HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1904-4-14, Page 1Vol. 32. No, 40
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1904
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New Advertisements.
Loual—Joe 51 nter.
Local—•G, E. King.
Local—R. Anderson.
Grain found—Tint POST.
Braoelet lost—Tun PORT.
Formaldehyde—J n Z. Fox.
Local—W, H. McOreaken,
Wall paper—Fred, eloOraoken.
Alabaetine—Wilton & Turnbull.
Spring drew: geode—McKinnon & Co.
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tees metkrroole.
Mies Ada Dining left for London on
Wedneeday of this week.
Conrad Raddatz, of Detroit, and
William, of Cromarty, were here attend-
ing the funeral of their grandmother.
Last Saturday Mrs, Ohariotte Sohraed•
er, died et the home of her daughter,
Mrs. F. Raddatz, here, aged '70 years.
The old lady was in poor health all Win•
ter. Funeral took place Monday after
noon, interment being made at Oran
brook amatory.
The Health Observer of last week
soya :—John Pfaff sud Mies Clara Goetz
were united in marriage on Wednesday
of last week by Rev. Mr. McLennan, of
Kippers. The happy oouple have gone to
Brussels on a wedding trap after which
they will settle in Heneall.
A Hampstead oorreepoudent to the
Stratford Herald aye ;—"On Stanley
Rev. R. F. Cameron preached his fare
well sermon to a large congregation.
The sermon was a maeterpieoe, outlining
the dootrine he had ever serivon to teach
and ending with a retroepeet of his work
outside the pulpit. Me. Cameron takes
with him to his new field of labor the
goodwill of all people here, who hope that
all hie efforts may be crowned with ono
aeee." The reverend gentleman to 0 eon
to John Oamerou, of Oranbrook, and he
is moving to Georgetown to wbioh plena
he was recently 'tilled. —�
aomine at°venni .
Next Sunday evening Rev, W. J. West,
M. A., of Bluevale, is expected to take the
nervine in Victoria Hall, Jamestown.
HararzeL —On Wednesday evening of
last week a happy wedding party of about
50 assembled at the home of Elijah and
Mrs. Jnoklin, let Oon., of Grey, to wit -
nese the oouaummation of a matrimonial
alleluia between Samuel G. Castles, of
Clinton, and Mies Mary E , 4t13 daughter
of the host and hostas. At 5 o'alook
Mise Lizzie Bryane played the Wedding
March and the prinaipale took their
please for the oeremony which was per-
formed by Rev. W. Lowe, Wingham, Mr.
Jnoklin giving the bride away. Mies
Martha Johneton, of Morris, wet the
bridesmaid and Edward Jnoklin the
groomsman. The bride end her attend•
ant wore beaoming aoetumee of white
organdie and 'tarried handsome boquete
of white aert.atione. Hearty °enerat-
illations were extended following which
an elegant wedding nipper was served,
Before rising from the table Rev. Mr.
Lowe proposed the health of the bride in
humorous and oangratualatory words.
The wedding gifts were ncmeroun, use -
The New Model
Gra See�e�
It is durable and not liable to get oat of
order.
"It will last a life time.
It le very .easily ,operated—eau be set to
sow any number of quarts per aore.
Oan now teeter than other seeders.
It distributes the Beed very evenly. •
It saves more than half the labor.
Will not pay any farmer to be without it.
PRICE $1.000
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110-2 AG.L1NT, B11USSl:1LS.
ful and minable, the groom's peanut
being a gold watch ; Mr, Jeoklio gave a
awing meohine ; Mre, Jadeite a set of
dishee, &o. An enjoyable evening was
spent in mueio, song, games and social
'that. Mr, and Ma, (Males left for their
home in Clinton on Thuredny followed
bymany goad wiehee for n prosperous
future. The brides going away costume
wee blue cloth, trimmed with white
satin and white jacket trimmed with
white applique. May their joys be many
and troubles few, Severe! expected
guests were enable to he present owing to
the bad state of roads.
111 lee
Oliver Mille had a suooeseful wood -bee
oue day last week.
Mre. Adam Cleghorn as been vieitiog
relatives at Brueeele,
Mre. Smell, of Wingham, is visiting
her daughter, Mre. John Relay.
Mies Maggie MODonagh, of Wingham,
visited Mre, Charles Herbert lest week.
Mies Janet Hood, of Sunshine, was
renewing old acquaintances in Bluevale
lest week,
Henry lb7nHerdy has returned to
Stokes' Bay atter epending a few weeks
holidays at his borne here.
