» s Rall} 9 i | j i Goldsmith » Atwood S2tion received from that family, eee ao ; Keeps a large stock of Gold Watches, Silver Watches, Gold Chains, Rolled Plate Chains, Genuine Diamond Rings, 18k. Gold Wedding Rings, carved Band Rings, plain Gold Rings, Friend- ship Rings for 50c. and $1, with a nice bangleon. Large stock of Clocks, Silverware, Spectacles, &ce. Fine and complicated watches repair- ed and adjusted. J. H. Gunrner, Watch Specialist, Goldsmith's Hat———— Se Main St., Listowel. Two Doors East of Post Office. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. SOUTHERN EXTENSION W. G. & DB. Trains leave Atwood Station, North and Serth us follows : 9:12 p.m, ATWOOD STAGE ROUTE. Stage ieaves Atwood North and South as follows : BOING SOUTIT. GOING NORTH. $:00 a.m. | Mitchell Newry 8:03 aaa, | J} rmho'm 3:30 Monkton 9:00 a7; 5) Yruho'mlO:5 am, | Mitchell 11:15 p.m. | 5 »> p.m. Atwood 6:00 p.m. Cown Talk. | PALL. CooL vights, .} Spending a couple of weeks with former 4+ Shop. NELSON McBarm, of Listowel, Sun- dayed in town. ; cents your name, ——___----—~ MERcUANTS, now is the timé to order: your rinting for the fall fairs. Give Tne Beea trial. Good work at fair prices is our motto. Tue English church ptlpit was vac- ant. last Sabbath. A supply wasarrang- ed* for but for some reason or other he was unable to ofiiciate, Miss ANNIE GORDON and Miss Ida McBain left Monday to attend the Mitchell Model School preparing them- se!ves for the teaching profession, TISERE was no seryiee-in the Metho- dist. English and Presbyterian churches | Sonday evering owing tot Baptist ‘Anniversary services afternoon and ev- ening. s Mus. DONALD GoRDON is away visit- ing relatives in the vicinity of Ottawa. | Mrs. Gordon has been very faithful to the postoflice duties and is deserving of a few holidays, Witt Gorpon shook, the dust off his feet and boarded the train for Ganan- ogue last Friday, Will has a brotherin thattown. Somebody will be lonesome until he returns, Now is the time to getyour billheads, envelopes, letterheads, ete. printed neatly at Tne Bre offices Your fall accounts will nee: to-be rendered short- ly. Call and get our prices, ‘I'm recent wet weather has deterred | the progress of harvesting in this dis- trict to some extent, and in one or two instances weare told barley has com- menced to grow in the sheaf, Miss ANNi= Witson returned to Georgetown last Monday afier spend- ing a couple of wecks under the parent al roof. Miss Wilson has a good posi tion as milliner in that town. THE new school onthe Sth con. Eima opened last Monday. The school room is furnished with every requisite and creditable work may be expected from its etlicient teacher, S. Shannon. Bynon PELTON, a student of Hills- da’e College, Mich., speut several days with friends and relatives in,town. last week. He is takinz a theological course with a view to entering the Laptist min- istry. Miss. Attcrk DoNALpson left last Friday for Napanee where she purposes acquaintances. > Wisi her. a very pleasant time in that picturesque part of Cataric. ; Miss L. Hent,of Toronto, purposes opening amiantle and dressmaking -es- tablishment over. A. Cam) beil’s harness We welconie Miss Uunt to our Village, and trust the ladies of the com- unity wil-weeerd-her a tigen patron- MILD September. ; ] @-put in the school | k ’. Garney Co. of} Thuaticn, Jas eve perintensling | the work fer the firm, The school was | eloscd for several days in cousequence, | Der LARGE shipments oflambs and hogs} have been mide from this locality dur- | ing the past few. days. sUYorS com- | plain of the sumalluess and leanness of; TBauyof the tambs tor the English mar- | Ret Join HOA has becn appointed eare- | taker of the public school at a salary of! Slo peraunuwim: dohiris the right man | inthe right place andthe Board may ! rely upon hia