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. IIUUIJUVI Good time for house-claiming 5 I0 creek is high. T A ` ' l I D ,__!I._ `-5; | Ul U05 In uI`ua I 7 Mrs. Carrigan and family are leaving fqr 'G:avenhurat. VIIIIJ V -a-nun: ur-cur - About ovpory other boy you most now has I shing` fswung out his . .n_ __ L... can magi. V shoulder, And is wending his way east- % ward but the catch is not heavy. L" The Wfarmer is rejoicing over the beziutiful weather and is making rapid progress with his seeding. ` -u-1-v 11 n 1 I I ,,~ ,____A Sir. Wm. Elliott, vlrhc: has been very ill for the past. week, is now gradually recovering, and we hope `to. see him around soon. M'cPhail, who has been i pastor in the Presbyterian church here for a few months, preached his farewell sermon to a. large congregation last Sabbath morning. The people of the community and church are sorry to part with one, who has in a very short time, made such a good impression and won the hearts of his hearers, and we heartily extend to him and.Mrs. Mc- Phail our very best wishes and desires for their entire success in their new eld in Msnitobs. - Newton Etnbmson. Advance Correspondence. ~ Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Holt spent Sa- Wurday and Sunday with friendsiatl Baxter. MRHHIIE .-'1' Mr. and Mm: W. J. S. Downey, of Essa, apeng Sunday with 'tri_ends in the l neighborhood. E -0 1 .I A `II'__ `II 65:13` dwith regret tint Mr. H. `G. Peppler, who left here a few weeks I ego for Stratford; is seriously ill. Mrs. Peppler left on Wednesday morning to i join her husband. 11 . - 21-..; J LL- ._-:...`-.`u1ua The oldest resident of the neighbor- hood paased away early on Tuesday morning of last week in the person of Mrs. Jane Gilroy, who died at the resi- dence of her son Aaron.` Mrs. Gilroy had reached her ninety eight year, and ` had lived in the Township of Tecum- aeth over seventy _ years. The funeral `took place on Thursday morning, a ser- vice being he1d,in the Methodist church l--by Rev. J. E. W1laon,_after which the remains were interred in Wilson a Hill cemetery . ; ve sons and one grandson acting as pall-hearers. 7 1 ' -~ -` Oro scamon. }. 1 . Advance Correspondence. Mr. Dan. MoQuaig is spending a `few "weeks at Hawkeatone. `"u;-.;;'3.:i;.;i.,:;.,;;,, 0. H..kmm; in visiting` at Mrs. Adams , ` or :1 _-____.a. I...1..I1 IS Vllvnnoay -- -.-_~._ f The Presbyterian S. S. concert held here on Thursday evening last was a decided success. Mr. James Johnston, the assistant superintendent of the S. 8., occupied the chair. The following splendid program was given :'-Solos by Misses Tillie and Tessie Crawford and Clara Bell ; several recitations were given, and Mr. Joe Johnston, of Guth- rie, sdded considerably to the "program ; the_O'ro tstion Orchestra, which con -sists of Frerl. Kirkpatrick, and `Will. Robinson, - - J _....`.annauI $1lCQ`.Q inn repd}&"aJCSg1-a' selections. Sever. others ' contyibuted to the program. Proceeds were about $10.00. wfivdr. John Hockridgie visit/ig in Innisl. on. ma Died Suddehly and the T Returned" a verdict` ot7 8uuplolon-e 1 1-he Motive said to ABove"B'oen to 7 Got the Iuisurance on. His Ll!e-_Dom`- mg Evidence Given at the Inquest. by Several People. Brantfond, May 1.--At the hour `of ` mi~dnight, Monday` night. Mrs.-Joseph. inc White was arrestegi, charged With.| feloniously wounding and killing her` husband, the late Charles White. The arrest was made immediately after the coroner's jury had brought I in their verdict, which was that the mid Chzu'les White came to his death! from strychnine poisoning, which we- suspect was administered by his wife." ' ..n.-...n.