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rmers. site, four It must be a very costly uitable cow or other} 'must also 'be very anything like its Bird that has ; Tt works un stratoh pretty hard hors, and the If it seratches who PAIS Fug 00 10D OFFIC and considers that drainage is a mere d introduced bya few cranks who make their living that way. If the roads are to be actually improved, the roadmakers must Fatal Shooting Accident Wednesday morning of last week; the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Finney, of Lotus, lost his life through a most distressing accident. The circumstances were these-- There was sickness in the Finney hourehold, and Mrs: F, | Fowler, a neighbor, went over to take care of the sick. = Her boy, a lad of about eleven years, was left at home, and with' him the Infent While trying to amuse the child, the Fowler boy came across an old musket and started to show the little fellow how is was worked, . The child looked down the barrel of the gun, when in some 'way the weapon, which was loaded, went off with fatal results. It is curious how many accidents occur with guns, The daily papers are constantly telling of people who have to learn the lesson of carefulness through some such terrible tragedy as this. Guns and poison should' be locked up where children are They ave 'naturally curious. They want to know things: It would be pity if they did not. Mors than that they are forgetful. 1 have no doubt the boy 'had been told dozens of times never to handle the gun, but the very warning would likely excite his curios: ity, so that at the first 'opportunity he would to investigate for himself Lock up the gun and he poison. Don't leave temptation around and the child will not yield, nor will the 'tragic results follow as they did in this case. There is no necessity for a gun to be left loaded gun in the house these days, as even careful people may forget as the months Call night and lay slip > that the gun is charged with powder and shot. Former Citizen Honored The following is clipped from the Hamilton Spectator-- ' As the result of negotiations continuing: since last May, the inspecting engineer of the Hamilton Steel & [ron.Co., and has been a resident of Hamilton for several years, It was largely due to Mr, e's influence. that. his, important industry was induced to locate My. Currie is. the son of Ms. Wn. Currie, of Port Perry, and