadg of ranch
horses. We understand jhcy Are tin
best lot the Messrs. Elliott! have yet
brought from the West:
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER.
The pretty residence on the Huron
Road, owned by Mr. John Tedford
of Minnedosa, Man., and occupied b)
Mrs. (Dr,) Hamilton, has been bou-
ght ;by Mr, D. L. McIntyre who gets
possession the first; of next month.
The purchase
price was'�13
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Mrs. Hamilton intends moving to
Toronto to reside,
A CALL TO REV, DUNLOP.
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Rev. J. 0, Dunlop•has received and
•accopted a call • to the Baptist • chur-
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ch •at Springfield and will enter upon
• his pastorate there ' on they 25th
inst. The people of Springfield will
find Mr. Dunlop to be a 'sterling Chr-
istian gentleman, zealous in promot-
ing the cause of Him whom he ser-
ves. Next Sunday he will preach in
the Clinton and Base Lino churches.
THEY'VE HEARD THE SQUEAL.
Irl speaking of the six per cent..
call madeupon subscribers to the
• stock of the , Huron Cold Storage
Company,a Goderich' township ' far-
mer the other. ay said
"This call reminds me of the Que-
becker wh'o on . being asked if he had
ever seen a train, replied ,treat he had
nit but that • he had heard the wh;stle
Here i
H q , n Huron we have not seen the
Cold Storage ;building,.' but we have
heard the squeal."
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When Ordering Your
Fall Suit Come To Us.
You will need.a: new suit for fall
and nowhere can you get better satis-
faction than here...
This is no mere statement. It
is a fact, and we invite you to give us
a call and see for yourself. You will be
surprised when you see the ready-to-
wear suits we are putting on sale at
just half price. .
100, of these l'4en.'s and Boys!,
Suits are now on sale and, will con-
ti nue until all are gone,
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You can't do better any place
in the county, so come along and pick
up the snaps in Clothing. It will
mean dollars in your pocket. Mosley
saved is money earned.
T. Jackson, Sr., Clinton.
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With the finest and best lines of Boots
.a.nd$hoes made in. the Dominion.
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waterproof, for fall.
All warranted, Pull line of Impress for ladies.
Also the best heavy $ta Ie lines obtainable•
R. J. CLUES, - - Clinton.
local corps of the• Salvation ` Arm).
are certainly :energetic in •.promoting
tliefr•
Harvest Festival. They are
busy . coIlecting ..fruit, vegetables,
.•. grain, groceries' arta . every other
• useful article which they' will sell
• for the •' benefit , of the Army , work i:
their • barracks on September 26Th.
Theeamfunt Which ;:the i'local corps
anis' to raise is $65, a large sum
considering . its : strength, The . cele=
bration'according •to :prdgram• prom-`'
ises to be a successful affair.. The
News -Record wishes : the Saivationis-
ts; success.
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LOCAL •MARKET..
Wheat .$1 to $1.01,'
Oats '30c.
Barley 40c,
Live Hogs' $5.
Ilay $6 to $7.
Tub Flutter 12/e t0 ,13e.
Crock. Butter 1.3c to 11c.
Eggs :15e to 16e.
Peaches 65c to $1.15.
Pears 25e,
Plums 50c to 60c_
Tomatoes 400 to :•50e.
In the London market reports Old.
Hens and Spring Chickens are :quot-
ed. In .some parts of this province':
this distinction is not made, .: OId'
Hens apparently not being• offered for
sale.
STItATHCQNAS' FIRST. DEFEAT..
The Strathcona'lacrosse teeth, whi-
ch won't district t
he dis tic 'thou a de-
feat, and turned down' Stratford in'
the semi-finals by ten goals to one,
met /its firstreverse on Tuesday o
the toe 1% grounds. The opposini
team was lthe Rocks of Elora, who
scored' si goals to two by the
Strathcon , Thee Rocks had' the
greater experience aid were in better
shape for a hard game. • They are
good exponents or lacrosse arid, will
very likely again win the champion-
ship.
