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ait _— MONKTON, ONT., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1907. a Malcolm MacBeth, Editor and Publisher : _ THIS SPACE BELONGS TO It costs us dollars to tell you of our : goods. It will save you dollars to watch this ad. weekly and get ac- quainted, aists, Special for This Week ~ $1.50 and $2 Waists for ...... $1.00 $1.25 Waists for ......+++++. 75 cents All short sleeves, this season's styles hite Bed Quilts Reg. 1.25, this week...Special 95e adies Black Cotton Hose / BBER & BETTER aged ode ode ode oh oh oh oh ob ob oY * LOCAL NEWS = . Monktor 8 , makes its bow toa fairly large con-) R he Ho He Be Fe He He Fe F Fe He stituency of readers. We have been | Rev. J. D. Ferguson has returned | at some pains as well as expense in| from his vacation. projecting the scheme, but we have) Mr Herman Kowalski spent Labor | relied on the support of the people of Day LR pdomgir geee Ee at | Monkton and vicinity in aiding to F . 9 4 F | | present visiting friends in Monkton. | The bricklayers have commenced work on Mr Wm Bettger’s new house. Rev W J Spence, of Milverton, was was a visitor in the village on Tues- | day. SALUTARY With this issue, the Monkton Times | we claim that the Times has some merjts we are willing to admit that it has its defects which we hope will be remedied in time. The rich agricul- | tural district surrounding Monkton is Mr. and Mrs, E. M. Zavitz, of Ot-) 4 jocatitw important enough to be ser- Miss Effie McCalloch left ow Tues- | this want the Times will endeayor to day for Toronto, where she has se-|supply. We recognize the fact that | cured a situation, ‘if the Times is to succeed and continue | Mrs. Jas. Patton, of the Maitland to serve a useful purpose there must | Cheese Factory is at present visiting | he co-operation between the publisher friends at Toronto. Mr. James Wilson left on Monday | and the reader and advertising patron. to attend Model School at Stratford The Times will endeavor to faithfully . ' reflect the sentiment of the commun- | during the coming term. | Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Broughton, of | ity and chronicle the news and hap- | Milverton, spent a few days this week | penings of each week and to do all in | with friends in Monkton. its power to aid in the advancement | | Misses Annie and Jean Sherwin, of} of the village and district. In matters | Waterloo, spent a day or two this | Mr. D. G. Anderson, the proprietor of the Atwood Bee for the past five crown our efforta with success, While | | iage will take place this month. r 25 cents, this | Special at 2 pair fo i : 10¢ pair | . week | } dies’ Tan Hose , Good value at 25 cents, all sizes, for | eas * & week under the parental roof. Mr John White has improved the |appearance of his place by the erec+ tion of a new platform in front. Mr and Mrs G Weber are at present taking in the Old Boys’ reunion at New Hamburg and the Fair at Toron- to. If you haye an item of news of any | kind:do not be backward in letting us | have it, It helps to make the Times | spent Sunday at his home here. better. The elevator, which has been closed | for a month, opened here last week, | pertaining to polities it will be neu- tral and will only be too willing to report accurately and adyertise meet- ings of all parties. - Without hesitan- cy we now trust ourselves to our pa- trons for the success of the future. Malcolm MacBeth, Publisher: | me ee Mr R Kobertson, of Milverton, Mr F Konnenberg got in a carload of Inmber from Bracebridge last week. fect, but the business interests of The Orillia Packet says: ‘‘Goderich has two of the best local papers in Canada—papers worth many thous- ands of dollars annually to the best interests of the town. And yet the council has this year passed these papers by and“ handed the printing of the voters’ lists over to « job office be- cause of a trifling difference in price. One would hardly expect a town like Goderich to choose councillors so