HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1904-4-28, Page 1Vol. 82. No, 42
New, Advertisements,
Brood' lost—'Pne Powr.
Looal—j, M., O'Connor.
Onrpets, Mo.—McKinnon rt Co.
Stook for little—Loots Hollinger.
lemoutor's ettle—W, 151. einolair.
Mistritt ijeto.s.
121 it e V 0410.
At a meeting of the Treeteare of the
Bluevate appointment of the Methodist
cherub the pastor ennouneed that the
maimed abed erected o year since le
entirely free from debt, the min of 13260
baying been tbe money coat Wades a
great dent of free Inbar.
The Quarterly Bermes of the Bennie
circuit were held in the lelethodiat
on Sunday and Monday, April 24th and
25th. The pastor was aesieted on Seb•
beth morning by Bev. T. Hall, editor of
the Winghem Advance, who preaohed an
impresuive and helpful sermon from the
words "Where was a gardenyf' found itt
John 19 and 41. The attendance was
remarkable considering the heavy showers
of the day, and a large number partook of
the saerement, Oe Monday evening the
Officials of the Mani) met to that:meat the
business of the quarter. There were 19
members preemie. A umeniturne invite.
tion was given to Rev. Mr, litvann to
remain in oharge of the circuit for a
fourth your.
Levee() wo
Voting took plane here Tortelay to flit
the vaenut °email elm'''. That e %vele
only two oanditlatee, 12, Pi inter and
Jelin Watson, end the let is r wen alerted
by a wed- rity of 27. A. by law was alto
carried by 152 majority enthorlutite the
town to borrow 010 000 !it or rop tbe
water.worhs, the 923,000 reie .t by lust
year's by law being iumilleietrt. 4.
rather mall vote wag polled in butte
came
The remotes of H. W. Pranks, cox.
wain, U. Et navy, arrived here lam Mon•
day and wore interred iu Pairvitw
cemetery. Deeetteed was It native of this
town, being the son of Mrs, Jacob
Franke. He was one of the victims of
the exploeion on the bettleship Missouri,
while at target procaine off Peneacola
Fla., on April 18, Be enlisted in the
United States eaValry six years ago and
saw active eervioe in Cuba, and next
year entered she navy, re.enlistlug for a
second fouteyear term lest Fell. Last
Summer he was home renewing old
acqueintanom. Ile held the post of
eleetrioian on olio of the big.gun orewe.
Mee. Franks and futility have the tom -
Why of this ocenenueity.
Some fields of grain have been sowed
during the week.
The aheeee faotory will oommenee
operations for 1904 next Monday with
favorable prospects for the coming Bea.
eon.
The Clinton New Era nye : Mre, Reid,
who reeidee in Torouto itt preeent, hae
Riad her piaoe on Princess etreet to a Mr.
Meunier, of Ethel.
Those teem grew eager beets in tide
locality last year hope to reoeive some.
11109 in return for their crop from the
liquidator of the Wiarton Sega, factory,
The Quarterly communion nevem or
the Ethel (limit will be held 03 Roe'e
March next Sabbath moruing. Official
Board will meet at Ethel on Monday at
2 80 p. m.
Wedding in Ethel on Wednesday even
ing of thie week, Wiee Milliard being the
bride end Charles R. Ocmgrare, of Rip,
ley, the fortunate geutleman. Many
good wishes moompany the happy omple.
A. letter from D. F. Kellner, who
reoently went Weal, wribleu itt Wetas.
!retain, Alberta, says :.-"We arrived here
safe and souud on the Ooh iust. Mother
stood the trip wonderfully well R110 10
feeling well now. I look a 60 mile jamb
the day after our arrival and arrived
back to day (11th.) Saw cattle that were
out all Winter and are fits. Weather hae
been One since we came and the tarn
shines from 6 a. in. until 8 p. mg" Trot
Poser will be pleaeed to hear frequently
from the Kellner family and we wish
them manse in their new home.
roxot
Geo, Howe returned from Brunets ou
Saturday.
teem leltda Haziewood was in Elerrieton
over Sunday.
Peter Wallace, of Toronto, le the gueet
of Dr, Brawn.
Hamilton 5611°13er:eon shipped a oar of
hogs on Monday.
Geo, Trend) paid Toronto a business
visit on Friday.
°deer Smith, jr., spent a few days of
!hie week in Minlmay.
Barry Stewart, of Brueeele, called on
old friends Imre on Saturday,
Rev, L. Perrin and Bev. W. J. Weet, ot
Binevaleeembringed pulpits on Sunday.
Geo, Sacra bee bought Mrs. W. Inloir'e
cottage on Howlett ateeet foe the men of
0130.
Mies Mary Sanderson has gone to
Hamilton where the will visit for a few
moothe,
Mee, John Benderson, of Myth, was tbe
guest of a number of bee triode in the
village Met week,
Hugh McLeod left on Salurdey for
Wingliarn where he has egoureci employ,
molt in the ehair featory.
W. S. McKerober moved thie week
kip his reeidenue be recently pm chewed
fon D. Sanderson, Prank Mitchell [dee
moved to the IMMO Mr. MoKerabee
vented.
