The Sherbrooke examiner, 13 mai 1901, lundi 13 mai 1901

The Sherbrooke Examiner.SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION.VOL.IV.NO.56 New Series.SHERBROOKE, QUE., MONDAY, MAY 13, 1901.PRICE ONE CENT RIDE AN ELMORE BIKE I i.'/ The Elmore Bicycle is a wheel that no one can find fault with.It seems to have been built to order and gives immediate and permanent satisfaction.The buyer of an Elmore pays only for quality—nothing for advertising.Price $25.00.A Good Bicycle at a Fair Price.Drop in and see it, or, ssnd for catalogue.MWJ) .MOWERS ! THE “WOOD Y ATT” It runs easier and is more durable than any other machine, cuts wet grass without clogging, is easily sharpened, knives are hardened and tempered.LIGHT, EFFICIENT, DURABLE.Sizes 10, 12, 14, 10, 18, 20 inch.We sell Woodyatt Mowers at close prices.Our Special Movvier Made to fill the demand for a low-priced machine, but does fine work and is light.12 to 10 inch.'Price $2.50 each.&arden and Lawm Sundries OF ALL KINDS Favorite 1 jawn Rakes, 50c.Grass Edging Shears, $1.00.Turf Edges, 60c.Hose Reels, $1.25.Hose Nozzles, 45c.Lawn Sprinklers, 40c.Cotton and Rubber Lawn Hose, lowest prices.PEERLESS 1CELJ1UD FREEZERS ! ICE CREAM IN 3 MINUTES The Peerless makes Ice Cream and dozens of delicious frozen dainties, better, easier,quicker and cheaper than any other Freezer made.Peerless Preezers from 1 to 20 quarts.Frezo Freezers ARE GOOD FREEZERS ¦?TfiarPT?e, $1.00.4 quart, 82.00.3 quart size, $1.75.0 quart, $2.75.8 quarts, $3.7o.Booklet—“Fifty Ices’ goes with every Freezer, gratis.Refrigerators ! Our BRANTFORD’S are in great demand.Prices $0.50, $8.00, $10.50, $12.50 When you buy a Brantford you get the best that’s made Screen Doors and Windows, Automatic Oil Stoves.Hammocks, Buggy Umbrellas, Water Coolers and Summer goods of all kinds When you want any of these goods come and see us, we can save you money J.S.MITCHELL & CO.Ml CLOTHING HALL SIGN OF THE STAR.Y out Interest Is Oars^^ Everything, purchased at our store must be as represented or money refunded.Quality considered, we are the cheapest house in Sherbrooke to buy your Men’s and Boys’ Ready-to-Wear CLOTHING ! Men’s and Boys Furnishings, Men’s and Boys Mats, Mens and Boys boots and shoes.NOTICE! Special attention called to our Men’s Blue and Black and fancy fine Worsted Suits, equal to Custom Tailor-made Clothes, - at Double the Money.Our Prices, $7.50, $9.m, 812.00 and $15.00.For Elegant Spring Clothing see our Immense Stock.Two big Stores Filled with New Goods.Examine The Display in Our Throe Windows.We sell everything that Men and Boys wear.Money back if dissatisfied with your purchase.J.rosenbloom & CO.97 & 99 Wellington Street, Sherbrooke Next Door to Grand Central Hotel A C0AT1C00K SENSATION.DeWET RESUMES! The Dominion Cash Box A Miss Daily Charged With Writing Threatening Letters.Coaticook, May 11.—Mr.Edward R.Smith, of this town, is feeling much easier to-day, since the arrest of Miss Bella Dailey.She was taken into custody yesterday afternoon by Mr.Silas if.Carpenter, jr., of Carpenter & Crow, the principals of the Canadian Secret Service in Montreal.For some time Mr.Smith has been receiving threatening letters, and unable to find out who sent them, he went to Montreal and asked Messrs.Carpenter A Crow to aid him in finding out who his hidden enemy w as.Mr.Carpenter came out, and after a short but vigorous investigation managed to obtain sufiicient proof that Miss Dailey was the culprit, and arrested her.After hèr arrest she confessed to him that she was the author of the letters, and she had writien them because she hoped that Mr.Smith would marry her.Before Magistrates ShurtlefT and Gendron, she pleaded guilty yesterday, and was remanded till to-day, but it is expected that she will change her plea to one of “not gully** to-day, and that she will obtain a lawyer, and by a sensational trial try to make Mr.Smith feel sorry that he had her arrested.The entire town is looking forward with interest to the result.CASE HAS BEEN SETTLED.Coaticook.May 11.