lack- ing in good sense—and, indeed, in gratitude as well, For a village which has got some hard knocks of late Wellesley is hold- ing out in gratifying style. Property values and rentals are steady, build- ing operations are fairly lively, while some other places with much greater advantages are not doing nearly so well. Wellesley’s business is built upon a sound financial bagis; it is the (natural market for a large and weal- thy-farming district, and there is no doubt that when it gets railway con- nection it will jump into a high place in population, manufacture and im- portance in the county.— Wellesley Maple Leaf. During the past week the whole years, has sold out to Mr, Ernest Swing. Mr. Swing has been foreman for the past two years. Free mail delivery was inaugurated in Berlin on Tuesday, There are five routes, one with three deliveries daily, one with two deliverles daily, and three with two deliveries and partial third. According to the Wellesley Maple Leaf the concert will be given there on fair night by the ‘Southdown Sex- tette’’ No doubt this isa delicate way of suggesting that the performers have black faces and woolly heads. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Mason, of Stratford, announce the engagement of their daughter, Theresa Beatrice, to Mr. George H. Maitland, of Toron- to, formerly of this city. The marr- The Review learns that officials of the Dominion Alliance are about to start a local option campaign in Kin- cardine, Representatives of the Alli- ance here discussed the matter inform- ally and got the views of citizens pri- vately, with the result that they dis- Moncrieff. ; Mr. W. C, Armstrong, of Moles- worth, has rented Mr. R. Munn’s blacksmith shop and will eontinue to Mr. Armstrong, comes well recom- eral satisfaction. Bush fires are are raging in this vi- swamp areas. 3 Mr. and Mrs. R. Armstrong, Mr. Geo, Coombs and Miss MeKie, Miss Daisy Coombes, of Molesworth, and Mr. John Armstrong and Miss Arin- strong, of Fordwich, spent Sunday with W. C. Armstrong. Messrs. Peter Tarr and Allan Nea- Monday, Miss Luey Sanders. of Ethel, and cousin, George Warner, of Mount Forest, spent Sunday with' the for- mer’s brother, Mr, John Sanders. Messrs, Dunean and James McKay left last Friday on the harvester’s Saskatchewan and Alberta, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Trrr, of Stratford, are visiting their sons, Peter, of Moncrieff, and Wm. of Lo- gan. surrounding country from Georgian Bay to Lake Huron has suffered ex-| tremely from bush fires, caused large- ! ly by the excessive drouth of the sum-} mer and the prevailing high winds. During the day the atmosphere is hazy with smoke and at night the lurid ap- pearance of the sky in different direc- tions indicate the presence of forest fires. To add to the discomfort and dangers of the fires. there is a conse- quent scarcity of water Unless rain falls soon in large quantities, farm products in this neighborhood at least wiil be very small as compared to other years. | The report of J. R. L. Starr, the: commissloner appointed by the Lieut,.- Goy.-in-Council to inyestigate the do- ings of the Toronto License Commiss- couraged the idea of submitting a by- law on the ground that in the present state of feeling it would meet with defeat in that town. An exchange says it takes a sharp knock to break an egg from the out- side. while a weak chick with its soft bill can break out from the inside. It’s the same way with a town. The knocks from the outside have little ef- He town continually knocking one an- other for spite, is an injury to the citi- zens and prosperity thereof. Oh, yes, it is the blows at home that hurt a town. The yield of fall wheat this year is far above the average. Peas are most- ly in the barn, and a Brant farmer is authority for the statement that the | per pair . 