The Brussels Post, 1904-2-4, Page 1Vol. 82. No. 30
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1904
New Advertisements,
Looal—R, B. Shaw,
Check the ewagh—Jae. Fox.
Winter Bargaine—W. Innen.
Wanted—Stone & Wellington,
Farm for Bale—Mrs, T. Odder.
Condition Powders—F. R. Smith.
Beed pate for sale—Mrs, IJ. Dickson.
xstrixt 3ebrs.
The township Commit will be held here
next Monday.
Store supplies have been running abort
owing to the long delayed freight traine.
Mre. D. Bakmier wee making a visit
witb old friends iu Brussels during the
pact week.
Mre. D. C. Roes, of Benguela was visite
ing with the family of Stmeel Ames, her
father this week,
The officersfor the Christian Endeavor
Sooiety of the Presbyterian ohoroh for
this term are :—Hon. President, Rev. D.
B. MORee ; President, 9, J. Campbell ;
Viae President, Mies E. Rau.om ; Re
cording Secretary, Mies B. MoDona d ;
Corresponding Secretary, Mise S. Welch
Treseurer, 0. Davis. There are also
three Oommitteee representing the Pray-
Deering
ray
Deering 23arvest
Machinery Co.
I beg leave to notify the Farming
Community chat I have been appointed
Local Agent for the Dearing Harvest
Maohinery Co., and will be plea -mod to be
favored with a phare of public patronage.
SHOW ROOM ON MILL ST., where
machines may be seen and information
obtained. Hope to have the p'eaeare of
calling on many during the Doming
season. If anything is required in thio
line oall on me,
G. R. STUBBS
MILL STREET, BRUSSELS.
er meeting, Look -oat and Seidel, New
tomo oarde have been hotted.
Station Agent Beattie baa been having
a trying experience thio Winter owing to
the badly mixed up train eervioe. As
there is no telegraph line at Ethel depot
he hae no recount but to "We•oh out for
the Locomotive" as the old time aroeeine
eign used to read.
Jrt»te*to wn.
Read Walter Innes advt. in thio issue
of 'Paz PoeT.
Juneve Taylor ie keeping better thier
week we are glad to say.
Farmers have Dot begun to out wood
for themselves yet and never epeakof sell
ing any.
Roads are terrible to travel on but one
good thing ie we are in no eoaroity of
proviaione yet e0 we do not grumble bad.
Thoee taking part in the debate here,
on Wedneeday are teachers, Straiten and
Weir, Robert Simpson and Ward Cal
biok.
:Mre. Molligao, who got blood poisoned
some tirne ago i8 able to go about now.
Tbe Dr. vieited her over 30 times. She
had u bad band.
Rev. Mr. Perrin preached In the Hall
last Seedily night. All denominations
were highly pleased with him. He is a
fine preauher we think and Wrox.ter ie
lucky in getting Bah a men. H. W.
Avieou is expected next Sunday night.
WANTED
A men to represent "0eatene'e GREAT-
ReT Noneznies" in the town of Broeeale
a to0000uuuding country, and take orders
for
OUR HARDY SPECIALTIES
in. Fruit Trees, Nntall Fruits,
Ornamentals, ohrubt, hoses,
Vince, Need Potatoes, &a.
Stook true to name and free from San
Jose Scale. A permanent position for
the right man on either salary or
oommieeion.
Stone & Wellington
IONTIIILL NIId9ERIE9
30.3m over 800 Aoree
TORONTO, - - ONTARIO
Sacred Concert
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THURSDAY EVENING,
FEBRUARY 4th, 1904,
111 Brusseletheflist C
COMMENCING AT 8 O'CLOCK.
THE PROGRAM' -
PART 1.
1 Opening Hymn .... "Praise God from
Whom all bleeeinge flow,"
Lead by Oroheatra
2 Solo, "Emanuel". Sir. F. II. Gilroy
3 Quartette "The Voice of Many
Waters,".... Meeere. Kerr, Sharp,
Ooneley and Milhaaoen
4 Solo.."The Reeurreotion Morn,"..
Mr. R. 8. Fletcher
5 Trombone Solo with Violin Obligate,
Meeare. W. A. Grower and
H. L. Jaolteon
6 Solo "Satiefed"
Mr R. J. MaLauohlin
7 Trombone Bolo.."Outeidn the Gates of
Paradise" Mr. W. A. Grewar
8 Solo .."Thy King"Mt. H. W. Avison
PART 1/.
