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the am ndividnal‘ ' v perfect. , - .is attain~ j thepartsfi sets. itchhook u like. recexm, Lrsoutall company;- ; for ex- better BU$INESS BLOCK .BURNED.~ , . Fire destroyed the Dominion block, a three-storey brick building in Strathroy, at an early‘ hour Thurs- day morning. The flames were dis- covered by George Bell, t2nsmith. Who along with his good wife (for- met-1y Miss Florence McCreo), of Omegnee are erecting a. new neth- odist parsonage at Omemee, the tamer stone of whirh was laid on ON YOUR'fiNGERs! lst. It is an abundant yielder. 2nd; It consaln: mgre nueritive value Lhzm other mangels. V 3rd. It is easy to harvest. 4th. The successful lueal farmers recognize its superiority. fish. The Department of Agri- culuue weommende it. . You will get the right kind of nice fresh seed at our store. Also we have all the other desirable hints of mangelsâ€" Lend Red, Intermediate Yellow, Golden Tankard, Sugar Beet. Yellow Globe. You can count five seasons why you should sow DU NO 0 N’E DRUG-STORE AT CHEAP PRICES Judinieres from 2.25 to 5M each Fern Dishes from 75: to 2.” each Trays from 55c to 6.15 each Also Candle Sticks.‘ W These goods have just come to hand and comprise some of the newest designs in hammered brass. 100 Dozen English Table (3135308. 1.3569“: ion... These; are specially fine, quality and the pfieesa‘hmfld "1% (him . m“ Yellow Leviathan Mange] ‘4: attractive. SPEGML II c.0000... . J. C. EATON. Etc... Etc. MA ‘5 on with much cere- 5h Flint )2. value 75c duz. 191.0. ~ STONE OF NEW MET The ceremonies held "in connection with the laying of the corner stone of the new Methodist parsonage at Omemee Friday afternoon. were impressive and interesting, and were attended by a large crowd of Citl'l- ens from town and. country. The stone was _laid by Master Timothy Craig Eaton, son of Mr. and Mrs. on, (formerly Miss Florence McCrea, daughter of the late John McCrea) is very popular inwOmemee and takes a deep interest in the afialrs of the Methodist church and in the welfare of the village in general. IN PRIVATE CAR. Among those who accompanied Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Eaton to Omemee in their private car “ Estonia," were: Master Timothy Eaton, Miss Keale, Toronto ; Dr. and Mrs. Cook, 0'! Sudbury. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McCrea. Toronto. Mr. Burns me: the party at Lindsay, as did Col. Sam. Hughes, M.’P. Other. memb- J. C. Eaton, who declared the stone “ well and truly laid.” Everything was propitious for the laying of the stone, the weather conditions being all that could 'be desired. The peo- ple of Omemee took a. half holid as well as the school children ax business was temporarily suspended. The people turned attain large num- bers to witness . the ceremonies and honor Mr. and Mrs. J. C. .Eaton. who are so generously and kindly building the personage. ' Mrs. Eut- Mfrs. J. C. Eaton) and of Mr. R. J. Mulligan, (brother-in-laW of Mrs. Eaton . ) ‘moniesr commenced with the singing of the Doxology, after which ‘Rev. D.‘ H- Currie, pastor of the My ' terian Climb, offered a, prayer.- COL. SAM. HUGHES. , § Col. Sam. Hughes, the master of? ceremqnies. delivered one of his? bright, Characteristic 89606595.; 038* complete with Patrioticfi:.5,nobleg End referred briefly to the gefiierpgg , «new '3?“ of Mr. andMJ 0. WT finpundmg' awm ' and 'V ‘ ‘ -1? “MW!” o «'\v. OPENING CEREMONIES- pleasing and interesting to nonm- es, the master 0!Every 6! ered one of hisgman, a: he speechesr '°ne,mee has patriotic ‘ .x . [noble mg the 3y sayings. 1 HQ iwell In: the 8W0“? 4““ is a p01 . and Mrs. J. ' C. ity. ’m 9.9ng 8nd John's; The following interesting history 0f Methodism in the village of omemee will prove interestlng reading. 