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Vol. 83, No. 7
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1904
New Advertisements.
Looal—G. E, Rog.
Looal—W. J, MoOracken,
Strayed—D, K. Livingstone.
Sthool openiug—F. R, Smith,
Fall Fair Directors—W. El. Kerr.
New Fall goods--MeRlanua & Co.
To Ciro—J1. Hamilton Land &
Oil Co.
Mistrict thys,
McKenzie Meanie of Winghatie, spent
Sanctity at home,
ALEN Polly and Clayton Duff have
returned from Lietowel.
Henry Moaardy, of Goderioh, spent
Sunday at his home here.
W. anci,Mee. Aley, of Wingham, either"
at 0.11, Brinker's this week.
Mee Annie PdaGilivray, of Listowel, ie
the guest of Mies Oora releaser.
Miss Mabel Shiell, of East Wewanosh,
visited Min Alice Duff this week.
A.odeew and Mu. Holenee visited
relatives neer Teeewater this week.
Percy Patoreou left on Friday morning
for Saginaw where he intendto ettey.
reties Jennie Elliott was at Toronto last
week attending the funeral of a relative.
Will. Pennon returned to New Yak
on Friday after spending his holidays
here.
Mee. Fred. PlloOraaken and children, of
Brussels, wore visitors to 13Inevale on
Tuesday,
We ongratulate Min Cora Meeeer on
having successfully passed the Juidor
Leaving examination.
Misses Niva Libieter Ind Edna Men-
ning and J. 'ablator, 61 Morris, were
visitore at F. B. Soott's this week.
%Ingham Dlatria meeting of the
Methodist ohuroh will be hold here on
Wedneaday, Sept. 7th, commenoing at
2 o'olook.
Among the Bluevale people who went
on the uneaten to the Was6 on Tuesday
were :—Mise Belle Burgess, Min Janie
McKellar, hire. J. J. Denman, Walter
Bergen, Bort, Bailey and Wesley Den.
03010,
()ranker oolx.
Threehing =whines are buy.
Summer apples are a good crop.
Mines McNair are home from their
visit with Goderieh relatives.
Mies Zimmer, of Weeb Superior, was
a visitor with her Meter, Mrs. John Hunt-
er, of Oranbrook.
Alex. McDougall is here on o visit from
Cleveland where be spent the past three
years. He etill holds ft warm spot in his
heart for Ontario. Mr. MoDougall le a
reek machinist and rarely tattoo a holt-
as he has been employed in the tail.
ea. It is a year and a half Mon
ten„
ei3joiable brae
e Garden Party held an.
aes of the Ohrielian Eudeay.
"meth on Tneeday evening.
,
consisted of several well
eebtione by Brneeele Band
intefetlelies Spann, of Ethel ; duet by
enTitin Spenee and C. Davies ; reeitatione
by Misses Lizzie McKay and Mitts Ma-
.
Rae; cornet solo by Jeri. Jotter' with Miss
Laura Spence ae acoomparien. The
chair erne filled by Rev. D. B. Mateo.,
Refreshmente were provided and a tent
HARVEST EXCURSIONS
Winnipeg $30 00 Regina $33 75
Mowbray ... Moore
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Deloraine... 3. •.
sour/. *r9 Kamm* 34 00
mJaw 1 •
Brandon ,„,• Swart River
tyleton , . .... Saskatoon ... 35 25
Lenore
.51fmots. 32 00 Pr, Albert... Se 00
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Waw000ea Macleod
Rinscarth...l
M000omin..11 32 95
Arnim 32 50
38 00
Calgary ...... 38 50
Red Derif.., 3000
8.00 Stoabl000na 40,50
Gettig S1214.1301 andilltt.
Returning VIII ut Nov.14111 and 28th.
Vcr rilrardllet and all partioutare and
Monte apply to any Canadian Paoino Alt,
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Asst. Gen. 3005 Agent, Toronto.
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TtRUSSIVLS
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wee aie0 on the grounds from width was
ditmeneed good tango,
Lest Sunday ae a yeung oouple were
driving through the river at Calder's
bridge the buggy went into a bolo rather
soddenly and the pennant's had to etand
on tip toe on the mat in order to keep
above water. A few unmerciful ePee•
tabors looked on hut 11 000 Mr. —"bed
been there he would have undoubtedly
rushed in to °aye his better half from her
great (Luger,
Wroenoter.
Waldo Miller returned from Moorefield
on Saturday.
Mies Gay, of Toronto, ie the guest of
Mrs. T. G. Hemphill.
W. Gilliee, of Marton, wee a visitor et
Airs. G. Harris' Ian week,
John and letre. MoTavieh, of Paris,
epent Int week with Donald Fisher.
W. 0. end Mimi Kate Hazlewood are
visiting rehttivea in Clinton this week.
alias G, Howe has returned from a
visit with friends in and aroundBruesele,
Hanle Hemilton, 01 Platen, le spend.
ing a two weeks' holiday at his home
near here.
