Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 17, 1884, Winnipeg, Manitoba Daily october special notice. Attention is called to the order of Sale at mrs. Woods 103 Kennedy struck for to Day. See the advertisement. A Lakoe of navies arrived from Tho West last evening. Sekii Lodge waa purchased yesterday by or. B. R. Mclennan for old settlers say that thin a Tho finest weather for october in this country since 1802._________ the laying of blocks on Tho East Side of main Street will to commenced in a few Days. The rear of Tho grand Vatel hotel St. Boniface continues to Tumble into Tho Rushing Rod. My. J. R. , who has been con fined to his House with rheumatism for the sit several weeks a Able to be about again. A Meetish of the Market committee a called for 10 o clock to Day for the Pur pose of opening tenders for the completion of the City Hail. A meet to of the fire water and committee is called for three o clock this afternoon when the bogus lire alarm Case will be enquired into. Rev. W. L. Rutledge leaves this morning for Minn soda where he will conduct Tho opening services of a new Church on sunday next. His family will accompany him to Portage la Prairie. As Cloven year old child belonging to a half Breed woman died on wednesday under destitute circumstances in a shanty on notre Dame Stre of East. Tho remains were interred at the expense of the City. Are at present thirty Miles of fire alarm wire Strung in the City. It is also estimated that there must be More than five Hundred Miles of Telephone wire in operation with Over four Hundred telephones. At the City police court yesterday morning 0. Lews j. Johnston John Stovall. Chaa. Irkson John Hadlond Chaa. Johnston and Chaa. Rankin Wero fined 82 and costs each for drunkenness. Arthur Bevia larceny remanded. M. Felon late of the firm of Feron Stewart show commission merchants was before the provincial police court yesterday morning on a charge of defrauding his lace partners out of a Small Aura of Soboj. Tho Case was enlarged until to Day. Special preparations Are boing made or the Harvest Home festival in holy Trinity this evening. Magnificent specimens of the native products of the Soi Aro being used in decorating the Church the Sermon will to preached by the Rev. Or. Fortin. There will also be a special service of music. It is hoped Tho attend Ance Virili to Large. Strangers will to shown to pews. A cordial invitation to attend is Given. Services will begin at 8 o clock. My. P. D. Aitken of this City is moving Tho town of Manitou. He has already Tran Ferrod the following build Ings to Sites South of the railway track and half a mils Distant from their former locations Fullerton Ross s Genera store Mcdonald s drugstore Watson s office and Huston s general store. It i also proposed to move three hotels and the greater part of the town is going or. Aitken says that the removal o Mountain City to Morion is also con Ter plated but the distance being Fivi Miles he does not i greatly entourage Thi scheme. Tie Home Mission of the Roaby Teriann Synod of Manitoba continued in session yesterday afternoon Anc last evening concluding the Ferran Gocmen. Of details of matters to be Laid before the Homo Mission committee o5 the Genera Assembly. The latter committee will is a Toronto on the 21ai inst. And following jays Tho session lasting about a week Sev. Or. Farquharson one of the Dele Gates leaves for the East this morning and Rev. Jas. Robertson superintendent of missions Thia evening. Rev. C. B Pitblado the remaining Delegate Wil to Day or to Morrow. Do. Thoroton returned to the City Zast evening from a three weeks visit a Deloraine. While pleased with Many things that a saw he observed also Sohini disadvantages under which the people were Labouring among which were the fact of the Radway lands not being in Thi Market and the distance of Tho settler from the railway. There waa of Grain in fact so great an abundance that tha Owh ors scarcely knew what to do with it. For example one farm the doctor t Aat it would take him Jive months to draw his wheat to the nearest Market if he was to spend i whole time in teaming. The fir Sec annual meeting of the Manitoba shorthand writers association will take place about the end of Thi month. A number of papyri relating to shorthand in this country have been pre and will be read. Or. W. Cold Well Tho founder in 1859 of the Pioneer newspaper of Manitoba the old and one of the finest stenographers in the City contributes a Pape on the history of shorthand and journalism in or. T. H. Preston honorary president of Tho association will read a paper on shorthand on the newspaper and in the parliament. Or John Carey contributes an article or the introduction of court report in in the province of together with some account of a few Reid Arkabel trials. T. E. Mordon b. A., roads i contribution on shorthand in Trio Public Fichou and or. Perkins the court re Porter an address on shorthand writing generally. A Taw other papers will als be contributed. Tho meeting will boar open Ono and not Confin Cid to Active Jyh Orthaniel writers exclusively. Or. Shoo of Medicine hat left Yenter ;