1 Quartette.."All United in Jeeae"..
Messrs, Kerr, Sharp,
Oouatey and Milhaoeen
2 Solo "Galilee"....Mr, Jae. Jones
8 Violin Solo Mr. H. L. Jaokaon
4 Bolo.."One Sweetly Solemn Tbnught,"
....Mr. J. L Kerr
5 Trombone Solo.."Holy Orese,"„
, Mr. W. A. Graver
6 Bolo...."For all Eternity,"....
Mr. J. klilhansen
7 Hymn.,"Grown Him Lord of All",.
Lead by Oreheebra
Chair will be occupied by
Rev. T. W. Cosine
ADMISSION, 15 C. CHILDREN 100.
.A. Welcome is Extended to All I
I ONTARIO'S FACTORY TO ONTARIO'S FARMERS I
Central Prison
•vr+ •
Binder t . wine
la,la'llrlitU'VIea9ll�trhPtl'hnhle, 'me11u1rhrlJeJ(Ao'
We have the agency for Grey, Morris and McKillop
This Twine is put up in Grain Bags and tied with 3
Rope Halters, Samples of the Grain Bags, Halters and
Twine may be seen at our store. There are 4 Brands :—
PURE MANILA, 650 feet MANILA, 550 feet
PURE MANILA, 600 feet MANILA, 500 feet
Mail orders will be carefully attended to. Special prices on
ton lots. To secure this Twine you must place your order. The
price will be considerably lower than the prin. of any other Twine
on the market. Prices will be officially published in the leading
papers in due time. Order early and save money,
A. M. MCKAY : Co.
Prinoipal Sttaohun, of Beaton, epent
Friday and Saturday of lea weak ander
the parental roof prior to commencing
duties in Teegwater.
Mise Belle Straohan bee returned to
Toronto to look up novelties in
Millinery. Miss Marjorie Straohan bap
acoompauied her, They went by Wrote
eter on Tuesday,
Leah Saturday morning Charles, eon
of Rufus Jaoklin, died of tonellitie aged
2 years and 7 months. Hie mother, who
wae a daughter of Harry and Mre.
Attwood, 8rd oon. Grey, paned away 2
yours ago. Monday afternoon the little
lad was buried at Bross/ale cemetery.
W e-rextheevr.
Joseph Heyworth is in Toronto this
week,
A. McLean (pent Monday with relatives
in Harrieton.
Mies Annie Meth returned to Toronto
last Saturday.
Mies Merle Mann, of Teeawater, is the
guest of ber aunt, Mrn, G. Allan.
Arthur and Mre. Wella entertained e
lunge number of their y0u0g triende
Tuesday evening.
Owing to the illness of Principal Hart.
ley there hae been no eohool in the senior
room for a few days.
W. Currie who formerly 000upled the
Union Hotel here hae rented the Gotten
House and takes possession this work.
Thos. and Mrs. Sanderson, of Prinoe
Albert, N. W. T., former residents of the
village were the gneete of old friende here
last week.
John Morrison and Mies Letitia Mor•
rieon returned from Arthur on Saturday
where they attended the funeral of the
former's mother.
A bnokey match between Clifford and
Wroxeter wae played in the rink here
Tuesday evening The snore was
Wroxeter 12, Clifford' 1.
The fifth annual Aeeembly of the
baoholore of Wroxeter was given in the
Town Hall Friday evening and was a
moat enjoyable affair, the proceeds of
which have been sent to the Sick Child•
rine' Hospital.
John B. Vogt, who for the past forty
years has been a resident of the village,
died Tuesday morning. Mr. Vogt for
many years was known as the moat ex-
pert gunsmith in tbie motion. A widow
and eon, Fred. Vogt, and daughter, Mies
Jennie Vogt, of Detroit turvtve him.
Cer new Conned at their flret meeting
plainly showed that they were in for
economy, For many genre (to their
uredii be it said) the Wroxeter Council
hae donated either five or ten dollars
towards the Biok Children's Hospital bat
the present Oonnoil by a vote of three
alcwed plainly their belief that "Charity
begins at home". What is it the Bible
nye about Charity 2.