35 the corner stone of the new person- age donated to the church b3; Mr. and Mrs. J. .0, Eaton, was laid Friday-J The following details were ’compiled by the pastor of the church. RBV. Robt. Burns The present genial pastor is a wry energetic and emCient gentle ,11_Mo- 2 I ? i PATRIO‘I'IC .FAHILY. Talking of the 11ch family, 001. Hughes told of the pleasant home associations, which was one of their strong characteristics , of their pat- riotic ‘ character and loyalty to their country. Their: a loyalty to the country was exemplified when Capt. John McCrea helped to fight his country's battles in South Af- rica. The colonel also referred to the de- votion of the family to the church. In fact loyalty to home. to coun- try and to church were thi-ee strong characteristics. The chairman stated that he had known Mr. Eaton’s parents and their son Mr. J. C. Eaton had set a grand example to the young men of the country in his noble effort. to assist the community and the ‘coun- try in general. The ceremonies in connection with the laying of the corner stone of the new- parsonage, was rendered all the more auspicious owing to the fact that it commemorated; the birthday or MrschCrea, who had reached her 77th birthday, ; Master Timothy C. Eaton, his seventh, and also Mr. R. J. Mulligan’ 8 birthday. On behalf of the community he ex- pressed their heartfelt thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Eaton. He expressed the hope that both Mr. and Mrs. Eaton would be long spared to continue their good and noble work. ‘ REV. J. P. WILSON. Rev. J. P. Wilson. pastor of the Cambridge-st. Methodist church, was the next speaker called on and he delivered a very interesting and con- gratulatory address. He was glad, he stated, to be present and assist the Omemee citizens in showing their gratitude to dear friends and those interested in Methodism. He- paid a high tribute to Mrs. J. C. Eaton. a woman who did not forget her home nor her home town. Rev. Mr. Wilson referred to the love for one’s country and for one’s homeâ€" mother, heaven and home. The old saying was true, “ From east to west, home is best.” The new par- sonage was being erected in memory of Mrs. Eaton’s father, and the spea- ker was glad that the .great wealthy business men of the country were giving their attention to such noble was helping the community and he was helping to build up the coun- try. The speaker referred to the olden times when. the itinerent pastor had troubles in securing good homes, but things had changed within the past few years and were much different. However, he was pleased to know that Mrs. Eaton was having a. par' sonage erected and that it ‘would be a comfortable. one for the pastor. mm was what made the nation and things. Mr. Eaton was a great. benefactor and deserved the thanks of all for the muniflceht gifts. 'He a comfortable: one fort the paswr. Home was what made the nation and the people must have the best homes, although he did not believe in having extravagant homes. He -V_J -,, man, and since his arrival in Ome- mee has been very active in promot- ing the cause of Methodism. He is well liked by his congregation, and is a. popular resident of the commun' ity. gamut. Burns was born in St- John’s, N.B., but ' raised in the city ”of Emileon“. when he entered the Methodist mum. being ordain- THREE BIRTHDAY S . PARSONAGE WAS LAIMT OMEMEE but , “ WELL AND TRULY LAID." get At this juncture. the corner stone mt. which bears the inscription, “ Corn- .ow er Stone, T. C E. 1910, ” was 01- swung into place and duly laid by be Master Timothy Eaton. ',or, The ceremonies were brought to e. and close by the singing of the national test anthem, and three hearty cheers for eve Mr. and lire. Eaton and Col. Sam. He Hughes. of THE HISTORY. 93* Methodist. influence in this village as dates back to thé year at our Lord land no doubt this amount will be f greatly supplemented to. 