Rev. W J. West had to walk to the
appointment at Esdiee' cherish last
Sabbath owing to the condition of the
made,
Wm Fraser, 1st line of Morrie, had a
very euooeasfal wood•bee 'on Monday
afternoon. In the eveuiog the young
people gathered and enjoyed themselves
at games and dancing,
DRAWL of ALDERMAN Onowo.—The
Guelph Mercury of htat week epeake as
foliated of a brother of Mre. (Rev )'Swann,
afBluevale :—The news of the death of
Richard H. Crowe, for so many years
oauueoted with the Orowe Iron Works,
and who has been en alderman of the:
year's Oinutil , et the early age of 54
came to a shook to the aitizane on Stirs
day afternoon. There was hope on
Saturday morning tbut the turn would
be for the better, but later it wise found
that the second lung was effected, and he
gradually sank until death name about
two o'nloak on Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Crowe had an atbaok of grip eome six
weelte ago which weakened him, and his
fidelity to his work, whiob was one of the
1 ahief oharaoteristioe of the deoeaeed,
broughthim baok to duty probably before
he had properly reoovered his strength,
Pneumonia set in a sew days ago and bis
condition became geave from the first,
though it was hoped be had vitality
enough to throw it off. Mr. Crowe uvea
the youuaeet eon of the lete Robert
Crowe and had been a resident of thie
city from his birth. After eome farming
with the late John Kirkland on the Kelly
farm, be learnt the harueee making with
Galbraith and Beattie, Market Square,
and continued with Mr. Beattie for years,
joiuiog John Crowe some twenty yenta
ago and blooming in time the general
auperintondent of the extensive iron
founding works built by the firm. In hie
shop duties he was most indefatigable
and unsparing of himself giving faithful,
personal application to the details of
hie work. In response to aontinnone
pressure to enter the Oity Council, he
became alderman for St, Jamas' ward in
1901 and 1902, and headed the poll on the
first general vote for alderman 1908,
becoming chairman for the Board of
Works. This year be was appointed
obairman of Finance, but reeig"ed hie
position last mouth, owing to cleavages
in 0ounoil. Had he continued in Ceuta
ail, in all probability he would sooner or
later have occupied the Meyer's chair,
He gava to bis civic duties the same
n
f iGhful aee'iae that marked t kid hie dull
y
work, and nonmed himself independent
of any clique or party in municipal
affairs, depending solely on his record for
enppoet. He had beau ouuneoted with
Dublin street Methodiet chetah e'inoe
its organization and was one ice most
Mend °Motel members, He inotined to
the Liberalparty to politico. He worth.
ily maintained the best traditions of au
old and honoured Guelph family. Mr.
Crowe wag twine married, By his first
wife, Mies Susan Hearn, he had four
ohildreu, viz„ Cheater, at The Elbow, N.
W. T. ; Mre, Ed. Shepherd, Guelph ;
and May and Amy at borne. His eeoortd
wife was Mies E. Ge mmebt, Hie
brothers ere Wiliam, of Halifax, N, 8.
and John and Joseph, Guelph ; and his
sisters, Mre (Rev.) Ie. Swann, Bluevale ;
Mre, John Kerr, Franklin, Man., and
Mre le, A.rmetrong, Winnipeg. To the
Yew Ganathan and American
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and colorings of artistic Merit, not only in High Grades,
but in those as low as
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Don't wait until oar eto°k ie broken. Make your selection now.
If yon ham any rooms not recently papered, just all and let no tell you bow
little ft oasts to make home bright, attraotive and happy.
In Smale's ]3locltI two doors North of Postoffico.
rateen
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Painter and Paper Hanger.
widow and family the einoereet eym•
pathy of the pnblio will be extended in
their Gore and nnexppeoted loss. The
funeral of the late ex.Ald. R. El, Crowe
took pinoe from hie reeidenoe Waterloo
avenue, W,dnesday afternoon, and wee
largely attended by the Mayor, alderman,
and other repreaentativee of the 'torpor
Mien ; by the empleyese of the Orow
Iron Works ; by the membere of Dublin
et, Methodist church, the oflioial board
attending in a body, and other friends
and neiglrb•re, testifying to the respect
and elevation entfrteinad for a gond
citizen end en honorable man. The
floral offarioge were beautifal and in.
eluded a broken column from the Mayor
end Deenetl : a pillow from the foundry -
men, wreaths, etre, from the afloial board
of Dublin street Methodist 'thumb, from
the Toronto Y. W. 0. A., ani the mail
order department of the T. Eaton Oo., as
a mark of sympathy with Mies Amy
Orowe, The service was conducted by
Rev. Dr. Cornish, noting pastor of Dublin
et. ohuroh, who gave an exposition of
appropriate Sariptnre, and spoke fittingly
of the work and character of the doomed
in his various relations is life. Mrs.
Harrington gave an impressive rendering
of "As the Days are Going By." The
pallbearers were Masnre. John and
Joseph Orowe, brothers ; Charles Ray.
mond and Eugene, nephews, and E.
Shepherd, eon in law. Among the
mourners were Wm. Hearn, Toronto '
Rev. and Mre. F. Swann, Bluevale, end
Henry and Mrs. Bunton, Brneeele.
it'll !teat.
Saba] reopened. on Monday.
The flood in the Maitland hes abated
and no v, ry serious damage done.