-.v\+ `no! I-`nu nnovnaf Iwnu 1 Mrs. John Johnson jlist. ` The stone masons will begixthe new school this week. ` ` Wm. Grey, of Oro, ia"the' guest: of ;Wess`Scott. , Mrs. Wice, of Tollendal, span; Sun- day with her sister, Mrs. J. Johnson. doc. Money 1e-foon Tuesday to visit in Toronto, before goingo Minnesota. John Harriston gave his young friends a dance on Friday evening, April 22nd". UUIJUUL Una: vvxx Herb. Shaw, of Tcronno, :s,pent1a;st week with Mr. and Mrs. E. Tracy. | Miss Fanny M-cFar1ane`,' of-Ivy, was I the guest. ot Miss Bella .)rqunq last I week. . . [V 'il-eeers. John ohnaon, A.` Lqive and Dick Dempster started the stumping business on Wednesday last.- mvn-`e .-.u. Advance Lorrespondence. L Beautiful weather. _ Seeding is in full sway. Everett may celebrate May" 24. Mies`Maud Lytle left for Buhloe i Monday, ; ` " ' ` I0 .0! -100 ,LIl Ml".%ill. Ly tle leaves for 116` Sdo. this week. V Bfantfsrd Woman` 34.S'usp;:':::1:e1d:`Af_: Giving Her H_u.sba`_nd Poison. . I .-1a:; M. and A. Puiton visited friends here last. week. Our farmers are congratulating them- selvea on the line appearance of the fall wheat. This week Everett. is losing one of its esteemed citizens, `Mr. J. F. Wilson, who leaves to take charge of an hotel [in Dnntroon. On Monday evening Mr,'snd Mrs. Wilson were invited to meet their many friends in Cameron's Hall , where Mr. and Mrs. Wilson re- ceived sn easy chair and s tes set re-' speocively. A very enjnyqble evening was spent. . JIIIVBIIVU \I\ll I voyvuuupnv-v H L_ `Mr. amen Campbexl,.F`Glena1mond, is recovering slowly from his recent ill- F I. Vain` is building a. ew green-_ honde, specially for 'ch1-ysanthemuma. It` in 18 feet wide and 100 feet long. --- - ..-u..- V... - -..,.-..._-..-'. Arthizr Johnson is visitiqg in To1len- :' Mr. _B. Handy, formerly of Lisle, ` has moved to par burg, and is now 00- oupying his own place, the _Va.ir Home- stead, Vairville. Mr. Handy is great- lyimproving his premises. ` V Grenfe}. Advance Corresponence. 94- . g. . Ferndale. - Advance Correspondence. | .I ul`II_... WIIU. . - The Warrant for her arrest was! read to her. Under the terrible strain Mrs. White broke down compl_et.ely',- and pleadingly urged thTcons.ta.b1es' 10 let her go" home.` P. C. Chapman` explained tlmt it would be impossi- ble for him to allow her to go home; that it was his duty `to arrest her. 1:... Illkiln xvnel-nnnxr 'rv\nrn1'nn- I is on the sick L'(`LlJ lb VV(.|.rJ ALJBJ no-avg vv yuoovuu \/5'9 Mrs. White, yesterday. morning, was much cu11ner.VShe came before the police magistrate, and was ye-_ nmnded for a Week-. Cause of It All. 1:45-- ~- - 7' - ~- Cease T The late Charles White died `very suddenly on Sunday, April 14. On` Ihat morning Mr. White, who Was. (-mp10_V(-d as a moulder in the Water-' ous Engine Works, was left alone in the house with his Wife. IIe ate breakfast asusual, but shortly after; 9 o'clock complained of dizziness and shortly afterwards was seized Withi `convulsions. He suffered sixvor seven 3 of these, and passed` away. _....'l..l..--..-.....n A? 15:1` Anni-I-A nnvlant-I ` secret. lIlL``LZ, CLIILA 1.! The swddenncss of his death caused 1h- coronerto investigate it. Six sit- tings of the jury were held, all in \,....