The contest was a Glean one, was
won on its merits and the victors
were ,given a good reception by ;our
citizens present. It is characteris-
tic of the people of Clinton that
they treat visiting teams -if they de-
eervo it -kindly,
A SEPTEMBER WEDDING.
A quiet but very pretty wedding
took place at the residence of Mrs.
T. M, Carling on Thursday evening
last when her eldest daughter, Mais-
ie, was united in marriage to Mr. J.
L. Barber 'of Winslow, Arizona, The
bride, who was unattended, was
given away by her mother, her sister,
Miss Susie Carling, acting as ring
bearer. The ceremony was perform-
ed by Rev. Dr. Stewart and the
wedding starch played by Miss Mabelle
Twitchell. The bride's wedding dress
was .of campaign colored voile with
old rose trimmings, and her. travell-
ing suit of blue broadcloth with hat
to match. Many beautiful presents
were received by the bride, that of
the groom being a gold watch and
chain, On Saturday Mr. and Mrs.
Barber left for 'Winslow, Arizona,
where they will make their home.
Ln route they; will visit Detroit,
Chicago and other points. They have
the good wishes of many ,friends, in-
cluding The News -Record, 'for a.,pros-
perous and happy future,
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NEXT WEDNESDAY'S WEDDING. ' GASOLINE' WILL EXPLODE,
On Wednesday of next week the
home 'of Mr. A. 1I. Goodwin, Ratten-
bury street, will be the seen° . of e
happy event when his', eldest daugh-
ter, Maude, will bc united in mar
riage to Mr. W. Glenn Campbell,
organist and choir !Master of Willis
church, i
THE TEMPERANCE RALLY.
The %temperance meeting which was
to have been held in the town
hall
this evening has beeii postponed until
tomorrow evening. It is in the in-
terests of Local Option, but oppon-
entswbe c
of that Act will accorded a
hearing. There will be a musical
program as well. •
FIGURING. PROMINENTLY,
The' doings of a fcjrmer 'citizen of
Clinton, .who figured! 'prominently in
the Soo election as /'Mr. Ferguson,"
aro being brought to light in the
election trial now in progress. Th
reports. of the trial which appear in
the daily •papers are an interesting
revelation of the methods by which
the Machine has won victories . fo
Mr, G. W, Ross.
A NEW DRESS,
The News -Record appears this
week in a new "dress," which gives
it a. still more attractive appearance.
Our. patrons, 'we feel sure, will ap-
preciate the change. The People's
Paper never had just :so many read-
ers as at the present time and the
number is constantly ion :the increase.
Will you not, deal' reader, recomm-
end it to, those of your friends who
are not already, subscribers ? :'
OLD FhIENDS .PASS1NG AWAY.
1VIr. Wglliani Fluker, in speaking of
the death of Mr. Thos, Lawlor of
near' Auburn, saidt. to. The News-
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ecord' yesterday
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s only three .'years since .. wi;
caine from that village, but inany
charges have since taken place: Yes-
:terday ' my. wife:and I.cot..ted the
names of twenty-five ofour old fri-
ends of'
Auburn and vicinity who
have 'croSsed ever Jordan since we
Tt1E, LAST CATCH OF TROUT.
Whit th' .. D n ann'o a �ti' '
C in e, D „ �< o SCG On ph
Saturday .Mr.. E. J. ,Oantelon . visited
a trout, "hole" .upon'..which tie had his
eye for stnie time.and .landed a dol-
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,en spe .tiled beauties: from nine to
thirteen inches in: 17 ngth. The • lar
gest. weighed a. pound: The.. • flee
. mess made., the mouths of . all •who
;saw. 'it'' water. E. J. as usual` re -
:membered his friends, especially those
who are .'sick.
The.. trout season•:endel yesterday
and the , open season ' for ' partridge,'
'woodcock and -hare it• new on. Quail.
are protected until Noyeiiiber ;of ,next`
ARMATURE 13URNE:D•: OUT.'
