sonceievs AND COUNTY or PHRTEH GAZETTE. STRATFORD, ONT., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1888. Friday | afternoon next s pablic holiday, | r. Wm. Roberts, of Toronto, ex-mayor of Stratford, gave Tux Times a call on uesday morn Wm. Sweet, of Point Edward, was in a tendance ata meeting of the Grand Trunk Tnsuranee and Provincial society in Strat- City Zoral Hews. Cnnplickentuey At Home. ~~ A.meeting of citizens was held on Mon day evening, and it was decided to enter- tain the officers of the staff, ami of the Beigade now in campin this city to an "At Home" in the Rink on this (Wednes- day) evening. Large committees were 2 TOT Miitay wea." You must use Hellebore in order to ex torminate berm nt and currant worms, err out cis Ve Sure. Pre eur rte 2 genuine at E. J. John's drug store, Ontario street. Mrs. W. Lockerbie, of Collingwood, re- turned te her home on Friday last, accom: paviet by her sister, Mrs P eter = N Nats b, whe inteud lz enjoying the lake bre & mouth. Ha,--4ertHiafistot Gran exearston oF ooduly ith, $a. Walrrese the great detente } Train leaves St ratford icketh "good two -day# only John Myers isin Stratford on a visit. He is at present engaged on the stall of the Mi manage lis Tribune, and looks none the worse of his residence in U nele Sam's br: af acres. Cet 'heap Simon for barg sins during the next 30 days. S00 pains of pants to . be divposed of. This ix undoubtedly thy cheapeat store in Stratford. Remember the phere, Hesson's old stand, Market-st. Mr. Daniel Kenney, Southampton, a former residént of Stratford, gave Tue Times a call on Tuesday, accompanied by his good wife. "Mr. Keaney hal been to St. Merys on asad mission-- attending the funeral obsequies.of a loved sister. The Hamilton Sper tator has this to say of Stratford's steamer:--""The owners of the steamer € "iy of Stratford, hailing from Stratford, Ontario, and at present izing on a surface drain that runs through that m vantiviver She "wilt be 'Sent. Y parcel post ton purchaser in any part of the country." (Base libel !) By the advice of one of the moat cele- brated' physicians of New York, Mr. ces Forman has gone on a voyage Ovean, a Atlantic will ga sever i mouths ia Seed ant Scotland, stun State. bona are pl to learn that the doctor he-recommended thia trip,-hetd- ont: pm hopes of his compiets recovery. Mr. Moore Varner of theG. T. B. shops, met with a 'disagreeable acc ident last at extreme pointa,but ay are painful and agreeable, and lay him off work all the He a -- in Etma until after the Twel The Stratford | p 'ablic School Board have id to give oo military visitors to the city a complimentary concert, repetition of the Treat recently 'taiered by our citizens, from the -- = under the leadership of Mr. V 1 For programme and full nh ag we Would direct attention of our readers t a advertisement on page 6 of olay The follawing boys are 'promoted from Romee to Avon ,ward acparate school. The names sre in or!er of merit : Robert Swall rell, Alfred Albert Padden, Geo, jpencer, Jos Macnamara, Jos Clancy, ames Dunn, Walter Dengiaa, S. Chippa. 'imothy O'Flaherty, Frank Walsh, James tolan, Th . M. Tinsley, James _-- bons, Lawrence" re, Daniel .--~Y y is foram promoted. ¢ Free Presa says :--"It is stated that notwithstanding the flight of "Rev."' Joln Stonehouse, the Adelaide wiikey. former, no steps have been t bring his bondsmen to time. Is thee one law for ail; or do vn Crown authorities favor "the cloth" at thé expense of the " [It looks like it nowadays, That there is ua easy law for clerical black- and. scoundrels, and «a severe 'law or the civilians, is apparent to all.] he notorious Johnston dive on Huron Street, was raided by the police on Sunday night. Mrs. Johnston, ber daughter, and another disreputable female were taken in charge. The first owen played off sick, she each f bY bat the others go gaol. Three een "were found on the Premises; two of them were volunteers, and were turned over to the military auth- oritics. and the civilian bad to pay over $10. The police are determine. to wipe out this den of iniquity, as-it is a nuisance - ang grace to the