On Werineeday forenoon of lad week a
bath owned by T. Eferophill Se Son adja.
mot the oat meal mill, wee burned. The
Are originated from deftotive pipes of a
stave whiab had bean platied there to
keep tome very young pige warm. Two
old pip and meat of the aeventeen Mat
once weee remitted, !The loos will be
about eighty dollar& Shortly after thin
mole° wee notified Mining from the root
of 0, elandereort's peaty Mote. Thie B
onnottl by cinciere from the fleet fire
a distance of about 200 yards, however
the application ot a few ;mile of water
mewl the town from what might have
been a most gerioue etre.
C3 10300 Von Ir,
Grey Council will meet here on &turf
day of tine week, '
Owing to the reeignation of Mee, Wm.
Raohie aporgenist in Krum Meech Mies
Aggie hloNair is now offielating. Mr,
and hire, leitohie may remove to the
Northwest,
31.041.‘11) taw 1,„
On &Audrey of next week, May 7111, at
1 p. m. the 25 am farm WIP' lot 23,
Om, 13, MoKillop, will be offered f»r
Bala to Mom up the Sperling estate. At
the name time and place F. S. Scott,
auetioneer, will offer for stele farm stink,
imp emends mud household furniture foe
William Poston,
ktloKruor Coottem.—Octueoll met in
Chriatopher Witite'e, Leadeury, on
Thursday, April 14th. illenibers all
moot except the Reeve who wee sielt.
John 8. Brown wen appointed Chairman,
Minutes of former meeting were read
and adopted. The time for P. W.
Fathoomb, Mtineer, making report wan
extended in Barrow's Drain autil next
meeting, Aceounte were passed and
paid amounting to $82 01, mealy for
Movelling mow. Council adjourned to
meet at Leadbury on Saturday, May' 28th
as a 0' mei or Revision on Asemernent
Boll. The Reeve to mil a speoirel meet.
ing aa goon en Nogineer's Report is
received. ano. 0, Iloinusott., Clerk,
VV 21.1 tort.
Wm. MAIM has dammed of ono of
hls reeldenees in Bruset.te.
The funeral ef the itee Mit, (Mittman
left Walton oi, Tuesdey, nothing at 8 30
for Seofith.
Rev, Alfred Andrews WW1 a delegate to
the Anomie Prohibition Convention at
Ituronto lam weelt.
3311 McLaughlin tom secured au amist•
Ham in the blaokerroth shop in the person
of Prime Cline, of Militia.
Next Sunday afternoon Rey. 0. 0.
Waller, M. A., Prineipal of Huron 001.
lege, London, will conduct service in 81.
George's church, Walton. Holy Own,
rounion at ol'ee of service.
Engineer Roberts and Fred. Peitz, of
the 0. P. .13. eta, were in Walton last
Thursday on the line of tbe new railway.
In their opinion the menstruation form
will be on in 00001330 of mouths,
OARD 0.8 TIIANR0—The family of the
late Mrs. Ellen Coleman with to extend
their sincere thanks to their kind neigh-
bors and friends who eo kindly assisted
them in their hoer of trouble he the
many aete of tandem and sympathy.
R. Mowbray has bought oat the furni.
tore limitless of Mr. Stoneman, of
alitohell, and is now in posseseion. We
wieb him eneoese. He will have as an
Resistant Will. Jamieson, who has Mon
le the employ of R. Lentherdale, Brea.
aele, for the past few years.
We are very =oh pleased to hear of
the Burmese attend i og Dr. Prank Neal, of
Walton, in his epedialist exam., in con.
motion with London, England, Medical
Collegea. He bag now gone to Paris to
see the beat there! is there in hie profile -
Monet Hue. Dr. Neal ie earthioly getting
it good Mart off in connection with hie
medical career which we have no doubt
will prove of greet benefit to bine and
hie patients as the years roll by.
REBOMITIOS OF OMMOMMOR.—Tbe fol.
lowing resolution was passed at the meet.
ing of the Direction of the Howiek Mut-
ual Fire Immature Go., to M. Morrison,
of Walton :—
To Matthew Morrison, :
We, the Board of Directors of the
Elowiak Mutual Fire Itieurance Co., at
this oar first meeting held einoe.the death
of Mee. Morrison, desire to convey to
you our deep sympathy iu your bereave.
ment. We feel that you have sustained
o eavere lam in the death of your beloved
wife, Your long and eflioient service in
oonnection With thie Company hart won
for you our eateem and erfeared and we
deeire to extend you at tltie time our
sincere eympatby. Signed on behoef of
the Board.
J. R. MILLIIIR, Preeldent.
W. S. 12°31mm:tan, Secretary.
Gerrie, Pdarali 20, 1904.
The death of the late Mrs. Coleman
whieb occurred on Saturday last, removes
from our village one of its . oldest and
moat respeoced inhabitants. Dating her
long sojourn nenonget 03 elle bee olwnye
beet, 011 term of the moat friaudly sort
with all who knew her, She was eapeo.
icily symathetie end neighborly towurde
those who were ill, and bee kindly min-
ietratione will be greatly missed by all.
She wan born in the Oouoty of Limerick,
Ireland, and 00038 to Atemeice. when quite
yonem, moving Arst to Vermont, whet%
ale was united iu marriage to the late
Daniel Oolenten, baker they moved to
Woodstook then to the 9th con, nf Morrie
where her husband died in 1883 She
was a zealoue adherent to the Bremen
Catholic Month. She 1811888 behind her
to mourn her lose, besides Miobael and
Ellen, of this village, James, of Saginaw,
Miolg ; John, of Width, Mirth. ; Hannah,
a raster itt the reinvent of Bohm City,
Idaho; rend two married daughters, Mrs.