—The above case was settled out of Court, each party paying their own costs, and the defendant bound over to keep the peace for a year.NOTES FROM COATICOOK.Mr.John Ewing of Melbourne spent Sunday in town.Mrs.Trennolme is visising her son, Dr.E.N.Trenholme, at Island Pond.Mr.and Mrs.Otis ShurtlefT celebrated the 25th anniversary of their wedding on Friday last, May 10th.A very pleasant family gathering took place in the evening, when a number of their relatives were present to wish them many years more of happy wedded life.Mrs.(Col.) Tompson was called to Kinnear's Mills this w eek, on account of the death of her mother, Mrs.James Kinnear, sr.The Ladies’ Musical held its eighth recital on Saturday afternoon, when the following programme was rendered : Piano—Minuet (Mozart), Miss Sleeper.Solo—Cradle Song (Illsley), Mrs.McHarg.Violin—Koboldtanz (Eberhardt), Miss Akhurst.Piano—Miss Edna Lovell.Song- AveMaria(CavalleriaRus-ticana), Miss Edith Thomas Pirno— Hexentanz (MacDowall), Mrs.Keough.Song Waiting (Miller), Miss Mc-Auley.I )uet—Sleep, Little Baby of Mine, Misses Thomas and ShurtlefT.God Save the King.The Ladies* Musical will give an “At Home’’ on May 24th, which, will be the event of the season.Posters are out announcing the concert to be given by the Canadian Jubilee Singers on May 20th, in ShurtlefT’s Hafi.Miss Winnifred Nunns, who has been spending the winter in Montreal, studying music with Von Konigsburg, has been acting as organist at Sherbrooke Street, Methodist Church during the past month, and has been engagea to play there until she returns home.The King* of Corn Cures Is Putnam’s Painless Corn Extractor, crowned by years of success, regal because unapproached and unapproachable, holding sway in the continent owing to its superiority.Putnam’s Painless Corn and Wart Extractor.Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail by N.C.Poison & Co., Kingston, Ont., on receipt of 25 cents.3ins55 Collapse of the Cook Charges.The Cook Investigation Committee, or rather the Conservative majority upon it, threw up the sponge Friday morning, when the members met to consider what report they should d aft to the Senate.Hon.Mr.Miller moved, seconded by Hon.Mr.Baker, that the committee make no finding, but simply report the evidence, without discussion.The resolution was adopted without discussion.Both the mover and seconder of the resolution are Conservatives, and their action is tantamount to confessing that the bottom has dropped out of the Cook charges.The Sherbrooke Daily Record for 81 a year, during May only, to new subsribers in the Eastern Townships only.— Adv.CARRIAGES & WAGONS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.3 carloads jusl received Granby and other celebrated makers.My stock is larger and of different styles, and prices are right for those that want to buy a first-dabs article.MASSEY-HARRIS CO., Farm Implements of all descriptions.SPRAMOTERS—It will soon be time to Spray Fruit Trees in order to raise fine fruit Those interested in fruit-raising should secure one at once.ALL GOODS GUARANTEED For sale at No, 132 and 134 Wellington St, Sherbrooke, GIxARK GORDON.RE-OPEN IN 3 CALEDONIA SPRING.Season Commencing May 29th.Grand Hotel, Baths, etc., will then be in full operation.Dr.Roderick, resident Physician in medical charge.Send for Guide, OPERATIONS IS REPORTED TO HAVE CROSSED OVER INTO TRANSVAAL.He Is Reported to Have 2,000 Men With Him.London, May 13 General DeWet according to a despatch to the Daily Mail from Pretoria has resumed operations, and is reported to have crossed into the Transvaal with 2,000 men.Work Done Last Week.London May 11.Lord Kitchener reports to the War Office under date of Pretoria, May 10,as follow s: “ Since May 5, 2S Boers have been killed, six wounded, 130 taken prisoners and 183 have surrendered.Nine thousand rounds of ammunition, 230 wagons, 1,500 horses and and large quantities of grain and stock have oeen captured.ANOTHER YARN DENIED.London, May 10.