Wm. and eilre. Smith, of Hamilton,
visited the former's brother, 0. Smith,
here last week.
A number from the village attended
A. Lougley'a barn raising in Howick
last Wodoeeday.
Mee. 81. MoLenan and daughter Ella,
ot London, aro visiting the former's sis.
ter, Mrs. R. Black,
J. N. Allan has gone to Tavietook
while J. Brawn, of Tavietook, is looking
after the drug hardness here.
Thos. end Mn, Fillmore and ohildren,
of Harriston, renewed acquaintances in
the village a few days of last week.
The early °losing movement came in
foroe Monday evening and wee very
promptly carried out by the bueineeo
men.
e At a game of boos -boll between the
Elarriston "Browne" and the "Unions"
in Harrieton lase Friday, the soon was
17-9 in favor of the latter,
Donald Pope went bo Waterloo on
Tuesday to look after a new traction
engine and separator width he leas just
purehaeed. Be was anompanied by Ed.
Bryane.
Dr. and Mee. Duncan returned from
England laet week and after a few days
spent with the latteres father, D. Martin,
lab on Saturday for their home in
Orystel City, Mao.
Jamestown.
Last Sunday evening Robert Sbaw
took the mance ire Vitoria Hall.
Lest Monday George Hillier, brother
to Mee, Joseph Coombs, of this plea,
died at his home near Eastwood, Oxford
Co., aged 72 years. He le survived by
his wife, 2 eons' and 2 daughters. The
Emend took plaae on Wednesday, Mr.
and Mrs. Coombe, Mrs. ass. Cott and
Mrs. Wm. MoKelvey attended the
funeral going cm Tunday.
bid. WILSON LEOELSED.—At 5 p.
me. Wedneedey eveniiie of this week the
spirit of Margaret McKee, beloved wife
of Jno. Wham, ot Etarrow, Benz Co„
formerly of the 2ad line, Morrie, took
its flight. She died at the home of her
brother.in.lave, Dunoen Taylor, where
the was visiting for the past six weeks.
Mrs. Wilson was united in marriage to
her now bereft partner about 27 yeare
ago and resided in this locality until 8
years ago when the family removed to
Bee= Co. Bar health bad not been
vigoraue for meant years and had been
considerably worse for the past 7 or 8
maths. A oomplieetion of eliminate set
in Oda of which was dropey of the heart
and kidneya. Deceased was amorapan.
ied by two of be daughters in coming
here, Misses Mary end Belle, the former
returning a few weeks ago to reeume her
work to teacher. The subjeot of Mehl
notice was only in bed a few days prior
to her &mean. Wednesday morning air.
Wilton was telegraphed for when she wee
found to be tailing but on her demise be
„glue were taken to
was dripped. 04.Teclieureday morning's
early tram the
Harrow, anomp • by .Petise..-Maggie
Taylor and the little daughter of dons.
ed. A brief service was held at the depot.
aonduoted by Rev. T. W. Come. The
pallbearers were Thonme, John and
James Strnahan, Jae. Turnbull, Alex.
Bryson and Wm, Moses, Mrs. Wilton
was held in very high esteem by all who
knew her and the bereaved family will
there in the synapashy of a large circle
ot friends in this locality. She MB a
faithfol wife a loving mother, agood
neighbor and a true Christian, being a
member of tbe Pmebyterian °Muth for
years. The summons found ha ready
with the title deed to the heavenly in.
heritanoe in her pOileeeeion,
WENT THROUGH A PRIDellih—Litee Sat.
tirday, about 4 p. 03., au accident happen.
ed on the 1st con. that nearly had feta
result's. J, Stewart, David Partridge
and Henry Campbell were taking Stewart
Bros, threshing mar, ooneieting of a
Median engine, separator, &o., from
Hanee 'Cumming to Wm. Beown's and
In pegging over a 40 foot bridge on the
above teemed road the Main berm on the
North aide gave way and Cleten, went the
bridge. The front end of ermine was on
the leepeeeth so the rear Went down into
the water with a bead of about 100
pounde of asein on, Mr, lineman was.
nearing, and Partridge running the
engine while the third man was walking
behind. There was a fall of abont 7 feet
and then the doming in 4 feet ot water.
The first mentioned reooived his bath and
was not much the worse barring a blow
he got on the thoulder but his oompanion
did not fare tso well Re hie left arm
was caught and he wae was piened down
with the water aribrnentng him. Prompt
madonna° wee given in eteadying the
head of the imprumned man to keep the
water from choking him and nearly a halt
hour intetvened before he wee relieved,
Kb woe moonecione and wag taken to
Mee. Wm, Mitehellee wham three denote
waked lot Nome time to 1011008 him to
oeneeimenne and be will ponibly feel the
effeote of the accident for some time, The
eogine was got out 001 Teeeday.
