Wee neetpneenee vO _ LISTOWEL, ONT é se , E Be = 4 /, Important sale of Men's Felt Hats and Ready-made Clothing, stock never finer, prices never lower, just think of buying a yood Felt Hat for 25c., ora man's suit of clothes at $3.00, but go a little higher in price and see the quality you can get here. Our $6.00 suits are a marvel and they discount many dealers goods at eight and nine dollars per suit. Y 1500 Men Now Wanted to buy this great stock of Ready-Made Clothing and we guar antee to you exceptional good values. If you have a boy or -outh who needs a new suit, bring him tothe GOLDEN ION which is now THE CENTRE OF INTEREST. . "The people are looking this way and are so well satisfied tha' they bring their friends along. We are now showing the finest NEW WASH FABRIGS o Le found in Listowel, ranging in prices f° »m 5 cents per yard ; see the goods we will sell you at six < cs per yard, just the same as others are now asking eight aud. nine cents for. See the Ladies Kid Gloveson SALE HERE at50 cents, both black and colored. VERY SPECIAL. PRETTIEST MILLINERY. All the time new goods are arriving in this department, th MILLINERS are very busy. Kind!y leave your orders early in the week. The store will be kept open in the evenings until further notice to accommodate trading public. Carson & McKee. GOLDEN LION. nis : ees . ° THE 'eit oa € an "SPRAY PUMPS SPRAY PUMPS ! Parties going to spray their orchards call and examlne our stock of sprayers for '96. We carry a full line of STOVES, TINWARE, MILK CANS, PAILS, a, ERS, STRAINERS, ETC. Repairing promptly attended to, All kinds of jobbing done Plumbing, steam and gas fitting. American ana Canadian Coal Oil and Machine Oil for sal: ZILLIAX & SARVIS. -- Next door to Hacking's Drug Store. TELEPHONE NO. 40. J- & GEES BARGAIN STORE Always well filled with latest arrivals. a ee DRY GOODS. ch Set Onions 10c. a Ib, or 3 lbs sagen tte <6 eassecccscceecfor Be. jf Potato Onions... .+.-.+++++- 4c. Ib. |! Fine Black Lustre wide width. 25c. per yd. Garden Seeds......+++++++++..++ : | Black Cashmere wide width. , 25c. per yd. Lemons......-cesesaccscces 20c. per doz. | Surges all shades........... . per yd, Oranges...... Seetees --18and 20c. per doz. |! Salisbury costumes fine range 10c. per yd, Fresh a Syrup ....+-... sess ° Summer Suitings, fine line... _10c. per yd, % Cans of Corn, Tomatoes or Peas for 25e. |! Flannelettes from Se. per yd. to 124 per yd. 3Ibs. of Dried Peaches.......... for 25c. || Prints, Muslins, Ginghams, Shirts, Cotton- 3 lbs. Evaporated Apples........ for 5c. ades Etc. 24 lbs. Uncolored Japan tea...... for 250. Ladies Vests 5, 10, 15, 25 and 40 cts., each. Ben Hur Black Blend........... for 50c. || Stainless Hosiery. Pure Ceylon No. 1, Slbs.........-for $2.00 Tweeds at 25, 35, 40, 50 and 75c, per yd. 4 Ibs. a eT eer eee ad - Blue Serges from 25 cts. per yard and up. BINS... cere cree seens . : 4 Ibs. Blue Raisins.............. Re i 0 ok ee ee ea She, Flees cases ctiser css ccngece for 25c. || WY wt. Bilbe. Dates... .cccvccvcedsaves- for 25s. Boots and Shoes, full lines, Ladies Ox- Canned Meats, Codfish, and Herrings 10c. || fords from 75c., per pair and up. ~~ Call and 'Straw Hate and Caps fc Goods Delivered Promptly. || nian, SS J. S. GEE. | J. S. GEE. "\vice im memory of the Iate Mrs. Geo. | TOWN TOPICS. -- Mrs. Wa. Spears was : , APRIL 24, 1896. : A. ST. GEO. . Eprrok axp . HAWKINS. Propmietor, | Tottenham on Tuesday by the death of her sister-in-law. *t a Mrs. Crarxr of Brussels was the' guest of her mother, Mrs. Zilliax, at the Queen's last week. Z = to-day, and a large turnout of farmers: and horsemen is looked for. , }Chicago on Wednesday to see his father, whose health is not improving: Messrs. Scott & Jones shipped' two double deck loads of hogs and a car of cattle from Listowel station to Toronto on Monday. Tue regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held as usual on 'Friday, Workmen's hall. All are invited. Mr. Aveust Guar willremove his bicycle manufacturing and repair shop to Mr. Roy's building on Main street, next to the Marble works, in a few days. : Memonrrau Service.