J. G. Ryan, of Seginaw, iced Mrs, 3,
Marline, of Detroit,
A HIM= 10.111 00 Yams.— The Tor.
onto Globe of April 18 eaya of the father
of Dr. 'Mitre, of Walton ;—"On April
9th, 1844, deadline Irving, K. 0., was
teitiated 0 methber of et. Ancleeev'e
Lodge A. P. and A. 101. During the eixty
poles whin, have shale elapsed R. W.
Bro, Irving hae done amellent work foe
hie lodge, lamitig filled the partition of
Maeter, the highest Ube iu the gift of
the membere. Ile bUe also Mon D. D.
G. M. and teethed hard for the advance.
meek of the order in his juriediation.
view of hie tette oreetinued membership
in the lodge and of the rlervioeu rendered
to it, Be W. Bro. Irving was heat eight
the honored gond of 333. Anelemete Lodgo,
and was presented with ft, loving onp 30
token of the esteem le which he is hold.
At the burliness meeting of the lodge
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO,
Bee, amen L. Bitgbee kook the chair at
the banquet wbioli folowed, and which
WOO e.tteirded by more than 800 visitors
and membere, among them being meaty
Toronto Itlaeone. In responding to the
toast, "13. W, Bro, Irving, for sixty yeare
a member," the gime of the overdue
made a very happy reply," A portrait of
this well kuuven gentleman was also
givt1841,1. Tor Sroontrre.—A note in the Tor.
onto Glote; of Thursday at Mat week re
tem to Lir. Be 0 Neal of this plane RV
follow.-Dre. F. 0, Neal and N. D.
Buchauten of tbe University of Toronto
medical [amity Mee completed their
courses for the deerese of L. 13 0. (Lou.)
tout M. R. C. B. (Eng.) Both gentlemen
were honor geeduntee from tbe university
and they have taken the above degrees in
the aborteet time poarrible. They intend
spending some time on the continent
before returning.
leartreeife.
Township °outwit will meet on aloe.
day, May 80.b.
Tho Inatome (thumb shed was raised
on Wednesday,
Richard Cardiff Is home from Toronto
and will wearies his reeideuce here for re
while.
Tbe Badmin Lime Works commenced
to born their first kinie this seam ou
alonday of this week.
Blies Bertha Sharpe bee gone to Lon.
don and Kies Lily has returned to the
parental home, 5th line.
We ere Lorry to report that Reeve Ie.
better MO the misfortune to fall from a
load of hey in his barn by the binding
pole blotching and reoeivod injury but we
hme Ile will 0,o» be ite well ite ever.
SLLMVEI emir, 6th tine, hoe eotd to Wm.
H. Mautniers, of Morrie, the Short Horn
hall "Proud Blonarolt" got be A Hislop's
1st vim bull feetolleor or". We wish Mr.
Maunders Emmen in his purchase ae be
bee a fine animal.
One of the Moments at the 4th line
bridge over the Maitland was slightly
dimmed by the Spring freshet. The
bridge at the Snore &theel house suffered
worse bu; ou the whale Morris °ante (ft
very well when the great depth of snow
et Winter is considered and the damage
that might have been.
Mies Mary Irwin, ot Sbanghni, China,
who has apent 12 years 10 that moat
interesting of land, under the American
Woman's Union Board of Miesime, is
bore on furlough, end ie DOW vieiting her
Meter, Mrs. W. H. Fergnson, 5th line.
She has marry an interesting story to ten
of her work. Pe1181388 Elizabeth and
Gram Irwin'sister of &Ilse Mary are also
in Chinn, the latter working tinder the
great and widely known Miasma Tnylor.
0. P. 11.—Tbe vote on the 0. P, 13.
right of way Bylaw resulted KB
/0110W8
FOR 0000010
'NO. 1 58 22
No. 2 41 18
Total 99 35
Majority for By.law 64, There were
206 possible voters in the district inolnd.
ed Me only 134 reoorded their vote, Tbe
day was a most disagreeable one and no
doubt meny were indifferent whittle way
the vote Went 00 to those who polled
their vote there was nearly 8 to 1 in
favor of the Bylaw. Hallett and East
Wawanoeh townships will have anotber
vote on their Bythews woieh were not
suetitined at the first attempt. It ie
probable if °ferried in these menloi
palities that worn will soon be tiom•
mimed on the road, at least theta the
way the promoters talk.
City eS .11c •
°email meeting at Oranbrook on
Saturday.
Jamee Lindsay was a visitor at Toronto
We week.
Next Sabbath morning the quarterly
communion eervioe of Ethel Mead') will
be Mad in Roe'e church.
Pare. Louie Hollinger, 10th oon., hes
been ou the sielt list but is considerably
better now we are pleased to mate.
Mrs. Hector MeQuarrie's health has
not been very vigorous of late but we
hope he will soon be fully restored,
Miss Belle Smith was here daring the
put Week for a few days from Lnoknow
renewing old acquaint:aeries, returning Oh
Tuesday afternoon.
Bisiop, M. P. 1e,, arrived home led
Friday from Toronto the work of the
Legielatore being over. The formol
Mooing took tame on Tueseay.
Thos,' 11-oPadzean jr., 17th oon., will
erect a new ro,ideucti on hie farm that
amen aud then—but yen will have to
wait and see what will happen.
