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Kilh ‘7'"? v , At A‘AkOL AL , 5 15“ L‘Atm ‘r '7 V GRANT executed. ALSO \\ EN SOUND. U] satisfv ule of '0 pre- ifl ()ver [=4 Century Experience .\s we contemplate making ".7-‘nsive alterations in the n. xt two weeks we will make “ ' reductions on all Fancy ‘ , . «is and sunderies---always ’ ' lowest, but for next two ‘~‘-'~--ks lower still. We are T’wmd to make this the Individually we have dis- pc n scd more prescriptions than any other in Grey. Call and be convinced that Leading Drug Store and Head Dispensing Quarters For All ' NS! '5' BARGAI lixRGAIN The People’s Drug Store Darling’s {)rug Store J.|.llarlinn. LEM“: Bagains! .to-date in everything. W. Black. ’6 Are ho Would aardware. H1 Variety ‘ reen \V H II ll [H 3 ready for any m. We are now fur the lst of vith our Scotch 1nd small flags rtment. PRICES Ill! I' U decorate S fllIIS I1 week. Wh shing‘ bui )m all early, :1 limited I! came to l} 00 t0 1"an YOU H 0111' J h The three armies of the service are under canvass here. The boom 0’ the cannon the rattle of the small arms. the sound of the bugles, the. roll of the drums and the shouting of orders makes everything have a war- like appearance. but when the order is given to strike tents everybody is glad to leave for home. The prin cipal parts of the drill are firing ex- ercises. skirmiehing. company in at- tack and defence. battalion attack and defence. brigade attack and de fence. but the most important one is the 12th day’s drill. marching out of camp. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales; H, m unmask: . .. . {7. R- 3- PM” Christian: H- R- H. mm 22me 1:. say; 1:13 Princess Victoria; H. R. H. Duchess of W . . "em 1.3 11.0 0.82 Albany; Duke of Tech, and many oth- New W inninâ€" m:- :.5 3.1: . ' . MR. Cyril DWight Edwards has bad M :oooooouOOO‘Dfl-no": 3 the honor of appearing before H. R. H. gym . :uuu.am.1$.o “to -. The program for the dav is Rave ille. 5309.. m. ,breakfasc 7a. m., is sue of rations 9 a. m , drill 8.30 a. m to 12 p. m.; dinner. 12.30 p. m.; drill. 2 p. m to 4.30 p. [1].; tan. 5 30 p. m ; guard mounting 6.30 p. m ; first post (gun fire) 9.30 p. 11).; lights out. 10 15 p. m. \Ve arrived here at about 5 301: m. on the 13th inst. after a pleasant trip A fatigue party from each Reg- iment coming the day before and when we arrived on the ground we found the tents all pitched and every thing in good order, which presented abrilliant and animated scene. It. mav be the last time that this place will have ‘an opportunity to Witness such a magnificent assemblage of troops on the old military camp ground on the Niagara river and is given a farewell which its long and netable history fully merits It was on the banks of this river where the heaviest fighting took place when the British in 181:? 15 were Vietorious and saved Canada from the American Eagle when no less than nine battles were fought in a distance of 40 miles a hich took .place in a period of three years. Nowadays a battle can he fought with a :30 mile front in a few hours. It is reported that the cid- zens of Niagara are going to petition the Government to retain this ground for a historical park, but be that as it may the programme so far is pass ing on like clock work without a hitch. Our own boys are getting down to the work splendidly. SIR,â€"â€"I beg leave to ask you {or a small space in your paper for this letter from the historical battle fields of 1612-15. Hearty congratulations and good wishes extended to Mr. Will McCul- loch and bride. Dear, oh, dear! and he never once consulted any of the old menagerie members here about. this business either. Fort George, EDITOR or CHRONICLE: GPOSS E Mr. and Mrs. George I‘urneaux of 'town spent the first of the week at E the old Peart