Mies Pearl Sharpe, of Morrie, is visit•
ing her cousin, Mini Elle Dilworth.
Mise Mary A. Dilworth, of Toronto, is
visiting her brother, Rubt, Dilworth.
Two 'tare of aoel were received lest
week by 152. lelenry for firing purposes at
the air mill.
Mies Kate McKay, wbo ie a trained
nurse in New York, is here ou a visit to
her sister, Mrs. Geortte Dobson,
Monday evening next wilt be degree
night is Ethel Orange Lodge; No, 631 and
visiting members are invited to attend,
Mre. Holland, of Toronto, ie bare on n
visit combining bneinese and pleasure
She is still the owner of a 100 eot•e farm
Weer of here.
Mise Lottie Mason, who has been visit-
ing at her nnaie'e, L. Mason's, for the
pant few months, returned to her home
in Toronto an Thursday.
W. G. Bell, 8rd con , hes been engaged
by Thomas Vodden, 5111 con., for the
Doming Summer, He will move to the
house now occupied by Wm. Cole who
has bought alarm on the 7th con. Mr.
Bell is a good worker and we hope he will
soon nave a good farm of hie own.
Rev. 0. P. Wella, B. A., B. D., will
go to Parolee next week in connection
with the aunnal examination o[ probe
Hoare, candidates and local preachers in
oonneation with the Methodist ahurah,
London Conference, The subjects for
which Mr. Wella prepared papere and
whiob he will examine are ;—The Old
Testament and its Oontente ; The New
Testament and its Contains ; The Holy
Laud in Geography and History ; and
the organized Sunday Sabooi. The
other membere of the Examining Board
from Wingham District are Rev, Dr.
Gandy, of Wingham, and Rev, Joseph
Philp, B. D., of Kincardine.
Next week George Dobson's family
will remove from here to Innerkip, Ox
ford 0o., a plebe a trifle larger than
Ethel, and 7 mitae from Woodstock,
where he has porobased a general store.
Mr. Dobson be now there in oharge. The
many old friende of the family here will
be a unit in wishing them eaooeee and
while regretting their removal an heart-
ily recommend them to the people of
Iuoerktp. Mr. Dobson made bimeelf
very nate' and his removing will neaeee•
tate changes in eoeietiee, &o to whiob he
and his good wife belonged. Lawrence
Dobaort may go to lunerlitp for a time
and land a hand bat we hope he will
coutinue a resident of Ethel.
A lawyer at Neepawu, Manitoba, is
perfeotiug the arraugemente in 'tonna
tion with the presentation of the alaime
for an estate of 85 or 40 million dollars to
wbioh the eons aid- daughters of the late
Mrs, Elizabeth Sharp are said to be heir
to. Jae, Hunter, of Edge Hill, neer
Liverpool, England, uncle to Mre. Sharp,
was an extensive ship owner and died
very wealthy leaving hie property to hie
daughter. She has also died without any
direct heir's and thus the property eomen
to the next of kin. If it turns out all
right it would mean about 2 million
dollars apieoe to the uepbewe and neioei
interested. Mrs, Isaac Gill, of Ethel, is
one of the nlaimante, Mr. Gill has the
proepeot of $2,500 from the estate of Mie
uoole in England alto, Mr. Gill has been
poorly ell Winter but we hope ha will
receive the money end get some of the
betides of it.
JNo. CLARn DUMBED —Leet Sunday
John Clark paid Nature's debt and paeaod
away from time, aged 80 years and 6
months, lie had been fatting quite per,
eeptihly daring the past year and hie
death was cot an unexpected event, Mr.
Clark was born in Nottinghamshire,
England, acid earns to Canada when 17
years of age. After a eojoarn in Taker
smith township he moved to Grey 48
years ago when he took up Lot 80, Con.
4, a buelt lot, and upon whiob he oa
tinued to reaide until three years ago
when he Bold out to hie son Ieaao and
moved to Ethel, Doomed had been a
strong, hearty man and was thrifty and
induetrioue. He was tt member of the
Methodist church, Mrs, Clark, who
died about 4 years ago, was a Mise
Elliott, of Logan, a native of Ireland,
She wan 75 years of ago. There were 10
children, 5 eons anti 5 daughters, as
follows l—James, Thomas and John de-
ceased ; George in Dakota ; and Ieatto on
the homestead; Mrs. Jim. Imlay, Ethel ;
Mre, Robert Robertson, who died in
Manitoba ; Mee, Matthew Oughton, of
Manitoba i Mre. Wm. liollenbaelc, Gray ;
end Mise Eliza Claris, at home, The
doomed was a brother t0 George Ciaro,
17th eon, Grey. Funeral took plate on
Tuesday afternoon, the Berviee being
W. H, KERR, Prop,
oonduoted by Rev. 0, P. Walla, B. D.