The armatureon Ache .. alternator
at the electric: light works was burn
ed out last Thursday and: had to be
sent to, the works at Teterboro t'u
be rewound. This left the works'.
with only the are .dynamo and all
citizens ;on.: the.. incandescent- circuit
have sine°, been without light, ' On
Saturday the manager: and his as-
sistant very ;obligingly,, pet.arc 'lights
in as many places of business as they.
had lamps:for'; an act •which " was
much appreciated by'those so-; favo
ed. On Sunday evening the 'churches
were dfrnly lighted with coal o'I
lamps.
lr.win's grocery ane flarland's hard-
wareshone! 'as "usual both those
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places i being .lighted by acetylene'
gas.:
DIED A1'TEit. AN OPERATION,
Leonard, the seventeen -year-old so;
of 'Mr. Josiah Irwin, died in: Hamif-
ton on Thursday last from the effects
of..an operation performed upon him
ten days previously, Ile ,had beth
living for•the pastthree years in
Hamilton' where he -Was employed in
a Wholesale, house and about six.
weeks ago paid a visit' to his home
in Clinton.. While here one of the
family noticed that his neck was
swollen and drew .his ;attention to it
so whenhe returned to the city lie
consulted a doctorwho advised an
operation which was performed on.
Monday. On Saturday his parents
were informed, by. telegraph that h' •
was in :a critical condition- and at
once left for Hanmilton, iiut he linger-
ed •until the following Thursday. The
remains were brought home and oc,,
Saturday the funeral took place to
Clinton cemetery, the •services being
conducted by Rev. Dr. Cook.
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TI4E ROAST TIT= CAUGHT,
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A despatch from Windsor last Fri --
day records thearrest of :Pte. Jos-
eph Twamley„ a Wolseley Barracks
deserter, • who hired a horso from
Warrener's' livery and never ` carne
back. Twamley left the Barracks at
London without leave some • fifteen:
days previously, He had ju:iied • the
service only a week before, and ap-
parently had soon wearied of the
regimen of the 4iarraeks.
The charge laid against' wamley
is that of horse stealing. 'It' is all-
eged that he deserted from the • bar-
racks to come to Clinton and that
he worked his way fromm here to
Windsor by stealing' 'horses at var•
sous points along the route, Ile is
said to have admitted the theft of
horses and rigs . at Longwood, Chat-
ham and Belle River; erchangim
stolen ]horses for fresh outfits at ea-
elt place. The last outfit was recov,
ercd at Amherstburg, Twamley is
only%nineteerf years et ago
On Friday last Mfrs, J. 13. Hoover
made ,use of; gasoline in cleaninga
garment which she lifter wile Is ender -
took to iron when it !burst into
dame, but presence of mind enabled
her to extinguish it quickly. There :
havo been times when there were
serious consequences from little acci-
dents of this nature,
TIIANICSGIVING. SERVICES,
The annual i tvest thanksgiving
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services of St. Paul's church will be
conducted by the rector, who will
preach morning and evening. Special
held on Sunday .next and will be
music for the occasion will be pro-
vided by the choir. The services will
be as follows : Holy Communion 8
a, m: Matins and Sermon 11 a. m:;
• Even Song 7 p. m. Everybody; wel-
come,
Bayfield:
Mrs. (Dr.) Stanbury is *fling fri-
ends London this week, •
Mrs. William Elliott visited friends
in Sarnia the past week.
The following i from here. attended •
the ,Exhibition at London this !week
Mr. and Mrs: Robert Rouatt, James
Rouatt, Mrs.' Moorhouse, ., Mrs. ' J.
Fraser,; , Mr. and Mrs, W. Mustard,
Mrs, . J. Tippet, Miss .Alice Tippet,
Mr: and Mrs. H. Erwin.
Mr; F, A. Edwards left on Tues-
day to'spen.d a,few weeks with fri-
ends `in London and Lobo.