The Presbyterian congregation held
their annual meeting Monday afternoon.
It wae well attended and mast have been
enoo0raging to their new pastor to find
that every branch of their work was in a
healthy and growing oondition. Ae we
before remarked in our correspondence
Rev, Mr Perriu was rapidly endearing
n
y
himself to hie congregation, and Monday
they showed their appreciation of hie good
work by giving him a well filled puree.
The attendaoae during the past year has
inoreaeed very much, and the member.
ehip largely added too.
leer)rrt►e.
Wedding. next Wednesday afternoon on
the 5th line,
Township Council will meet on
Monday next.
Some roads are so badly out off that
travelling is anything bat safe.
H. and Mre Mooney arrived book from
a trip to Paisley on Friday night..
The notion for breaoh of promise
entered by Mies Ella Nicholson against
Robert Coelho jr , has been dismissed,
plaintiff paying the theta.
George Johnston, Robert Shedden and
William Elston were 8100101 Direotore of
East Huron Agricultural Society as
representatives from Morrie.
We are sorry to hear of the serious ill•
nese of Dr. B. Oaldbiok, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, He is a eon of Samuel Oaldbiok,
and line. The daoter's many triende
hope he will aeon be o. k.
The Mines Manning, of the 5th line,
were among^the storm stayed passengers
at Clinton last week while oomiug borne
from London. It le hardly safe t0
venture away from borne these days.
Morrie township for the first time hae
the honor of having the Warden of the
County a resident in the person of James
Bowman, We wish him a pleasant term
of pace.
The other day Edward Armetrong, 5th
line, in attempting to drive into Jas.
Davie' got his team fast on a picket fence
wbioh be did not notice owing to the
snow bathe, Fortunately the piekete
were not pointed.
A welcome visitor is Jno. Kellington, a
son of Mrs. Killington, 4th line, who ie
here from Britian Oolumbia. It ie 16
years oinoe Mr. Kellingtna was here. He
ie an inventor and hae profited well by
hie genius. His stay here will be brief,
Last week Reeve Iebietnr was away to
Goderiob attending the County Coattail
as a member of a delegation asking for
aid to put the "prairie" road South of
Wingbatn, in better condition: He
preeented his oath well we have no doubt.
K. Mckenzie and wife, who have been
well known resident, of this township
for a good many years, intend removing
ebortly to Gdelph locality where they
pnrpoee making their home James
Sherrie purchased Mr. MOKenzi&'s term
and gets po0seeeion in the near future.
Tbe 100 bore farm of J, H, Roberteon
being North hell lot 1, oon, 4, a mile and
s quarter North of Belgrave, hae been
sold to John Wightman for the aim of
95,100. Mr. Robertson purchased this
property about 2 yearn ago and did well
by it. He pnrpoeee leaving here about
the middle of Marin for Boiesevain, Man.,
locality where he intends making hie
lone, Manitoba is not a new coantty to
Mr Roberteon as he hae been there a
nnmber'of thong and hae three brothers
living there now. 1#e has arranged for
08 auction able, °raven amok irnplemellta,
&a„ Tuesday, February 16th. F, S,
Somtt, of Beanie, will be the aaotioneer.
The many friends of Mr, Roberteon and
family will be well pleased to beer of
their well doing in the Welt.
M D, Mo}lillao diad at hie father's
home in Morrie aho,tly atter nine c'alook
Wedneeday night, of lath week, Four
months ago he returned borne from
British Colombia Buffering with hem.
orrhagee, which were brought on by the
berating of a blood venal in one of hie
lunge during a fit of coughing. The
funeral took plaoe from his father's
reeidenoe on Saturday afternoon at 1 30
and interment wee made in the Union
cemetery. To the aged parents, brothers
and sister we extend oar eiuoereaympathy
in their bereavment.
rev..
Township Connell neat Monday.
Mise Bertha Sharp, of Morrie, hae
been visiting Mies Jana, Frain, 3rd oon.
Samoa REPORT.—January report of
8 8 No. 8. IV Claes —George Barron
335 ; Edmund McNeil 244 ; Mary Ful.
ton 166 ; Beatrice Whitfie,d ' 166 ; Hugh
McNeil 98 ; Charlie Strath 41. III
Olase.—John°y Strath 194; Kenneth
McLean 183 ; Sandy Barrow 96; Aline
Casio 46 II Claes —Johnny Oaeic 18.