--A funeral ser- Mayburry will be observed in Knox Church on nextSunday morning, at 11 a.m. The pastor, Rev. Wm. Cooper, will conduct the service. Tue fence around the Public School grounds is being removed, and seats willbe placed under the shade trees, which will impart a park-hke appear- ance to the grounds, and doubtless actract citizens on summer evenings. Nevert Bros. of this town sent in a tender for the mason work of the new J. Seburger for the painting. We understand that their figures were among the lowest, but the County Council decided to let the contract in bulk. Mr. Lovis Botton, D, L. 8., of this town has just completed a handsome and useful map of Oxford county. Perth County, which Mr. Bolton Listowen Spring Show will be held | ove _Mr. Winn. Hess returned home from 24th inst., at three o'clock p. m. in-the+™ House of Refuge at Stratford, and Mr. | The mapis ona similar scale to that of | out some yearsago.. The litho at$3 each, mounted and for. hanging. Mr. Hammett, one of the class of |students graduating from McMaster Tniversity, Toronto, will preach morn- ing and evening in the Baptist Church next Sunday. Mr. Hammett received a call from achurch in Dakota, U: &., and when the term closes in May will take charge. The above speaker is well worthy hearing and all who can should céme and hear him next Sun- day. Miss M. Borrow, soloist and choir leader in Knoz church here, took part in a sacred concert at St. Paul's church, Wingham, on Tuesday even- ing. The Times says: 'Miss Bel- ton's solos were well received, showing a voice of unusual compass, over which she has perfect contrcl. Miss Bolton and Mr. Geo, W. Cline's rendi- tion of the duet, 'Love Divine,' was a treat one is seldom privileged to hear." "1t remains of James Gibson, who . in the Hamilton asylum on Wed- nesday last, were brought here on Sat- urday and interred inthe old cemetery, beside those of his first wife. The funeral was conducted by the Salvation Army. Deceased resided in Listowel over twenty years ago, when he was in the employ of Hess Bros. He was about 65 years of age. The family,, consisting of seven sons and daughters, have been residing in Palmerston for some time past. Miss McAuuisTER, missionary, gave a farewell address in the Methodist church on Sunday morning last, and last evening was announced to hold a farewell meeting in Knox church under Y. P. 8. C. E. auspices. Her book, "(4 Lone Woman in Africa," is haying # good sale in town. Miss MoAllister will leave Listowel on Saturday, and will shortly thereafter return to her mission work in Liberia, on the west coast of Africa. The earnest wishes of many friends and christian workers in this town and neighborhood go with her. Ax-Home.--The E. L. of ©. E. of the Methodist church will give their second quarterly At-Home this week, not.on Thursday evening as usual, but this Friday evening. It was withdrawn got | g from 'Thursday evening on account of Miss McAllister's lecture in the Pres- Nisery.--Mrs. Wettlaufer, of Mr. Chatles Wettlaufer of ting in Tavistock, at the advanced Minéty years. Deceased had ith her son Charles here for of years past, and returned wistock only a few weeks ago, she i been one of the early pioneers bi.district. 'The old lady was a i: eof Germany, and was a member #@e Lutheran church. Mr. Charles We@meifer attended the funeral at Tammetock on Tuesday. PDEN Dearu.-- Mrs. Ronald, wife Robert Ronald, died very snd- F yesterday morning. The de- @had not been feeling very well é it before, and the family plysi- Wassummoned. Nothing serious Papprehended from the condition of epetient. However, between 4and mm. she tooka sudden change, and re the doctor could reach the house ms dead. Her sudden and alto- T unexpected deaths attributed to di . The deceased was in Ler Pyear,and had only been a year mar- She was a daughter of Mr. John fer of this town. Her sudden taking off Bas evoked much sympathy for the fvedhusband and relatives. The fal will take place Sunday after- at 2 0'clock. on Review: 'That aristo- fof the tramp fraternity, George er, made his appearance in n Friday simultaneously with a of feathered songsters, and may now be said to have wry, George the man milliner has made his appearance each year, seemingly unchanged--always happy, always dry and always going to Arthur by way of Mount Forest. George claims to be arelic of the American war and to have marched with. Sherman to the sea. He isa walking directory so far as Ontario is concerned und knows the his- tory and whereaboutsof nearly every man in the province." Tue Winnipeg free Press pertinent- ly remarks : Those who have no feel- ing in the matter except to do what is right and necessary according to the constitution, and who are not: so wed- ded to party as to lose their senses of diserimination, will chiefly regret the spectacle of the past week or two as anexample of Parliamentary law- lessness. -One thing has been made quite evident, and that is that the men in Parliament who have been opposing the remedial Bill out of pretended re- gard for the Province do not care a button for the eductional interests of Manitoba. It will be well to get a good grasp of that factand bear it in mind. They have opposed the Bill, not as a protection to the majority, not out of anxious concern for our school system, not in defence of our Provincial autonomy, but because they hoped by keeping the question alive they could get votes enoughin the country to give them amajority in the next election. Arsog Day.