Upon Whom the responsibility rests
has been debated tint an amicable
'settlement will no doubt be reached be.
Ewan Stewart Bros. and the Council.
The bridge may lien tie be rebuilt as 11 18
said it °moot be repaired ntistaotorily.
Ie is fortunate there Wee no Mae of life.
The probabilities are with running
heavier engines' that what happened at
thie bridge will be duplicated at alter
bridges that have been up for a few
years and great mire will require to be
exercised. Threehers ehould be posted in
the law as it reletee to traction engines,
nob as plaoing planks on bridges to save
the strain on the Snoring, carrying lan-
terns at night and exercising greater
care in helping frightened heron past.
It wee not the flooring that was the weak
spot in the bridge on Saturday but the
heavy Bide timbers, ae the whole area•
ture dropped right down.
Wal ton.
Large mantitiee ot heading are being
shipped from the factory here.
The annual Harvest Home eeeviee
will be held at St. Geterguei obaroh,
Walton on Sunday, Sept. llth.
Several of our residents are putting in
their ant eupply for next Winter. It ie
delivered by R. Henderson, of Brussels.
A splendid time was enjoyed at the
Gerstell Party at the Methodist parsonage
Monday evening of last week. Brussels
Band performed in A. 1 style and other
contributors were most heartily received.
llIATRIMONIAL.—A pretty wedding took
place in the Preebyterian churele, Wyom-
ing at high noon Wednesday, Auguet 17th,
when Rev. Richard Hobbs, of Strathroy,
President of London ()antennae, tied the
matrimonial knot between Rev. R. Smith
Baker, M. A.., Methodiat minister of
Walton, and Mies Alice, the a000mpliabed
daughter of Dr. A. E. and Mee. Harvey.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker are time coinfortably
'Dented in the Parsonage here and corn•
menee marled lite with the good wishes
of a large eirele of friends in whish Tuts
PoeT joius,
Menet.
R. Laing has started hie drain.
J. Watt'a smiling faoe is in our midst
again.
Township Council will meet here on
Monday, Sept. 1211].
William Elokmier is away to the Weet
on a holiday outing.
Tan Poem gives the news and 25 oents
gets It until Jan, 1st 1906,
Mre. Little and Mrs. Coleman are
holidaying with their sister, Mre. H.
Addle. •
J. and Airs. McDonald were enjoying
the mammy ot some of their old friends
last Sunday.
Mrs. Thibadeau and daughters are
spending a few days with her daughter,
Mee. W. Damson.
. T. and Mrs. Watson, of Windsor, end
nein, were visiting relativee here during
the paet week.
Mies Mayme Hamada and her °engin,
Herold, were vieittng relativee in James.
town lard Sunday.
A number took the train here last
Tueeday for the Weal' in oonneotion with
the Harvest exanreion.
Oar young people had a nice outing on
Tueaday evening and we don't doubt but
that they know whet matches are made
of.
Quite a number from this notion will
vlint in Toronto next week and see the
sights of the Exhibition at the name
titne.
George Bed trapped 0 oar of hogs from
here last week and another on Tboreday
of this week. 8 cars of onttle were shipp-
ed to Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Several from Ethel attended the Gar.
den Peaty at Oraobrook on Tuesday
evening. The Minn Spence and C.
Davies assisted in the program.
There le a large number of appeals in
the Townebip °leek's bade for changes
in the voters' list. The Conservatives
have pub in 89 appeals and the Liberals
53, Judge Doyle will have aome work at
the Court of Revision.
Rev. C. P. Wells will take np the third
Beatitude, Matt, 5-5, next Sunday even.
ing. Meeknerm ie o misunderstood and
neglected virtue and 10 10 well to have the
subjeob spoken upon, • A large congrega-
Mon was present last Sunday evening and
listened very closely to the second of the
Medea. The intermit in these discourser
will be austeined.
Gr et:v.
Mee. D. Glanier, Lizzie and Reuben
are away on a visit with relative's at
Stretford.
Mise Mary Livingston, who was home
for e well earned holiday, hes returned
to her position in Toronto.
D. B. Lake, of Detroit, wee a vieitor
in this locality. Ontario apeman 14 have
attractions for Detroit °Weems.
Mrs. Wm. Work, Mee. Ino. B. Smith
and Jno. Robb ere expected home this
week from their visit to Manitoba and
Dakota.
M. D. Roee, the new teacher in el. EL
No. 3, wee duly ineialled on the opening
of eohool. Me oomee highly recommend.
ed and will do well we have no double
We wish him anooese.
Loftus Stark, for some time past oon.
nemed with the firm of D. Ferguson &
Co., Stratford, hee accepted a responeible
position with a Toronto filmier. Be
leaver' for Toronbo on Monday, Anguat
20. 01r. Stark ie aSon.in-law JO hire.