Interment was made in the family plot
in Brussels cemetery. The bereaved are
deeply sympathised with.
llama Or artier, Punic Batton Fon
Menu.— Bea n:nod in Gram., Arab ,
Phyo., History, Oomp, and Spell, Olen
4. Total 650,—•Lizzie Oh,mbere 1329;
Melvin Slemmon 505 Neste Simpeon
503 ; Myrtle Imlay 4119 ; Hazel Coates
486 ; Edith Freeman 417 ; Irene Hogarth
1308: Bert Eokmier 378 i .Lorne Etakrnler
889 ; 'Tom MoAlliater 2,1. Olen 8 Tut
al 460.—Pearl Bremner 409 Willie Hem.
worth 406 ; O'larenoe Imb,y 801 ; Earl
Balmier 815 ; Webster Psareon $13 ;
Eleie Dunbar 289 ; Sam Molntoeh 273 ;
Lizzie Cooper 264 ;Grace McAlister 345
Gordon MnKee 240 ; Edith McKee 236 ;
Beatrice Bateman 280 1 James MoGal+um
217; Katie McLeod 150. Claes II—
Voted 850, --Ray Eokmier 830 ; Laidlaw
Straohan 320 ; Rusaeil Love 311 ; Ross
Fraser 807 ; [:alone! Davidson 280 ;
Annie Deeper 276: Joe Pearson 260 ;
Laving McLeod 222 ; Harris Eokmier
214; Attie Hemsworth 122. Average at.
bandanas 87, ALnnaT 15. Serum, Prin•
oipal. Sr II,—Edwin Hemsworth, E1.
win Tbompeoo, Irene Heath, RI- Gill,
Alvin Malleo, Uela Dane, Allen MaAllie
ter, Alaie Fletober, Luella Henry, Joseph
Cooper. Jr. II.—James Bremner, Aubrey
Dobson., Florenoe McCallum, Vera - Mc-
Call, Aline Barr, Herm!m Fogel, Robert
Thompeou, Pearl McKee, Wilfrid Eok-
mier, Lizzie Molntoeh, Fleda Freeman,
Herbert Saville, Willie Thibideaa. Pt,
II,—Annie MoAlliater, Stanley Btraohao,
Bpenoe Hemsworth, 011ff,rd Dunbar,
Pearl Gill, Dealt Eokmier, Elwin Doboon,
Oharnie Davideon, Verde Pollard, Ed-
mund McLeod, Roes Ooates, Wesley
Yeo. Pc, 1,—Noble McKee, Ruby Gill,
Norman Addy, Grace Eoltmior, Edith
heath, George Cole, Average attendance
33. Mica LAURA NromoLLe,
Teooher,
VV a ntxe,t;oi'.
Mica Mary Smith bee left for Oweu
Sound.
Mies Minnie Staples, of Teeewater,
oalled nn old friends. here Met week.
G. Findlater, of Howlett, shipped a oar
load of horses to the Wait on Wednesday.
Mise L. Forbes, of Wiogburn, is the
gnat of Mre. A. Eety, at the Walker
Heuea,
Mre. Wm. Saudereon returned from
Hemiltou last week. She was axiom.
pentad by her granddaughter, Mies
Margaret Dale.
A quiet event took plane at the manse
Met 1 riday evening when the Rev. L.
Perrin, united Alex. Scott, of Tarnberry,
and Mies Nettie Cmith, daughter of Thos.
and Mre. Smith, in the holy bonds of
matrimony. The ample aple will
emend a few weeks with relatives and
friends in this vioinity before leaving for
their home in the tVeet.
After a lingering illness of about a
year's duration, R. M. Calder passed
away at hie reeidenoe here on Monday
morning. The deceased, with hie wife
and two Bone, George and Harry, moved
to the village nix years ago, when he
rented the foundry. He was a quiet
man and mach respected by all who knew
him. The taneral took plane on Wed
nesday afternoon to the Wroaster
oemetery.
VV se.I ,.oft.
John Turnbull is around again, we
are glad to nay.
Rev. A. MoNab el. A., took a business
trip to Toronto last week.
It is rumored that some of our village
property may shortly obange hands.
Public interest nentree on the voting on
the new railway by law in Morrie,
w
Mich takes lace thin Frida ,
Regular service will be held in 8t.
George's oharoh here next Sabbath ahem
noon, F Powell, a student being expeobed
to supply.
A somewhat unusual aooideut happen-
ed Robert Ft'eeer last week. While
working in the sawmill, a plant[ with a
[pike driven through, it fell on hie leg
tied the spike penetrated his knee, with
the result that he was laid off work for a
few day:.
Bonen RePoec.—Report of the ti S. S.
No. 11 Morrie, for the month of March,
Average attendance 20. Sr, IV—Herb.