'I‘ROWEL PRESENTED The silver trowel which was :beau- :tifully engraved, was presented to Hit. endure. Eaton by Mrs. Par- son, president of the Ladies’ Aid, i'who read a. short address. The trowel bears the following inscripo tion : ,1837. At this timethoEpisoopal 'mfimdist Conterenqe had an ap- pointment here conpected with the !, Gavan circuit. In this year the Rev. Names Norris was the young preach- aer in charge , with the RGV. Hamil- ltqn Biggar as his assistant. Bfother lNorris then became attached to Can- 'adas Wesleyan Confer-ones in New- ]toundland; then munch the Wes- leyan Contain“ in Upper Canada, and in 1866 became shpesfannmted, settling in’ the “j where he was homo unit!" (Sumo at his felt that thoucorner atone would be " well and truly laid." and he hoped that the bulldlng would stand in time to come as a memorial of the goodness and binevolénce of Mr. and In. Eaton. REV; HR. EARLE. Rev. Hr. -' 1.1”!on the English church, wished all happiness and prosperity to those " connected in erecting the parsonage. “~ Peace be to this house, peace be to all con- cerned in it and may the fortune of this house endure." concluded Mr. Earle. HISTORY OF CHURCH. At this juncture the pastor, Rev. Robt. Bums read a detailed account of the history of Methodism in Om mee, which proved very interesting. It will be found in another column of this issue. REEYE MULLIG AN. Reeve Mulligan, before placing the document in the box in the corner stone, stated that he hoped the building would stand for all time to come. It was built on substan- tial ground, by substantial people and {or a substantial cause. .He felt sure that the gift was appreciat- ed by the people of Omemee and es- pecially by the Methodists. TO FURNISH PARSONAGE.. A subscription was taken up in the interests of the Ladies' Aid to raise money to go towards the fur- nishing of the parsonage __ and the crowd responded liberally, Col. Sam. Hughes leading '06 with 810. Some fifty-four” dollars was soon- raised In a brief reply Mr. Eaton thank- ed the Ladies’ Aid on‘ behalf of him- self and Mrs. Eaton. He stated that be well remembered his first viâ€" sit to Omemee some nine years ago, and he would never forget the wel- come he received from‘ the late Mr. McCrea, who said, “ John, I wel- come you to Omemee and ourrhumb- le home.” He had always received a hearty welcome to the village and was always.glad to visit Omemee. fly cemetery. InlBfl'lthia place unknown as Cottingham’a mm” Wil- Hmnto'wn; hammoflitthe par- some in the following inecription: “A Bible m the H‘ethqdfit bimbo! in W. may, nee. 18th, 1849. " The new we: will“ ems ed to We. we may the we " Presented to Timothy Craig Eaton on his seventh birthday on the occasion of his‘ laying the corner stone of the Methodist parsonage, Omemee, Canada, May 6, 1910." ;’ His remains reet‘in themâ€" MR. J. C. EATON. sent nuno, 0:11”,on oolocu‘. The man who lollowod J omes Son-1o were: Hamilton Biggar 1828, Daniel Mullen 1829. Gilbert, Miller 1880. Conrad Vnnduoon. Wm. Young and June. Currie 1831- 32. John Low and Thomas Harmon 1883. John Black 1834. Wm. Young 1885. In 1836. Omemee was attached to Peterboro circuit. when J ohn Arm- strong and Hugh Montgomery were the preachers. George Poole and John G. Manly 1837-8, Gilbert Mil- ier and Solomon dnider 1880. Wm. McFadden. K. Creighton and John Sanderson. V. B. Howard. 'I‘hos. tori and Thomas Demorest 1848-44 : Samuel P. Laidlaw. Wm. McCullough Thomas Cleghorn and James C. Slew In 1857 the name was again chang- ed to Omemee. Wm. Briden remaining in charge: John Goodfellow 1858- 60 ; Henry McDowell and Isaac Wel- don 1862-68 ; Samuel C. Phelps, J. Carrol Wilson, and, W. R. Birher, 1864-65; Wm. L. Scott and. James A. McClung 1966. Wm. Burns, Jos. Hall. A C. Wilson and James Awde 1867-69 ; -Wm. Andrews, Thomas J. Edmison and Wm. L. Rutledge 1870- 71; John W. Savage, Edward Hill and Francis Johnson 1872-73. In 1874 the union with the new connection Methodist church took place. The new connection preachers according to the earliest records and information available were the fol- lowing 1849-50, .Jas. Bell, Wm. I'eak'. John Shilton, James Gundy ; 1851â€".) oseph Oats; 1852-3, Wm. Gundy: 1854~ -- John. Wilkinson ; 1855-56â€"John Histon; 1857-8 â€"- Robert N. Hill ; 1859-60â€"David SaV- ter. 1845-47; Gouge Goodeon end Charles Turner 1848 ; Isaac B. How- ard'1849. ‘ In 1850 the field was detached from Peterboro. and became known as Metcalfe circuit, thh John Sender- son as pastor. and 'I‘hos. McMullen assistant, in 1651 ; John C. Os- borne 