Menden Smith, 7th con. We with him
encase in hie broader field ot labor.
Wedneuday of last week a mooing barn
raising wag bold on the farm of Jno.
jaeltepn, 5th con., at which about 200
hands" were present. The barn le
Whimper, Okla) tett with 23 foot poste,
and will be a great oonvenienee to the
,enterpriaing proprietor, Stone etabling
with 11 foet ceiling, cement flooring,
patent giallo and all the other; latest
improvements will be added. P. J. Mo.
Donald Mae the contract and the work has
been pushed ahead so well that this year's
orop will be dared in it. The former
barn was Only up 8 yeere but art it
ad not fill the bill in the estimation of
the proprietor it was taken down to make
room for the new one. WO hope Mr,
laokeon will often hen it peeked to the
rafter&
Holiday Next Week
TES POST staff will take their
Ronald holiday next week, cense.
quently our next lime will be
dated September 8011. The ()aloe
will be open to reoeive j .b work,
advertising and anbsoriptione.
4erPer4P5R11570
Grey townehip will be well repreeenbed
in the Wen this Beason. In Ude wenee
quota were :—Jno. and Malcolm Ma.
Taggart, W. and Mies Mann, Thos. Tel.
ter, 3. W. Ron, C. J. MoDonald, Wm.
Eokmier, Wrn. McInnes, Miss Margaret
Ramsay and Wm. Hislop. Some of the
party went pleasuring while others go
for butdoess and may remain if they fitid
what suits them.
The reasons ot Monkton preeented
Piper W. Mann, of Glasgow, with a
Naomi° pin and gold Maple Leaf emblem
as a recognition of the exoellent and en-
joyable musical program he supplied on
the pipes and piccolo on the day a their
excursion to Kincardine, Mr. Mann am
propriately acknowledged the kindness.
He
ie away to Manitoba thie week on
the Exonrsion, anornpanied by hie
°mein, and consequently was unable to
be present at the Cranbrook Garden
Party on Tuesday evening.
BIo e-r1s.
Township Council will meet on Mon.
day, Sept. 12th.
Mrs. Jae. Burke and baby, Jaar, are
visitore at Jae. Clennan's.
Iraprovernente have been made to Ino.
Shortreecre been amornmodation, 9th
line.
Frank Bennett, of the Dominion En.
press Co., Detroit, is visiting witb/flis
wife at Jas. Olennan's.
Pdre. Samuel Barr, 4th line, bee not
been enjoying very good health of late
but we hope ells will soon be fully re.
stored.
Mies Tillie Cloonan arrived home from
Detroit on Twining night, accompanied
by Master Ohrie., son of J. J. Clennan, of
Detroit.
W. B. Wilkinson and danghber, of
Brae County, were calling on old friends
in Morrie last week. We were glad to
ne them.
Thera are many ooey homestead's in
Morrie township and grim want does not
appear to be staring Anybody very mime.
ly in the faoe.
Harveat ie well advanced and another
week will see the fields well cleared of the
Menne. Quite an aoreage of Fall wheat
will be put in despite the poor results
this year.
The many friends of Mre, Jae. (nen.
nen, who underwent an operation for
tumor on Aug. 6that St. Mary Elospieal,
Detroit, will be pleand to learn she le
eteadly improving.
Next Sabbath afternoon Rev. J. E.
Hunter will ooanpy the bhe pulpit of
Jackson's church, 8th line. W. H. Kerr,
of Brussels, took the aervioe Ian Seth -
bath. Rev. John Holmes, the pastor, le
away for a month'e holiday.
Among Morrisites who lef6 on Met
Tuesday's excursion to the West were ;—
Blamed Bewley, Peter Jaokson, Miss
Lizzie and Jno. Bielby, Geo. Cole, Mies
Martha Kelly, 3, end Mre. Bolger,
Joseph Ardell, Thos. Marshall, R. and
Miss Pratt. •
W. W. and Mre. Logan aali au& of
Tupperville, were weloome vieitore at 8.
Walker's, fith line, during the past week.
They had been an a holiday visiting
relativee and friend's at Mitchell,
Fullerton and other points. They re
turned home on Thanday.
ADDRESS AND PRESEETATION.—The
pupils of Miee Nine lebistar gave her a
pleasant Baptise before she left for
Saskatoon. On Friday afternoon at the
school they presented her with a hand.
some toilet set and the following ad.
dream
Mies Nina J. Isbister
Diem TIDAOHER.--Xi is with great regret
that we'learn of your handed departure
for Saskatoon. By year kindness and
industry during your teaching here you
have gained oar love and respect. As a
token of our affection and in order that
you may not forget no during your
journey we give you thio toilet set.
That you may be as eueoesetal with your
future pupils as yen have been with those
of the pan le our earned wish. Signed
on behalf of the school.