homestead. Mrs. Thos. E. Blair got a pleasant surprise last week when her brother Arthur, who has been half the earth around, dropped in unannounced. She and Mr. Blair left for his home at Markdale on Sundav. No matter what the attractions elsewhere, Zionites are assured of a big crowd, an entertaining time. a rousing feast, and a first class pro gramme at their Sunday School pic- nic on the afternoon of Dominion Day. The first bea t killed for our beef- ring here dressed 461 pounds- She was the property of Mr. Tom Glen- Bought back bygone days to 594 Mrs. Neil McKechnie in Zion on Sun dav. Mr. Will Edwards, his sister Em ma and Missy Easel drove down t1 Arthur on Saturday afternoon :1 pay a long- promised visit to Rev WrayR. and Mrs. Smith, returning on Monday. I ~::.4 Miss Pitchard, sunny-faced and of graceful figure. of Vandeleur, ac~ companied Miss M. E. Hunt on her visit home on Saturday. } Rev. Mr. Masson of Varney has ‘some pithy, epigrsmmstie sentences 2 in his sermon in Zion on Sunday aft, ;ernoon. Messrs Pat Ryan and Will McNall.» eare home from Owen Sound. F. excursion to Niagara; but. owing to the heavy fog and mists prevail- ing, they stayed off in Toronto, re- turning on Satprday night. Miss May Robson came home from Toronto on Wednesday. of last week having been most successful in tak- ing up a six month.s commercial course in four month’s time. ON THE NIAGARA FRONTIER ! Mrs. W. J. Greenwood and Mrs Thos. Glencroes went to the 1. O. O Mr. Wm. Hall of Parkdale a for- mer popular owner of the mills hem is up on a visit to old,neighbors. He looks as hale as ever. Mrs. Bruin and her cubs contmue to meander in our midst and picnic on foua dollar lambs occasionally without anyone getting exited en ough to start up a bear-hunt. I remain, Yours truly. R [1103“. Col.Segt. Traverston. .4- -.0 oâ€"< No. 4 00., 313; Begt June 90th Wines. Mel's. Spte. Wt“ mono-tour 0.4 29.7 0.93 my o....oor€o‘ttd 1.2 25.6 1.76 m o......ouom.’o.4 4.8 1.56 mama Bates Statistics show that Canada is the most temperate liquor-drinking count: y on earth. The following table shows at o (lance the per capita consumption 11 3:110:13 of alcoholic beverages in 12 countries, including our own; Dr. Whitti‘ngton, who has boa-11 0-11.: west among the Indians fm 11221111: 11 years, has been over the com .1 11 :1 times during that period. VVh 1 .1.<i.- d it the Indians were deterioraoti'tzf m dying out, he replied no. that 1!: 1‘: ”Guessing and increasing, that it \1 as only in heathen villages w he.“ -.. 1.1 was becoming extinct, sev 121 viii .. having become entirely \11')'-d «.11.. ,- 11 said the bad Indian drank just : - . 1.1 bad White man, but it was (my \1 1 11 whiskey peddlers managed to get i 1 o the villages. It was against th 3: . however, and they had on sevcral 1. - assigns been caught and heavily fined. At Port Simpson the Indians \w re continually advancing. Twenty-five years ago it was a barricaded 13': *, and to-day there is not one heathn "I would rather'trust my life in property with the Indians. of 1“. Simpson than with the men of Term. or Vancouver,” said Rev. Dr. \Vhiu-hp ton, Superintendent of Missions fox : Methodist Church in British ( ‘ohm 1:2 when asked recently in th ~ mix-vi- rooms at Toronto’it the Inuiam m; being civilizgd and Christianiz-cd. Esquimalt nax a1 station wa< form: abandoned Feb. 28, when (« .‘w: Goodrich hauled down his 11:17:; ' Bonaventure, the only remainirw or. er, will leave for the China station. ' sloop‘ Shearwater will remain in «a to‘ do patrol work in Behring Sc. The survey steamer Egeria will r 2-»- to do another season’s hydrogrm work in the North Pacific, the Cu 1 which Will be borne by the (Dawn: Government. All naval departmcnt‘s the station have closed. Altogether, howeves, tfle commandin =1 officer at Work Point favors the 1m; posed changes. He thinks the Dam“: ion defences should be managed by ,- ' nadians, and, as previously mentim believes that they can establish as . 