For a few days last week IL W. Avieon,
teacher, WAS away at Blora writing at the
annual examinations of oandideles to the
ministry of the Methodist °Math, in
whom ranks he expeote to fled a place
next July, He pseud re good exemin-
atfon and taught on Seturchry to make up
for one of the dart he wee away.
We RIM sorry to state that Peter
Roberteon, 9th con.'is quite ill, He has
beau in poor health foe emeriti years but
WKS able to get about until quite money,
A stroke ot paralysis has laid hire
completely elide but we hope a change
for the bother will mon mem aft he bee
put up a game figlit in battling with bie
teilmente.
We are Berry to hear that Mrs. 011ph
ant.Smith, 531 on., had the misfortune
00 break one of her urine, at the meat,
last Smithey Remota' while retuening 10
her home from the Sunday School which
meets in the Smith school 1101180. SIM
foil while alighting from T." Straohattei
road Dart with the above remake. Bee
Many friends wed) her a speed' recovery.
.A. more extended amount of the pre.
eentation to A, G, and Mee. Bishop, may
perbape be welcomed by the people of th
Grey. The pregtain Wit:Ivory intereeting th
and took pima mitnediataly after the pre. se
sentatioo, the address being read by John a
F. Stritobarg Program tonsisted of the p
following ; Song by the company 3r
eeleetlon on violin by John tiogg end 01
meter; song, John, F, Straohan; epeeoh, d
Robert Oath 3 0003, Straohan 3 itb n
etcrunantai, Bible Annie Strohm. After a
ro. L. Herbert tette, W. M., Welded, the program the company enjoyed them.
THURSDAY,
APRIL 28, 1904
W.H.KERR, Prop.
soiree with games, doming and other
artiummeute, The people of the 8rd con,
are certainly sorry to loge Mr, and Mrs,
Bishop and family but hope they may
eujoy themselves in their new ahode,
ENTRIIIM INTO Roo».—Lagt Friday Mre,
Joint) Arrnetroue, mother to Mre,
Ilector MoQuarrie, 4th eon., permed away
to her reward like a ripe shook of emu
ready for the gnome. She had been ill
for about two triontho, the machinery of
life having well nigh worn ont as she was
past 80 yeare of age, lefre, Arniatroog
and her hosbanti lived in Kinloss tower.
ship, Bruce Ofe, for many yearn end were
widely Mom. Ble. Armetrong died 2?.
years ago. The children are r—eire. 310,
klarrieon, of Itioloss ; Mrs. 13. MeQuar-
rie, of Grey ; David, of Petrolea ; Jeseph
and William, Kinloon l John, of Mani
tabs ; and David, of Montana. The
fnuerel took place ou Smithey, Rev, Me,
Vitnee, Of Ronde, totaleating an appropri.
at
e a er I
v oe.Interment was made at
Kincerrime menetery. Mise Clam Ma.
Quarrie atteuded the funeral from here'
het, mother not being able to go 0003113 to
ill health. Mrs. Armstrong wage ataunob
member of the Methodist Mora for
many years and the God ot her yotith
end y000g womanhood was her tram to
the close of her Inng life.
AOOLINEN2: PROF= PAUL —Tile ?0110W.
ing perticulare of the death of William
Par:tenon, brother to Mre. A. G. Bishop
nI thio township, ie taken from a Peewee°,
New Jersey paper :—"Willieut L. Patter -
sem ane of the day foremen in Dieing.
bam & Rider'et„ livery elable, died at noon
;Wenn 20t1, at St. Mary's hospital from
injuries reoeived Theraday afternoon
while Rt work in the stable. Mr,
Patterson was removing, the pole from a
attach which had been used for a funeral
in Paterson when the pole slipped and
°truck him in elm stomarth. Mr. Patter.
000 wartaken with a hemorrbage and
fell to the floor in an rineoneoious con-
dition. A. physician happened to be
neer at the time and after giving the
injured man temporary relief eent biro
to his boarding house in Elm street. The
day following the accident he seemed
better, bat it was thought advisable to
send Min to the hospital. When the
ambulanoe retained the house Mr,
Patterson tvalked down two flights of
etaire and got into it with aseistanoe
from two men. Some after nightfall hie
condition changed and he sank rapidly
until noen. The physic lane who
attended him did everything known to
medical science for the man, but the
itijariee were such that au operation, the
only poseible relief, could not be under-
taken. Mr. Patterson was a Canadian
by birth and hae been in thie city eioee
E. Rider formed the partnership with
V, O. Dillingham last Simmer. He had
worked for Mr. Rider in hie /entree's
stable for nearly twenty years. The
body was taken to an undertaker's!
establishment and arrangements to send
the remains to relatives in Canada made.
Mr. Patterson was a general favorite with
the patrons of the stable, and lie death
will be heard of with regret," Masers.
Ditliugham ad Rider writing to Mr.
Bishop adds :—"When M. Patterson
first came from Canada some 17 or 18
years ago, the writer was on a stock farm
tee Superintendent and Patterson was
there for several yeare also. I knew
nothing of him for some time when X,
learned over a year ago bis whereabonte
and commuoieeted with him, he fleetly
going to Yonkers, N. Y., in my employ,
Lest August he came here where he hag
been exceipt when he took a short trip
West beet Pall. Efe was a faithful, true.
ed employee and a loyal friend whom I
greatly raise. We had hie body embelm•
ed and sent to you. His death was so
sudden we did not get the addremes of
hie relatives but by a letter in bieroom W8
learned hie sisterlived at St. Joeeph and
from her we received your roma and ad -
dram. We extend our heartfelt sym-
pathy to his reletiese."