MAAS GOMM'S,
HAZELCAIIPBELL.
Miee Mister was completely taken by
surprise but thanked the pupile in eat.
able worth' before bidding them good-bye.
Winnipeg building permits for the pre.
met semen already Weed 07,000,000.
The pork factory of Fox Bros. Comp.
any at Brantford evae destroyed by fire.
Loss 970,000,
Shipments of applea are being made
from the Ottawa experimental fame
direct to Belfaet.
Joseph Morton'of Shedden, le gap.
posed to have fallen off a harvesters' ex.
°neaten train and been killed.
The Rat Portage Lumber Companyde
drying kiln, et Norman Wee burned, with
O quantity Of lumber. Lose 66,000.
Alexander K Itithpetriolt, O. E„ has
been appointed professor of oivil en-
gineering in Queen's School of Alining,
Charles Crapp, of Glen Allen, wee
amok in the back by te runaway team
and received Wain that resulted in hie
death.
By•lawe to lend 820,000 to the Mee,
ford Wheelberrow notary and to extend
the waterworks syetem were carried al
Dialer&
M. J. Donahue, of Guelph, bee been
appointed Collector of Inland Revenue at
Brantford, , to summed the late E, Et.
Shame.
Oe Saturday 2,488 Nona hands left
Weetern Continue, via Toronto and North
Bay, for the Western wheat Rade. The
last teethe, the helevine on moord anted
about 900 proem:igen,
The Agricature Deportment have
notified the ogrioalture sooleties of the
Provinces that horse.reoing at Mire le
illegel.
An investigation will be stoked for in
the moo of William Bogen of Hamilton,
who died within tweaty four hours of
hie admietenee to the asylum, with
marks at violenoe on his body.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES.
The following are the named of the
encoessful oandidates who wrote on the
none High School examinations
BRUSSELS.
Junior Matrioulation.—Rtumell Brown
and Ado Rose.
Jr. Leaving Pan II—Belle Hendereon,
Lizzie McArthur, Ella, G. McKinnon,
Bebe= Mohair and Everett Walker.
WIROBAIL
Junior Matriculation.—Charlio Gandy
and Irene Pearl Davies.
Jr. Leaving Part II—John E. Carrie,
Mary Fergusou, Marjorie Gordon, Ariel
G, Park, Agnes Wilson and Hannah
Wilson.
Arithmetic was the plucking paper this
year. The other papers were no more
difficult than usual,
TOURING THE WEST.
To the Editor of THE Pon
DEAR lem,—Arrived here Tneeday after
calling at Moosomin and Regina for a
couple of days each Men I wrote you
!mat and the evidences of unprecedented
progress appears at every point. Mooeo.
min bits grown to be 00100 country town.
Regina ie booming and feat aesuming a
city appearanoe, also Moosejaw. Wheat
from Virden to Broadview ie that, Re
weather has been too dry in that section.
Around Regina it ie good. Some fields
that will give 30 halibuts to the more if
froet dose not come too early. It is good
from Wooleeley to goosmaw, Mater
again West, No Spring when up in this
section, A limited amount of Fan wheat
which •is good ; eaw a field in driving
around yesterday equal to Ontario in
good Beason.
A wonderful transformation here shuns
I was here 20 yeast ago, a few thanties
then, now a population of over 10,000, 8
chartered benks, large lumber mills, an
irnmenee brewery (said to be one of the
beet fitted on the mail:tenth very large
dead meat cowmen with modern elanghter
houaee and abbatore I firet.olase gold
storage plant, &e. The main street of
the oity is built rip largely of stone and
would be a credit to any city. Busineee
kept up almost entirely from lumbering
and remohing. Real innate is booming
and new buildings are going np tell over.
Every one seems to have Iota of money
to spend and they spend it freely. Have
met the Huron contingent here, Cad
Englieh, Dan. Fergueon and Bob, Wm,
Halliday, Mee. MoKinnon, Geo. Leeson
mid family and others, all doing well
and apparently happy.
I go to Motif this p. to. and from there
on to the Onset tomorrow. Sew Tnn
POST of llth here and some Hems were
very interesting but each things have
beau done on the sly before. Very dry
and hot here today bat the nights are
always cool, R. Thomson left here for
Ildmonton this a, m. and expects to get
baok in about 3 or 4 dap' and it I con
Moue to the coast we will BO likely meet
again nearer than Winnipeg or perhaps
Br:mule. I moot bid you goodbye now
as I beve only an hour to get dinner and
go to the station and it ie astonishing the
time it takes ale to eat out here brit they
make you pay for it all. Will drop you
a note from B. 0., it I have time. Trust.
ing that everybody in Benue's is well
lam,
Yours very truly,
J. LEWIS.
Calgary, N. W. T.,Aug. 18th, 190&.