keeping everything about | | | \ | the school in ship shape. TEESWATER News:—“Oranges, lem-! ons, binakas aad strawberries, fresh aud cheap at F—" Strawberries in | Septenibe Thedenizens of that burg tre sin lessed beyond measure or | ise vsulnrisnoe ¢2nd consin of | Ges Washington. About all we are | in the habitef getting inthe miatter of truit at thisseason of the year is appie- AN authority on the snbjeet says: | Chimneys, to be safe from tire and draw | vel, should be mot less than sixteen ches syuere inside and built up from| the ecilir—Ese-poot vrck with clay, | tustead of mortar, up to the b. | Plaster it i I y mixed with | * silt. Top with the best brick, well Wet, andlaid in cement. Do net let wood come tooclose to the brick, and don't let the stovepipe come nearer than IS inches to the ceiling. | list Friday and Setarday Henry Moore, of Trowbridge, ealled on us Saturday, and after subscribing for his son in Brandon, said he “had been a lifeand fora real good home-paper he did not know that he could do better tuan subscribe for THE Berk.” This makes the third subscrip- We ure determined to introduce Tie BEE into every homein North Perth. 254 cents will make you a subseriber until Jan, 1, 1Sv1, A RELIC OF TIE RepeLLton.-<Jas. Rayburn, of Caledon, is the possessor of arare relic. of the Upper Canada Re- bellion of 1837-38. This the Globe says is the rifle used by Samuel Lount, who figured so conspicuously in those troublesome times. the piece is 2 pe culiar specimen of the old time gunn. The barrel is four and ahalf feet in length, and running parallel with it is.a wooden ramrod. Aithough not a flint- lock, itis not a great improvement on ‘that class. The trigger guard is of brass, and the batt contains a smal a- partmentintended for the sto of wads and caps. ‘The piece must have been a very expensive one in its day, judging form the manner in which it is ju moun Some of the silver.ornamen- | ticketed tie ; this time are apt to make Ocr popular local agent, -R. Knox, | following persons last} week:-Mr, Iamilton, tarStorm Bake Iowa; Mr. Critlenden, er Moosomin, N.W.T., and this week ticketed John Knox for Deloraine, Man., sul Mr. His lop, for Winniper, Man, A WEEK ago last Sunday our towns- Min, A. Campoel, received the sid in- telligence thathis grandmother, living at Woodville, \ ictoria Co., was stricken witha paralytie stgoke, which rendered her unconscious up-to the-time-et her death, the Tuesday following. Rey. J. LL. Campbell, brother of A, Campbell, attended the funeral. Deceased was x devout Christian and beloved by all in the community, She had reached the advanced age of 81 years. ' Tur case of the “Woeds Investiga- T. Hott, of Durham, spentSunday in | the village. : sae TWENTY-FIVE secures Tue} Bre Tor the balance of 1890, Hand in manandhas-a—practic¢al Knowledge of ithe Jate rains haying helped them. On tien” cost the city of Londen S100, The Principal handed in his resignation ov | Thursday of last week. A new Prinei-! pal is advertised for at a calary of 3800.1 A pattry salary of 3809 for a Principal | is # standing disgrace to any Collegiate | Institute Board, London evidently! }ruus her educational institutions on the | i cheap scale, : Que of our boys, William | Lochhead, receives S150 “as Sienee Master in the Galt Collegiate, an the | Principal 31,700, which-ter-atownrwith ot less than haifthe populationei London, should put proud Lous ichers to shame. at harvest hens + 8 ous chicks, The seattering the best grain for human food give it superior. ity in the production of eggs, which contain in concentrated form the nour- ishment required for healthful action both of body and brain. ~The whole wheat grain is also the best food for the young chicks after they are large enough to eat it. tAILWAY Crosstnos.