Warm Doseevnti.—Bloarlay everting a
goodly number of people interested in the
Sabbath School meeting in the Smith
ached house assembled at the residenee
of N. M. Riebarrison, and presented the
hostess, who bee been the somessful
Superintendent with a line nineteen, and
Miss Belle Smith, naw 1» Luoknow, with
a gold watch chain for recognized ea,
vices as teacher and organiet. Et W.
Avieon canopied the (their and after appro
priate introductory remarks he tolled
upon Peter leloArtbur, who is now ap.
pointed Superintendent, to read the
following address :—
Mrs. N. M. Richardson ;
DEAR 14111821M—Sh108 WO learn with
regret that you are about to leave onr
Suuday &hoot we take bbie opportunity
of expressing our appreoiation of yonr
faithfuluesa es Superintendent. For
many years youhave striven in all
possible ways to make our school intermit.
ing ,and profitable both to teachers and
soholare. Yonr careful preparation from
Sabbath to Sabbath, your ability ex-
hibited io all depertmeute of wheel work,
together with you enthimieern and
eympathy 1184 won a place in all out
hearts. Therefore we ask you to aompt
bhie Seoretary, not for its intrinsic meth
bob tie a token of one love and apprecia-
tion of your kind melees. We treat
that God'e richest Waning may rest
upon you in your rebate work for Him.
Signed in behalf of the 8. S.
P. A, ItleoAmmon, ,
1130e. P. MaDounan,
The reeipieub replied briefly but most
appropriately in acknowledging the gift.
Mrs. Richardson will be greatly mimed
1 the good work she hag been further -
1034 ao actively. Mies Belle Mollimon
wart salted to reed the subjoined addreee
to Mies Smilth :—
Miss Melte Smith
Dna Pninan.--Tble evening we take
e opportunity Of expressing our simere
auks to you for the years of faithful
redoer in our Sunday Sobool es ',Comber
otd Otganiet, We regret that tbese
leamet assodations have boon inter-,
upted by your removal bat rest seemed
le willingneee displayed on yeatepatt 30
nine what your head found to do he
of failed to make a !eating 1110311.10 01011
nd mill, we trued, peeve fen Ilmentive to
any of the young people to gb
and do likowiee, Plaints aompt tole gold
watch chain ea a Wren of our united love
Winding that it May he a rernioder ot the
golden (shahs of Friendship between uti
Blab will never he broken, Our beet
wither] moompany the gift and our un.
ited prayer is that when our day's work
30 ooropieted hi the Master's vineyard
that we may all meet where cringe.
gatione ne'er break up and Sabbaths
have no end. Signed tly
IklAuABtratLcollNiw,NNoN,
E
Miss Smith expressed her thanks for the
kind words and the token presented, An
evening of enjoyment followed and
after to Well prepared luncheon
had been eerved the mammy separated
for tbeir homes with the expremion
of many good whales for the future of
the two ladiee who are removing from
the trembborhood,
IBEtilearetve.
Last week John Armstrong, mettle
drover here, brought 12 yearliug oelvee
from Toronto. 40 of them were beagle' at
$10 apiece by Jno. Wheeler, Nicholson
Bros., O. etenkineon and R. Corley, wrath
of the four teeing 10 bead. The balance
of the lot WU:10°1d at a lower price.
The East Waiver:loth Aeri:mitered
Society has been wound up owing to
lank of cordial eapport and the member.
ship fees retained from last year'e mem.
bore are being paid. There will be a
baleen ef about 050 in hand and
committee of three was appointed to foe
about that.
Rev. Mr. Edmonds, Eoglieh Oburob
inoumbeut, whose charge bee been Blyth,
Belgrave and Manthester, tendered his
resignation some time ago but hae been
pressed to withdraw it and bee done eo
on condition that lelentheeter be placed
with some other Marge as the day's
work was too heavy. The Belgrave
oongregation. will be well pleased to have
Rev. Mr. Edmonds ooutinue.
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Perth (.101.Inty •
The Shalceepeare football club met in
the Grand Union, Stratford, and organiz.
ed for the ooming season. The following
offteere were elected :—Flon..Pres„ Str, J.
Ferguson ; Hon. Vice Pres., Wm.
theme i Pres., P, Robertson ; Vioe.
President, S. Deleting : Seo..Treae., Fred
0. Orerar ; Manager, Adam Thompson ;
Captain, D. A. Mein.
The Milverton Sun says 1 The doge
have again been playing havoc with the
theep and geese in this neighborhood.
John Langford, of Gravebridge, had two
sheep killed end another badly worried,
also two geese were killed. This le a
hard mate of affairs when n man's live
stook is not safe in bis own yard. A.
Mau with a nice flack of sheep is now in
more dread than a farmer forty yeare
ago, when the wolves were roaming the
woode.
The Milverton Son Sage : Joseph Gib•
son, who left here about three weeks ago
for Manitoba with a oar load of homes,
returned this week. He lost two horses
during tbe trip bat ooneidere himself
Inoky in not getting away before he did,
00 the etorm of a few days previous wee
the worst ever known in the Weebe Tbe
galea blew with nth terrifie foroe that
, ears of stook were completely embedded
10 00000, end tbe animale frozen etiff.