Pert II Beaior.—Lewis Whitfield 69.
Part II Junior —Amnia MuLean 117,
Mies T. Bwrrzni, Teacher.
0. P R Br new.—In 110,8 ieeue of THE
Poex may be read the Bylaw upon which
the property owners will be asked to vote
upon on Feb. 29th °oneeraing the grant.
ing of 95,000 to purchase right of way
for the proposed 0. P. R. for this town
Fillip. Debentures will oover 20 years, et
4% interest, the yearly payment being
9067,90 By law includes Oone. 18, 14, 15,
16, 17 and 18 and polling pb,0ee will be
at aohnol house at S. 8. N ,. 2 with 0 iver
Tnrubnll as Deputy Returning Officer,
and eohool house 8. 8 No. 9 with Neil
Mohair as Dapnty. Oa Friday Meech
4th at 10 o'olook a. m. Township Clerk
McIntosh will tum up the votes and
deolare the reenit. All ietereeted ehoald
read the Bylaw carefully so as to be
able to vote iutalligently on the gneetion,
A oepy of the paper with the By haw
should be preeerved It will appear in
three ioenee to comply with the law.
Scaoon Berm —The to lowing is the
standing of pupils of S. S. No. 10 for the
month of January :—Average attendance
30. 5th olaee.—Oeoil Coutts. Sr. 441.-
0 ara Rothwell 70 ; Cela Rothwell 66 :
Sophia Sperling 42 ; Arthur Denman 40;
Jae. Comte 84 Sr. 8rd. —Grace Bpeirau
74 ; Florence Whitfie,d 72 { Mamie Den-
man 71 ; Eva Rothwell 70 ; Charlie Bat
tery 69 ; Jessie Campbell 67 ; Stanley
Hntohm-on 60 ; Cheater Baker 40. Jr.
8rd. Willie Speiran, Rov Taylor. Sr,
2nd.-0.lma Speiran 70; Katie Denman.
66 ; James Doul 45 ; Perot. Ward 40.
Jr 5th.—Geo. Evans 66 ; Myrtle Speiran
60 ; Iva Speiran 56 ; Lily Evens 50 •
Robt. Piokerell 42 ; Herman Piokerell
80; Pt. II—Marguerite Hatobinaon 79:
Mary Maohau 70 ; John Hyde 53 ; Alex.
Hyde 61 ; Russel 0outte 40 ; Willie
bVard ; Minnie Hanna ; Br, Pc, I—Fred-
die Cox • Jr. Pt, I—Hartwell Speiran,
Stanley Maohao, Millie Cox
8. B. Lama, Teacher.
FEBRUARY WEATHER.
Rev. Irl R. Rieke Encourages Small
Hope for Improvement.
Rev. Irl R. Hicks, of 8t, Louie, Mo.,
in the new issue of Word and Works
prints hie weather foreoaete for February,
whioh are not very encouraging to thoee
who are tired of the aerate weather of the
pant month. He says :
The etorm diagram shows that the
month begins on the central day of a
regular storm period, with the full moon
in perigee on the first, and a Memory
period approaobiteg its minter. The firs,
stage of this period will fall .00 the last
two days of January, that is, ohange to
warmer with barometer falling in the
West, and wince shifting to Euaterly and
Southerly. By the 1st, storm areas will
begin to form over the Western parts of
the country, marked depressions of the
barometer will bo moving Howard, and
wide areae of rain and now and sleet
will pees Eaetwardly across the 000ntry
during the let to the 5th, Ordinarily a
cold wave and blizzard would appear
before the 4th, but tbe moon does not
pass the celestial equator until the 4th,
hence the storms of this period may not
reach b:izzerdoue proportions lentil after
that date. The Mercury dietarbanoe
oon+inues up to about the 10th, hence
Bloody, malty, sleety weather will oon-
Mune in all probability into the reaction.
any period antral on the 61.11, 7th and 8th.