neighborhood. a lps -- June 21st, the Yenidence of Mr. Schmidt, editor and PYyetor of the "Kolowset was the scene of those happy events in life--viz : _ ed to ¢ marriage of his daugh- ter, sine Case Baboocs Schmidt to > Afr, ern im { | | The New Saperintenslent. | t , of the 43, "They by Bev. 4. -of this go tH press we Tear that all arrangeme a for a pleasant 'in have been © compialed. _ pontet, ait i We vr Tegal Opinions, At the Coungil meeting Monday week, & case came up in regard to the assum ing of the streets by the new by law, whi h showed the _ true inwards of lawyer: + "| Siinday and Monday, u th ' at the individual w \wcea the de tevil and the deep sea, Mr. J. D. Barnett, of Port Hope, has i heen "pi ointe I mechanical superintendent K., in this. city and district. Mr. Garnett was formerly in the same positir 1s, until transferred to Port He pe, and his mony friends in Stratford will re joice with Tuy Times at bis return. A thorough and efficient mechani: himself, the offic cers and men over whem he is peat, hold him in the very highest res pect. He will commence his duties ou the Ist July, and his instructions are to push een with all speed the work connected with placing the machinery in the new shops, A. Clemens SMortsaender, . We can join with our chem. "ha Benes On when it remarks: any, indeed the great majority, of the learnera tind steno- Fes aphy a pretty difficult art to master. "4 popils acquire a thorough knowledge 8 7 waiting in as short rg as Thomas Purcell,the youngest son of Mr. M. Purcell, city, haem it. Though only- studying at the Commercial College here under Mr. Shaw since January last, he is now awarded a certificate of fitness and adiploma. Mr. Purcell is a clever young man who bids fair to make his mark in the world." 4- Painful decbirat, On Saturday tage last, Mr. 5S. S Fuller, Norman st, with a bad fall while reaching up in his shed for a garden J "ke eavy man and tame from a former accident hy which_he severely sprained his ankle afew weeks ago, he was unable to properly balance himself, and in his endeavor to tall easily, his right arm was dislocated, paaine being otherwise bruised. Dr. Smith was immediately aummoned and 'the dislocation reduced, which was a very painful operation, Mr. Fuller's many friends sympathize with him in his present misfortune and wish him a speedy recovery. A Succesaful Frestical, The ladies of St James' church hit the nail square on the head when they chose last Friday for their strawberry and ice cream festival and concert. The tink was crowded during the whole evening, and the gay uniforms of the offi- cera and men of the brigade now in camp, and the beauty and fashion of Stratford made a pleasing contrast. usic was furnished by the Sarnia band under the leadership of Bandmaster Philp, and programme furnishsd comprised some very? tine selections, which were rendered in an artistic ae seldom heard fas Stratford. Lieut.-€ Alymer, and other officers the staff, -- Capt. Wise, nite to Major- General tegen -- -- during the evening the ch ealized toward beattifying the chure , grounds, Blossoming Forth as a Eeptstnion: The birtle Ol«erver- thus speaks of an old friead--a former Stratfordite--now a candidate for the Local Legislature of Manitoba :--"'At present there seems to be no prospect of CU. J. Mickle being op- posed in the electoral division of Burtie. Mr. Mickle is believed to be a moderate man, one who makes few enemies, and many consider that the interests of the division would be safein his hands. It in said that several Conservatives in differ- ent parte of the district haye promi their support. The victory on one side or other would be a by the half breed vote, that secured by the ---- bidder, and nc no one likes to venture und: elected, such a hopeless condition that only a Grit ean be elected. Charley has always- been y is ouinian hia honors without the ee eee of an election. } FROM THE SEAT OF WAR! A Week's Camping on Mc- Pherson Heights. BY MAJOR-GENERAL MIDDLETON, INSPECTION Le AE EL tuctlénis of the sianiiien "Special | Cable. amemiinas and Carrircr Pigeon Lerpress from the Linea to THE