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I iXr geiukdiwiftilnwto CHINA A ToFonto belter Hon J and family pro ceeded to Ma summer cottage at St Elmo Saturday Mr Davis returned to duties in the city in of pisses Childrens Mail July Last even ing tornado passed at the outskirts of the town in a direc tion- farm buildings a mile and from town were in a the path of storm and Buffered 1olld merely the bam being de lator in season house w also dam- aged A small house and stable on the next farm which were- unoccupied were also destroyed Two miles fur ther on John Tails house was picked Myron Early ft boy by lightning Every school building will be provided with escapes people in Marion County Arkansas ate- toadstools and died jt-J- 17 fc iTii Council The Commander of North Atlantic squadron Admiral Sir Frederick a passed thru city- last Friday on his way to i V at time were Mrs children v a man named Morten was v a boy had one arm recent rapid postal delivery en while the others escaped with a made by Postmaster severe shaking up Very little hall IZy- storm and no darn el r ported from it crowds of people have been leaving dally for various summer resorts of the largo per go- to j in China A man giving his name as George- Wilson and who claims to come from to a special was arrested on Saturday on tto fighting around Tien on a charge of picking a womans pocket lho lllir1 and was the severest Canada will no exhibits at the PanAmerican Exposition next year The Canadian Lumber Com panys mill at Selkirk been de stroyed by lire During month of June the time were Mrs Tait two children arrivals in Winnipeg num bered people at the market He was seen throw the purse away Senate of the University has de cided that there shall be an at end of the third year of medical course and has recom mended several changes in stall of the medical faculty the personnel however remains tho same It is reported that Mr King A of this city will bo appointed editor of the Governments tabor Ga zette Hon K J Davis Commissioner of Crown hands is Provincial Sec retary during absence of Hon J A rather peculiar ease is reported from the General Hospital On Sun day last an 11yearold boy whose home is was admitted to that Institution suffering from a Cana dian cent piece which he had yet experienced British losses alone were killed or wounded Chinese had men attacking sim ultaneously from west north ind east and excellent practice with over guns The defenders numbered with scant supplies and it was only the presence of tho newlyarrived Japanese and Russian guns that prevented a dis aster One Russian company of infantry numbering men had Killed or wounded The German contingent al so suffered heavily By the evening of the the situation was very i-ii- tlcal The allies narrowly escaped to tal defeat when things were at tJicir worst a torren tial rainfall compelled Chinese to retire On the rain had abated and Chinese renewed attack pul ing fire- on Tien with two bat- Very interesting prices for purchasers Dinner Bets Toilet Bets Tea Bets Lemonade Bets lb Butter Crocks Fruit Jars We have a Big Stock Now the beginning of the Preserving and Season OUR STOCK OF I and that Japan was now despatching about men to the Wat cannot be excelled in quality We ask no fancy prices and give you the best in quality n Tho Leading Grocer Telephone Land Plaster Salt SEED CORN Cob P Improved Learning Early Butler Wisconsin Yellow Dint Longfellow and other varieties Mangel Turnip Beet and Car rot Seed J Cor Main Huron lowed on Saturday and which so of- blocked up the passage to guns hut tliie stomach that he could accept no food I aidcd f hut that of a liquid nature His succeeded in silencing Chinese tenia construction was searched by after hours righting means of rays and the position of I well coin was very distincUy located hopes to have about inches above the stomach operation was performed and the July Chinese removed jost ominous Before Commissioner in Chic- P- a Mr Robert Hart the Aurora bank robbers despatched his last message declaring Kelly Rice and were order- situation was desperate- and for extradition the Grand Trunk has has made a new running record between Toronto Bruce to and Montreal the distance 333 miles Foreign Office states that being covered in hours and Wwig that by the second section of J lhe ls Thomas of Bradford after Ported to have spending eight days in jail because could lot furnish bonds to keep the yti peace towards his father was allow- ih would to to go on Wednesday by Judge Me- A Prohibition Convention is to be held in the Pavilion next Tuesday Big rally The election court