If heavy snow and sleet etorme do not
appear during the firet four days of the
month, such storms will almoet certainly
develop,aboatthe 6th to the 9th. But
the °hanoee for marked Winter therms on
and neer the first clay of the month are
many. Upon the whole, much threaten•
ed weather with severe Winter etorme
are almoet oerteinties during the first
eight or ten days of February, or until
the Mercury influence subsidee. This
will prove one of the moth general and
deetroative sleet pariah' of the Winter,
and et least One severs cold wave may be
counted on. Two are gait° probable woe
not far from the drat, another on sad
about the. 7th and 811, Those who live
out on the great plains of the Weet and
North ebonld exorable prudent watchful.
nose for themselves and their live stock
at the time, 1n the nature of the ease
the Meroury period gruapa the first two
storm periods of the month into one
prolonged spell of threatening weather,
and severe Winter etorme,
The third elorin period is central on
the 12th and 'althea from the 10th to
the 18th. Felling barometer and general
storms of rain and e0ow will return
about the 14110, 16th, and 161h. This
period will culminate about the time of
the new moon on the lath, bringing
storms of a tropioel nature Southward,
with change to blizzardone features in
the Wast and North, This period is also
prolonged by the 0000 moon on the 16'10,
aimed op to the reaotionary storms
about the 18th and 19th, If rising
barometer and oold wave follow framed.
ietoty utter the new rnoon on the 16th, a
sudden revulsion to storm ooeditiou will
reappear %boat the 18th to Roth. These
storms will leo be followed by a hlgb
barometer and cold wave aboat the 20th
to the 22nd.
Ouraritical friends who love to dwell
upon the feet that we cover the whole
time with our storm periods, will have
good 'opportunities to bring oat this
argument during this month. The
Earth brace, or the growing Vernal
equioox, begone about the last half of the
month. All through Vernal equinox will
be felt, prolonging the regular storm
periods, mooing sporadic squalls of rain,
wind end snow, and bringing some Bang
atone tropical etorme op from the regions
of the equator, r
The oast regular storm period for
February is amoral on the 24th, ite
dieturbing influence reaching from the
22nd to the 27th. The first etagee of this
period will bring cbanges to muob warm
er in Western parte—winds will ohange
to Boutberly and Eastern, the barometer
will fall, the hygrometer will show
increasing humidity and more etorme of
rain, turning to snow on the North side,
will pate Eaetwardly over the 000ntry
from the 24th to 27th.
Ae the month goes oat generally fair
and colder weather will prevail. In the
Western extremes, reaction to warmer
will have set in, rend the barometer will
be falling preparatory to the reactionary
etorme due the first three days of March.
Ws tulle o0oaeiou to say again that the
last half of February aunaally ie Vernal
equinox, and for this season under the
growing iefioonoe of the alone threatening
weather with emote of rain, snow and
elect are liable to appear any day.
ANNUAL MEETING
MELViLLE CHURCH,
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR,
The annual meeting of Melville ohurob
eougregataon, Brussels, wee held in the
Sabbath Schoolroom on Monday evening,
the pastor, Rev. John Roes, B. A ,
presiding. There was a good abtendanoe
and the baeioeee was put through in a
pr+•mpt and very eatiefaotory manner.
1908 was one of the most eaooessfnl years
m oonoection with the history of the
onngregetion and will no doubt prove a
et1maae for the forthcoming time.
The only changes in the offteiale was
the election of Jno. Leokie in the plaoe of
G. F Blair, removed to Goderiah, and
Robert Straohan ail e000eesor to Jamee
Turnbull, of Grey, who declined re-
election, although a most useful and
diligent m, mber of the Board tor many
yenta. Managers are as follows :-1 year,
J Leckie, JAI Cameron, Jae. Cat and
James Bowman { 2 years, Jae. Speir, M.
B.aok, A. Hislop, M. P. P., and A.
Gant { 8 years, Robt, Straohan, D. 0,
Rhee, Jae. Fox and A. Adam°. Auditors,
Geo. Thomeou and A. Straohan ; Ben
rotary Treasurer, Jao. G. Beene. Mie-
eionary , Tae. Association htr h n
8 as a G.
A. Deadman end Peter Watson.
The printed report gave the following
parttoalare :—
Number of familiee 200
M tethers added to roll 25
Members removed from roll 23
Preeent membership 442
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance from 1902 $ 15 98
Loose collations 150 96
Envelope oolleotione 1624 17
Total $1801 11
009090ITIIRE.