20 cents | w Fall Dress Goods A lot of New Fall Dress Goods 1n | for the early buyers. Select your dress now and avoid the rush at | | the dressmakers. | able Rooms to rent for Dressmaker. These Rooms are very convenient. t Market Prices Paid for Produce - 7 —— os fs us your Live, Poultry. Shipping days ‘uesday and Thursday. her & Bettger Popular Store or WwW Monkton s Ld] % © ——eEa ff he =a ‘ ; a oh ES o % } é@ "hy, Ready far i eee ai ‘ Having just lately received several consignme ‘and the delivery of grain has been fairly brisk. Mr. R. Hamilton, of Linwood spent a day or two this week visiting his brother, Mr. W..Hamilton, of the cheese factory. Mr and Mrs T J Lyons, who have} been visiting at the residence of Mr J | C Wilson, returned to their home in Loraine, Ohio, on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wells, of Wal-| kerton, who haye been spending a week or two in this vicinity with | friends returned home on Saturday. An option has been secured on about 18,000 acres of land in Elma| and Logan by a Toronto and Niagara | Falls Co. that intend boring for oi) eer E ae was | The talk of making Monkton a police village which was current for |some time seems to have died out, | What is the matter with a revival fol- lowed by action in the matter ? | Mr. W. R. Jackson, who has been ledger-keeper in the Sovereign Bank | here for the past six months, left for Harrow on Friday. Mr. W. H. Robb ‘of Atwood has been added to the staff | here, | Bricklayers are expected to com-| mence work on the Presbyterian |church here next week. About forty more loads of sand are required to fin- ish the job. the hint. Mr. Lioyd P. Jones, of Mitchell, | teacher of vocal and instrumental | music callsevery Thursday and Iri- day at Monkton. Mr. Jones comes i well recommended and has a class of ‘twenty five. “For information call at | Wilson's store. A petition is being circulated and is being largely signed, requesting — that | t i! + | ithe C. P. R. do not change the presen Iname of this place, mamely Wes i|Monkton. Itis quite likely that the agitation regarding the change iname will now cease. | Mr-ulius Horn returned Monday | lafter spending several days at the | National Fair at Toronto, yield will be the best in twelve years, | The oat crop. will hardly average o0 ion, has been placed in the hands of Hon. W. J. Hanna, Provincial Secre- tary, but nothing will be given out present buying Friends will please take | Mrs Ed Reitzel. of Berlin, ‘visited | at the home of her parents Mr and| Mrs Wm Bettger on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Thos Fullerton return- ed from their trip to Toronto and other points East on Saturday. | Dr Donglas, of Warsaw, who has) been visiting friends here left on Mon- day to visit his father at Harriston who is ill. Mr. 'Emerson Vipond, of Donegal, | occupied the pulpit of the Methodist | church on Sunday ev&piie, aitrtert) a Very-Tit[iOssive discourse, tr. J.C. Wilson was a visitor at Milverton on Friday last. Although Mr. Wilson has been a resident of Monkton for over thirty-two years this was his first visit to the sister | village. Mr Alex Darling, of Dublin, is at and pressing hay in this vicinity, and is shipping to Owen Sound, We understand that the price paid is $10 per ton. Mr Darling in- tends placing in another press at an early date, Among those who left this week to | visit at Toronto we noticed the fol- | lowing: Messrs ©. Dnuffield, KR. J. | Shine, Geo, Robinson, Henry Lrug- gle, Jas Kelly, Geo Golightly jr, Geo Struthers, J I Struthers, A Chal- | mers, Jesse Rowland, Wm Fullerton, | Jas Terry, Whiteford Morrison, Miss Lizzie Broughton, Miss Carrie Push- elberg, Mrs John Matthews and daughters, Mrs Thos Scott and daugh- ter, and Mrs Ed Bettger, That the Standard Oil Trust had been doing wrong, especially in its methods of killing rival concerns has been known for years Why did not the Government investigate and insti- | tute proceedings against the company ¢ of | Why was the mischief allowed to ac- cumulate till the wrong had reached | so portentious an amount that its dis- | ‘there was a | you better wait until we get to the is]- lused as a permanent residence for per cent of previous years’ Harley is fair but the turnip crop is likely to be a poorone on account of the louse which is getting in its work quite sci- entifically this dry weather.