1852â€"58 ; Levi Vanderburg. when the present parsonage was built. by George Beatty and completed on July lat ; wm. Briden 1855-56. McKenzie , 1868-64â€"George 13min; 1865-68â€"â€"Ge0rge Buggin (2nd term) , dos. Philp , 1870- 71â€"George Jack- son; 1872â€"«188. White, Henry Nu- gent; 18 "-3 tlgâ€"Iiobert Walker, J as A. Andrews, Thos. Grandy. .5 In 1874 union took place with the Wesleyan Methodists. The Metho- dist church of Canada was organizâ€" ed. The following are the names of ministers appointed to Omemee cir- cuit: 1874; John W. Savage and T. B. Wilson, Charles E. McIntyre ; 1875-76, Robert Godfrey and Robert Walker and Joseph Waite; 1877-79, J. A. Chapman. ILA" and J. A. age. J. Rogers; 1861-2â€"David D. Balaton, Jas. Hocking, Daniel M. McCamus and 1'). N‘. McCamus :1880- 82, Edward Barnes. 11.11., am Is- aac Pufier and Wesly A. V. E. Patty- son. L. A. March and Joseph R. Red. . 1883 union took place between the Methodist church of Canada, Metho. dist Episcopal of Canada, Primitive lethodlst of Canada and the Bible Christian church of Condo. a In 1888-85, J. C. Wilson, Joseph M. A. Spense and.R. J. Fallis. Jae. Calvert; 1886-87, 0. W. Watch. N. D. Drew, Geo. II. Riley; 1888-90, Wm. Johnston; 1891-93, 0. L. Thompson, R. Bamforth, Reuben Spencer Fralick ; 1894-96, Newton Hill and John Gar-butt; 1897-99, E. Roberts; 1900412, Geo. Brown; 1908-04, Joseph H. Lock; 1905- 08. Robert McCullough: 1909â€"10. Robert Burns, Ph.B. 1:110 property on which the old par- sonhge stands was conveyed by Wm. Getting-ham to the trustees of the Wesleyan Manet church in Can’ ads on March 14th, 1842, and con- sists of than m'of land. The following . is an extract from the deed: "“T6 the Trustees of the Wes- leyan Methodist church in Canada. for chapel. or church. or burying ground. George Dixon, Edward Han- m, Robert M, Jacob Erritt. Jams mm Hughes. Received s, The popular Reeve; or use vmm o: Omemee, who took part in the Wes connected with tho lay- THE DOSE EN TIME ' THAT )AVED NINE James River, Antigonish 00.. N. 3.. May 6.â€"(Special).-â€"It has again been proven in the case of Mr. Dan McGee, a well kfiown farmer living near here. that backache is only a symptom of kidney trouble. and that nodd's Kidney mus cure it quickly and completely. “I sufl‘ered from backache for two months,” Mr. 11ch states. “ It started, ftom a. strain and grew steadily worse. I also had occasion- al attacks of lumbag‘o. I was always tired, and at tlmes my eyes were puffed and swollen. In the mornings I had a. bitter taste in my mouth. GOOD CROWD. Saturday afternoon a large num. ber- of boys turned up at the agri- cultural grounds to enjoy the alter- noon’ 8 sport, in fact the largest number of boys that have yet at- tended, thus showing the increased interest both for the sports, and for the coming sports on the 24th. Kidney'mus will cure any and all of theae. “Then I decided to try Dodd's Kid- ney Pills and the rank is tQ-day ‘I aln'e‘Well man. l‘advise all per- sons suflering from backache or lum- bago to use Dodd's Kidney Pills." Mr. McGee caught, his kidney dis. ease in its early stages, and Dodd's Kidney Pills cured it almost at once. Neglected kidney disease develops into rheumatism, dropsy, Bright’s “Until my son w 4:: 3; was old he had fits right alo: 1". Vic give him seven bottles of Dr. fles’ Restomtive Nervinc. He has not had a fit since he began an wmmmnmm “\‘y daughter couldn" 111% walk from St. Vitus (in: Scx'cn bottles of Dr. 11.1 Nenfinc cntirelv cured her.” Epiiep y, Spasms, St. Vltus’ Dance “I suffered for many from what soz'nc‘ ;:co;! epilepsy. Dr. Miics‘ R: tive Nervine cured me, :2: can imagine how thwk‘fzfi ‘ M. I. CUHFM ing of 't- - corne.’ stone of the new lethodist parsonage Friday, after- E USED THE OLD RELIABLE KIDNEY REMEDY AND FOUND A‘ SPEEDY AND COMPLETE CURE FOR HIS TROUBLE. ’dd’s Kidney Pills Cured Dan. McGee’s Backachc MRS. NAN\"E LAND, Ethel. Ind. .l . MULLIGAN. PAGE FT" 5 dz “ruff. Mic! . a?’. hub (N “and am Vi! l 375 at 1 , to: cher'o 'uiyen :i ‘10 go 1 .52. a 00 £01 M11... ', and I 7; moti‘ ed by 501W stone for