Minister's salary 91200 00
Organist's salary 100 00
Caretaker's salary 79 95
Treseurer'e salary 60 00
Pumping organ 10 00
Pulpit supplies 76 00
Presbytery and Synod Fund12 25
Quarterlies 12 80
Printing, postage and envelopes 18 80
Repaire 101 68
Expenses to Oharoh Courts.,8 26
Wood and Light 79 03
Communion txpe0aee 7 95
Taxes 47 77
Choir 6 50
To Balanoe
Total $1801 11
MIIIBIONARY & BENEVOLENT.
Congregational Quarterly Con.
tributione „9 332 22
Our Home Missionary 180 60
Spenialfor H. & F. Miseione..,10 00
W F. el. Sooiety 166 00
Mission Band 47 00
Sabbath School, Mieeione 60 19
Ohildreh'e Day Colleotioo10 88
Young People's Guild 50 00
Mise Brydon'e Minion 16 00
Treat Society 10 80
Rev. E. 0. Enhoo, Persia 5 81
Thanksgiving Day0olleotion12 35
31799 63
1 48
Total $ 901 75
SUMMARY.
Aotual amount aootribnted for
ordinary pdrposee, B. 8., and
Y. P. Gelid of 0. E $1908 48
Mieeionary and Benevolent.,., 901 75
Total $2810 28
In Missionary glvioge the congregation
certainly did well and needled high water
mark, the total being over 9900 Com.
meeting on this very ptomaine portion of
the report the pastor expressed the hope
that the etendard he had set for the trot
gregation of $1000 for Miesione wee
Wilkin reach next year if everybody gave
a lelping hand and the congregation wee
oomplimented on their liberality,
This was the 25th anouel meeting of
the congregation the presoak peetor hae
preoidod over and eons have been more
hbrmonione.
The congregation le entirely cot of
debt and the varieties department are doing
good work in advancing the inteteete of
the toaobinge of top mood Hook feithinily
W. H , KE R R, Prop.
proolaimed from the pulpit and taught
in the Sabbath Boboola and Young
Peoples' Safety.
Brussels Council.
The regular meeting of Brassie Council
was held in the Connell 'chamber on
Monday evening. All the , members
present, Reeve in the °hair.
The following amounts were present:
ed :—
Sas. Kelly, wood, Town Hall 912 50
Alex. MoLauohlio, salary 25 00
Dr. Toole, Medioal Healtb Officer10 00
G. R. Muldoon, Fire Dept 2 50
E T. Bperain, miooellaneone 2 00
W, M. Sinoleir, legal, Turnberry
sewer 2 00
G. F. Bair, legal 6 00
Jno. Ballantyne, rebate on taxes2 00
J. W. MoOraoken,street imp5065
A. Lindsay, '
0. Meadows, Fire Dept 76
H, Mercer, 0 " 1 25
J. Stevenson, " " 1 00
R. Hendereou, " " & street 8 00
Stewed &Lowiok " " 1 90
Moved by A. Baeker, mended by R.
Thomson that a000nnte as read be paid.
Carried.
The report of Rev, R Paul, Chairman
o1 the Board of Health, orae read and
adopted.
Property and Finanoe Committee were
attack as fo,lowe : Reeve, Hendereoo and
Plum. Street Committee, Reeve, Baeker
and Thomson.
Auditors' Report was read and consider.
ed and on motion of S. T. Plum and R.
Hendereon the report was adopted and
abstract ordered to be printed.
Moved by A. Baeker, eeoonded by R.
Henderson that the following officers'
salaries be paid
A. Strachan, Treasurer ..$50 00
Jno. Long, Collector 46 00
W. H. McCracken, Auditor 6 00
J. Y. 8. Kirk, 6 00
Tendere for printing for 1904 will be
reneived at the next meeting of the
Conan.
Receipts for melee for January amount.
ed to $24.10.
Moved by R, Hendereon, mended by
A. Baeker that 91.00 each, be allowed to
3. Loakridge and Joo. Currie for doge.
struck off. Carried.
A. St eohan, asked for a
raise in salary from $60.00 to 375.00 On
0001)00 of A. Beaker, seconded by R.
Thomson salary was pat up to $80 00
By -Law No. 4 was read and paeeed oon-
Thethe same.