Some shippers who were fortunate
enough to reach farming °enters unload
ed and disported of their 'animals at 05
and $10 apiece in order to get them off
their bandit before they died of Marv.
ation from cold and hunger. The lose
sustained by &ippon, Mr. Gibson states,
ie exceeedingly large.
James Kennedy, et. Marys, town
enamor, gives the following returns for
1004 of population as regards horses,
cattle and doge within oorporation Ihnits
of the town of St. Marys, as follow :
West ward, population 846, horses, 64,
/tattle 11S, doge 86, aeeeeeed value of
property, e226,295 ; North ward, pop.
unction, 872, berms 100, cattle, 108, doge,
29, asseseed value of property $381,825 i
South ward, population, 801, homes 76,
cattle 105, doge 105, esteemed valve of
property $530,875, nomresident $125 ;
total assessed value of property 01,419,-
170 ; total population, 3,156 ; homes,
886 ; mettle 49 ; dogs 152. The number
01 children between 5 and 16 nears are
615; between 8 aod 14 years, 300 ; be.
tween 16 and 21 pima, 245 ; males
between 21 aid 60 years, 784.
Can nen XtrIe vete.
The "Soo" Canal will be opened on
May 1.
W. W. White was eleoted Mayor of
et. John, N. B.
Ernest remind, formerly proprietor of
Le Soleil, Quebec is dead.
The Toronto Ladies' Olnb lee obtained
a Mart0 ae an athletic, club.
A project 1 ou foot to eateblieli a
Methodist tiospitel, et Toronto,
The stela of Knox Church, Toronto, hae
been authorized by the Preabytery,
Joseph Brunet, ex At P. for the St.
James division of intontreel, is dead.
13.4.. Dnulop's election expenese in
North Renfrew were reported at $7.278,
Tbe drying Idle of the Rat ,Portage
Lumber Company was destroyed by fire,
A. B. Ilrb, ex•Warden of Waterloo
ounty, died et Elmira Wednesday night,
Flood in the Souris River carried away
he Government bridge at Oxbow', N. W.
T.
Robert W. Graham, father of Hugh
relearn, of The Montreal Star, ie dead,
gad 78.
Fred, Littlejohn's three-yearold eon
ell tato a ammo and waft drowned at
ighgate.
Two mon, Tbomae MoLangblan and
Moms ettentord, were probably Wally
Ott by the exploeion of a signal Mallet
t Collingsmod. Two or three °there
ere Minted, btle not meltingly.
Cep, Knapp, a cavalry darter, Who
served with Lord Dundonald in South
friaa, and hae been in comeltetion with
he 0, 0. O. in moneotion With the new
amity drill, died suddenly Friday morn,
lig at the Russell armee, Ottftwft, Be le
Opposed to have 001011 an overdose of
oephitae to indite° bleep,
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,A Galioinn emitting bora Halifax to At the Roil enll in the Mothodiee
Winnipeg was strata by a tetein neer ' eburch ImI Sabbath ninenitte 87,1 new
Brookville and may die, membera were publiely welcomed into
The uew bridge over the meal at Wel. I Much fellowthip by the piaci': and
land wee formally °paged on seteree,y, . leaden. Imam»i of the oustousary 000.
and christened the Queen Alexandria, moo the time woe glom up to testimony
"dIdliPard"a7 ext -Rev. O. 0. Waller, 31. ,
vHtJlltJJ Cellelltei.
Prompter of 1./(480.11 Oullege, London, welt
he the ultimata% elergynneu et. Johnht
tiellatevS, uetted0a.y11.INu "ttlale'gra0vetetaboliilei coinbutble, clehallIELU'oeillreuburrtirt ant lowujoYolu"smanmt put:litre
Braude, at 11 a. m.
Rev, John Rose, B. A., gave a dieeouree jeltrynehug freiTeValupei'dyIth e'8100010104":1CifiXtr
on "Prayer" lust Sabbath morning to
Melville Murata and at the emote
llerVitl"Strange things in lite" wow tbe
thovoeB
Quarterly Communion will be observed
in the bletbodiet oburoh next Sabbath
morning. Fel.owehip rneetiug at the
Oteee of the aiming servirre. Monthly
Bliesionary day in tbe Sabbath Bohool,
The congregation of Duodas °sutra
Methodist °bomb, London, have been
dieturbed aontinually by young men and
women gathering in the vestibule laugh.
ing and trelkiug, and etepe are to lie taken
to pub 000031 to the pregame.
At the forivereatiou of Wesleyan Theo.
Itguial Ooilege, Montreal, Tuesday even.
Ing the degree of Doetor of Divinity was
conferred on Rev. W. Sperling, of the
Metropolitan Methodist church, Toronto,
and Rev. ,3. El. Hazlewood, of Hamilton.
The Tranefer Committee of the
alethodist ethereal met in Toronto on the
7th thee No ministrant were transferred
into the London Oonference, but three
or four were transferred from here to
enpply the work in Manitoba and North
Warm Conference.
The atonal Matelot meeting of the
Methodist church, Wingbam Dietriet,
will be held at Kincardine on Tuesday
and Wednesday, May 24 and 25. Rev,
D. Rogers, of Pordwitib, hi the Chairman
and Rev. G. J, Xerr, of Teeswater, Ole
Firmware! Searetary,
Tbo Atwood Bea Biqa :—,Ray. Mr.