- A point of law was brouglitup atan inquestin ‘Tor- onto the other day but not permitted to be thoroughly discussed. -It was that regarding the statute in connection with the fencing of railways running throngh thickly-peopled portions of a city, town or village, and the rate of speed limiting such trains. The stat- ute states that a train shal! not run more than six miles an hour, unless the track is properly fenced. While the verdict states that this C.P. R. train, whiclr killed three people, was running ata greater tate of speed over the cross- ing, necessiated by the running regula- tions laid down on the time-fable, the C. P. R. officials contend that the track is properly fenced, aud that the train cotild easily comply with the time-table and pass over the three ‘crossings be- tween west Toronto and Parkdale ata rate of speed not more. than six miles an hour. The distance between these two points is .slightly more than two \ly from the field, or postponed until _ Tne Blyth Standard has entered on 3 ita fourth volume. — Success, ~ Now is the timé for durmerchants to} Muss Make their fall announcements. sg visiting Mrs. ‘Mus. FOX, of Wroxetér, speit Satur- | °° THE Misses McCloy, of Milverton, were the guests of Miss Maud Hawk- shaw last week. : ~ MRS. STARK is spending a few weeks visiting friends in Detroit tis week. Harvey Hammond this wee of John Rogers is complet her an enjoyable visit. # credit to the proprietor. THE PRoTest.—We understand that a pretiminary examination of the peti- tioner, and-also of Br. Ahrens, the party petitioned against in the North Perth election protest, qyili take place shortly. To make russet shoes appear as good as new, squeeze the juice of ademonon @ bit of soft éloth, give the leather a thorough treatment with this and see if your shoes don't look 2s well as they did when you bought them. Burnocks can easily be destroyed by pouring a few teaspoonfuls of kerosene on the plant. The oi! rots the roots and ina few days the burdock it dead. There are any number of burdocks in this place that should be exterminat- it in sweet potatoes,” change of advt,-next week: New dal goods are arriving and the public will know who is offering the best stock at the advertisementsin this paper. Bridgeport, Waterloo Co.. was home Sunday and Monday, assisting with the singing at the Baptist anniversary. She has a clear, rich yoice, and the duets, in which she took part, were highly apprec iated by those present, We hope Miss Robertson will tavor Tne Bee with S some of her literary prodtictions in the cold, and péople are beginning to dis- : card their sumz traw hats and dor | ee ieir summer. straw hats and dor = 5 Sees : the more seasonable fur caps. Most of | FREAK OF NATURE —A freak of nat- us like variety in the seasons, but, oh,| "6 Was shown in the village of Mar- how we dread the long, severe Canadian | Mora last Monday, in a chicken recent- win ly hatehed out by ahen belonging to : 2 John Donovan; whd lives about’ six , A W. SHEPPERSON, of St. George, has} miles-north of the village. It has four veen engaged by James Irwin to assist teas, four wings, two-tails-and-one head: im inthe store. Heis areliable young Tt was alive but feeble at the time ofits emergence from the shell, and shortly afterwapis died.—Madoe Review. A GRanp social entertainment will THE days are chilly and the nights the business. Mr. Irwin is doinga large trade, the result of long experience, judicious advertising and etraight-for- ward dealing with the public. be given in the Methodist church, Don- g the public egil, next Tuesday evening, Sept. th, NEW DnessuAKER's Suop.—Miss L. ITunt, of Toronto, has made arrange- ments to open 4 mantle and dressmak- ing establishment over A. Campbell’s harness shop, Atwood, ‘The ladies of the community will find it to their ad- vantage to call on Miss Ilunt before leaving orders for their fall and winter suits. All orders left at the residence of Mrs. A. Campbell will receive prompt attention. A CENTENARIAN.