—The War Office here denies the statement published in New York that Lord Kitchener has telegraphed advising yieldingto all demands of the Boei s wich the exception of independence, owing to his conviction that they cannot be forced to lay down their arms without a long continuation of the war.MRS.BOTHA AT DURBAN.Durban, May 11.—Mrs.Botha, wife of the Boer commander-general.has arrived here on her way to Holland, where she will see Mr.Kruger and request him to urge her husband to abandon the war.She speaks highly of the treatment accorded her by the British.She is accompanied by a number of Boer ladies.AN EDITOR’S STATEMENT Tells What Dr.Clarke s Little Red Pills Did for Him.No Cure, no Pay.T(t the Editor of the Examiner.Sir,—It is with pleasure that I add my testimony to the value of Dr.Clarke’s Wonderful Little Red Pills.For years I was troubled with dyspepsia, and could get no relief, in vain did I appeal to the physician,—the trouble would not succumb to medical treatment.1 had also suffered from chronic rheumatism, which, while it did not entirely unfit me for my duties caused me a great deal of suffering.I was persuaded to try Dr.Clarke’s Little Red Pills and I can now proclaim myself a well man.I enjoy my food, have not a sign of dyspepsia, and am entirely free from rheumatism.It is therefore a pleasure to me to add my testimony to those of others who have been relieved by the use of these truly wonderful pills.W.H.Robertson, President and chief Editor of tho Daily Times Peterborough, Ont.Dr.Clarke’s Little Red Pills are a positive and certain cure for la grippe, rheumatism, asthma, paralysis, catarrh, eczema, coughs, backache, indigestion, all stomach and liver troubles, female complaints, even when the diseases have been standing for many years the most stubborn cases will yield.Price 50 cents per box.For sale by all local druggists.The Canada Chemical Company will forfeit $10 for any case tl not help.liât these pills do Dr, Clarke’s Sure Cure for Catarrh, and Dr.Clarke’s Sure Cure for Eczema, same price.$100 will be paid for any case they will not permanently cure.FARNHAM.ials inform us that about fifty car-|>enters are needed for the C.P.R.car shops.If North-West crops are according to expectations, there will be an increase of traffic here.Mrs.(Canon) Mussen and family are to move toMontreal this month.Rev.W.Henderson has been appointed deputy examiner for the Model school.Our citizens of good morals are pleased witli the action of Sweets-purg court in punishing the parties who brought on the prize nght.There have been a few cases of smalljicx, which has mostly disap* l»eared.All the railway (men, by order, have been vaccinated, and most of the citizens.Mr.Mengie supplies the Presbyterian pulpit acceptably.At the Masonic Grand Lodge in Montreal, Bro.J.M.Stark of Brown Ijodge, Farnham, was elected D.D.G.M .and) Past Master Boright installed his successor here on the 3rd inst.The brethren being called from labor to refreshment, a temperance banquet followed.Mr.Boriçht gave an address, and Rev.W.Henderson paid a tribute to the new deputy.To CURB A COLD iNIONK day Take Laxative Bromo Quinln Tablets.All dnigglnU refund tha money it i fails to cure.25c.£.W.Orove's signatur is on k box Ottawa, May 11.