judges have fixed Monday September for the- trial at Whitby of the petition in South On tario against Hon John MP P and Thursday September for the trial at London of the protest in East Middlesex against Time is developing the wisdom of the Ontario Government in reference to its mining policy as foreshadowed by Hon J Davis Minister of Crown Lands Mr J Ritchie a gentleman deeply interested In nickel mining informs Toronto Star that he is firmly of the opinion that the Mining Act passed last session of the Legislature has already borne fruit and that now prices for proper ties are double what they were and are rapidly going up Col Successor of Col M P leaves South without a repre sentative in the House of Commons and steps have been taken by the local politicians to fill the vacancy as soon as Government issues a writ for a byeelection if such is done before the general contest which will surely come within the next year South has been Conservative since Confedera tion A few months ago the Liberals met in and nominated reeve of that village as their CJustoiaa revenue returns at London the last fiscal year show gratifying At Ottawa Octavo vert was killed by falling from the top of a building Hie Excellency will bo accom panied by the Countess of ilinto on his trip to Dawson City The British is consulting P about taking troops to China via Canada James- Boil a workman on the street sewer at dropped while at Work At Orillia George has been committed for trial on a charge of forging his bondsmans name A locomomotive struck and wounded Allen an ex fireman at Man Herbert Sherwood a Cana dian was killed at Man by falling under a train The strawberry festival on reolory grounds evening last proved to be a success socially and JJiberal Conservatives of North nominated Mr Charles Cameron of at their convention Tuesday William aged about years was engaged in shovelling bran at mills Ayr when he fell into bran and was smothered Met at Hall on the of July all present Communication from Mayor of Newmarket asking permission to er ect electric light poles on St from St to the Hon locks gate A petition signed by- Frank and others was presented asking for a grant of to improve sideline between lots and con also a petition signed by Wesley and others asking for to improve line between lots and con Bills were presented from 5040 a Haines express on plough i Wood Roads Machinery Co plow J P7T steels A day or two ago the Conservative executive issued a notice calling a nomination convention at Alliston on July The following gentlemen are in the field John- A Ferguson Toronto S Puff p A Little Wal ter J Bell Dr Williams Lisle Richard Bell reeve of July About oclock this afternoon rtightnlng struck and burnt the barn of Benjamin Howe on the about miles north of here In the barn was nearly all of this years- crop of bay Wt bushels of oats the farm implements ftxluding a new binder a new mower bought and one Dr Alliston Lennox James Tot tenham Fisher Mr Lennox unsuccessfully contested Card- well in the local elections of against W and was also defeated by McCarthy in North in A- Little has in the Legis lature since and J Duff West Simcoe since There Is a feeling the con servative party that young men should bo encouraged to yct into the thick of the fight and this opinion shared by Chief Lokdon July Lord Roberts to day telegraphed to the War Office from Pretoria as follow The officer commanding at report that State Secretary State Attorney and members of the Council and came yesterday and surrendered Button was attacked yesterday in a position that he was holding by a largo number of Boors He cut them off without much difficulty The with being found most useful Our only casualty was Lieut Young of the first Canadian mounted troop slight scalp wound The enemy left several wounded on the ground and sent a flag of with a request that might be received in our field hospital July Lord Roberts sent the following despatch to War Office Pretoria July Clements and forces entered Bethlehem July The former on the town in a flag of truce demanding its surrender which was refused by when Paget making wide turning movement succeeded in get ting hold of the enemy most im portant position covering the town Tina was carried before dark by the Fusiliers and Yorkshire Light Infantry The following morning the attack was- continued and by noon the town was in our- possesion and enemy in full estreat casualties were officers and of wounded missing Captains and and Lieut Conway severely and Lieut slightly wounded men of the Yorkshires wounded killed wounded of the Imperial Yeomanry Twentyeight invalided