Obrietopher, Joseph Grigg, Frank
McKim. Jr. IV—Thome McDonald,
Lyle McLeod, Cassel Kuight. Br, III—
Mabel Bennett, Teta, McKenzie, Annie
Ardell, Sr. II—John Marshall, Garlands
Marshall, Minnie Candler. Jr. II—
Pearl McKenzie, Howard Bolger, Roy
Bennett. Sr. I—Douglae Proude, Jennie
Marshall, Jr. I—Eimer Candler,
MIee Armin BIttP:ON, Teacher,
Rev. A, Andretvs preached teat Sab-
bath on "Flowers". The reverend
gentleman draw many tenons from the
text "Oousider the lilies of the field"
showing that different kingdoms of
earth's creation have different provid:nae
end different responsibilities and also
that men, like flowers, may be onitivalad
and improved. The sermon was beauti-
fully illaetrated by a magnificent bogset
of flowers from the Dale Greenhouse of
Brantford, which Mr, and Mre. Andrews
visited last week.
101; Or ri at.
Mra. David Campbell, of Walton, ie
visiting Mrs, Peter Barr, Stn line,
Voting on the O.P. R. Bylaw will bake
place in Morrie on Friday of We week
from 9 to 5 o'olmolc in BDbton': and Goe•
man': school bonne.
Seam, Rnrotte.—Following ie the re•
suit of the peomotion examinatlone at
B. S. No. 5, Morrie. Names arranged
'n order of standing, Sr, 4th, Clayton,
Prootor, Irene Clegg, Fred Swindlebnrat,
Edith Proctor, Anuia Johteon, Mabel
Jnhneon, Will. Wateeo. Jr. 4th, Grano
Fergneon, Lawrenoe Armstrong, Noble
Wheeler, Jennie Jordan, Maggie Irvine,
Alvin Armstrong, Sr. 8rd, Lizzie Fag.
gueoe, Murray Johnson, Willie Watson,
Rennie Wightman, Bettie Young, Mary
Irvine. Jt, 8rd, 'Thyne Wray, Norman
Geddes, Leslie Bates, tuella Wighfman,
Andrew Proctor, John Licata, Hotter
Johnson, Norman Wheeler, Jame: Van-
oatnp, Irvine Porgdeon, Ir, 2nd, Morley
Jordan, Homy Armstrong, Soots Irvine,
Henry Armstrong, John. Tanker, Tloraoe
Irvine, Charles Coultas, Victor Young,
Part II, Albert Tasker, Carl Prater.
Part 1, 0nmsron Geddes, Charles Frazer,
Gertrude Armstrong, Willie Vanoamp,
Willie Stratton, Gordon Forenoon.
Faso. BRYAN(, Teacher,
K McKenzie wee here this week from
Marden and shipped a oar of bowel/old
furuitnre, eio., that could not be got away
when he moved owlug to the snow
blockade.
Naw that Peter Barr, 5th line, is
Wang a hand in stook shipping he re
gnired a helper on hie farm, He eeoured
a young fellow named Barr lust Monday
who wi,l be awed iu command.
Robert South, 8rd line, who had a
stroke of paralysis a few mouths ago,
does not improve very Tepidly although
lie is able to get about the hoose with the
aid of a obair. We hope the coming of
Spring will prove benefioial to him.
(Fn ea.v'.
Township Council will meet next Mon.
day at Ethel,
Archie Livingston left on Taeeday for
Sett Oats, N. W. T., with John B,
lyiotauoblin, where they will pall farm•
ing operatmoe. We wish them a sum
ceaeful time,
Last week James Lindaay gold bis 50
are farm, North es. Lot 6, con. 7 to Binh.
Jawklin for the sum of 52,300. The par•
ohaeer did not retain the property, bow.
ever aa he sold it the mama week to W. H.
Oole for $2,340. Mr, Cole will move to
the farm and make his home there, We
expeot be will do well on the place as it Is
a tidy farm.
Robert Eaket, formerly of the 8rd eon„
is holding a good position as ebippine
olerk is the store of Messrs. Ballantyne &
Tertian, Stratford, where he has already
spent the past two months. We have no
doubt be will fill the bill to a ninety and
as be is a level headed, steady going.
youth he should do well both for hie em-
ployere and himself. We wieb him sum
oeae.
ADDaaes AND PsassNTATI0N.— Friday
eveningof last week a oompany o[ old
neighbors sod friends, numbering about
85, assembled at the reeidenoe of James
and Mrs. Elliott, 8th non., and enjoyed a
very sociable time. After ell had aseemb
led the following addreee was read by W.
Work and the presentation of the two
chairs (a gent's raker and a fanny arm
chair) and a piano rug was made by W.