Mr. John Whiddon'started his :ev-
aporator on Monday, '
T'i'm following from a distance at-
tended the• funeraltof the late Mrs -
Thomas -A:.. 'Stinson on • Saturday. :
Mr., and Mrs. Baker Of .Toronto, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Biggart,' ,Per cy 1:
gart, Barrie;; John Biggart,' War-.
saw, . N•, Y:' Mr. and Mrs.' Wils'on, •
Greenway Andrew Stinson,:. Ripley ;
Mr. and Mrs, Chas:. Simons, Mr's.
Jsnes RCid,. MissMaggie Falconer,'
Goderich ;• Mr. and Mrs, Robert Big -
Miss Jessie and Mr, Biggart of
gart, '�fa,
Clinton, and. Miss'' Falconer of Lon -
When Mr. McCartney fell of[ the engine it continued to run and: Wil
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Fletcher McCartney
Saved the Separator but
Lost His . Lite.
Mr,Fletcher McCartney of theMaitlancl concession, Goderich township,
died at his home at seven o'clock Saturday evening from injuries inflict-
ed,'a ae t a. .
Minir, r11IcCartneyadonwas one of the ,best known threshers in the
township al Goderich and had ''been thus engaged for a number of
sea-
sons. Inorder to bstiii bettat meet the demands of his numerousP t-
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tons, he sometime since bought a ccmplotelyy new outfit consisting of a . .
traction! engine and separator with rear cut attachment and blower.
His helpers Were Arthur Wilson and William Easarn.
With this staff he was on Saturday -threshing for Mr. ,Alexander Ba -
dour, also of the Maitland concession. The separator stood in the barn.
and the engine on the east side of it. Between the latter and the barn
stood two straw stacks about fourteen feet apart 'and on either side of
the door. A few minutes before twelve o'clock one of the stacks was
noticed •Ito be on fire and notwithstanding . the efforts of the men to ex-
) flames they ,quickly spread to the other.
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Mr, McCartney wished to save his machine• and turning the traction
he backed . into the barn and hitched on: But in -the meantime the wind
'had fanned the flames and his•passage out' was through a seal of fire,
'through .this he guided the engine, . but'.lie had no • sooner • emerged than
he .fell . off, saying : `Boys, save me,, I'm, done," : His clothing wason
fire and his, body was burned.: from head to. foot.' He was taken to
his home only half a mile distant and Dr. Shaw sent for• The Dr.
made all haste: to reach the scene and did all that medical skill could
suggest, hutthe injuries 'were 'too' great to: he overcome and the 'Suffer-.
er succumbed.at •seven • o'clock:
From the time the ,fire :wasfirst seen until Mr,
McCartney emerged
from the fiery'ulnaca not many i'muYes_had elapsed. Arthur Wilson,who
helped to couple to the separator. . jum ed out oft ..t �
P he 'barn .on the 'west:
stile and thus esdaped:- .Hart he remained 011 the traction he, too would
in all. probability have 'lost his life. • '
' liam Easoin jumped .aboard. Not ,.unders.tanding the levers, however' he
Mr. James Strirgeonleft on Sattir-
day for`, St. Thomas to visit: his dau was Unable to stop'it,; but Wilson, who had in the: meantime rtsn atound
gaiter, Mrs:..Smith, the barn, succeeded •in doing NO, hi ruing his: hands `where' the gas cd
The following iron here::attonded.
ilio:: Toronto'Exlhibition :last week :
Messrs: W,;; Brandon;' S. Moore, II.
Drchmann, ' G; H. ilewson, •13:. Spen-
cer ;and ,James McGee., I, •
1VI'r: aid• Mrs•, .Yanstone, who
have been residing in Wingham • the
.past few months,.returned here last
week. • •
Messrs.. Alex. McLeod and ;Joha.W..
Whaddon left on .Monday..to attend
the Normal School at London
'. 'Mr, and Mrs.' Kne:Chtel of Seaforth
:spent' Sunday in the village: . .