—The Teachville correspondent to the Woodstock Sen- tinel Review writes: We have not bean able to find. a. churn-ever Gl ‘yerrs old, but we have seen and handled a butter ladle made one hundred years ayo by a squaw from an ashwood knot, anid sold to one of the Harris’ three generations back. It camein possession of its pres- ton New ent owner, Mrs. Sandick,ia 1SiQand hes been in constant use eyer since. Tue Harvest.—The harvest is over and considerable grain has beeu thresh- el. Wheatis turning out far better than e<pected and will be much above the average yield. The simpie” could commencing at 7:30, when addresses will be given by lievs. Lrandon, of Monkton; Rupert, M.A... of Milverton, and Livingstone, of Listowel, after which refreshments will be served. ‘he Atwood clr will furnisl: appropriate music, wAdmission 20¢, children 15e, All welcome. THE editor of the Brusseis Post dries to be funny when he says:— The editor of tl i is the daddy of another danghter. ‘This makes 13, 14 or 15 membersin his con- stituency now according to thelast cen- sus. Ile says he needsa baby carriage and wants toknowif we won’tlend ours better sill, buy oa a ce = c oe 33 <= Rh I o uw 33 3 = = = = “7 a = = bibs off before you talk about—“erses-of not-_be_better:—Bariey isa line crop, and | Emergency.” We anv tind Re a the early sown oats is all {let could be | Tbber tuve we could letyou havetf you desired, but that sown late will not be | @te not yet weaned. so good, on account of rust, Peas are} Tp dosen’t matter where you go, oor. Roots are going tocome ont weil, | In-your ears its ringing-— “She's my Annie, Vim her Toe This Rocucy business, dun'l That everybody's singing, THE PREACHER PULLED A Pc Everybody knows the thing; Brantford Expositor: Wednesday morn- Everybody 6 Ss POOney-—- ing the Rev. Mr. Caswell_will-appear/7ave the smallmajority” betore James Grace, J. P., charging him | Phas being driven tiny, : with pointing a revolver at an Indian | O'&ans grind it on the street; lad named James Lewis. It seemsthat | Mt, Dennis Mocncy - Mr, Caswell allowed an Indian named | S€ePs Awake upon his beat Hlill-to put in oats on his property, | FO Whistle Allie Rooney.’ When the oats were cut Hill was taking | [2 the woods the pnebe birds them, when the rey. gentleman pulled a | 48 bie song without the words; revolverand told him to take the third | (ats Upon thegarden Se load of oats to hisownbarn. Lewis got | Render it with stress ‘mmense; seared, but Hill jumped on the load ang} Even young Babooney eS drove it to his place. Now and then remove his cane Krom his month, adjusts his brain, It may be well enough for farmers to | And, inaccents full of hain, thresh direct from the field. Their lack Iiums “Miss Awnnie W ooney.” of barn room and facilities for storing Sick vce iu chai ‘ F grain inthe straw may make this plan] TEMPERANCE.—The following item necessary, But the grain is- in much | @ppeared “in a recent number of the better condition for the preliminary | Vest Toronto Daily lribuneand speaks sweating 1t undergoes in stack or mow, | fF itself:—James Tiail was poveraay Daring this process, however, it is al- | #fternoon rather better than half filled nist impossible to thresh grain clean,| With citizens assembiedto hear the talk ‘rhe threshing must therefore be donc | 08, Temperance by Rev. Mr. Waddell of immediately after haryest, ifnot direct- the whole farmers have seldum had you know more reason to be thankful. PO?P.