J. Oardiff and Geo, McFarlane :—
To lllr. and Mre. Jas. Elliott :
DtAnFnlnxne,—Your neighbors leern•
ed with mach regret a abort time since of
yonr intended removal from this vioinity
to Breasts. Yourselves and your family
havefor twelve years been residents
amongst ns, and during all that time you
have shown yonreelvee to be oharaoter
feed by the greatest oordiality, kindness
and helpfulness, ever taking a real inter•
est in those around yon, and doing muoh.
iu many ways to promote the general
welfare and happiness. You will be
greatly missed by as, bat While we regret
your departure we are glad that we ehali
be able to meat with you from time to
time, ao that the Friendships that have
been formed may be oontinued and
strengthened by still further aeeooiation
and intero.,nree. We beg you to aaaept
these two Chair' and Piano Rug se a
slight expression of the einoere esteem
and regard in whiob yourselves and
family are held by your neighbors, to.
gather with our enrage and united wish
that in your new home every happiness
and comfort may be richly given you.
Signed on behalf of your Hallberg,
Geo, MoFAmasti,
WIT. JAe, OAansetr.
Grey, April Stn 1204.
Me. Elliott's reply in behalf of him•
self and wife, was not of a lengthy char.
nater but it was pointed and expreeeive
and was wall understood. The balance
of the evening was spent in areal obat,
mato, snag, games, &o. About 12 o'-
olook the baekete brought by the visitors
ware unloaded and supper served to whiob
all did ample jeotine. While ragcelting
the removal of the Elliott family from
the farm we cordially welcome hie eno-
naoeor A, Bishop and family. Mr. EI.
!tett will move alertly to Brussels where
be has putabaaed a home.
THE FIELD OF SPORT.
Other sporting news an page 4.
Dundee has dooided not to enter a team
in the W. le. A. at all. This leaves Galt,
Berlin tied Seaforth iu the senior aeries,
The Galt oinb will tam the double series
scheme.
The lest football match of the inter
national aerial, ander Aesooiation rule
was played laet Saturday at Osltio Park,
Glasgow, and England defeated Scotland
by one goal to nothing. Thie match
gives England the reeeooiation ohainpion-
ship.
At a meeting of the Beavers of Sem
forth it was decided to play senior
Inoroaeo this year. The Beavers have
always pat a strong team in the field, but
this year they expect to be stronger and
better than ever and feel that they will be
eine to give a good amount of themselves
in senior company.
The Godsrigh bowling club at its an.
nal meeting elated oflioore as follows
Hou. President, Dr, Taylor ; Hon, Viae
President, James Clark ; President, P.
Davie ; Vioe President, W. Peoudfnot
Seeretary.Treaenrer, Joseph O'Connell;
Chaplain, Rev, J. Elliott. It was decided
to bold to tournament this year, the date
to be Axed later,
De. Lederman, of Milverton, and W. P.
MaDnnagh, of Tavietook, were in Strut.
ford last Friday night to meet McGregor
Eaeeon, for the purpose of deciding of a
sohedule for the football games of Perth
dietriot. No eahasiule was drawn up,
however, tee no agreement could be or.
rived at, Mr, IttoDonagh wanted Tavi.
stooltrs lab two homeand home games to
be played in Tavistnalc, and would not
agree t0 anything else. Mr. Esesson and
Dr. Lederman Woad not agree to that
propobnl, so the nutter had to be left
over and will be reported to the W.1!1, A,
ex0ntttiVe for them 10 decide.
WAR IN THE EAST.
land toes J•tI' the iter gone,
Wednesday's daily aye :—"Another
terrible dint:ter hoe overtaken the Bata
elan arms. The battleship Petropav
lovek while leaving Port Arthur to en'
gage the Jape, ran tont of a automata
mine and was blown up. It is officially
announced that Vine•Admiral Makaruff
was aboard end went down with hie
ship. It is feared that almost the entire
oraw, eoneietitlg of close on seven hund-
red men, baa perished. The Grand Duke
Oyrtl, herr apparent to the. Busman
throne, was also on the Petropavlovsk,
and had a marvelous eeoape. Every-
thing points to a big battle or bombard.
mans at Port Arthur, which a000rding to
latent deepatobeo, is still in progrees,
From a Raseian :aurae it is said that
Admiral Togo approaobad with the in•
tension of shelling the fortress, but was
driven off by the Russian fleet. Stiff
fighting is now going on along the Yaln.
Rttaeiane claim to have wiped ant a Jap
patrol, whim Tokio hare that the Czar's
troops in an attempt to arose the stream
near Wtju wers driven bank with heavy
loaaee.
illi li lt(1Il OIf IJi ES-
The;Bishop of Huron has appointed
Rev. M. ed. Goldberg, of Dungannon, to
the (Marga of the pariah of Dunkirk.
Next meeting of Maitland Presbytery
will be held in Brussels, The W. F. M,
S. will also convene here at the same
time.
Rev. A, 0. Jennings, of Bayfield, left
Friday for L'ugland for the benefit of his
health. He expecte to be gone three
months.
Rev, Dr. McLeod, of Atwood, will
occupy Melville church pulpit next
Sabbath. The pastor will preanb at
Atwood.
Police Magistrate Weir dismissed with
ooete the Lord's Day Alltenas Daae
againet the Ontario Sugar Company at
Berliu, Out.