TIMES. The volunteers in camp in Stratford have been Ointers going drill since Tueada; week, making excellent progress ajl last w rok Was intense and there waa considerable suffering and in convenience caused by the strength of Old Sel's rays. Everything waa done to alleviate as mach' a9 possibte "the Sects tthe heat: --sSine> the honntifal rate of the atmosphere has heen delightfual-- -jast such weather as makes both so nidie 're and civilians happy. The following talle shows the strength of the brigade in camp he re: - aul are Corp. = Ofll ers, «1 Nor-com. London Field Rattery.. Guelph Briwade F, Artillery, 7 wink Battalion 2 Onw «mm » & YS Horns Brigade Stet Milcers and men 2,066 Horses 116 enbn-addition-to vai staff-officers: whdes hames appeared in last week's Times, we give the names of the offivers of the several batta none and batteries comprising .the Pint Does Fusiliers,--Lt.-Col. Wilkin- in command ; Maj. Ciuillot,Adj. Pox, Paymaster Meloche, Q M. Reeves. No I Co., Capt. Cheyne ; No, ; No. &, Capt. Dewson. This batt. is fall strength. f2ud Oxford i a --Lt.- Col, Munro, P taeda major), Adj. Paymaster McCleneg- han, Q. M Capt. Sutherland, M. P., No. 1 Co., Capt. Queen, Lts. Knight and Thrall ; No. 2, Capt Koss, methy-; No. 3,- Lts. Oliver and "Homer ; No. 4 Capt. Hegler, ite. Vance and Knight; No. 5, Capts. Blakeley &nd Thompson ; Neo. 6; Capt. Balt, Lts. Andrew and An- derson ; No, 7, Capt. Von Buskirk, Lt. Blanpie ; No. 8, Capt. Pad Quinn, and McKay, with a band 25 $7th Bait,, Lomb --Lt.-Col. Fisher in command ; a Beattie and Rankin, Adj. Rankin, Surg. Fraser, Asst. Surg. mae Paymaster McVicar, Q. M. Tors 1 Co, Capt. Woodward ; No. 2, Capt. Poittek i No. 3, Capt. Gattia ; No. 4, a Kenward ; No. 5, Capt O'Neill; . 6, Capt. Doebear ; No. 7, Capt. Filia, vith Battalion, Waterioo.--Lt,-Col. Hes- peler in command ; Maj. Beaumont, Q. M. Simpson, aymaster Cranston, Surg. Mec- Intyre, 'Asst. Surg. Rothford. iat 2 Co., : tm Jowan ; 'No, apt. ; No. Surg. Martia, . . No. 1 Co. Capt. Stafford ;_ No. 2, Capt. Coscombe ; No, 3; Capt. Jeffries ; No. 4, Capt. Anderson ; No. 6, Capt. aso No. 7, Capt. Hen- Malloch? Surgeon, * Ho Imes, Aast. sure. vous Paymaster Jordan, Q. M. Bick. No. 1 Co., Cope, Crockett ; No. 2, Capt. Elliott ; Na. 3, S. Roberts ; No. 5 Co., -- ayes; No. 6, Capt. Andrews ; No. 7, Capt. | acdonald ;_ No. 8, Capt. Kaine ; No. 9, Capt. Varcoe. BRIGADE OF FIELD ARTILLERY. -- " ld Batteries (*A" and "B,") --Ls.-C H. Macdonald, Mayor of Gach. commanding "A" Ba' qui eee Ino flat country the ptrerer advance guard "Pearcy but it shoald never be less than one-eighth. The guards should be taken, if -- from. the bod) troops at t of the pty so that if loreal to re- treat, or if rein they would join their own rades. No troops of whatever --o should advance into the enem withouty sa advan The brave and the fair will fill the Rink ed Points to P -- Capt. Thos. Beattie, of the sth Fuailiers London, visited the Stratford camp ground Monday Mra. Smith and Misses ig wife and Cook & Easson, i Mr.' Lightfoot, y contract with the govern Enlerying the ann Convent. Jaseph yarda phe i otce Of cavalry or mounted Engineers are necessary in an for repairing bridges, Ways, ko There are two parts © an "advance" guard, viz: Firétjthe van, that is, that portion nearest the enemy and second, the reserve or rest of the guard. The van is usually composed of mounted men. The distance between the van and the heal of the reserve trom 1,000 to 3,000 yarda. the reserva infantry, up the communication, which is one of the vite! points or duties of-an xdvanee grand. Signators are now very neccesary uy wihahiorable ne and trouble in Tiling about are saved by the employment of a number of well selected signallers, It is prohable that the tele graph, and telephone also, will be used in connection with outpost duties in the future. The advance guard should be composed of the best troops available,and every one connected with it should always be on the alert. Advance guards should always throw out 'flankers," which are small bodies of mounted men on each of three flanks, their distance varying