Rose, of .Brumels, preached two eloquent
sermons in the Presbyterian °berth last
Suudey. Ur. Roes ie always beard with
pit:rebore, and hie earnest, practical
presentation of gospel truth was emceed.
:ugly helpful to an of his hearers. Rev,
Dr. McLeod preached In Brunets for
Mr. Roes.
The receipts for the centenary fund of
the Britieh and Foreign Bible Society of
London, Engifend, as reoeived up to the
present by the Upper Canada Bible
Sooiety from Toronto amoonte to $3,529,.
82. Of this $2,589 82 was oolleoted an
Bible Sunday, Morale 7, wben epeoial
collections were made toward tide fund,
Toronto ie &seemed for 010,000, and has
until the end of the year in which to
oolleat the funds. The total oolleetiooe
by the Upper Canada, Bible Society 90
far are $12,024 of the 025,000 expeoted.
Friday evening ot chile week the
specie' committee appointed to draft
program for the Summar Sohool, to be
held at Kincardine next Angust, will
convene at Luoknow. Tbe membera
are Rev. J. Philp, of Kmeardine f D. 0.
Taylor, of latoknow ; K. J. Beaton, of
Whiter:11mM ; Rev. Dr. Gundy and W.
Ttrompram, Of Winghatn, mid W. 31. Kerr,
of Brussels. Bohool will continue for a
week and many of the leading workers of
the Methodiet ohurob, both local end
foreign, are expected to take part. Full
particulars will be give» later.
Boevo 13110881810.-33.ev. R. C, Tibb,
Secretary of the Bibre Oeutenary Com.
mittee, Toronto, in eending receipt for
the 0100,00 contribution from Stomata
Branch to the Centenary Fund writes ere
under :—Bnevo 13nosincas 1 In sending
you the usual raceme I want to exprese
the appreciation of tbe omitted oonamit•
tee for your splendid work Bruesels,
arts going to take the liberty of making
an item of it in the Bulletin for this
mouth. I am persuaded that onoe the
Interest has been awakened it will nob
die oue, and I than be glad to help you
Moralise it.
Ton BlIBT Yam,—The annual vestry
meeting 03 80 John's ohnroh, Brussels,
wae held recently wben•it was Mown by
the reporte to have been one of the most
successful years in couneetion with the
Morelia' history, all Malmo having been
met and a tidy surplus remaining in the
treasury. Regret wae expressed at the
abeenoe of the highly esteemed imam.
bent, Rev, I. M. Webb, end also gratin,
cation that favorable progress was being
made in his health. Officers were
sleeted as follows, :—People's Warden,
Jae. Jones ; Minister'e Warden, Dr.
Feild ; Treasurer, Thoe, Maxwell ;
Vestry Cleat, H. James ; Delegate to
Synod, Jno. Cardiff ,• Auditors, R, L.
Taylor tend Jno, aloPedden ; Sidemen,
H. Bryttne, P. Oardiff, R. Ainley and
W. Campbell. The congregation is to be
ongratulated on their norms, ae it
bows wbat may be steooznpliehed when
eople go about it in minuet.
Them was a large attendance of minis.
era to the business union of the Synod
Mimilton and London at the Central
resbyterian Church Tuesday morniug,
ev. Colin Fletcher, 31, A.., the new
°aerator, presided. The report of tbe
egmentation fond of the choreic, pre.
entad by Rev. Alex, Benderson, wee
armly dismissed. There was a falling
11 of poo in this fund, and Rev. Dr,
anis 18610 if the proposition to inorease
be minimum Mimed of Presbyterian
inietere from 9750 to $800 WRE4 carried
le fund must receive more general sup -
ort. Dr. Lytle mid ninety churches in
e synod gave nothing to the fund. Oa
commendation of the Special committee
19 enlarging the Synod'e pewees, it was
eoided to greet the Synod power to dent
ith enctli questione 118 Applications of
inieters from other deborninatione to
neer Preabyternen denominations, the
tiremetit of ministere and Motion of
eee preebyteries. Other anthem id the
poet are under dirameeion. Rev. 61. B.
ray addressed the flynod ou "The
Ministers Reading (Mashie ot Theology,"
nd Rev. Go4 Paterebn "The Relation of
e Sunday School to the Conversion
Children." That evening the Synod
as addreesed by Rev. Dr, Rom, of
entenery Methodiet (Thumb, and Rev.
K. Unewohth, of the Meet teter°.
thenal Chumb, on the ettbjeet Of Obtirob
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Weob I Mermen, We are piewsect to
beer that the incumbent is 'reeking
favorable 30090001 in the matter of health
but will likely follow Ma plipleittn1
Melee and take a good rem before re.
etuniug bre OULASH.
The 17tla and 24th bests., were red
letter days for the atethodtets of Hanle.
ton, On the above atom the nate ttletho•
that church wag dieliOated the,
opened
for Divine worship, The (thumb 18 14
tine struetuee in architectural beauty and
ooropletenese. It ooet 015,500, the en.
tire indebtednees being covered by good
eubsoriptione, auo over 01,200 of re
niargat to the good. Tee prembere were
Iterv.D. A. Mote, 13. D.,President of tbe
leenautou Couterenea, and Dr. William -
eon, of Buriingtoo, Dr, Grandy, of Wing-
liam, and fir, W. F. Mime, of Hem].
too. The move gentlemen preeohed
strong and eloquent sermons.