Rev. Juo, Rosa, B. A., took Prayer for
hie subject last Sabbath forenoon, and in
the evening "The supremacy of 'Mar -
((ter," Prov. 14 and 14.
Sunday next Mr, Powell, of Huron
Cottage, London, is expected to preach in
St. John's Church, Brueeele, in the
absentia of Rev, Mr. Webb.
Next Sabbath Rev. J. 0. Pomeroy, B.
A., of Kincardine, will preach in the
Methodist church, here and will deal with
the Educational Fund of the denomiva.
tion. He's a scholarly mac and a good
preacher.
W. H. Kerr, Treasurer of Braaseie
Branch of the Lord's Day Alliance, re-
mitted $28.00 to J. 0. Oopp, Treasurer of
the Provincial Alliance, at Toronto, on
Tuesday of thie week as a contribution
from this branob.
The Bishop of Huron went to Walker-
villa Sunday to open the splendid new
ohuroh that has been erected in that
village at the expense of Mr, Walker.
The ohurah whiob coat $25,000 i0 modern
in every appointment.
The annual convention of the Mende
of temperanos and prohibition in On
tario oalled by the exeoutive of the On-
tario branch of the Dominion Athena's,
anti be held in Toronto on Thoredey,
April 21at. Every ahurob and society,
as neat is entitled to two repreaentativee
and each church or moiety having more
than fifty members is entitled to an ad-
ditioual delegate [or each additional fifty.
Oaterio membere of Parliament and
members of the g
Provincial Legislature in
r
favor of prohibition also will be et the
coub
vention. Bpata e ' 1 reduced rate: will
be V -pined on the railways, The
politl& situation of the temperanoa
question will be disouseed.
"Blessed is the man that enduretb
temptation," was Rev. T. W. Obeene'
morning text last Sabba,h in the Metho-
dist °hush. "The Sabbath was made
for man and not man for the Sabbath"
furnished the foundation for a sermon on
Sabbath Observance to the evening con-
gregation. The preacher showed that
the Sabbath was a primeval institution
as well as a Menlo institution and re.
enacted under the Naw Testament, It's
obeervanoe ie a phyeioal, mental, moral
and epititual ueoessiby. A number of
inetauoee were cited to prove this by well
lrnowu authorities. A strong plea was -
made to refrain from any attempt to
seomarize the Lord's day. D should be
observed and kept olean ; should be made
a day of worship and should be the key-
uote of the week, Various proofs were
submitted for the observance of the first
day of week rather than the seventh day.
At a meeting of the Epworthr League
Exeontia° of Wingham Diat•rlob held last
Friday in the Methodist uhoroh, Wing.
ham, it Wae deoided to hold a Summer
Suhooi for the etady of the Bible and
Minions at Kincardine during the saoond
week or Angndt to oonolude with the
anuanl League Dietriot Convention.
Committees were appointed to draft a
program and arrange for the attendance
of both outside and local speakers and to
melte arrangements at Kinoardine for the
gathering whioh will meet from the 8th
to the 15th of August inolueive. Fall
ennounnement will be made in dna course
but Leaguers should talk it rip in the
meantime, The varietal °barges in the
Dietriot will be visited before that date
by Rev. J. E. Hunter, now at Victoria
University, Toronto, in oonnection with
the aampaige Inc the Forward Mission.
ary movement, Het, omee at the request
°t the Dietriot Executive and as he is
well known he will no doubt be heartily
weloomed,
Rev. D. M, Ramsay, pastor of Knox
°bomb, Ottawa, had the degree of D. D.
dootee of divinity, conferred upon him
by Knox Oollegs, Toronto, last week.
Rev. Mr. Ramsay was born in Loudon in
1858, but was brought up in Exeter
Where he attended the public eeeool and
then went to Clinton high enhool. He
was graduated from Toronto Uutvereity
a 13. A. in 1860, taking several eobolet
ahipe and the silver medal in olaeoios,
He took his theologioal course et Knox
College, and in 1388 went to Edinburg a nd
Lepeio to oomplete his studies, returning
in 1884 and taking his degree of bachelor
of divinity in 1880, His first oharge was
Hallett, in Huron county. After seven
ryeas be went to Mount Forest where
remained five anone half yea rs,From
there he went to Kum:, oharoh, Ottawa,
1850, His theology ooaree was a brill•
Taut one, as he took first,plaoo in eaoh of
three years. He martial in 1885 the
daughter of the late W. H. Verity, found.
er of she Verity plow 00., of Exeter, now
of Brautford,
Perth. County.
Stake ranee for the meeting at Bbrat.
ford on Jone 20, 30 and July 1.
A oouple of Uhinameo were in Milehell
trying to get a plane to open up a
laundry.
A grout of $10 was made to the Monk.
ton Pubtio school library by Logan
township Donnuil.