ac- cording t "Flank patrols" differ from the "flankers," in being thrown out on each flank of the footof _ 10 -- and in tear of the guard. '* guards have an important duty to paclanis when the enemy is moving along the flanks of the army, When flanking parties come to a defile it is their duty cto halt and see that the a body cley ars the . defile, «hen... their original pealtion. "The instant an army 'halts on the march the advance ae ant advance aheakt: be from the eo body --_-- be laid down. It shonJd he, ao that. if the enemy were near he 1 not be near enough to take the main body at a di vantage and also that the connection would not be cut off. It has been the custom heretofore to have an in télligent staff officer from the Quarter- Or army, it has very Tae bat on the retirement becomes most sh The general wound up ip eee uldresa,... ¥ was nical, - citing incidents from. ame " oul known engagements, served to impress the information of the lecture upon the officera present. The address lasted (50 minutes and was listened to with close attention and was 'dammed appreciated by the officers General Sir F, Middleton and gelwere dined at the B: e Staff mess y evening, by Lt.-Col "Seulth, D. A . The pinata in addition to the sonics t.-Coh Afunro, 32nd Isatt, as ricdeand ra: rivate G. D. School, London, is the cook for the | Brigade-Btaff-mess, Corp. of thats schoot i is the caterer. BULL'S-EYES, "CENPRES, OUTERS, MISSES, "Seored by Times Reporters, ere was no church parade on Sunday, owing to unfavorable -- Each of the city churc s had « good attendance of volunteers Seley evening. in daughters of Lieut.-Col. Sm DAG ndon, were visitors a: the me Monday. Among the visitors tocamp is Lieuten- Barli hitter wrehitect, prepared the huss for 'the improvement extension of the Loretto vent in ~fesume joe ant vo! evetyot ASLIDMY in fall uniform. He belongs to the Em- peror's Own regiment Lieut. -Col. Smith, D. A. G. delivered an interesting address on Saturday evening or the mounting of guards and salutes to armed pa ais and main guards mp are :--27th, ema "Eesex (Win 28th 33 , Oxfe ved Rifles d, Bruce (Walkerton) ; erich ° att. boasts of two men | belgag the Wim biedion team; : " Harry "Smith cad Lt. W. Mitchell, winner of the Prince of Wales Prize in I8s2. Lt, Smith was on the team in 1553 ; Lt. Mitchell in 1881-82-5 Mayor Butler has to icknowledge the receipt of invitstions-to the mess of the staff and the several battalions in camp, but h's manifold civic and editorial duties (and his limited gastronomic capacity) has revent pt I the indly tendered, ere were twelve or fifteen cases 2 sunstroke Thursday morning. Five vates of the 22nd Batt. were laid out "a the heat. Priv ates John Benjamin and T. Eliott of No. 7.Co., 22nd Batt, were carried in on stretzhers, Three privates of 22nd were sent home owing to illness, Private Thomas Brown of the 29th Batt. is one of the veterans of the British army. He belonged to bers 6ith regiment of Foot -- =, for be sports a mex "He served inthe Indian mutiny meer Sir Henss Havelock in "18357 "BS, {Sarnia}: Waterloo ) service in India and a wthird medal for ex- emplary conduct, ; i of the 27th tor and pl ih ° If. he.is.ae TB is an officer in the volunteer service, a | ought to make money fast, and reach the goal which all newspaper men aspire to, (but very few reach,) vi7., a good fat office, with littie to do, and a big salary attached. The Salvation Army make a big parade since the located here. Several of the volunteers belong to this dovil-bghting army, and if they make.as mush Doise when called out to so ight quad an invad- ing army as they do when Lariam. the streste-ta--thel wo frighten ok they weld wo soon lion the enemy into jing any terms an peace that the Cana- dian torce might desire ! Major Beattie, of of Windsor, who is also Mayor ob abies. is in camp With the gith Lam Battalion. e worthy nme omit tion than ue ie ee ee Stratford, caused the individual to feel humbled while in except the 27th was tising at Se es -, and 'ep were hig r their excellent Bas ish an wndieety aeirams as ay h the ta--the rain coming down freely all