Emmeroa OE Comm Baran= —The
Annual meeting of Bromide Methodurt
Sabeath School was held Mouday even.
log, Rev. T. W. Weems, peter in the
Mau, After the repurte from the
the Secretary, Treasurer mud Superinten.
dent were giveu the aitation of ellitarre
was proceeded with as follows t—eiteper-
intendent, W. H. Kerr ; Awnstaut eloper-
inteuaeots, W. 3, aleOrer.Men and F. H.
Gilroy ; bet:wanes, W. Griffith, Geo.
Cardiff, Mies Josie feachauau and Wee
Bettie Doweeng ; Treasurer, F. E.
Gimpy ; Contiumor of Orolieetra, El, L,
Jeekseu. %embers, B. Gerry, Eii
Smith, W. .01, batter, IL W. Avieon,
alre..A. J. Lowry, Mies Minnie Mo-
lelaughton, aim. S. Walker, Mise E.
Some, Miss Murtha Smith, T. Ferrow,
.17 13, Gilroy, Mete Dolly Beaker, W. J.
McCracken, ta. R. Brewer, Ira Parker,
J. fluter, Mrs. Nithorle, Mrs. Omens,
tars. W. H. Sauer, inles Maggie Bozell,
Mies L. Bielby, Mtee Thurso, Gerry,
Mies Pante Miteherl, M. Lambert, Alias
Carrie Wooten, Moe. Geo. Miller, Blies
Maggie Barker ; Aesiment teaohere, Mrs,
W. &may, Mrs. V, Spartiug,
Guesie Sante, Mrs, Griffith. Maw Josie -
Bewleamtu, bliss T. hample, Mtee Kate
Young, MUM Lame Nictitate, Jew. °ober,
°neater Armettoug and Wilt. Leather.
dale. From the report it was gleaned
that there me 28 rosettes ; largest attent1.
terate any eundny wee 299 and mealiest
88, average 191. Largeet code:Mon 611.-
87, smuttiest 01.52, average collection for
year 03.41. The school geve 336758 for
missions ; 332882 to %Incase Board for
(thumb purposes; 911,87 to Grawenhorst
Sanitarium ; 010 25 to bi.Oenteuery
Mend, Total mitred in the sehool $117.•
35. A neat balanoe was repartee iu
hand. Oommeueletory words were spelt -
en of the year'e week and a vote of
thanks peered to the Orobeetra, com•
mom °maiming of B. L. Jar:Melon, H.
R. Brewer, W. Griffith, T. Yarrow end
W. H. Kerr was appointed to further the
interests of the Orollestra. It was
throated to hord the mortal excursion to
Kincardine during the Summer, The
achool 10 having the eobool toom and
mesa rooms newly papered and the
matinee kateomtued. B. Gerry has bean
11, the echoed tee au officer and tembee
for over 45 years. The peasant Superin-
tendent te entering on bee 23rd year of
odloe with oue year as Armament Seeman.
tendeut in addition,
WAR IN THE EAST.
The most important news of the
morning te diet the Japanese have at
MEW orossed the Yalu and are now go
Manoburiau ground. St. Petersburg
admits the creasing, and says it was not
intended seriously to oppose it. Of the
loss of rife in the aoirfiret arising over the
bairding mid planing of the pontoons over
mliolo the Japanese crossed nothing ie
yet known, From Paris armee a story,
decidedly Ashy, thew the Ruseitto Vieth
imetok squaaron yesterday encountered
and sank a umber of Japanese trans.
pores with a loss to the jape of 4,000 men.
That would if erne be re great disaster
but it oomee from no etioial eonroo.
The Commie Mamma in Era:tern. Ooree
is being pushed forward with remark.
Mite rapidity, A Times °able from
Tokio states that tbe °made have .
moved South from eougohing to 720,11.
Meth A military map oonapiled from
Japiateee manes Mom thet the
Cossaoke are following an old and fairly
good road through the naoautelos, and
that in it few daye they will ream the
sea mast et a point altureet meetlyin
line with the mouth of the Yalta, but ou
the other aide of Ole Comm pennisula,
whitth at this point Is a hundred and
eixty miles wide. The Russians have
discovered that Bataan] Corsa is held by
only a few haudfule of Japanese,. and
they apparently propose to lesion the
pressure ou the Yalu by a OOLIMEM81801(8
011 the East mast. Whether the Jap..
Mese will turn aside born their pre.
comeived plane to fore° book them
raiders is ft problem eoltl oneettlati. The
prese01 attain, however, menet Met long, •
If Japan doe nob Boon matinee the
offeneive, it bo oertain that Kuropetkiu
will move hie armies 'eonth and try
oonolusions, In a week May will have
none, and there remain Inc ten woke iu
whith to mere, on active operationg
before the veiny season renders Northern • .
Corea and Southern Manotiurta eine,
possible for the Vantage of aerialee.
Intormatioo from Japan Made to the
belief that almost, two hundred thousand
men have left the Island Kingdom aim
Ole etttbeetek of hoetilities. There ie
nothing to indircete how teeny men . have
reached the Yalu but eerione fighting ie
undoubttdly innninent and may indeed
be in progres13.—XProm Wettnesdaylo
deity,