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â- S^ " TRUTH EEFOLlE FAVUri." â€" " PPilNCIPLEb NOT KEN. VOL. XVI, KO. m Fleslaerton, Ont., Ttiursday, April 29, 1BQ7 W. H. THUESTON, EDITOR A rUUPUIETOK l:ifVaMrLjLm.^i MM,JW^MHiu.m-iii'^^ ^i â- a r\ XI oz. f /3irT: iToci'S: lery I'ort law Nebfcy TI(in£S iur Lajio anj Ocnts. Oil liar.il nil lljc time to choose from â- t tlie Flc'sl.ertiiu Jiwellery Store. Eyca Tested Free for CSrfectivc Vision. W. A. ARHSTRONQ Jewe'ter and Cptician, Fleshertcn, Ontario \ \^ es Si£S MARKDALE ''' SALE '* sic :ils: 2t?^ ^1? Cr.?eO ^f?D ! II 1 IS CLOTIiINO If you have a thought ot clothing in your mind we have something to say to you If you have a suit or part of a suit to purchase for yourself or boys we have many lines to show you. New clothing at our present price practically sells itself. We bought to sell cheap during May, so come while our assortment i^ the most complete, or you may be sorry you did not come sooner For the benefit of those who have not had the op- portunity of examining our clothinj; we give this detailed description. :^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ Men'.s Grey Chock Tweed Suits, or iu Oxford Groy Halifax Tweed, wtU liucd and trimmed, sizes 3i5 to 42, iii s.-ick style, specijkl at 9^3 tio. Mull's Fino AU-woi'l Tweed tiu'ls, Scotch Bnnnockburn pnttorn, strong twill (Kitin linings, CL>at fa «d nt bottom, stylish juk and tit, w«u!d liiiku a lino bum- uoiK suit, regular price, $7 50, spociiU at S5. 60. Meu's 4-Button Saccj'ie Suits, in Bluo Ser^«, Sdtin linings and porfjct fit, regular price, }^.t55, special at ?2 60. ' Meu's A'l-wool C.inadian Tweed Suit.s, extr\ well made, silk stitchetl, linings and triiiiniins{ to mat^h patterns, lu-athcr niixture, and neat bixiwu checks, regular price, 1^7.75, spocial at $0 75 and §0 'JO. Meu's Grey Diagonal pattern, tweed suits, with grey twill satin linings to match, tine quality of tweed, reguiar price. $5.50, special at f4 155. Msn's Fine All-wool English Tweed Suits, in aniall checks, Bluo, Grey and Brown, tin.sh fariii'.^rs satiii:<, linings to ni.iU;h, coat^i faced ak the bottom, silk Btituhed, regular ^irico iJ10.50, special at fS.tiO and $i) 25. Men's Finest quality in Navy Blue English Sorgo Suita, finest (jua'ity of linings uQil tiiuiiniugs, silk stitched, sacque style, special at $)j 75. Men's Check Tweed Suits, fawn and brown njixtura, stylish pattern and cut, well liaod and triiiiiuod, special at $5.00. Men's Suits in .\ll-wool iinpi>rted Tweed, in Rai.ill checks, coloriuECS and Blades the Litest, tiiiest fannurs wilin linings, silk stiiched odjjes, equal to any titilur-uiade suit ut $15.00, spe,:ial at $10.50. Men's Fine All-wool Clay Worsted Oi>.its and Vests, in the lat-st sacque or cut-a-way styles, best Italian liuiiigs, perfect litting garments, special at $7.50. Men's Heavy Unn.-vdian Twe'.'d Pants, lights and dark groy stripes, well made, regular price $1.25, special at SWc. Men's Heavy All-wool Tweed Pants, in stripes and fancy nii.xed patterns, f^iecial at per (lair $1.00, $1.25 and $1.35. Wen's Faiiey Black Worsted Pants, ui stripa patterns, well trimmed and tailored, special at $1.1)5. Boys' Two-pijce Suits, nicely made, to fit boys from 8 to 13 yeai-s, regular piicd $2.50, special at $1.1)5. Boy.'j' Two-pieoo Suits, in light check twocd, uics pattern, well made, size 20 to 30, special at $1.1)5. ^t^" ^^ have .some 25 Boys' Tweed Suit.s to clear at al- lu.st half price, A GRELVT BAUC.AIN. From true ou-d. Corrcs/wtiJiMi* Mr. Joseph CoriiUeld of (liis ueiglibcn- hiKsd, has reiite<i tlie farm laicly occupied by Mr. Joseph Fenwick, and has starieil i fanung. I Mr. Joseph Haney has uiven up the farm hitely occupied by liim. Mr. Shear- down has already taken pustieRsion of it ! and is busy prep.irinj; fi>r aet-ding. We aru sorry to note that Mr. John Boyce is sutferiii-j from a very severe attack of infiaiuuiation of the lui gs. The death of Mrs. Junies Rusaell, whose diath W.18 announced la*t week, Las thiown a gloom over the whole uti.jhborhoovl, as she was very highly esteemed by all who knew her. Mr. James Bldckbur.n who recently moved to Nottawa>aga, »ai a wolconit caller at ihis \mxX, during the past week. Our roads iu this vicinity have been «lni<«t illlpâ- l^8ab;e. We iitver remember seeing theiu iu such a state with mud before. Mr. WiHiam Taylor spent Er.ster holi- diys with friends in the city. We under- stand he h.is yiveii u;) the n.'iiim of going to the JCorth West aiid is hired with his brother, Thomas. Fall wheat in this tectiou of country haj come through the winter in grand condition, and pruiui.ses ut present to be far above the avecji^e cr 