— coder _weather—by—which time the sweating will be completed, and the grain will be dry enough to be putin granary without danger of injury. More Farm Purits,—A Montreal dispatch says: “The steamship Lake Superior came into port last night with an unusually large number of passen- gers. Amongst them were fiye boys of 17, who have paid handsome premiums to become gratuitously farm laborers near London, Ont.. Their strange idea of this country and its methods and their innocence as to their future duties were painful, Henry F. Moore, editor} of ofthe Mark Lane Express, is here, and speaks in strongest terms against farm | T eee. It is growingin disfavor in Sngland especially since the murder of Benwell, theugh he did not think that incident has interfered with emigration anada, PRESENTATION.—The members of the Methodist church choir presented one of their number, Miss M. Hawk- shaw, with a beautiful gold chain asa ates recognition of her jong and faithful serviccs in the choir. For years Miss Hawkshaw has filled the position of leading soprano as well as taken an active part in every branch of the cburch work and her absence will leave & vacancy which cannot be ‘easily filled, if indeed filled at all. Not only is the choir'indebted to the yottng lady but every member of the church and we take this public way of expressing the heartfelt thanks of the congregation for her voluntary seryices in the past, and hope that the change may be apleasant one and open up new and wider avenues for Christian effer, M aykshaw has arranged to take ay course Alma and'Miss Hoover presided at the piano. Lhe reverend lecturer is a young man he speaks. His text yesterday was from Eze full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.” The addr to with close attention througiout, and made a deep impression on his hear- ers. Professor Keetch is a musical great ricl@s. Both influences of church tea meetin was accepted to the cause of Christ. killed the fatted calf and the that gave rise to sympathy with his views, it appears for no tea meeting was hell this spring tation still remains, but most of it has Heen remov miles, and the time allowed for making: the run ten minutes. GunreCeossy, of the Royal|. ane gemnemnnd “Miss AGNes Hasooxp, of Ham- mond, was the see of Miss Lizzie THE brick work on the new poe . The with relatives in Napanee. We wish structure is the finest in the village and A Groreta editor leads all the papers onthe guessing schemes. it asks: its subscribers to “guess who owes thrée years’ subsciiption. and refuses to pay Warcn out for Mrs. M. Haryey’s 4 the closest margin by carefuily reading Miss AppIeE ROBERTSON, teacher, of J Winnipeg and the. music by Professor Keetch, who accompanied the speaker Ex-Rééve olden “occupied the chair with a pleasant voice and a thorough knowledge of the subiect. upon which iel, “Make a chain; for the land is he address was listened the speakers frequentitones of eloquence prodigy, playing two or three instrum- ents at one time and possessing a voice : geutiemen travel under th@duspices of the ©. 0. G, 7 % Crunch Fats PENouNCED.—Rey. Rural Dean Wade-preached an eloguent’ sermon in Old St. Paul's church, Wood- stock, on Sunday night on the banef = an garden patties gotten up ostensibly to turther the cause of Christianity. “He believed such gatherings, where money from all classes and char- acters of men, did moréharm than good He spoke of a chureh fair recently heldin New York state when the first part of the evening took the form of a theatrical perform- ance and from ten to twelye-“dancing.” In another town the Salvation Army arty feasted all night. Coming nearer home there were Japanese socials, he said, i levity, rather than a serious consideration of the work of God. He said God had provided means for carrying on His work with- out accepting one cent of the devils money. Mr. Wade's congregation is in and in future it is proposed to make sc- cial gatherings, in connection with the Pburch, free, , chimneys have been put on the | Methodist church this week, which were badly needed, : ADVERTISE* your . animals_in- THE-B: #It-will fetch them ever time.