The "hettetien of artillery were oles -- of attrac ou: 3 a ificent 'bucket ' a flowers, he found himself the foster futher of an exceedingly buxom piece of manufactured infantry --a large wax doll. It was announced that the christening would come off after church parade on Sunday, and Mr> Ald. Bede as seeped to -- a% "sponéot, but the ceremo! ny, as it feared oeea cold. coid»tmight follow a ducking, as the dear thing was an E piscopalian, and could not atand water as vel as if *t were a st, The Beacon ot Saturday remarked : ** Mayor Butler very. thoughtfully and ercoaly bmi a barrel of oatmeal to ea; much-needed "stick" in ik ot "the thirsty volanteers who eschew everything of an "ardent" nature. The donation was preatly apprrciated, avd His Worship was declared « jolly good fellow' by unanimous acc claim.' eg Sen oem thinks the Mayor --_ as view feature of the service. 45 | clopement. the | sanctimonious, building, aoe intention being | to modernise the front,and raise the inain building an ad- ditiona! storey, which will make ri one of the finest the city. Mr. Kilbnrn asks for tenders for the work in to-day's Tiwes Het on the Camp Ground, The soldiers have been preached at and prayed at during their time in camp here in «a siicolons and senseless manner,. They ha: ered naadiars, ehurch, to its credit be it said, was the ouly body in Stratford that had sipaey ¢ enough to leave field preaching and howl. ing alone and confine preaching its doctrine where it ought to be--within the church sanctuary! The men are harangued as if they were a lot of heathens who had in- vaded the town from a land where the gospel and churches were unknown. Masonic Service The Free Masone of Stratford, accom panied by brethren from Mitchell, St, Marys, Brantford, New Hamburg, Lon- don, Gait, St. Thomas, Point Edward. and other points, attended divine service in St James' church in a body rr -- : last; numbering about 200, pecialy nnonic™ aE nerves Wan 'Sieniing eed by gh -- on was preac by. Right W oc Rev, BR. Ker f Kings,-VIk. a and 22 V., and ee IIL. C. and And upon the top of the + wo war thé work of" Ifim that over- oma will I make oa weatnll peas in the -- no -more out. of my God and he | The rain Which fell on Sunday forenoon ept a large number of brethren and friends ong from church, --_--- «~~ A Guelph Elopement. A PROMINENT CITIZEN TAKING ADVANTAGE oY HIS WIFe's ABSEXCK FROM HOME, SKIPS OUT WITH A YOUNG WOMAX. Guelph, June 20.--A rumor became widely current on Tuesday morning that be wie wife and daug po to -- married daughite in Se ew kare gue HON He paid up all the bills he was owing around town, and aq with .bis employees, That evening he | boarded the midnight with Miss Haste. It was ascertained that they, had purchased tickets fer Detroit. A teleg was sent to stop the pair at Detroit, and two gentlemen left for -- city to try and induce him to retu [The above iten hes a local interest, Many of our citisens-will remember the 4 Rev. Mr. Carson, r of the Water- loo street Methodist church in this city some two years ago, Mr. Carson is known as the *"too-previous parson "-- the reason he got that nick-name was the great haste with which a boun y ap- peared unto his household after his mar- riage! His expeditious wife was.o.Miss Ditz--daughterof the hero of the above Seeing that her father has also recognized the necessity of making '*Haste" his partaer, it would seem - that Aas'e was a feature in the family. Ditz was a Scott Act howler, and loud-praying mrem- ber of one of the Guelph Methodist charches, and the result is that a great deal of righteous wailing 'prevails in that city over the sweet Haste which he adopted and took away. It is not known yet, ia Fe Mate whitish ke op the nd (Bruce) Batt. and Kifles. read, - ora pa iH : ie li HE roree a $ FE 8 4 -Private Buckley, of (Lambton) Bait, © seized wi i | 4 : caltunae of finer mds HE if t "Mipiatae mainon -- Thie_vae Why: 'the.govern~} é i ie portant it was for anybod: of troops, in ; Spb | due to the 'from the main body, both to the front and. for'the purpose of preventing .» sut- f 'rear, from the Teka oe cert se guards