— The statement of revenue ami expenditure of the Dominion for the ten mouths up to the end of April shows a balance of revenue over ordinary exi>enditui e of $10,370,837.The revenue is $41,080,303, as against $40,880,220 last year, and the expenditure for the same i>eriod is set down as $31,612,400, as against $28,703,783 in the same period of 1000.There is also an increase in the revenue for the month of April alone amount ing to $40,000, and an increase in the expenditure of $242,000.The outlay on capital account for the the ten months’ i>eriod was $8,000,-404, as against $6,717,153 in tin same months of 1000.The statement for the ten months’ iieriods of 1001 and 1000 are as follows : Revenue.11*00 1901 Customs.$23,051,003 $23,475,270 Excise .8,234,830 8,585,1*03 Post Office.2,550,265 2,731,470 Public Works A Railways 4,214,533 4,058,308 Miscellaneous 2,228,588 2,541,001 Totals______ $40,880,220 Ex pend i tu re 28,703,783 Capital E.r pend it are.Public Works Railways & Canals.$1,702,315 1 )om’ lands.152,055 Railway subsidies.Militia.South African Contingent.083,874 N.W.T.Rebellion .1,130 710,500 100,540 $11,080,303 31,011,460 $4,040,381 183,150 2,431,420 35,305 800,608 1,300 Totals.$0,717.153 $8,OIK),404 Bell Telephone Bill.Ottawa, May 10.The bill permitting the Bell Telephone Company to increase its capital stock from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 will never pass the Senate in its present form it its opponents can prevent it.A most determined fight will be waged against the measure, and even if it succeeds in scraping through the upper Chamber it will still have to run the gauntlet of the House.There its doom is certain, unless the company agrees to accept amendments w hich are deemed to be necessary in the public interest.The first skirmish took place this afternoon, when the bill as amended in committee came up for consideration.Senator Kirchhoffer moved concurrence in the clause compelling the company to supply telephones on application to residents within 500 feet of their lines.Municipal Council of Township of Compton.At a regular session of the municipal Council, held last Monday in Postoffice Hall, Compton village, there were present : Mr.John Man-son, Mayor, and Councillors Boudreau, Whitcomb, Edwards, 1 lad-lock and Gervais.The minutes of last session were read and confirmed.Councillor Boudreau and the Secretary-Treasurer were instructed to get Mrs.St.Pierre placed in the Catholic Hospital at Sherbrooke.Mr.Stephen A.Hyatt was appointed to superintend the building of the Lawson road.Mr.W.H.Cleveland was an pointed councillor in place of Mr, Win.Lawson, who hail resigned.Mr.Frank Bishop was apj>ointed to look after the Bouchard family.Theo.Boudreau was appointed road inspector in district No.12, and Joseph Jacques in district No.19.The following bills were ordered paid : Craig Bros., $10 ; Win.Campbell, $13.42; Sleeper A Akhurst, $15; W.H.Boudreau, $8.10; John Robertson, $2.45 ; G.Gervais, $8.50; A.Nichols, $31.50; John Gemmell, $7.40 ; Z.Goodreau.$0.80.The Pare Murder.The preliminery hearing in the caseof Alexander Tliieriault charged with the murder of Mathias Pare, was begun at Skowhegan, Me., a few days ago.At the conclusion of the day it was décidée! to continue the case till June 18, in order that more evidence might be obtained.The prisoner was held without bail, and the witnesses ordered to recognize in the sum of $500 each.The murder in question took place this spring in the woods not far from Lake Megantic._-T.The Dmk Habit cured al home r detention Dixon Vegetable Remedy.mi earth toe lu two or three is gone and permanent, s specialist, in », admits that “Goid Cures** 1 that it is prmo-interested, will MmetÊ ana oar long list of aswiüilor our pamphlet gwingmn jia^tMÉMa,—Address : The Dixon Cure Co.saa.