An interesting dismission was taken
F. B. Scott, applied for an in -
part in by the Council Board over the
Fire Brigade and representatives from
the Board will attend the annual meeting
next Tuesday evening.
The question of extending poetomoe
boors was disarmed and it was moved by
R. Thomeou, emended by R. Hendereon,
That thio Oounoil ask the Postmaster
General to instruct the Poetmaeter to
keep the pootoffioe open until 7 p. m, and
when the train from the East is late thee
the office be kept open until 9 o'clock.
Carried
CleTreseurer,,rk,
oreaee to hie preeent salary of $80 00.
The matter was left over until next
meeting.
Council then adjourned.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Com MDNRO, el. P. P., has a majority
of 970 in North Oxford, a big result eon
eidering the very etorme' weather on
polling day.
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ZION, the home of the followers of John
Alexander Dowie, near Chicago, is rather
badly handicapped with debt, over $3000
000 are required to meet the indebtedneee.
Elijah II is away on a trip to.Anetralia
where his wife and eon are visiting.
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GeReeaa o is kicking against the wearing
of red neoktieo by the eohool teaobere as
red is the reoognized color of the
Socialists. In thio country people wear
any kind of a necktie they like and some
times get a hemp one presented to them
even without asking for it.
Ties gaeetion rained by M, G. Cameron,
M. P. P., for West Huron, is the Local
Legielature, ail to whether Mr. Ddnlop is
legally the member for North Renfrew 11
causing 000siderable oomment. It is a
peonii0r °ace but the probabilities are if
another election were held tbe result
would be mach the same se at present,
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INDICATIONS point to the feet that in
the Doming British elections the Liberals
may return to office. The forecast makes
the Dake of Devonshire the Prime Min-
ister and Lord Roseberry, Foreign Beare.
tary. Mr.Ohambetlain'e wave on the
trade gaeetion appeare to be receding.
P°10ties is a peculiar game and the ex.
change of aides ie often caused by almost
unknown reasons.
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J. ISRAEL TARTEWAS working up
trouble for the Liberal party and was
asked to vacate hie cabinet pooition in
the Dominion Government, Now be is
making it lively for Quebec Coeeerveliveo
with the reedit that Mr, Monk, leader of
the apposition in that Provinoe, hae
reeignod hie office. Mr. Tarte ie like a
spoiled boy If he don't get all he asks for
he kicks up each a dust that for peace
sake he often gets more than he deserves.
Besides having a shortage of coal to
oontsnd with, citizens of Windsor are
faoiog it potato famiue. There wag a
60008107 of potatoes last Fall, and slit
dealers thawed a supply from Eastern
places, but now they have ran abort .and
cannot fill orders. The weather at pros<
eat ie too sold to move tubere by train,
ooneequently people who are not enpplied
will have to go without until the weather
moderates.
CIIL'II UIIMES.
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Monthly MUIIissionary Day In the
Methodiet Sabbath eohool neat Sunday
afternoon.
A meeting of the Executive of Wing.
chum Dtetriot Epworth League le called
for Friday of this week in Meehan,
Four bishop' and about forty clergy
will leave England in the Spring to eon -
duet the Anglican mission in South
Africa.
Rev. A, B. Dobson, of Fordwiob, and
Rev. Joe, Roes, B. A., will exchange
pulpits next Sabbatb, the latter preach•
tag anniversary Hermone.
Mies Mellish, either to A. E. Mellieb
of the Metropolitan Bank, Brussels, is u
teacher in eonne0tiou with mission work
in the Yukon and enjoys ber position
although far from home.
In 1860 the Presbyterian Ohuroh in
England had only 148 congregations,
with 38,000 members. At the close of
last year the oongregalioue numbered 835
and the memoerehtp nearly 90,000.
A se01io0 of the Balvatiou Army has
decided to make a campaign in Keutnaky
where fends and murders have beau 'rife,
in the bope of inducing it better moral
Sentiment, and the Christian principle
that will do away with these lamentable
tragedies.
The Epworth League service last
Sabbath evening was 10 obarge of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
(thumb. Mrs. J. L. Kerr, the President,
presided and Mre. (Rev) Paul, Mrs.