--The Educational De- partment has issued to the rural schools a programme for Arbor Day, which is fixed for May 1st. The programme is compulsory and the day will have to be observed in every schvol section. It is suggested that teachers call a meeting of trustees and the people of the sec- tion, so that arrangements may be made for the celebration of this "bright holi- day." Upon trustees is urged the necessity of repairs to fences, and other school property as a leader in co-oper- ation of all the truly good and patriotic work of cleaning, improving and orna- menting schools and sehool grounds. Especially in rural sections should Ar- bor Day be observed, since no more valuable lesson can be taught pupils than that of beautifying school grounds by the planting of flowers, shrubs and - \ ', Bicycte Cuvs. -The Listowel trees. If their young minds are awak- ened to the love of the beautiful in nature, the results of the object lessons will be seen in neat, beantiful homes '| and surroundings in after life. Bi- cycle Club met at the Grand hotel on Tuesday evenipg, and organized for the season, with the following officers: Hon. President, J. A. Hacking ; Presi- dent, A. St. G. Hawkins; Vice-Presi- dent, W. H. Climie ; Secy.-Treas., J. E. Brook ; Cor. Secy., Rus. Cooke ; Captain, Roy Hacking; 1st Lieut., David Scott ; 2nd Lieut., Percy Wilson; Buglar, Roy Thompson. The mem- bership fee was placed at the low figure of 75c., with a view to inducing all the cyclists in town to join the club, As membership in the local club entitles the members to all privileges of the C. W. A., ineludingsa copy of the Canadian Wheelman, it is to the inter- est of all cyclists to enroll themselves at once. There are fully one hundred riders in town, anda strong elubshould be assured. A committee was appoint- edatthe meet! yto confer with the Queen's birthda celebration commit- tee, with a view ~~ including bicycle races in the programme of sports. Rirve association.--The annual meeting of the Listowel Rifle Associa- tion was held in the Grand hotel on Thursday evening of last week, at which there was a large turnont of members and a lively interest in the Association was manifested. Mr. GQ. J. Rowe, Secretary-treasurer, present- ed a statement of the past year's work, which was very satisfactory. Officers were elected as follows : Hon. Presi- dent, A. F. MacLaren, Stratford ; President, Col. D. D. Campbell ; Vice- President, Dr. Dingman ; Secretary- Treas., W. Climie ; Range Committee, F. S. Howe, T. J. Ballantyne, Wm. Spears and A. St. Geo. Hawkins. The retiring secretary laid before the meeting the correspondence he had had with the Militin Department, which was to the effect that the Association would receive a substantial grant this year towards paying prizes ut the an- ~~ rey has been eal alee ii a successful season's practice, whict will be opened with a match between professional and non-professional mem- bers in the near future. Votes of thanks were tendered to Mr. Samuel Kidd forkindly donating the nse of the property upon which the range is located, and to Mr. G. J. Rowe, the retiring-secretary, to whose interest in rifle shooting and perseveraftce the or- ganization, equivmept and present very satisfactory status the Association are mainly due, Should Mr. Rowe leave town shortly as we believe is his intention, his departure will be exceed- ingly regretted by the members of the Association. . A BIG BLAZE YESTER- DAY MORNING. Daum's Blacksmith SLop Burned, and Large's Planing Mill Badly Dam- aged. Shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday morning the fire alarm was sounded, and it was quickly ascertained that the blacksmith shop on Inkerman street, immediately adjoining Jacob Large's planing mill, was in flames. The fire brigade were soon on hand and had both water-works and Ronald fire engine at work ; but Owing to the fire having gained a firm hold on the black- smith shop before the alarm was given, it was found impossible to save it from destruction, and the brigade turned their attention