Mr. and ; Mrs. Gray �pf Dettoit were
guests at the .River. •Hotel: the • past
week, .
the levers T'1 ' 1' d tl
ttp..against the •engrae ritu,nt naso ' by the.leg. %but for ornately l i
caped without muni• injury,•
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From the stacks :the .flames soon spread to the barn whicl, • was coin-
pletely destroyed; together with all its contents: Sparks set fire to an
old 'house oh!. hundred' yards away which .also went up in smoke,
. The stack ,in which the fire 'started was an old one'i:nd thus orous
looking , to threshers and it is said Mr.. McCartney drew his: mens at-
tentien to it and urged 'them;io use every precaution.. Possibly the lire.
might have been extinguished;. only' that, it broke Mit' at an %hour' when
the supply of water in the tank happened to' be: low.
Mr: Fletcher' McCartney was the eldest sora of .Mr,, John .McCartne .: of
I-Iolinesville, He Was horn :in Goderich. y '
e t township -forty two years late
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When twenty three years 'of age he; married a daughter of the late: Wal
• gate • Tebbutt who survives himi together: with their 'family of seven child-
•. ren,
• The funeral which took place on Tuesday ''afternoon was one ' of the
largest ever seen in .this district, • the cortege:' being over two: miles in.
e its was on an site me an le attached separate: bumping
Word has been receivedbete of the
death of Mrs, William . Parker, dau-
ghter of Mrs; Parsons of this village
. which ,occurred : at Milton, North Da=
kota, on Thursday last ': Deeeaseil
left here about a year 'ago' and was
shortly afterwards married ; to; Mr.
William Parker, a former ; resident of
Bayfield. She was well known ' here
and very highly respected andt`the
bereaved ones have tho sympathy of
very many: friends. . •
We are exceedingly sorry this week
to "record the death of Mary Eliz-
abeth' Biggart, wife of Thomas., A:
Stinson, which occurred at Goderich
on Thursday morning ` iast. She un-
'derwent: an operation .for appendici-
tis on Monday; arid was doing ' as
wellas could be exec
ted up till
Wednesday evening ,When a hemorr-
hage of the, stomach set in which
resulted in her death on' Thursday
morning; ' ail :6 o'clock, The remains
Were brought home and the • funeral,
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'which was a . very.' large one, took
place Froin her lato residence on Sat-
urday afternoon to the Bayfield cent-
etary. Thepall-bearers were Messrs.
Joseph Archer, John .Lindsay, Chas.
Manes, Alfred Erwin, Albert, Van -
stone and Frank' Keegaa. Rev. L,
Jennings conductedthe services. De-
ceased was in her 31st year and was
highly respected by alarge circle o
..friends. She leaves a husband and
one son, aged seven years, to ,mourn
their' loss. They have the sincere
sympathy of the, entire community.
Mr. Stinson. Wishes to thank the
many friends for their great lcindness
to him in :his sad bereavement.
Rev. Rural Dean McCosh of Chat-
ham and Rev. J, Parke of Amerst-
burg'spent tt few days at the resi-
dence off Mr. James Parke. On Sun -
dive/ the Rev. gentlemen tool' part in
the services ,in Trinity church, Mr,
McCosh preaching. His many friends
were glad to hear him again,
Miss M, %Partridge visitedat the
rectory this week,
On Sunday next Thanksgiving ser-
vices will be held in the English
churches of Bayfield, and Varna. (rho
decorations will be in accordance
with the clay.
Rev. E. C• Jennings visitedthe
parental 'home at Parkhill on Tues-
day and Wednesday of this week.
Sunday night's storm' materially
effected the church attendance, but.
the rain was' needed.
Preparations are being made for a
big concert to be held in the town
hall 'on the evening of the second
day • of the Show. Richard Wilson,
comedian, Francis M.) Evans, elocu-
tionist, Toronto, and others will
take part in the program which will
be the best presented to our ejtizens
this season.
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length. The services• at the house were conducted by Rev. Mr. Swann
of the FIolmesville Methodist church, assisted by . Rev. Josiah Greene of
Clinton. The interment took niece with : the rites of the . Orange Order,'
of which the 'deceased was • a member, 'Mr, George Vanderburg,: Master.
of L, 0; L. No, -189, was in charge with Mr,.: John Woods acting as
chaplain: The pallbearers were ` representatives of the three societies to
which Mr.. McCartney :belonged.;
Orange -George Bradford and. John II'alstead. • •
Chosen Friends -Harry Sweet sand •Joseph Jarvis.