WAR IN THE EAST.
These are great days for the crews of
the Chefob Janke that trade to Port
Arthur. The clink of gold loonthe
tongue wonderfully, and many a tale is
told that makes good tending, bob is tee
unsubstantial as Jules Verne's romances.
The junkmen who reached ()Woo Tan.
day deolared that the Japanese advent'.
ing along the railway toward Port Arthur
had arrived within a mile of the °Hy.
They also assert that Etaehan, or the
Chair Fort, on the Northwesterly angle
of the inner defame, has fallen into the
'mode of thaJapenese. If this; is true the
forethought and confidence displayed by
the Chefoo Japanese residents in laying
up a 'Mock of fireworks for the celebration
of the fell of the fortress may not be out
of place. Of able' news there ie not a
scrap from either Russian or Japanese
mono. One moot judge ot conditions
of things at Port Arthur largely by
inference. There ere Seeen valuable
meddles in the baba.. Wets the Ohs.
foo dories strictly Warthingtonlan in
their veracity the obviate inference
would be that et any motnent—.in an
hour or a day—the otter would pees Into
Japan's hands. If the oalaotrophe is so
ilea, the Rowton naval adore should
either be blowing up their Mune or fight.
ing Togo, in the hope of aiming sem
Wane before the end. They are doing
neither the one thing or the other, and
therefore we must believe that the oon.
dibion of the garrison is not yet beyond
all hope. The fall of the Chair rat we
imagine would be feta to the Bogdan
defeeee, for them are praotimelly no
tenable pofiltions beiween it and the
West Pert.
There ie still nothing to mead from
the Northern scan. The authorities at
Tokio deem it Well to withdrew the
etaternent that the Jepson° army bee
occupied Anshenshan. There has been
praetioally no change in the position of
the opposing forme lot almost ttto Woke.
The Athold and Grozevoi are still at
Shanghai and dill 5y109 tbe Hessian
flag. Repaint have been etiepended on
there, but the Japanese derriere that if
the shine are not diettiantled at 0000 or
forded to leave port they Will come in and
take them, This ie no empty threat, for
to Japanese bablethip Ilea off the river
month ready to °any it out. A. babble -
in Shanghai harbor might be a ',aim
thing for the maps of the greet trading
nations and lead to litiTiOne oomplioations,
but it la namely likely that Any power
would attempt to forcibly prevent Japan
from seining the Aekold end Grozovoi.
A day or Iwo will bring matters to a
oriels there.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Wilberb Ainlay is Hating in- Listowel,
Harry Ainlay Sundayed in White-
oburoh.
A. and Kn. Coueley were in Seatorth
last Sunday.
Alexander Stewart, Queen Etna, is
visiting at Stratford.
Mrs, M. EL Moore and ohildren have
been visiting at Listowel.
Bios Retie McLaughlin, of Gonda, is
vieiting Miee Nettie Brown.
Mies Rankin, of Wingham, hoe been
visiting Mra. Arthur McGuire.
Mies Jennie Sellers, of Bluevale, ie
vielting Mee. R. J. Williamson.
Mae Eiabkirk will attend the millinery
openings' at Toronto next week.
Mien Tessio Audrews, ot Seeforth, to
the gusset of elhe Mabel Adame.
Walter Smith la hardly as well as be
has been and is gradually failing.
J. H. and Mrs. ORM= were vial mg
at Losknow and Ripleyfor a few daye.
John Loakridge, jr., of Wingham,
spent, Sunday with bliss Violeb Cooper.
Mrs. Jae. Cooper and Mee. Wm. Look.
ridge were vieiting friende in Winghton.
Min Mabel Colvin is at Toronto look.
ing up Fali and Winter millinery styles.
Min Lizzie Downing is baok from an
outing at Gravenhant and other points.
Mee. Thos. Pepper is 100307 10 Herman
on a visit to her daughter, Mn. Wm.
Pepper.
Mr, and Um McAdam were visiting
Mrs. James Beattie. The ladies are
eietere.
Gar!. Beaker leavers next week for
Toronto to attend the College of
Pharmacy.
Mre. James Turnbull le away on a
visite with friends at Waterloo, Berlin
Preston and Millbank.
Miss MacFarlane, of Durham, ie a
guest at her brother's, A. C. P.:teasele:1e,
of the Standrrd Bank, Brussels.
Mre. Geo. Thomson and Mrs. Chas.
Dodds are enjoying their visit in Soaland
end are being greatly benefitted by their
trip.
The Mines Agnew, who are brained
nnreea from Philadelphia, were visiting
their brother, Dr. Agnew, during the
past week.
W. Phillips, of Chioago, was a visitor
with Misses Etebkirk. He ie an old Blyth
boy and parries on a whole/sale hardware
bueiness.
Mise Anna Hunter arrived home this
week from an extended visit with rela•
lives end friends occupying about
OMB months.