'p. Scedii'2 is very L'a;;kward this spring, owing to the extremely wet condition of I he land. Tli'! farmers are able to do but very little work in the Held u-s yet. We undijrstaiid that Mr. Wright, of Maxwell, iutinds muvii.g into this sec (ion wiih the eipressed view of having hli children cducattd under the super xision of our worthy teacher, Mr. Wood. We b«-lieve the prosjjjccfs at (iresent are gofd f<>r a new Uac'usmith nlu.ip beiiu' stiu'teJ at Port Law. We believe a good llaclcsmilh would do a good busi- net'S here, as there is a large section of country which would patronize a shop at this point. We are pleased to hear that Mr. John B'lyce IS on a fair way to recovery. Miss Lizzie Henderson, of Osprey, spent her Easter holidays with her parents here. Mr. Win. Wallace intends going tn Thessidon this week to work with his brolhor, J. T. Wallace. ]P. S»"Kemember, when you have your wool to offer we want 50,000 lbs., for which we will pay the highest cash price. F. T. HILL & CO Ma^HdsUe 1 Ontctrio Swlntoii Park From oHr otcti 'Jorrttrpmidtni. A backward sceJing so far. We be- lieve .some of our farmers are alnn.'si discouraged with disagreeable weather, altlmutfh wo .ate |;leiisid to see the beauti- ful green holds as a result of tho showuis of late. The lecture given by Rev. Mr. Savage ill the Methodist cimrch was a success. A large number were present and the sprtaking was much appreciated. We are gliid to learn that Miss M. Porter, who has been on tho sicit list, is home and well again. The homo of Jlr. W. J. MjLean was ni.ade hippy lately by tho arrival of a little biiby girl. Mi.'<s M. Scott spent Easter holidays at her parental home in Durham. Miss Nettie McMillan and Miss Bessie Kiiinell also spent Eister Uolidays at their parental homes here. The latest story is thi»t some young men went to Mr. Win. Aldoorn's bu.sh to taffy off and tinJi;ii{ out they had more than they could dispose of they decided to kave it to Mr. Aldcorn. Going to the house and finding the family all in bed they went in and left the taffy on the kitchen table, also a note thanking him for the use of the bush and wood and kettles and returned homo un- known. Engeula. Fr<Mi ottr oiCTi CorresfxmJU^d. Farmers are now busy with their spring work. Some b&ve already commenced seeding. Mr. Jot. Cvrnftel4 of MuuQt ZioD t)ati r nied the Fenwick farm and moved hia family thereon during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Hong and children spent their Easier with friends in Toronto. Miss JIniia Meidrum has gone on a visit to Ti'ronto fi.r a month. Mr. Walton Williams has gone to To- ronto. He e.\pect-i so .u to move his family to ihe city. Mrs. Jas. Carson of Salem i.i still dai geroutly ill. Dr. CartiT attends h^r. Mr John Britton, the ymng man who went from this place to Owen .Sound hospit.-il litst fall, has now returueil to .Mr. Robertson's, perfectly restorud to health. County and District The Ijikers of Hespeler make a credit a; d a c.sh price. Pickering and Scarboro townships Lave been under <iuuraiit:ue for ahcep scab for the pa's! two months. Fred Match, Thorubury, is Stirling a private butter factory and will keep two or three wagons on the load. ! -â€"^^â€"â€"â- â- ' "â- â-  -â€" •â- _•• Win. Everett, aged 14, West Lulher..% B.iruardo boy, was almost instantly kill- ed ny a limb fidliug up<<ii him while cho^.- ping in ihc bush. A Laraminc, Wyoming, mother prc- Miss Maggie Roy has gone to Epping ;*?•»«!. to give her daughter a course in for the summer. j bakiohigj", loilology, rtiattology, tt cli- Misa Ada Slcan and her brother Geo. i "'"'SJ "'"l patchology, .-.nd thinks, oy- have gone to GoUingwood for' the y-'b'i'y. "»at is education enou-h for aiy summer. | Is'''- Mr. .John Bow.-rman is going to Owen' About three o'clock Friday morning Sound to w.rk this summer. j b.irclars entered the dry go^-ds afore of Miss Mary Wdli.ims h.^ gone to To- I Ji. ^rcon &C), Orangerille, by f..rc,ug ronto for the summer. The young i the frjnt door in and cracked tho safe, people around Eugenia will S.OU have all but fortunately having deiiosited ihe They might wait for that | „,„„ey early in the evening they only got i a-.vay with a few dollars in silver. Eiideiitly they were experts at the busi- I ness as the door of the safe was blown I twenty feet and is a total wreck. Win. young, Duiiedin, is a prac'ical â-  christian. The Creeinore Star s^iys S. & ixone away precious railway we weie to have. Line Tawn and .1 E from o;ir uicji Corrcspotuifdt Very bud weather for spraig seeding. Full wheat has come out looking well. Mrs. R. Fill far of EUesniere wit'i her J- Hisey bought this gentlemen's hogs niece, Mss Canon, visited friends here , soaie lime ago at a cettain price to bo Ust week. i delivered on Saturday last. In ihe luean- Mrs. Robert Erskine and her sin â-  time the market for hons look a very Albert, speut Easter Holidays with ' perceptible drop, .