-\6- |Jt.IL,\-O I44 vv sud v (H Frank White, a son of the decease; ed, swore that his .father and- moth-5 0", till S-ovvn or eight months ago, had lived apart for over five years. His father had been addicted to fmll 1} H is fr '(1`rinl\'. I81 rod! soverec ;y lin Ul'HU\. - Further he swore: I knew nothing of '2m_V proposal to insure his life, until after his death, and then, in` talking to my mother, she said he was only lately insured for`$1,000. . __.nAL.,-o &n1r` I'|\r\ (1111-\ (I'i1Y|I`I.' \\'ilH ()l11_y lltluiy lllnlupu ;u; -g-...,vvv. . . I "l\I_v niother tol-d me she had given-' him Soda and Water, and tea shortly" after he had eaten his breakfast." Mrs. W|iite s Story. Mrs. White herself took the stand. : She recounted the fact that she, and _ her husband had been separated. . A-nent the insurance policy, she said: 1 1 did not suggest anything to him uhout life -insurance. He spoke to iue iirst about six weeks` before his healthy man. ; _ V 3 iii-atli. He said: I am going to iiime my life insur_ed.- I was always .(i]I]>().\`('(i to life insurance, and said, "I wouldn t use my money for lifet 1u5uru1u'(~. 110 replied: If any- il1iI1;.'; should happen to me--I am i Iii`\"l' wt-l1--it would. be nice for }`o1i."' lie was refused b-y`the North ;\ll1t`l'it':lll', and afterwards -one even-. inn Wlu-11 Mrs. Bush was visiting me in the front parlor, Mr. IIen(lVry.Ct11- ml on Mr. White andwrote hisAapipli- - nation in the back parlor; and I had ., uoxiiing to dowilh the 1natter.'.'I`hen lie` i\\`O went out together, and Mr. of Ht`lHil`_V said tlicy were going to the tumor. Some time after Mr. Hen- (li`_\' ('il,H(`(1 into t_he house and told` ill!` the policy had come. I didn't know what the premium Was, '.l`hiS iiigiit. xvns `pay ' night at Waterous ," mm] was the night on which we ex- 1_.-t-recl to pay a portion of the pre-V i Illlllnl. Two weeks ago" Mr. 'Hendry iu'oup;}1t the policy and read into 5 me, and that was the first I knew the policy was payable to me. We ' ' );`l`('(`(i to` make the 'rst/paylnent that night. I knew. the policy was not in force until. we had` the pre- lllillill paid or some part of i_t.- I ll('.V('.I` I said a word to. Mrs._ Bush about the policy. " I " ` )1 rs. Bush contradicts. ` 4- Mrs Bush testified that Mrs. White i told her that Mr. White was going` to insurehis life in his wife's -favor. Mrs. White seemed to be pleased that the insurance would come her 5 Way, She `said she did not consider; lier husband a very strong orpextrag ~ Cure with 1: Powder. . A_ ITm1r_v Irfving testified that Mrs. White had told him that the drink 1mbiL was not so [bad as the fact Hm hm` lmsbzmd \vas-jeu1ous `of her, whvn she talked of curing his drink- ilng` }n`oc1iVi~Lics with 11 certain pow: t -r. ' [m;yii`2;=w% Luu Shorel`, a former boarder, game startling evidence. , ,He Bald. I .....\;.-..1...,| ,.-_..n -... +.u:'nn +n M1- x`\All lllllg UVIKIUIIUU. _J.J-'5 55141`-4' "I n-n1`au'1u:(.1 once or twice to M1`. Ilidm` .01` 1\II`., Builder that I did l10t mm:ai Mrs. White was trustwor- 1h.\', and that I thought. I- was liable to bumpoisoned. She showed me 8:3 I'l'\"()]V(`I` once, and said ifany man did not conduct himself P1"P`3"1Y She wmlld just as soon `blow hisvhead of!` us look at him. This W115 about ' a. luomh before 1_ left...- ~ A " A a/`\._ _ .1 .1 _ L _..-J'.` 1.... `-111! Jlllll u\:|u|l: .|._ Lulu.` ` 1 "One day she asked about her hus band coming back after `dark .While they were living a'pa.r't. an-d bothefini he-,1`, l`t1I)[)iIlg' on the Window of thev kitchen. She said she wentito . t-he?` xvimlmv and` discharged the. revolver` in the air. She said the next time he came back it. would be more` 83` ous. ' ~ * ' - ' SHOWOI1 Al`lI3DIOo ' I x '- She showed Ine Ono d&Y@bx two months before I left, a.pa.P9I` 01 D0Wder which she said was arsenic.` Her face was bloated and She said ' she was in the habit of using B!'S8!11- , The powder looked like Epsom salts--,- 'I`lwrc was about` a. t'ablVespoo nf,\ll- `Of: A the powder. She was very untruthful in talking to the boarders of one;L:3-_`_1`4 Other, ' V - ,- . ".