Dr. and Mrs. MoNetighton were visit.
ing at Seaforth this week. Mre. Mo.
Naughtonte mother is in poor health we
are sorry to hear.
Willie Henderson reosived a kiok front
J. EL Kerneede bronobo last Saturday bat
was not much the worse for the nnex.
probed shake Mende.
Joeeph Ainlay, Mrs. Ainlay, Miss
Ellenor and Freddie, of Listowel, and
Mies Eva Smith, of Toronto, were visit.
ing at Watson Ainlay's over Sunday.
Min Luella Holmee, of Blyth, former-
ly of Brussels, is taking up the art of
te/egraphy in Hamilton's drug atore,
Blyth. She ahould make a competent
hand.
Mee. E. B. Creighton and Miss Nellie,
who were ideating in town, left for their
borne in Hamilton last Saturday. They
intended making o visit with relativee in
Galt en route.
E. G. Eggleston, teller of the Standard
Bank, is away for hie vacation to Ham•
ilton and other points. The cash Is in
the custody of R. Wolfe during Mr.
Eggleston's absence.
W. F. Ve.nelione, of Wingham, end
C. R, Vanetone, of Southampton, were in
town on Tuesday. They are both well
known here ste they were for years red.
dente of this place.
Miss Annie Griffin, of Wingham, was
viehing in town on Tneeday, acoompany-
ing her sieter, Miss Griffin, who was
here on her weekly trip in connection
with her vocal chum.
Misses Hannah and Rebecca Hewitt,
of Hamilton, ere visitors at the home of
their brother, Jno. Hewitt, William
street, and renewing old aequaintencee
in and around Benumb'.
Rev, F. Ryan, of Durham, who was a
former incumbent of Bt. John% (thumb,
Brunel's, was renewing old friendships
in town on Tneeday. Time deals' very
kindly with the reverend gentlemen,
Mre. Ketr, of Seaforth; Mies Johnston,
of Brookville, and Miss Maggie Hester,
of St, Joe, Mieeonri, U. 0., were visiting
the Mimeo Habkirk, of Brussels, on
Wednesday. The ladies are relatives'.
Dr, Bert. Ferguson, ot Tee sWater, is in
town and will assist Dr.Agnew in &Mend-
ing to Dr. J, 4,, lifoNgughtion'a practice.
The Dr. is reeking favorable ptogrese
toward oonvalemenn ant his long Mega
of Mimeo.
Mrs Meld Moore has been laid up
with an Wreak of lumbago ham' hope
she Will goon be quite amen again. Her
danghtet, Mies Jennie, has been bothered
with rheumatism, a very disagreeable
oompanion,
Men Hebei Etayerat Neves on Settle-
diey for the Millinery Openings in Tom"
to. She will be joined there by Min
Mary Rothe, he partner, who 1010 Win-
nipeg, where the had be holidaying, on
Thuterday for the Quell eity.
Roy Liddy, of Harrietomhae Recopied
a petition in the Dominion Bank at
Toronto, end Ites left for there, Ho will
be rained in the Methodist Moir end
Ilpwerth Lee;gtle and Sunday Sohool, in
which he took an actin part.
Dr. MeaDoneld, M. P., of Wingham,
the eleven Deputy Speaker of the Honed
ef Cannons, watt nailing on old Wends
in Retinae On Tondo, Ha is in tip,
top Vigor after hie long and %Moons
antlee at Ottawa Ito neently eOnelleded.
W. H.KER , Prop.
owl,* Watso; of Lietowel, wee in
town on Thereday.
Hanle Eiamitton, tmeountani in the
Standard Beat, Pioton, formerly of the
'mon Bank here, wee in town an Thins.
day, He is spending hie holidnye at the
parental home, Wroxeter.
Jaen Cooper was visiting his brother,
Janes' Cooper for the perm weds, elr.
and Mee. Cooper left Tamale), 111038i .9
for Muskoka, Toronto, Niagara F .11e, met
other armee before returning to liair
home in Ching°,
3, W. Marv, formerly of Brusaele,
but recently of Harristou, the popular
representetive of the Inturria,bis
Correspondence Bel:mole, 1, ee removc
hie headquarters to Strati ird. Ho is
pining strength after boss recent Meet,
Barrister Dudley Hann% of Wit g.
ham, moompanied by Mee. Hobnob, wee
In town on Tuesday. "Dud," 041 we u. rb
to oall him in hie boyhood days, le lus;%.
ing tater tee revision of tbe Voters'
line lo East Buren in the Mt reet of cur "
0ouservative Wends.
William McLeod, of Winnipeg, le rt.
mewing old friendshipe bn Brut ole and
locality. Be has done well in the W.at
and still retains large farms at Cyj Lige
River although be now lives in the city.
Mrs. McLeod is a daughter of the ate
jamas Reny, of Brussels, and is else well
known to many in this notion.