—Chesley until the arrival home of Premier Whitney early next month. A rumor is current in semi-oflicial circles that the report is of such a nature that drastic legislation may be enacted as eontract for > bridges and cleaning out the ditches on the llth line, Logan, Carie Viele, Sask., to spend.a few mouths with her son, George. BRODHAGEN Miss Rachel Diegel, of Seaforth, is spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs, A. W, Kiekmeier. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Leonard are spending a few days with their son. Mr. Henry Eickmeier, of Marys- ville, Ohio, spent a couple of weeks | with Mr. A. W. Eickmeier. The youngest child of Mr, Wm. Hoppenrath was badly scalded by pulling the teapot off the table and pouring the contents over herself, The condition of the child is very ser- IOUS. The Brodhagen general score closes every Monday and Thursday eyen- ings regularly at 7 p. m. since Aug. 2th, Mr. Gaffrey, of Kennicot, has the building two cement — He has al- ready built one abutment, and the Enterprise . : 7, ‘aeaclaw a or r ,| work is rapidly proceeding with the On Battay last on on of the local 2 Zeit wf che next, secon ofthe Sian yoats,which was pretty well crowded, = ‘ 5 ._ , . Z , aia contain. a recommendation to remove|, Miss Louisa Weisenberg, of Sea a voung couple were looking for seats, and reaching a quarter where little room to spare the young man remarked to his bashful companion, ‘‘Don’t you think we wight —ifeeze in eres -~~Qb. Jack,” | replied the blushing maiden, ‘‘Hadn’t the liquor license department from the sphefe of politics by the appointment of an independent and permanent com- mission, who shall receive ample re- muneration fer their seryices. The 6 Fine; lt is stated, should be divid- ed into districts, wyder provincial in— spectors, who should be directly re= sponsible to the commission, which and?” and Jack thought they might. —Prescott Times. will purchase the well known old oo Cur1ier mansion in Ottawa, to be BORNHOLM the Premier of Canada. Situated in|. Mrs. Crawford, of London, and beautifully wooded grounds on a high| Miss Talbot, of Toronto, are the es fee wen, | guests of Miss Nina Hicks, a E ul bie | i = . . bluff, overhanging the Rideat =a te 3 Mr. Frank Doherty and sister, Miss itis near Rideau Hall, the residence Margaret, leave for Chieago this week of the Governor-General, and is at| ‘ 4 _ 4b) where they will resume their duties present the property of Senator Ed- teaching. wards. The Government will furnish} Miss Waldie, of Stratford, it most elaborately, purchasing yalu-| guest of Mrs. Robert Gummon, able statuary and other rare decora-| Miss Mildred Harper, of Fullarton, rp visited her friend, Miss Rhoda Hun- The dry weather during July and pin, last week. August facilitated work on the con- is the Miss Nellie Dwyer, of Bay City, ‘i : 8 struction of the -C. P. R. branch from a Re a pe BSE LOCUS, Crain Linwood, and a good deal of the heav-| Miss C. Kenneth, of Buffalo, attend- iest work has been finished, Five|ed the funeral of Mrs. Henry Vietor. miles of the track out from Linwood The death of Louise Gordner, be- were graded and ready for the steel, | loved wife of Henry Vietor, which oc- and it was announced that the work | curred last Saturday, has cast a of laying the rails on this section | gloom over the entire community, wold basin this eck. cis Wallchowel The funeral, which took place to the ‘ ~~. | Brodhagen- Lutheran cemetery on ever, be probably a month or six! Wednesday afternoon, was largely at- weeks yet before. they will be able to | tended, fully 200 rigs ‘being in the lay the steel at the Listowel end_of the | procession. Many friends came from branch, It is expected that frains a distance. The whole community will be running over the