-ind after he had re- fnends in .Alton. ctivedhis pay iu full, he {generously Several of our youne men hive gone to ' handed them back $5. There is somo- the lower selthmeiils for the summer. Uhing in an act of that kind whiih establishes a warm feeling of friendsh.p between buyer and seller, which general- ly results beneficial to both in time. .\n amusing incid(.<nt occurcd the othe^ PriecviHe From our own Correspondent The service of song in the .Methodist i diy at a school not a thousand miles from church last Friday evening was poorly , Thornbury. The teachei- iu dismissing .attended, owing probably to the un- [ his chifses first asked all those who were favorable weather and roads. However. | Irish to go. Two or three rose and went all who were present were treated Iv a I out. He then askud those who were feast of good things in music. The sing- 1 Scotch to go, and sjveral more of tho ing of Miss Fiaiike Pickell, of Maikdale, I chddren left the room. When those who was tho special feature of the evening's j «.c,.e Canadian were told to go there was entertainment. Miss Pickell is an artist, j,^ general movement for the d.ior. One Tho connective readings were ;;iven by ] ij,,],, gjri only kept her seat. The teather the Rev. Mr. Balfour, of Kimberley, in ^^nt up to her and said : "Well Jennie, * very effective and interesting manner. | „.!,at are yon >' In a serious time tho The service was repeated on Monday Hi tie girl replied "lam a .Methodist.â€" evening in the Proion Methodist church, j lj«rald. The studen'.s and teachei-sof this coni- niuiity have returned to their respective schoids. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Watson and family, of Widter's Falls, visited friends ill this burg Last week. Mr. J no. Simpson left for Chicago last Frid-iy. Master Arthur Patttm, of this burg, is rather an unfortunate boy. Last Weilne.vlay he was nearly killed with a fiyii.g edging in the saw mill and on the Situuliy followiiis; his arm was brokeii at tho wrut while playing foot- ball. .Vlarkd;i!c A couple of slick fakirs, from over the line, of course, are reported to be doing a thrifty business in aiune sections by a new swindle. One of them goes into & st4)re and purchases a small iwticle, pay- ing with a bill which has proviou.sly been marked. Picking up lii.s change ho Jep.arts. In a few ininutcs t!:e other enters and buys a ci;;ar : after standing around a tew minutes he asks the elork for his change. The swindler insists that : ho has paid and remembers it very ' distinctly because the bill ho aave tho I clerk had a T«ry peculi.ar mark about it, which he describ».'s. The clerk looks lu tho till, finds tho bill as desciibed. gives him his change and apologizes for detain- ing hiip. About two years ago Thoin.as Doherty^ an iron founder in Sarnia, discovereil a process for hardening scnip iron. This From our otcii corrfspoidciit School reopened im Monday. Division court was held iu town last Saturday. Miss SIcFatland returned on Monday | di.scoverv was of untold value, and Mr, after visiting friends iu Owen Siiuiid. ! Doherty went to Hamilton to show it. Miss Muir spent a couple of days in | A company called the Doherty Piocoss Oranireville. Mr. W. Mathews spent Easter vacation in Stratford. Mr. J. A. Podds and family left last week for Peterboro, where they intend to TC?.\ls. Company was farmed here, compostd of levon Hamilton menâ€" W. D. Long, C.E. Newbury. Myles Hunting, P. D. Crcrar, G. H. Bisby, Adam Zininierinan and P. M. Bankier. Messrs. Doherty. Bunting and Crerar proceeded to En-liiiid last Mr. Frank McFarlaud spent his vaca- summer to interest capitalista there, .ind tion in town. j since then after many successful expeii- A concert will ho given in Marsh's j nieiits, a company cemposed of English hall on Friday evening, April 30, under the auspices of the lacro.sso club. A par- ticularly good thing is promised. . â-  I m i . The charges ol partisanship and neg- lect of duty against Captain Dun of tho Qovorniuont cruiser Petrol began before Commissioner Soageral Owon SquqcI on Saturday Di){hti capitalists has been negotiating for tho purcha.so of the patent for Great Britain . The negotiations have just closed by tha sale of tho British and European rights of the Doherty patent for £100,000 sterl- ing. The -American rights were sold by Mr. Doherty for a largo sum some tima ago, but tho Hamilton company still r% taiuB tho Canadian rights. ^i