Win. and Mrs. Blashill and Miss
Victoria are beak from their trip to
Michigan. Miss Beetrioe remained ab
Ypsilanti where ahe Will cantina her
visit with relativee and friends. Mr.
Blashill and family will remove to
Ypsilanti and has hie household (Beate
about ready for shipment now.
Brussels was well repeeeented eon last
Tuesday's excursion to the West, the
following being in the number :—Andiew
and Mee. Currie, Mts. Geo. Brown and
Min Lizzie Brown, Alex. Walker, Mies
Annie Budd, Mies Mina Hunter, Mrs. A.
Good, Joe, Harold and Mime, B1410 and
Heine., Will. jamieeon; Ray Ain ay end
J. W. Kerney.
Thomas Watson, Of Windsor, wee a
visitor in Brunie and 'entity during
the past week and is as moth ot a bustler
as ever. Be is BOW interested in the
Bent Goode factory at Windsor and am
peen to be well pleased with the way
things are going. Mr. Watson Wee a
busy man when in basinese in town and
instead of pulling out as he grown older
be appears to be more active than ever.
Etre. A. Good and family left for
Boissevain Mate, on Tnesday'a exenr.
Mon. Joe gave up his aituatton In A.
Straohan'e dry goods store and Mies
Biala her position as telephone assistant
in Jae. Fox's drag store so as to acoorri.
pany their mother. We ensile them a
large measure of moans in the West.
Mre. Good has spent nearly all her life
in Brunets.
Perth County.
Fred. Beak, of Sebringville, wag rtufor.
tnuate in breaking ona of his legs by
falling on tbe sidewalk in that village,
One cloy last week. The feaoture is now
healing nicely.
One of the earlieet oettlere of Perth
county passed away, in the person of
Michael Stothea, of Fullerton township,
Deceased was born in Frame in 1821,
coming to Canute in 1832, and for so,:ty
years he lived on tbe 'Seine farm, Severe.'
eons and daughters survive,
A ease which oasupied the attention 01
the magistrate on Monday afternoon at
Stretford, was that of a °barge of home.
stealing against Arnold Kell, of Lieto.vel.
Hell was token from Listowel by High
Conetable T. 11 McCarthy. He pleaded
not guilty and eleeted to be tried by the
magistrate. It is supposed that the horse
in question strayed from the field of its
owner, Philip Wolfe, Gadithill, on the
night of July 16, and the allegation in
that Kell found the horse on the road
and kept it. Kell claims that be bought
the horse from a pound.keeper at James.
town. Re was committed for trial, and
elected to be tried by the marinate.
His trial will take plane on Monday,
August 29. He gave bail.
The Earl and Clemens of Mint() left
Quebec' for Ottawa,
Joseph Smitheof Oobourg, wee killed on
the railway near Loot Hope.
The mesons and brielelayere' 'strike at
Hamilton bee been settled.
Theodore Doval, who wee shob by An-
tonio Giacomni e,t Montreal, is dead.
A. bylaw to leud the Ontario Illeario
Beltway 915,000 wao oarHed at Colborne,
The coal sehooner ()Malone is aground
in the $C Lawrence, opposite Longuenil.
Dr. Adams, of Ernbro'largely Into. eat.
ed in Woodebook auterprises, has assign-
ed.
Rev, Father Brault WRE run over and
killed on the railway at little End, Mont-
real.
Brookville'e new Carnegie Library was
opened to the public loot Momley
evening.
John Ito bertoon,of CI anev illism, tvaa
oidentallyi Idea and killed by his son
Henry,
John Brown, M. P, P. North Perth,
bas filed panto:11am in his awe petitioce
making to disqualify John 0. Mouteith,
the Coneervetive candidate.
Petitions leave been filed at Ocoee
Hall asking for tne whirling tip of the A.
0. Boeheiner Go. and The Redpath Motor
'Vehicle Co,, both of Berlin.
London and Bt. Thomas ale -each re-
ported to have one hundred non ot ty.
plead fever, all believed to have orl.
gloated from the well at Port Stanley.
W. 11, Lenten, Offiee Superintendent
in the Tamen Poet Offin, renty Mae the
eight of his left eye, bhe ventlt of au
accident while he wee breaking kindling.
Mrs. Thomas Oliver, of Toronto, has
been called tie the bedeide of bee aged
gremimother, Mee, MoKeller, itiRoom-
ken Who in seriously ill. Thin May 1-3 15
remarkable personege, hating paned her
IOlet birthday at the 18111 of Amon.
Mee, MoRellste lime with her deughtee,
Mrs, Sinclaie, of Roadieand is Widely
knewn throtighont Western Ontario.
She has 191 deeendante, and in three
different famiffee eniong her children
there are new living live genettetiOne—re
distinction thee ie accorded to very tow.