Canadians have sailed from England on the Par hah for thia country Imperial authorities have paid their passage as far as Quebec new Methodist Church being Davenport will cost will seat four hundred and will be ready for by November next Rev- Matthews is the pastor June Philip Kenny was today found guilty of as saulting a 12yearold girl near ton on Tuesday Juno Judge sentenced him to one year in the Central with lashes Kenny is 22 years old Vewka July Extraordinary is reported throufc Central Europe Heavy snowfalls in Hungary and the Austrian have inter rupted the service and have done much damage to the vineyards Hail stones larger than baseballs broke window panes and even shades five miles north of Illinois on Sunday One farmer gathered stones from the ground an hour the storm and used them for freezing ice cream Six hundred mads a sud- den night decent on two huudred Afghans who were engaged in build ing a fort near Dacca and killed a number of them It is feared in Indian that another war is brewing A Davidson apportioning Clergy Reserve and Interest to schools in Feb and June 300 Graham labor and material on con opposite lot p Curtis yds gravel Mary Smith yds gravel H yds gravel J 181 yds gravel J ft Hague pulling stumps between lot and 21 con Claims for damages done to sheep by dogs were made as follow Joshua sheep silled and lambs injured WiJO Major J sheep killed and J Wlld J A Bingham sheep killed 400 Wm Barron sheep killed The Treasurer was to pay the bills presented and twothirds the claims for damages to sheep by dogs John Scott was paid for destroy ing two dogs caught sheep and Richardson wis paid Si for destroying one dog caught worrying sheep Councillor Powell was to repair hill on con at lot re pair bridge on con at lot lo repair guard rail on con at fat 12 and also lo repair sideline lots 20 con Councillor Clark was instructed to repair sand hill on con at lot and to have stumps on lots and con pulled also to expend stumping sideline between lots and con- Councillor Skinner was instructed to clay the road opposite lot 19 con provided the residents in the vicinity do worth of gratis work and al so to expend on con line at lot Councillor Baker was instructed to repair sideline between lots and con The Council of Town of New market was granted permission to electric light poles on St from Eagle St south to the Hon Wm gate provided King Council concurs in the action and New market Council gives King and Whit church Corporations a Bond to indem nify said Corporations from and against any damages and costs that might hereafter arise by reason of said electric poles being so erected Council adjourned to meet at Hills Hall on the day of August Automatic and Wfckless Blue Flame Oil Stoves J v Simple to Operate Fully Guaranteed These Stove operate similar to well known dent You light extinguish and adjust the flame 1j by simply and lowering the burner Screen Doors Screen Windows IceCream Freezers Pure Paris Green Binder Agents for fflassey Harris Repairs J A ALLAN GO We Are Two small boys of Regius aged and years brothers nave confessed to have started the many discov ered lately in stables of the town Blenheim Ont July a terrible this afternoon Myron Early the 13yearold son of Peter Early of town while visit ing on the farm of Mr near here was struck lightning and in stantly killed John Perry of aged was drowned in Balsam Lake The Canadlao Pacific has responded to the strike of the fccIer- by shutting down the whole of its engineering shops Montreal Ai July per barret Co Wheat per per bushel Qoe Wheat per Car ley per bushel per bushel OK Apples per 10 Sfaeepauui i Wool per lb Hay per lop Beet per Chickens per CO CO J OP SCO 130 a CO a fl to a a a a IS CO a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Sosonto The loss Will by about ue00SdresnK of Justice Meredith who In KraduaU lime ajfj fiipfi- Eighteen over half of the part Walnut Illinois were destroyed by flre Tuesday causing a load Jul six this old daughter of J B Collins- pal of the jyiblio school here was drowned to cistern Mrs Collins was ironing lhe child placing if to have raised the cover in She their only Wheat bushel a Wheat per bushel 0 a DOING and Shoe Business Of the Town again this year and it is no wonder as we the Best Goods and sell them at the LOW PHI Ladies Fine Shoes for 65 Cents Our Trade of Mens Boys Clothing is also Larger Than Ever Mens Tweed Suits as low as 275 ONTGOMERY Barley per per bub tf3 Mini -ii- per doi per per Ifny For per Vj It OH W 10 urn CM 015 1 DCS n MO 1 TEACHERS DESKS RECITATION SEATS A em Nil no for J r J Up I J Iff a Hi for iy St 1-uiOi-V- if