- .;x. \t\,`_u-I .. "When she was laid up her ..hU'- band was off work and came to` the house for a day or two to; help her- She would . laugh a.t_a.mi 1iiO1:hW.. to me behind his ba.9k.`an't_i b9;' i'Y6rV7` 11.108 to his face; .5;-- HT .31.: ._ _.' 1-.-'_."_ . ' L..`.`V ruin uuu no 1118 Ia.GB. . "1 did not leuvev he? 9!`-~;3`_`?9f`:il Evidence of a. Son. Showed Arsenic. .. .. Sh i has she aa.id`-=th'e'h'a.nevendone up -`be -- * 1o_re.'Mrs.' [ "'White_ `one day remarked` that she would sooxier :live with the devil than with her. husband. I have seen notes she wrote to Mr, Rider after we left." ` ' ' -- --vy- -vivlulilu Maggie Secord, a. sister . of Mrs.` White, said .Mr. Whie'on one7occa- sion got up and took 3, paper out 01 his pocket a1rd.sa.id: "I am going to take a. dose some of these times that will nish me. I'a.m not long for this world. I said: Cha.rley,_ what .wrong?" He said: I never had my heart to palpitate as, it has of late and 1 av. .-... .-..L-._L -1 1_.__-aL'Dl 1 Prolldoat Sir Charles Rivers-Wilson As- . sures Hontrealers There Was no In- i , tended Discrimination to Portland. 3 London, May 1.-The semi-annual meeting or` the shareholders of` the ' Grand Trunk Railroad here yesterday was largely attended. The directors greports showed increases in the re- T ceipts and an increase in` the expenses , were accepted without criticism. FT... -...A..:A.....4 Q3- I`1l......1n.- T)uv.-nu-u` -- V V7 row-rovnovv (51 All LIIIIW UL IGIVU and ' I am so short of breath. I said: Don't talk so, or I will re-I port you. He said: There is no- thing in the paper. I am only jok-| ing, and threw the paper into the re.. I do not know whether there `Was anything in the paper or not. I "never mentioned it until the doctors. were operating on Mr`. White's body on Monday, and then I told his son, George. Afterphe threw the paper. in; the re, he said:_ .If I should die` sudden1y,'don t blame anybody but` me, and that's not all." I saidzl R Why don't you tell the rest` of M"! ~ and he said -I have no more. to` I tell."e . A A -' 'v-1- 1 . n .- rs ` we re avmg a \.IJ6L\J6& aauuyuovu Referring to the company's inten- tion to spend $400,000 at Portland. Maine, for the construction of a new grain elevator, Sir` Charles said the feeling in Canada over the patronage of an American port was quite un- -Ll\ltl\IU vuv i njustiable, as Montreal's facilities for shipping and storing grain were ex- tremely inadequate. Sentiment must not ' be allowed tointerfere with business. ' But he was glad to say Montreal comtemplated making con- sidqraible improvements. Portland, however, was the natural outlet, of the line. _ ` _` L .!_-:-_ __ .!2_'.-..L.._... _....... _.- ..1..nJ. Thomas Hendry, agent forithe Sun` Life, testied that Mrs. White called. for the policy on her husband the`- Saturdaybefore he died; __ The Whltemouth Killing. -Whitemouth, Man., May 1. - Dr; Benson and a. jury held an inquest last night upon the body of Adolph Radke, who Was shot on Satuday night by E. W, Blenk. The jury brought in a verdict at 11.45 of! manslaughter. . |. VV\4l> U cyvvvrlvyu . VVI-U&&\lI-AU un Lvavnwoool The president, Sir Charles Rivers-A Wilson, said the Buffalo `Exhibition ought to` bring largely increased traic, and recommended that the shareholders visit it. He dilated on the advantages which accrued Atotho Grand Trunk Railroad by the new arrangement allowing it to enter the Union Depot at Buffalo.` T ..B......y.p.. Ln J-lnn nnnv\.nu.uu n Sun`-An, UIIU Jlllu . dThe retiring directors wefe r-elect-l e I V The Teaehing of the Russian Church. He ' Says. In a Lie in-Practice, Vulgar and Superstitions. `Paris, May 1.