1 ' cient garrisons as those that hf." guarded Canada’s shores for my years. .‘ltllli-‘I‘V and i‘Jf€(;_iill‘.l::ll[ fortresses for the. past few 'enrs. Speaking of pay- ments, he compared the schedule in force among the (":madian regulars and members of the British garrison. VVhilt! the former received about 75 cents A day, or $22.50 per month, the latter got between $27 and $29 for the same pe- riod. This. Col. English held, was a considerable difference, and would in- fluence the soldiers it called upon to choose between the British and Cam:- dian services. out ( \V ( f1 numb sumcd would peace! uni imu Stay if Pay It Ri Lieut-Col. English, mander ot the force now stationed at Work Point Barracks. Esqulmalt, is most interest- ed in negotiations between the Imperial and Federal Governments. Up to the present he has received no official no- tification of any pending change, but is not surprised at the determination of Canada. to undertake the :lefence of her own shores, independent of the Old Country. He thinks the decision is most commendable, and sees no reason why the garrisoning of Esquimalt and Halifax cannot be. conducted as effici- ently by the Dominion as by the Impe- rial Government. In conversation, he r-zq1lnincd tl11t it 1\ould be unnecessary i'ur (21110:: in m lintnin the compara- tin-113' 1:21:51 Eur-.1 ,_ 11(W1t llsquimalt (11:11 {lizfliilzr-f. 1‘31 3' were not needed in tiITl I. 1116.8, 1108310 lly the Royal Grant 3 Roye l Enginec rs ) of the former an. tor. In his opinior .10 for the Canadiz iuae this establish E difficulty. He is the way of the Dominicv tâ€"class recruits in this m: 1 English laid particular n the importance of intro 19. method of payment. 1 that even if granted their when: of the present gax‘r' a. great objection to c: to These, ho mid, comprise princi- iy the Royal (_'}:‘u'rison Artillery and Royal Engine-ms, there being over of the forme ' and about 130 of the or. In his opinion it would be pos- for the Canadian Government to grim this: ostz';b1ishment to 150 With- difficulty. He is sure that number, many more of the British soldiers .zld take advantage of the oppor- ity to stay here, providing the same 0 of payment was maintained. It [Id be necessary. of course, to oh- l the consent of the Imperial au- -ities to the discharge of these ps. But under the circun'xstnnces, 1t.-Col. English rvmarked. it. is most at“ 00001?an 17.9 ooooooouCOUDflOJ‘o 3 1t CANADK'? GARRISO‘N PO 1111 This Temperate Country. tht Safer With the Indians. 11 11' TI . a 0.10 MSG“! 1 e “'0! 1b] 1nd -w. ‘ how many men are statION‘ l-‘nint, Mont-Col. English re ‘_ L the tn’ri‘l number was about PC muid simplify ‘ Canadians succm nucL-us of their 1 as that had man 11‘ h remarked, 1 mything wou xe Dominion 18.8 0.4 for 15.0 1. 56 22 in W0 CABLOADB OF 0001) SEE- vinhln working hon-I from BE on time. vâ€"The sale of reserved stilt ticketszfor the Rink concert on July lst. will begin at 2 p. n). on Sat- urday 24th inst., at R. McFarlane’s drugstore. Remember these will be pleasing variety: Musical by Miss Susie MeGill and Mr. Dwight Edwards. Humorous and musical by \Vill Mc- Leod, dancing by the latter, Miss Mc- G-ill‘z'tnd the first prize dancers of the afternoon. pipe band music, the Ca- dets, Prince Stanley. etc. Concert at 7.30 p. In. Reserved seats 35c. others 25c. “BUT the best of ' the evening was the singing and dancing of Mr. W'ill McLeod, whose every, piece was en- cored.”â€"-Canadian Forester.â€"-Appear-. ing in the rink. July lst. THE character songs of \Vill McLeod brought down the house, and he was encoured and double encourhd.”