Boohanan, Mre, Gordon Mooney, Mre,
(Rav,) Coeene and Mre, Watson Ainlay
took part.
Rev. T. W. (keens took as hie subject
last Sabbath morning "The Kingdom of
Christ" and in the evening hie dieoonree
wag based on the text "Give attention to
reading". Miesee Carrie Hingeton and
Dolly Baeker tang a duet at the morn-
ing eervioe entitled "Sowing".
The regular quarterly Communion
eervioe will be held in the Methodist
ohnroh next Sabbath morning, oommeno•
log at 10 u'elook instead of the tonal hour
of 10,30. Fellowship meeting will follow
the sermon after whioh the sacrament
will be administered. It ie expected the
new individual Communion servioe will
beiutroduoed on Sunday. The pastor
will preaoh.
Last Saturday afternoon Rev. Andrew
MaoNebb, M. A., of Walton, preached at
the preparatory eervioe in Melville ohnroh
to a good sized oo0gregatiod. His theme
was "Christiana the workmanship of
God", from wbiob be gave an excellent
dieoonree. Bobbatb morning the pastor,
spoke on the appropriate eubjeot of "Re.
membering Christ." 9 members joiued
the ohurab on profession of faith and 8
by cartiflaste, 12 in all. "Realizing the
Obriet ideal in our hues was the. pastor's
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topic at the evening eervioe. Rev. Mr.
Rose 000nbied the pulpit at the servioe on
Monday forenoon.
Canadian Ne wee.
Bishop Gravel, of Nioolet, is dead.
The Mimioo Asylum is no longer under
smallpox quarantine,
Jamas Haelett, an old resident of
Tborndale, was frozen to death in his
bonne.
The story that Lord Minto will be
appointed Viceroy of India ie denied by
Major Maude.
W. H. Robinson was elected Mayor of
Oakville, by the outing vote of Town
Clerk Davie.
The Oceemee high and public school
building wad destroyed by fire. The
children all escaped.
alts. Ntoboleon, wife of a Yarmouth
townehip farmer, committed suicide by
taking rougb on .rate.
Thos, Lawlor, a young golf instructor,
Toronto, attempted to shoot hie wife end
then oommitted eaioide,
Abraham Shaw, of Kingston, was re.
eleoted Grand Z. of the Royal Aroh
Masons', Grand Chapter.
William Harvey, a retired merobant of
Hamilton, oommttted suicide while visit.
ing relatives in Dandies o0anty.
The complete returns in the North Ox-
ford election are, Munro 2,885, Butler
1,865 anaajority for Munro, 970.
D 0. Bull, of Brampton, hes purohaeed
40,000 aoree Weet of Yorkton, from the
ORnadian Northern Railway, for a oattle
ranoh.
William H. Rutherford, of Galt, oom•
mitred suioide in a most determined
manner at his borne Sunday night by in.
haling gas.
Thomas Blake, of St. Catharines,
°barged with stealing lettere from the
poetomoe, has returned and surrendered
to the poaoe.
An attempt to start a fire with the aid
of noel oil oaased a fire wheel resulted is
about 91,300 damage, at 734 Bpadina
avenue, Toronto.
A. Boyer, of Greenwood, wag °aught
in a shaft of 1010 mill, whirled around
oeveral times and thrown fifteen feet into
the tail rape. He was killed.
Jaetioe Thetzel bee diemieeed the char-
gee of corrupt praotioes against Homer
Miles and Elise P. Smith, aching pat of
the Lennox Provinoiel eleotitn.
A convention of the Liberals of New
Brunewiok will be held at St. John, N.
B„ on Febrnary 11, to endorse the lead•
er0ltip of Hon, H. R. Emmerson.
The Baroedale Company'o grocery etas
at Stratford watt gutted by fire. The
firemen had trouble with fr+zau hydrants,
Loos on stook, $20,000 or 925,000,
Mr, Millar a student al the Ontario'
Agricultural College, Guelph, has been
removed to the isolation hospital enffer=
ing with a mild attack of smallpox. The
college has been quarantined.
The weather is mild in Southern Al.
berth and Western Aeeinboia and decided.
ly aid from Manitoba to Ontario, with
every indwation that the ooid wave will
spread Eeetward. Both Winnipeg end.
Port ,lrthar report 24 degrees bolovr,