line before| the end of the year, | At the last meeting of the Trades | and Labor Council a committee was | extend their deepest sympathy to the ‘heart-broken family in their sad be- reavement, Mr. Henry Mogk is at present cleaning the Bornholm drain. The plate glass, which was to hav |'adorned Mr J C Wilson’s show wit dows, arrived last *y week, but when re and express the objection of the coun- l= cil to the resolution passed that the |closure sends a shock through the} whole commercial of the hour? Mr. appointed to wait on the City Council | Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes Rubbers, Etc. we are ready to meet all demands in the Footwear line. Dress Goods—lIn this line our stock is complete. We have a full line of Wrapperettes. Do not fail to see our stock of Hosiery, Flannels, Flan- ttes, Groceries, Crockery, Drugs, Stationery and School plies. Summer Goods—W« have a few lines of Summer Goods, which will be cleared off at a great discount, All Straw Hats at HALF PRICE, Ladies’ White Waists at 75c $1 and $1.50, regular prices} da’s greatest bassos, will sing several to» 85c, $1.25 and $1.75. ‘the case was opened both plates were ound to be badly broken. As a con- uence Mr Wilson will be delayed metime in having the front of completed. ersary services will be held in A the | Sundar? | of« 4, wilbpreach morning an ) eVeuing vill be special music by. tiv who will be assisted by Mrs. Draper. ‘al don. On Mon- day even: \ Tit opper will be served after whic ‘lent pro- gram will be o 18 Th feature tof which willbs ths appearance o | Mr. Harold Jarvis, of Det \ d- Fapeaece will be delivered iy | Oaten, of Milverton, li. Cor; | boro’, Kond, of Atwood 'of Monkton. | Rev. W. J. Spence will im aj, 'sive and somewhat theortieal. Roosevelt, nobody doubts, isan able: and honorable man. But he is impul- He _ it was who proposed, when the United States were still at peace with Spain, to destroy a Spanish squadron on the high seas. ‘The American system, ex- | ton Methodist church on | ¢jyding officials from Congress and Ay L r 4 a 7 ib ' . if 23 Lsth, when Rey. Joliff.| practically dismissing ex-Presidents | ‘from: active life, is not adapted to the | breeding of statesmen, It breeds leaders of parties and candidates for | ithe Presidency, whose object is popu-| ‘lar sensation, and who are tempted to! set the house on fire to cook their po- | litical porridge. - = Lawn Tennis, weasrs R Hamilton, of Linwoodand . 2ebertson, of Monkton arranged a .-nois mateh between the two teams | here on Labor Day. The Linwood feopic arrived on the noon train and despite the gloomy forebodings of the 12th of September be a public holiday on the occasion of the formal opening of the Guelph and Goderich railway. The committee was in the council chamber on Monday evening, but did not voice the objection for some reas- on, probably the unexpected adjourn- ment interfering with their arrange- ments. It is not known whether they will appear befcre the next meeting or | not, as it would then be rather late to interfere with the arrangements. The merchants are still holding to their resolution of keeping open their Stores | on this day, holiday or no holiday. In the State of Missouri the two cents a mile railway fare law is admit- ted to haye proved a success so far, | Carmunnock | (Too late for last week) Several new trains were placed on the C. P. R. line on Monday last, when it was opened to Goderich. Mr, A. L. Hartmeir spent Saturday last in Milverton on business. Mrs R. Murray and Miss Lawrence were the guests of Mrs. Benson Lake Friday last. Mrea. Wm, McPherson sr. and Mr. W. G. MePherson spent a few days this week visiting friends in Fullar- ton, Ira. John MeNaught, of Monkton, and Mrs. Alex Tyndal, formerly of Monkton, were the guests of Mrs. Wm. McPherson sr. on the 21st inst. Miss Kate Seilng, of Ethel, is spending two weeks holidays under the parental roof. ~*~ Misses Lottie and Francis Nichol- son entertained a number of their friends on