-- 1_`he Temps yester- day publishes a two-column reply from Count Tolstoi to the decree of . cxcommunication pronounced against him. It is dated Moscow, April 13. He says that, as a result of the de- cree, he has received letters from ig- norant people `menacing him- with death. He characterizes the decreeas illegal, or intentionally equivocal, `arbitrary, unjustified and full 01 falsehoods. Moreover, he says, it constitutes an instigation to evil sentiments and deeds. Count Tolstoi denounces the practices ofthe church . and says he. is convinced that the teachings oi the church, theoretical- ly astute,` is injurious. is a lie in practice, and is a compound` of _vu1- gar superstitions and sorcery, under which entirely disappears the sense- ; of Christian doctrine. GRANDTRUNPE MEETIN_G. Irish Member: Clamored For State Own- ornhip of Railways. London, May 1;-'-In the House of Commons the discussion of the coal tax was crowded out last night by a long debate upon the Irish rail- ways. Mr. ' John P. Hayden (Na-. tionalist), member for South Ros- eommon, moved a; resolution declar- ing that the existing railway rates in Ireland constituted an intolerable ---9 ----- A- ....A +Ina+ rnnn..Gnll'PR shbuld} in lrelanu Consbluuuau an .........,.......- grievance, and that measures should be adopted to remedy this by amal- gamation .under state control, or by state purchase of the railways. . Several Irish members; including: Mr. T. W. Russell (Liberal), spoke in favor of the motion, which was, how- ever, rejected; ; 1 St. Thomas, May 1.-`-Mrs. J ; J . Brennan, 82 Manitoba street, left yesterday morning for North Bay, : Ont., to view remains of body of the ' man killed there, having received` a: message from the coroner. there with a description of the deceased, which ; ' very much` resembles that of her hus- llllllalvl message t l\&J-C\lvU :7.-- - he eon and . 1"I"........'l4-an . b much 'M'n_v Iband. V . Hamilton, May 1.-Alex. Gel- breath of Du'n'da.s,, has communicat- ed his belief. .- that , the man found ` dead alongside the railway `track at North Bay is a..ma.n named. Bow- ~ man, brother to ;A; Bowman, 144 Breadalbane street. this city, whom I t he recently visited. _ _ . COQNT TOLSTO| S REPLY. alto uuuuvu - -..-__-_, , | Ottawa, Ont`... May 1.-Hon. C111. vford Sifton received` a. telegram yes- t;erda.y recalling him to `Winnipeg on account of the serious illness of his father. ' The l-Minister left on the` 1.30 t;ra.in- for `the West. _ Sickness ` aljd Sgdwuwayl. Ottawa. 3Ma.y 1 .-I')ur_ing` the "voy- .n.p,'a of the Mont.for`t,V an a.vera.ge: of `.37 men` were ix}_'t.he hospi_t.al.- There were gight `s_tow q,yva,ya_ on bpard. ` COAL TAX V SHOVED ASIDE. .:_:. - V I Mr. 8l!tou | Father, Very Ill. -* - -A 71'-.. A Sutgzf `feotle. ' ~ V The North` Bay Vlotugis. Chaifm'ahv `Elleiman v'GiVv"es tho? ` _ . _ Details of the Deal. Mr. Vllox-(an Wm Purchase All Ordlnnry % no share: at 314 1'0; _n:ach-E:1or- nun Goes Oht of, the Buninou-'1`he '-[American Line" in Conference With 311?. Morgan-Grea.t Activity Evinood- '. l`o1-`mu of the Contract. `Q. l . _All_ the principal ordinary . share- holders, representing a great majori- .`ty of the ordinary shares, according Ito the circular, have intimated _to '. Mr. Ellerman that they will avail themselves of .the offer of Mr. Mor- gan, and the effect will be that pur- chasers` will become owners practical- ly of all the ordinary shares, at a cost of upwards of 1,750,000. ` T Ellerman` Quite the Business. Mr. Ellerman binds himself not to 5| engage, directly or indirectly, in the North Atlantic trade, either with the 'United Kingdom or the continent, ex- cept between Antwerp and Montreal, for a term of fourteen years, on con- dition that the purchasers sell him the `Mediterranean, the Portugal, and the Montreal fleets and the business connected therewith, at an " agreed- L on price. ' _.... -_ -- up .,.