ùmk mn monxbcal TACKLE •c-~KaeLj.m „ yorstock is now replete with all the newest sfooda from the best makers, Rods, Keels, Lines, Hooks, Flue, etc.Split Bamboo Rods, from $125 up.New Patteru UeelH from Loc.up.New denigna in Trowelling Spoons and Artlfical Balt.Lawn Mowers, $2.50 up RUBBER HOSE, L\WN RAKES.ICE CREAM FREEZERS, REFRIGERATORS ALL PRICES.KERR A FOSS I It’s A Pleasure Û Vy I o shop where shopping is easy.Its satisfying to know that your purchase is right in quality, style and price.You leave your dollars, of course ; but you leave our store feeling that you have the full worth of your money.CDRTJ1I.NS MD PORTIERES.News of Portieres and Curtains that should interest every woman within shopping distance who have a home to get ready for the summer season, or, suppose the want is something in Furniture Coverings, the showing of these stuffs is an exhibition in itself.Curtains and Curfainings Prove t his Curtain stock by any test you may ; even this surprisingly low priced item.Nottingham Lace Curtains, cream and white, from 60c.a pair to $3.00.New Irish Point Lace Cur tains, dainty and rich design, long.Prices from $4.00 a pair to $6.00.Portieres Chenille Portieres, in plain green and red, with handsome border and fringed ends, 3 yards long, at $2.50 and $5.00 a pair.Tapestry Portieres, charming in colors and designs, fringed ends, 3A yards long.From $3.00 to $5.00 a pair.Tt BELANGER, 148 WZelUngton Street Carpet Selling Never so busy as at this season.Working night and day to fill orders.China Mattings, yard wide, 10, 14, 15, 20, 30c.Heavy Napier Matting, for halls, 35, 05c.Cocoa Matting, 35, 05c.Cocoa Door Mats, 45,90c., $1,10, $1.35, $1.00.Rubber Mats, $1.75, $2.00.Stair Oilcloth, 12|, 17, 20c.Stair Linoleum, 25, 33, 50c.Stair Jute Carpet, 12, 18, 20, 25c.Floor Oilcloth, 25, 35, 37J, 50c.Hassocks, 90c, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50.Goods delivered free to any part of the city.EDWARD’S FURNITURE CO’Y A Well Deserved Sentence.Montpelier, Vt., May 10.—Judge J.II.Watson, of the Washington County Court, to-day sentenced Artuero Bonaco to serve not less than twenty-one nor more than twenty five years in state prison for attempting to assassinate Patrick Brown, chief of police, of Barre, on December 20 last.Bonaco was one of the so-called anarchists who created a disturbance at a dance of Italians in Barre and shot the chief later from ambush, seriously woudding him.Something for Nothing.Call at T.Belanger’s and get a Standard Fashion Sheet for the month of June.It will interest you if you have any dressmaking to do.HAS SMALLPOX ON BOARD.Lake Superior Held at Grosse Island.Quebec, May 10.—The SS.4 Lake Superior, due in |K>rt this morning, is (j ua ran titled at Grosse Isle for t wenty-one days, owing to a case of snialliHix being discovered on board, lier crew and over seven hundred second class and steerage passengers will be landed on the island to-morrow.King Edward has been granted an allowance of £470,000 a year.The Cheese Trade.The old make of cheese having been pretty well all worked off, although late in the season, the chief interest now centres in the new product which is being turned out, and a small portion of it has already been marketed.A few fodders will be shipped by the first steamers leaving jKirt tins week for Liverpool and London, costing to 8$c, and a few white as high as 9c, but the market prices here at present are 8Jc to 8?c.Most of the last half of April make in the Belleville section are said to have been contracted on the basis of about 8jc to 8|c there.There is evident?, a better feeling in England, with cable bids of 43s to 43s 0»re Kippered Herring, per do Bloaters, ** Smelts, per lb Tommy Gods, per peek Finnan Haddock, Oysters per qaart, Oysters (shell) per do*.Lobsters, per lb Cabbage, dos Potatoes per bush.Celery, dox.bunches Carrots, per bos.Beets, per bus.Turnips, per bus.Parsnips, per bus.Lettuce, per dot., Radishes “ CauutLwer, per dot.Tomatoes, per pound.> 17 to 18 20 4t 22 «1 14 cc 15 15 «t 18 00 St 15 8 «« 10 1 CO “ 1 20 15 Si 25