Friday evening of last week. —The evening was spent in playing games, dancing and other &. railway men. Since it has gone into operation tnere has been a great in- crease of passenger traffic. The cheapening of transportation has had We have just passe PANTS in Blue Serge and Tweed, which are bound to be quick sellers at... Best Redpath Granulated Sugar at $5 per cwt. XXX WHIEE WINE VINEGAR, Give us a call and find out that we do exactly as we ad- Butter 18c. Eggs 17c. _ ERSKINE MONKTON d into stock a new range of MEN’S $2.80 to $2.78 ‘celebrated lecture, ‘‘The + ! on the evening train, A| the same effect on travel that the pen-| amusements, ; | Empire,” in Erskine’s Hall, splendid afteruoon’s sport was enjoy- | 2Y postage had on the mail service.| Battin Bros. purchased a fine ‘ton, on Friday evening, Sept. 20th, 24 with hocors about even when | It is reported that the receipts of rail- epee of cattle oe Mr. Geo Hanley | Mr. E. Arnolde Webster, one of Cans-- slay cessed le ninth set Monk-| ways have increased two thousand| ley 1ast wee ze | stu _set ahead while Lin-| dollars a day in Kansas City while Gets Kine a 0o8: 2nd, to Mr and Mrs | solos, illustrated by hand-painted lime wourl +tle the best of it in the | in St.Louis the number of passengers Mr Geo. ‘Campbell, of Little Curr- | light views. The lecture is also illus- the | _ ‘git Bees are carried is as large as d uring the Exhi- ent, Manitoulin Island, is spending a trated by 170 beautiful pictures. Th: fe aageag a | bition. Phe companies admit the| few holidays with his parents, Mr. ‘| light used is the brightest yet invent- ‘onktfon Linwood gain, but say it is offset by increased | and Mrs. Alex. Campbell. His many ed, called the Oxylithe calcium light. | A Rovertsoin. A Reniie 'cost of operation, and may be only|friends are pleased to have him in It is the first time such a powerful il-) Dr ougia ‘s Armen | temporary, cansed by a desire to take their midst again. luminant has been used in Monkton. | wigs Wil Sw, 7 ronkton advantage of the low fares. A long Sept. 2nd 07 | Last season the Jecture received very R Babetigon epee “ih | pas rie ee required ote __A few from this vicinity are attend- 'favorable comment in all the towns | © son kton | itely to determine the permanent ef-|ing the Toronto Exhibition this }and cities. For three seasons past | miss Bettgor | Mr. Webster has toured America un- | Miss Penha!! der the management of the Chicago | Lyceum Bureau, and has been offered | Rev J D Fergusson lt 13 $30 a night to sing in Philadelphia | Miss Terry Miss I Bert and neighboring cities this coming | ; aed habeas ; ~? | Bd Wilson : u'll De rlpett +42 b-| ;awodt : : Hent winter. But he has refused the offer | Mies Wilson Riiou t& 33 my to accompany Rey. W. J. Spence on| 522 3 tend: | this season’s lecture tour, The lec-| yigg Fergusson Miss | 7 ‘ture shows the’ development of the | miss Cowir | British Empire during the past hun- 'dred years, and all parts of Britain’s| Dr Douglas | possessions are visited. Inorder that) W A Robertson all may avail themselves of this op- |portunity to attend an attraction of merit the admission has been reduced _to 15c for adults and 10ce for children. [come ear the date, Sept. 20, and Miss D Berieti A Rennie RB Hami'ton 6-3 Linwoo Ed wiisor O Bundy Rev. J D Fergusson N Ament 6-4 Monk tui Ed wilson R B Hamilton Rey J D Fergusson A Rennie come early. 4-3 Mon kto1 * =e m ee se é Pe eee a — e =. 