Canadian' Foresters -George Stiir;cly.and Wesley Marquis,
In each of the two.latter Societies. the deceased held; an insurance of
$1,000.
The Hired Boy Saved Thos. Lindsay. '
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Mr. Tiros. Lindsay oft the Base Line had.:a narrow escape from %ming
gored to death . by a bull. on, Saturday: •
He was. tying the animal in the ; stable' and . while' stooping in to ` lift
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the chain from the floor; it; trade a' drive. at him` and knocked' him into •
• the crib: This ,saved him from further injury for' the bull. could :not' gel'
at 'him though it tried very hard,
Mr. Lindsay cried lustily for ;Jhet p and his assistant came. to his aid
with i
with a pitchfork with
which hc-drove
P the bull oft.
Mr, Lindsay's'.breast was scoredby the bull's horns and • he, !etas • p,iso
somewhat bruised, but the has ,not n acre much fuss about his injuries, .
fully realizing how much worse they might have been.
Goderich Township.
• Mr. and Mrs, Thos. Webster of
Ashfield spent 'a few days of the past
week 'with Mr, 'and Mrs, John 0.
Elliott, Their•, visit would have been
lengthier only that they had. to re-
turn home to attend the wedding of
their 'son,' James, who on Wednesday
of this week took unto himself h wife
in, the person of. Miss' Agnes Miller,
daughter of Mr. Thos. Miller of West
Wawanosh. The happy couple will
take up their residence on ` the groo-
m's farm on the 9th con. of Ash
held. •
.
Mr. W,. Crooks spent a few days in
Toronto last week visiting the Fair
and• old friends in the city.
Mr. Fred. Elford 'left for Ottawa
on -Monday and expects to start for
Manitoba • shortly to spend a month
in that provinee talking,` up poultry
fattening. We understand there is' a
probability of him 'moving , his fam-
ily 'to the capital. . .
Mr. Wesley • Harwell, a' former
' teacher of S. 8, No, 10, Bayfield
Line, visited in. this community last
week,
Mrs. V. Stewart of .Stanley visited
at her father's, Mr. S. Rathwell',s,
'on Sunday last.
Mr. W. Elliott returned from
the :St,: Louis exhibition this week.
IIe thoroughly enjoyed, the trip.
Service: will be held .in Cole's ch-
urch next Sunday evening at 7.30.
Mr. C#eorgc Miller of ton. 0 is go-
ing to civet a windmill for puntpiugc
purposes.
25 cents will pay a sull\:,crfption to
The News -Record until the end of
the present year.
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Bruce fie ld.
Miss': Lizzie McGregor has %returned
from visiting Detroit 'friends.
Mr, and !Mrs. Jack Swann are tak-
ing in the London Fair this week.
Messrs.. G. McCartney and H. Mon-
teith left here for the Nor'timest on
Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie Rattenbury returned
home on Saturday from a very
pleasant' two weeks' visit at De-
troit.
Mr. 1?. McGregor is holidaying in
Detroit, Bay City. and Other Ameri-
can towns.
Mr. Jack Snider has purchased a'
house from Mr. Aikenhead,
Mfrs,. 'S. Jackson of Ripley called
on I3rucefield friends on Monday.
Judge Doyle held a court of {re-
vision..
re-
vision here on 'Tuesday ' . .
Mrs. Robinson“ and family havo me -
turned home, from .visiting Varna
friends, •
Mr. Jack Snider is getting mater -ti
ial on'tho ground for a hrr•rness shop.
Some of our sports' took in the -
lacrosse . match in Clinth•n on Tues-
day.
Mrs. A. Cameron and children aro
visiting in Goderich,.
Colborne Township
Miss Susie Pennington ieft rt few
clays ago for a visit to' Dundas and
from thence went to Mortimer'n
Point, Muslkoka, where she will re-
main solve;MK;