to prevent the fire from preading. This they succeeded in do- ing better than was thought possible, owing to the close proximity of the sur- rounding buildings. The rear part ofthe Wilhelm livery stable building caught fire, but was extinguished. The firemen did their best to save Large's planing factory, but in spite of their efforts the building was ignited from the windows and beneath the iron roof. The fire, however, was confined the upper part of the three story brick structure, the lower stories not being materially dam- aged, except by water. The frame portion of the planing mill, m which the boiler and engine and most. of the machinery is located, on the west side of the brick, was also saved, thereby preventing a much heavier loss to Mr. / Large. A considerable quantity of sash, frames, ete., in the upper flat of the brick building, was destroyed, also a quantity of wagon material owned by Mr. Seaman which was stored there. Mr Large's loss, except oft stock, will be nearly covered by msurance, he having $850 on the brick building and $150 on machinery therein, but nothing on stock. The brick walls are consider- ably' damaged and_may have to be taken down. The blacksmith shop, which was owned by Mr. Adam Daum and oetupied by his son, was insured . for $250 on building and $150 on con- tents. How the fire started is a mys- tery, there being very little fire in the blacksmith shop on the day previous, Local Notices. Dress cutting school now gpen at 102 Vay St. , BEAVER Plug is the highest grade and richest flavored Chewing Tobacco made. Try - t Mrs, Litrie begs to announce to the Jadies of Listowel and surrounding country that she has on hand a fuil stock of Ladies' and Children's Underwenr, also a few ready- made Wrappers, Blouses, Children's Dresses and Aprons, E:nbroideries, Hosiery, Corsets and some of the latest novelties im Veilings, utc. Don't be deceived, Insist on getting the genuine TONKA Simwking Mixture; 10 cents a package. ™ For Save Cuear, one weaving loom, nearly new, with bobin winder, and about eight nice patterns for carpet. Apply to R. T. Kemp, Marvle Works, . Car Ensilage Corn, Bricker Harp. WARE Co, Oat Dust $b per ton, at Palmerston Oat- meal mill. A. Moyer Cov. Mr. Chas. Frier of Sebringyille dropped dead on the road I was nervous, tired, irritable and cross, Karl's Clover Roost Tea has made me well and happy. Mr. E. B. Worpen. We have just received two cars Timothy. Bottom prices. Try us. Bricker Hanrp- WARE Co. Mrs. Mitchell wishes to inform the ladies of Listowel that she will do dress maki and family sewing by the day. Cutting doue by the taitor system. we eae _ Wall Paper--An i keeps nothing but the finest of nice short, thick, roasts, juicy steaks, and solid fat veal, and sellsat aslow prices as you pay for inferior quality. i Clements, Inkerman St. fill. Bricker Hardware Co have two cars of Timothy. seed just to vill make special prices to large buyers. Diseased blood, constipation, and kidney, liver and bowel troubles are cured by Karl's Ciover Root Tea. Authentic information received at on- stantinople showsthat the prison at Marash is crowded with Armenians, who are subject- ed to horrible tortures. List of seed corn to be had at J. H. Me Donald's new store. White, Flint, Compton's Early, Yetlow Flint, White Dent, Tmut Nose, White Ca, Dent, Grant. Prolific Sweet Ensilage. Tareo dors weft of Fost Office. Consumption can be cured by the use of Shiloh's Gure. This great cough Cure is the only known remedy for that terrible disease. n the opinion of many people in Cape Town England should at once purchase Del lagoa Bay, and so prevent Germany supply ing the Boers with arms. land see me. Pills do not cure Constipati They only aggravate. Karl's Clover Root Tea gives perfect regularity of the bowels. Mary Shea, a carat gs woman, who has for years t begged from citizens an pleaded corer, died in the city hospital, worth about $4,000. My baby had croup and was saved by Shiloh's cure, writes Mr. J. B. Martin, of Huntsville, Ala. Worke is commenced on Stratford's new sewer system, and there will be no unem- » ployed men in that city in a few days. Captain Sweeney, U. S. A., San Digo Cal says : Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy is the first medicine j[ have ever found that would do me any good.. Price 25 cents. Have You Tuovenr or rt.--For thous- and years or more the world groaned, suf- no positive relief--no certain and pain- less cure un Scott Putnam gave to ere world his t 'Corn Extractor. If less, Pu N. ete i » proprietors, Kingson.