--Rates moderate, J.S. Geer has been visiting the whole- @ markets this Week ing heavy ‘purchases for the fall and winser trade. _ R.M. BALLANTYNE offers a novei inducement this week to cash custom- ers. For particulars read his advertise- menton paged. — : Lewis ZERAN, late of Milverton, and son of ouresteemed townsman, Charles Zeran, is now practising dentistry in Brandon, Man., and has charge of the oftice of RH. Robertson, white the lat= ter is taking aspecial college course in Chicago. _ THE anniversary seryices in connec- tion with the Methodist church, of At wood, will take place on Sunday and Monday, Sept 14th and 15th. On Sun- day, sermons will be preached at 11 a.in. and 7 p.m., by Rey. J. Livingstone, ot Listowel; on Monday a tea will be serv- ed on the church grounds from. 5 to 7 p. m., after which addresses will be giv- en by Keys. Livingstone, Torrance, Ifenderson and Dack. Some improve - ments are being nude at present-to the church, which, it is expected, will be coinpleted before the anniversary ser- Vices. bo] ALAR. FEnavuson—BLOoMFIELD.—In Walton, on the 26th uit., at. the Mcthodisi. parsonage. by Rev. Mr. Ottawell, A Jas Ferguson to Miss Mary Lloomtield, both of Brussels, dW ctarscod. dfaricet: Ball wWheaG. oso, eee 05 Spring Wheat.<..202 07.2: su ASATCYS Seis ASG oes ; Bt) Onis Sp ORES SE 3t ORR ee i abe sac cag eOeN 52 ROW eat rec gene aa 3 00 Hides perlb 3 Sse. 3 Sheep skins, each.......... 50 FOODS SEG setae wee 115 Potatoes perbag.......... 16 Butter per lboo ies AG 12 15 Eggs per doz... 3... see.52 14 Church Directory. EPISCOPALIAN. Preaching every Sabbath as follows: Ienfryn, 11 a.m.; ‘Lrowbridge, 3. p.im.; Atwood, 7 p.m. : Rey. Mr. Ecciesrox, Incumbent. BAPTIST. Preaching every Sabbath at 3:00 p.m. Sabbath Scheol at 2:40 pan. Prayer meeting on o'¢) Rey. D, Dac, Pastor METUODIST. Preaching every Sabbath at 11 a.m. Each alternate Sabbath at 6:30 p.m, Sabbath School at 10a.m. Prayer Meet ings, Wednesday and Friday evenines, at Trou, Rey. D. Roeens, Pastor PRESUYTERTAN, Preaching every Sabbath at 11 a.m.; Bible Class on Sabbath evening at 7:00. Sabbath School-at 9:30 a. mz Prayer Mecting on Thursday evening at 7:00, Young People’s’ Association meetiuz on Friday evening at 7:30, Rey. A. llenpentson, M.A., Pastor: Business Directory.. LIEDSDICATs J. ReTLAMILTON, M.D,C\M. Graduate of McGill University, Mon- treal. Member of the College of Vhy- sicians and Surgeons, Ontario. Oniee Opposite Tiue Bex ofiiee. Residence Queen street; night messages to be left at residence. W.M. SINCLAIR, Solicitor, eernlat edit Notary-Pnblic &c. Private funds to loan at lowest rates. Collections promptly attended to. Offiee—loerger’s Hotel, Atwood. Every Wednesday at 12:24 p.m. and remain until the 9:12 p. nm. train. 7) DENTAL. J.J. FOSTER, L. D.S., Uses: Vitalized Air, &c., for painless extracting. Satisfaction guaranteed in all operations Oflice—Entrance beside Lillico’s Bank, Listowel, Ont. W. M. BRUCE, L.DS., DENTIST, Is extracting teeth daily without pain through the aid of “The Electric Vibrator.” The- most satisfactory re- sults are attained by the use of this wonderful instrament, for which holds the exclusive right. References, . &e., may be scen at his dental apart- ments, aver Thompson Bros.’ store, Entrance, Main St, Listowel. AT STION SERS. ALEX. MORRISON, Licensed Auctioneer for Perth County. . All sales attended to promptly and at modé@fate rates. Information with re- gard to dates may-be-had by applying at . this office. THOS. E. HAY, Licensed Auctioneer for the County of * Perth. Rates moderate. ice ver - Lillico’s bang. Listowel. All ordere ; left at THE Bee to promptly. ‘Deoneyv to Iucan LAt Lowest -Rates of Iptereet... Thursday evening, ats office will be attended. “«