W. D. Spence, Principal of Pabliu
soboole Bt. Marys, is quite elok at present
end Percy Cuuplaud is teaching in his
piece,
St. Marys Town Cloonoil disported of
the towns unsold debentures to the Mu•
teal Life of Oauade Inauranoe Co,, the
price paid being preotioally par value.
Charles Fitzsimmons, of Bt. Marye;
will etart bis new system of delivering
paraele fur the meruhante in town. He
baa made arrangements with nearly a:l
of the bueiueee men to deliver for them
end run four wagons, which will deliver
percale four times a day to all parte of
the town.
The Easter vestry meeting of Trinity
Anglican church, Sebringville, was held
and merited the close of the moat sum
easeful year in the history of the oharoh.
Reporte from the various safeties were
presented ebowing a total revenue from
all sources of $804. The following.
wardens were appointed for the ensuing
year :—Fur the rentor, Geo. Hamilton ;
for the people, Dr. Paul. W. H, Ooniton
wee appointed lay delegate to the Synod.
The remains of Thos. Snowdon, who
was killed in the oullieioo en the G. T, R.
near Geelph, were interred at Inuerkip
on Monday, the services being oonduoted
by Rev. le. W. Penton, of St. Andrew's
Onncah. The fan.ral was M charge of
the Foreetere, of which order the
deneaeed was a member. The face and
head of the young man were so diefigured
that the casket was not opened even to
the fatly.
While a young lad named Doerr, of
South Eaetbopo, and a nompenion were
out shooting ou Saturday Doerr en.
deavored to knock some apples' off a tree
by hitting than with; the stook of the
goo, be holding the muzzle. The gun
wae loaded and the trigger naught in a
twig. The gun exploded, parrying off
part of Duerr'e hand. A dootor, of Strat-
ford, who dreaded the injuria', found
several shots in the hand, bat it is likely
that no serious results will follow if
bloud poisoning can be averted.
G. G. MoPheceou, K. 0., of Stretford,
returned from Ottawa and Montreal,
where he has intereeted a number of
wtpitaliatefeethe proposed Stratford -St.
Joseph's electric road. There is plenty
of capital behind the scheme to carry it
to a eucueeeful couolueion, most of it be•
ing 'maenad by Frenoh-Oenadiane.
Some eighty thousand ties have been
purohaaed by Engineer Hamel, who is
eating Inc Mr, Uantin,i of 8t. Joseph,
who is interested in the project. The
work of surveying the route from Strat-
ford to Heneall will be proceeded with at
00.09.
CasitteiIa.n Ne
!•known Jersey
E. H. Ball the wei
r ' ram ton
cattle breeder, of Brampton, , is dead.
The nook lighters arrested at Wood.
stook have beau lined $5 and coots eaoh.
John Kelly, the oldest cabman in Tor-
onto, died as a result of a fall from his
nab.
George Harwood, a well-known citizen
of Wood, took, committed eniaide by tak-
ing area') acid.
lion. W. B. Vail, formerly Minister of
Militia in Hon. Alex. Maakenzte'o Admin-
ietration, died at Dover, England.
Thema Snowdon, of Stretford, fire-
man, and Harvey Hall, of Clinton, brake-
man, were killed in a collision on the
Grapd Trunk near Guelph.
During a fire at Riohardeon's photo.
graph gallery, Napauae, John Pollard
editor of the Express, fell to the ground
and expired from heart failure,
Mre. Clara Reilly was sentenced to one
year in the Mercer Reformatory and
Mre. Edith Hall to six months for steal•
ing from departmental stores in Toronto.
Ex -Mayor Mat.iandles, of Vittoria hoe
demanded au investigation of the charge
that he was instrumental in leaning
liquor liaeneae to Ubiusee at five dollars
nab.
It is again reported that Sin Wilfrid
and Lady Laurier will visit the Yokon
thte Summar in company with Mr. -
Sifton, and possibly some other Minis.
IBM
A head-on eollieion between two Grand
Trunk freight trains occurred two miles
East of Guelph about 8 O'olools Saturday
morning, Two matt were killed, two in-
jured sad both brains badly wreaked,
A Lethbridge, Alta,, deepateh says
ploughing was general Monday in the
irrigated distrioto. There in no enow and
the soil is moist, with the temperature 60
above in the 'Made, The season ie two or
three weeks behind previous years.
There wee another wreak on the Oan•
atian Paoielo Monday between Win.
nipeg and Brandon, tying np traffic fur
the night. The Moose Jaw local .'Gast•
bonud left the rails one mile East of.
Brandon, and two baggage oars, two
passenger dare and the engine turned
over, Fortunately no one was injured,
J. J•, Wright, of Goderioh, who went to
London at Easter to visit his son, T, 0,
Wright, of Piooadilly street, suffered a
severe illness while there, and had to
undergo an operation, Happily this has
boon followed by exoallaut retinae, and
Mr, Wright is getting on very' nicety
indeed, Me many friends in that city
and Goderieb will bo very glad to know
that his rapid and . complete recovery
from leis Illness is asettred,