___A_ London, May 1.-A circular was issued yesterday morning by Chair. `man Ellerman soft the Leyland Line, in which he informs the shareholders that he has entered into a, provision- ,a1 contract with Mr, J ..`Pierpont i Morgan for the sale of his entire holdings of ordinary ghares in` the steamship line, namely, 71,000 shares, at 14 10s per share _for each `10 share, and that Mr.` Mor- i gan agrees to pufhase on similar i terms all ordinary shares ofiered be- ` fore y May 26. " ` Mr. Ellerman adds that he pro- poses to retain his entire holding in preference shares, amounting to over l180,000, a.ndThis co-directors will retain all their preference holdings, amounting to 120,000. Mr. Eller- ....-.. -._1.... Asthma 4n hnn onv nrnfnronnn u,J..l1Ul-llltlus uuy uv.Luu,uvv. ;.u. ....-.,- _man also offers to buy any preference shares at par, amd their accrued in- terest.- A-circular issued by the Secretary of the Leyland Line accompanies Mr. E1lerman s circular. It explains that the directors, including Mr. Eller- man, hold, 886,680 out of 1,200,- 000 ordinary share capital, and `314,900 out of 1,415,000'prefer- ence capital. Several of `the direct- ors also -control a large amount of- `other shares, and all the directors in- tend to vote in support of Mr; Eller- man's arrangement at all the` meet- ings called in connection therewith .- * The American - Lino Also. The shipping combine absorbs the interest of the commercial world `here. Though -no denite informa- tion is "yet obtainable, it is under- stood that` the American Line man- agement has also been in conference` with, Messrs. Morgan and Baker, with the.idea either of joining "or making a working arrangement. -Liverpool shipping. circles yesterday xnorning were seemingly ignorant of, this phase. They predict sharp com- V petition between the Morgan people and the American line._ - ' - , Great Ac:ivity Evinced. ' Aside from the new combination thereis general activity among the Atlantic steamship lines. The con- ferences will be held inthe near fu- , ture. The first will be held with the view to bringing the Whi-_te Star and Cunard Lines into the continental pool. The second will be a confer- ence` of_ the purely continental lines, toix a uniform steerage rate. It will be held in Paris this year. ,,-.1 LI-_A. _ . . . _ . . _ I`!!! 1...... Ia.-.nn= will IJU {Luau Jan .I.uaa an vggau JV... ` It is said that overtures have been` made to` certain Manchester engineer- ing rms for the purchase of their concerns by an American. syndicate. l Col. Benson has been made a. 0., B. 001. Benson was" chief staff 0111- cer to iLieut.r1Gen.' T. _K-e111y-Kenny and a. son of t_.he l_q9' Senator Ben- son of St. Catharines. ` . . _ . .._1 pn:._.._ ...:4.I. L:....` nu-.+.`.u\ nn-ma- .1ue `j! H LII l'Ul4||.a|Ul TA a At `St. Catharines on Tuesday, a.' sewer_exca.vation caved in on `James Laskey, completely burying him. Other laborers dug down to him in four minutes and got. his head clear so that he could breathe, and his life , was saved. _ 1;..--| LALJ.I_ .... ..~J.1_.. Qgn Bun U1 kJ|4- ua-huul usua- General Tince, with his entire com- mand, has surrendered to Captain Kinggsays a. despatch from Manila. `General Alejandrino, who was ex- ` pected_to succeed Aguin-aldo, has also I sufrenilered. ' t`I,;1.___:_..