2: a = if a oe | "84 oe ‘ { j re ey Le ee fects of reduced fares on the volume of ‘transportation. Experience, however, 1| favors the opinion that the business will continue to increase as people become accustomed to its advan- tages. The number of those who ‘evel for business reasons, or other , ofinite purposes, is largely in excess -' of (he number of those who make a merely to take advantage of ‘ares. However that may be, that the electric lines iol many of the railways week, Mr. Ferg. McNaught left on Mon- day last to attend the High School in Goderich. . Miss Bertie McNaught left on Mon- day to recommence her duties as tea- cher in Toronto. Mr. Alf. Raymond, of London, is spending a few days with friends in this vicinity. Mitchell Bros. are doing a few jobs of threshing in this vicinity this week, They have a new and up-to- date machine, are good men, and de- serve patronage. t hie LOW 7 1q Ty? hae Mea forth, has returned to that place after spending a few days under the parental roof. A large fire is raging in the Canada Land Co's swamp west of Brodha- gen, Rev. Win. Veit, of Sebastopol is visiting at Rev. Wm. Weigend’s —————— a —— 2 MILVERTON. Miss M. E. Kilty spent Labor Day lat Alsia Craig. Miss Edith Ranney is spending Labor Day at Exeter. Miss Jean Freeborn spent Sunday as the guest of Miss Weir. Mr. and Mrs James Atkin visited at ‘‘Fairview Farm” on Sunday last. Miss Hannah Langford and Miss Lillian Morley spent the holiday at Monkton. Miss M. Smith, of Toronto, resum- ed her duties as teacher in 8. 5. No. 1 Mornington. James N, Ranney left on Tuesday to attend Stratford Business College for six months. School re-opened on Tuesday morn- ing with Principal Curtis and assist- ants, Misses O'Neill and McDonald im charge. \ i ter, Nellie, returned home on Thurs- day after spending a month with friends in Underwood and Port Elgin. Mr. Chas. Ritter of the Grand Cen- tral hotei has had his house and barn thoroughly rodded as a protection from lightning. Mr. James W.~Sch- midt who did the job deserves credit tor the neatness with which the work is done. , Labor Day in Milverton this year was a dead letter owing to Monday of last week having been celebrated as civic holiday. Nearly all places of business were open. The out-going visitors celebrated the day at Toronto and Stratford. The citizens in this yicinity will be glad to know that Dr. Parker is about to erect several new long distance telephone lines out from Mhlverton which will be a great convenience to the public generally, Mr. D. J. Dwyer. our popular cheese maker, had a close call from ‘doing serious injury to his hand by being caught in some machinery but as it is he escaped very luckily with a few bruises and abrasions. Mr. A. D. Cameron has sold out his laundry business to Mr. W. J. Eggert of Milverton. Mr Cameron has been in the laundry business for the past nine years, on the 16th of September.— Mitchell . Advocate, = Mrs. Jas. Gallop accompanied by her niece, Miss Mary Gallop, of Lodi, lowa, has returned from a very plea- sant trip to Paris, Hamilton and Brantford from whieh place they made flying trips to Galt, Preston and W oodstock, Another of the old residents of Mil- verton died at his home in the yillage here on Tuesday in the person of the late George Dietrich. Mr. Dietrich « was born in Appenfelden, Germany, in 1827, He came to Canada and settled in North Easthope in 1848. In the following year he was married to Miss Barbara Kleinschrot, who prede- ceased him in 1865. <A family of five sons and three daughters blessed the union, seven of whom survive and are as follows: Fred and Carl, Ayton; Greorge, Fowlerville, Mich.; Christian, of Listowel; Mrs, H. Reidt, Howich; Mrs. H. Ebert, Port Elgin, and Mrs, ! im the riches. narts of Ohio, Indiana, \Diliois haxe developed an enorm- jess thal dic not exist before > bNng and it would be - +o meeribe some of the fheaper ates. — ~~ e- — BORN. te Kerr—At Monkton, on Sunday, Sept Ist, to Mr and Mrs C Kerr, a | son. very i} Gey Fink, of Topping. In 1877 Mr. Diet- rich married Mrs, Elizabeth Cook. Mr. Deitrich’s death was due to nat- ural decline. The funeral will take place at Greenwood cemetery, Milver- ton, today (Thursday). i J," cinity but they will result in good so long as they are confined to the — Mrs. James Mann left recently for i do a general blacksmithing trade, — mended and will no doubt give gen-— bel paid a business visit to Ethel on _ excursion to spend a few weeks in Mrs. N. D. McKinnon and daugh- % Possession will be given “~ Tae we it 4 ol +" ' zi