â€"â€" News, Banger. Maine.â€"â€"Come and hear him at theIS. of S. concert in the rink on July lst. HE SOUTH GREY FABMERS’ Institute“ and the South Grey Women’s Institute will hold a. picnic at Wilder’s Lake on Tuesday oftoro noon, J nly 4th. A program consist- ing of very short addresses, songs. etc.. is being provided. ondomple or- rangomonto will be mode for rowing und other “nose-onto. I viable working ,horuo from 1150 to 1500113.. for lunch. Ap- ply WM”! and Saturdqg‘to --- A full uttondsnca is requesmd. Bring your friends und your hunts. â€"Anxmox Fm 1'0 Emmanâ€" llus. Tans. M00133. Pros. W. I. I‘m Jun Blown, Sec’y. W. J. YOUNG. Proddont F. A. Gm- Bnlm, Secrets”. WE congratulate Miss Madge Col- lier. who reoently changed her name as will be seen in a short marriage notice in this issue. She is no longer Miss, and in tendering our best wishes for her future prosperity and happi- ness we give it as ourunhiased opinion that the man who took Miss iollier made no Mis-take. Congratulations again. .'l‘:111‘ Diuham IL’ase B1111 1mm 11 out .My-r mor t6 H-1111stun,' lriday last. and ”an. [1111.39.11 an (ixhibition game with the Binwnies of that to“ 11. T1193 new defeated by 11 5.99.119 of 6-“ .1. A retmn niatch isv'airxngedWo be played hem to-moriow Friday, evening commen- cing at 6.1.") 911';t_he____._Ag110111t1udl grounds Whgané'exn'éctiour boys put up a. tongh fi ght for victory. Ad- mission 101ind 150. M Don t fail to see it: To BEE KEEI’ERS.â€"-Bee hives, sup- erg, frames and smoke!“ for sale.-â€"- MIS. “\Vm. H. Benton, Albert Street, Dmham.â€"-4 pd. "Mr. lyril Dwight-Edwards vas warmly applauded and encored for his excellent and artistic rendering of ‘Golden Days’ ”â€"-l\'lm,-ning Post (Lon- don, Eng.) splendidlv. Its grand phrases affoul ample scope for his telling voice.” 13m, (London, Eng.) “MR. Cvril Dwight-Edwzu-(is sang the fine zu'ioso from Benvenuu’) (Dims) splendidlv. Its grand phrases afford "\IR C il Dwight-Edwmds shine p1m11inently \ and successfully an made a, great hit with his splendid rer dating of ‘Thc light of the 1110011.’ ”â€" lmlkstone 1‘11sp1 es: (Eng.) Veas SEhnon Prunes <30fibe Canned’Apples T omatoés‘ l 0rn Ydu'éafi also procure the following Salada in package ...... Red Feather “ ...... Ceylon Green. per lb. Japan Tea, per lb ........ Ceylon Green, perlb ...... Black or Mixed Tea per lb ABQITIONAL LOCAL. We Extend This. Invitation - To Everybody. Come For Tea, fiHWwHHMwwMHW2: 2: FARMERS’ PICNIC. C. McArthur *_p.‘ ... ...... GOOD THINGS 1' Trade for Produce We ean give you UOCOEI doz kinds Candy Peanuts Lemons Da tes Cheese ”“ Choice butter Bulk Pickles' ..13 25c .20 8:3 400 o d - 00 20c $3; I as Bring 'ih‘ w 'Jt‘s‘ 4 >11”: ’IA‘ .3!" ’m‘ w; \ '75? CHICKEN, DUCK. TURKEY. TONGUE. CHIPPED BEE! CORNED BEEF. SPICED SMELTS, MACKERALSALMON SARDINES. TOMATOES, CORN and PEAS. We carry a full stock of Groceries. alway qualities. 1n canned goods Our stock of Hosiery is complete in 0'. black in cashmere, lisle and cotton. openwork and plain. We have also for c and for infants in black. tan‘red and whi newest in black hosiery for ladies and oh embroidered in blue. red 2 i) only 25 yds lengths in chenes and soil 100_‘yds striped and cbe 125 checked Ginghams 50 yds only fine Mush} Come in and visit our store this week and pick up some of ti best barguins ever put on a. counter. THT CASH STTTTTT. airs Ladies’ Oxford and low shoes for $1 00. airs Children’s Oxfords regular nr LADIES’ and CHILDRE Good Until Saturday, July Ist, 1905. adies‘ Underwear in cotton am Children’s Underwear. all siz Greatest Bargain Sale of the Season at ‘ :recn The follewiug are only a few rev Muslins rezul Oxfords regular pr UNDERWEAR DRESS GOODS GROCERIES HOSIERY d fine Gingh yinks and b WES a!“ Sha ar pr 11 Jr H. H. MUEKLEH. 1;