__ ._ rn.......1.... .' _w.aus auvcu. A big legal battle, over` the $50,- 000 estate of Hebron Harris, con-. tractor, is in full swing at Ottawa. John and ' Charles Harris of King- ston, who claim to be natural sons of the late contractor, are contest- ing the will. l"'nn+. Tnvnlln Thar-Iznr Vnnnliaha .1115 >_ DMD W111. - , Capt.- Edmund Barker VanKough-' net, retired list, Royal Navy, ap- pears in the list of honors as grant- ed _a C.M.G., which he earned by_ his ` services as edeisembarkation officer at Durban. Capt. VanKoughnet is the son of the late Philip Van.Kbughnet, once Chancellor of Ontario. `` Winnipeg, May 1.-Ja.ke~ Gaudaur, the world's champion oarsman, ca.- bledi George Towns of London, Eng., the English champion, yesterday, ac-. cepting` Towns challenge to a, race for The London Sportsmam .s Cup and the world s championship. for 250 a. `side . in August. G-a.ll'd|.1lI` agrees to allow Towns 50 for ex- tsenses, the race to be rowed. at Rat. Portage. near` Winnipeg. As G~a.uda.ur- concedes , everything asked -for by Towns, Va. race ,for the championship is assured, . unless Towns A ."w`i,a-,h. `nuanc- draws. Port Arthur. Ont`... May 1.--N-a.vi- ga`.tion- is open. The steamer Mabel Bradshaw. arrived _from Duluth yes- terday -_ morning and came through thoice without diiiicultyg _' -v- . Ordinary Shares to Go. Still Holds an interest. Deal to Be Ca:-rieyd Ouf. dis 1 TAPS FROM THE WIRE. First Boat at Pox-t Arthur. `Gnndaur Ma.i:;h;3| :l`o1;xu. Cookstown. Advance Correspondence. Miss Flo Goodwin in visiting friends- in Alliston. I-ll\I'\l\au -v v -~-. ias G. Benn`a't .vt`:,VT>()t' the public echbol ata"_, us on the sicklist. .-.-. 1. run.` . .,,\1,, _ A__:__ `__ ` V` Mrs. Alfred Averm. and family have [moved so Owen Saund. V .4 - Dr.--V~%ilo1;, of Toronto,. has pur- chased the Sleight property in town. up `on ULIELI, In VIA uuv uuua. -..... Mr. W. E. Stoddarftodk a trip to the Queen city last week. 5 If` . ` V_ ______ vuvnuuvn w..- . - _Mr. z,1=VITc,K`int'ileaa' and si_ster,! ` Mrs. Jno. Pratt,` moved to Barrie last ' Mr. Jae. I Boynizon ie building a ce- ment foundation under his residence on King street. . ' -- -"M I H- gr n-n.-... \-an .n.g.u-Ia u v - v - _- . Mrs. Geo. Giff and son, `of 00111112 wood, spent Sunday with her mother, Mre. John Sutherland. After spend'i:1:g--gwfgvv days under his parential roof Mr. R. M. Coleman re turned to Bracebridge. It 1' L~ n-n.....:..1.. .....l .L..mJ.4m- n4 DIITDUQ bu Dliuuculnus Mr. John Galbraiti: and daughter, of `l`nbtenham, spent Sunday with Mr. Wm. Galbraith of this town. A An II Mr. I5[ar1"`y:Vz]I4`a:Zudlay carried off rsbl prize at Beeton spring fair with his clydesadale stallion, Louie Gordon. ` Ulyuuuuuulu uuuunvu, ._u..... ..-- ..-_- Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Goodwin, of the ' Clnrkson House, Barrie, were the guests of J. W. Park on Thursday last. Mr. 0. J. S. Banting, the popular representative of the Massey-Harris ' Co , spent Sunday with his family here. Mr. Wm. Robinson is busy hauling stone for the erection of a house on Queen street for _Mr. Wilson of the 'G.T.R. ' Gilroy.--At her sons residence south of Cookstown, on Thursday, April 23, Mrs. Jane Gilroy, wife of the late Wm. Gilroy, in `her 97th year. Deceased} was mother of Samuel Gilroy of this town. -- - ,h!.!_=L_. V\JWIln Death has again visited our vicinity and carried off one of our respectable citizens in person of Mr. David Thomp- son, who died very suddenly on. Sunday morning, April 28th. Deceased was 64 years and leevee a. wifeend six of a family to mourn his loss. _.-The remains were interred in St. V John a cemetery - II .)_I--L WUIU luutulvu no now. V- O `on Tuesday at. 2 o olock ; Angus. - ` Advance Correspondence. Mf. A. W. Shields has been `gt-anted Au lioenge. \ , . ` ' 1---}..- . LI...