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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1904-9-15, Page 1Vol. OB. No, 10 New Advertisements, Butler, For sale -Dr, Irviug. Fly tines --F. It, Smith, Looal-Thou, MoGregor. Watoh foetid -Tint Pose. Wanted -a. R. Pitaaeigge, trado-bleKiotion Lunation sale-Govenlook Bros. Steven and =gee -Wilton tt Ternbell. New Deems Goode -J. Foremen ea 0o. Reedy.towear Hats -Roche da Hay. oroft, Mishict geee./taz tereetele„ Several from Ibis locality are attending the London Fair, Boy wanted to learn the blaoltsmitbing. Apply to JOHN P011itafiT, Misses Agnes and Minnie Montle are holidaying in the Queen Oily. NTED Men and Teams for work on the Guelph and (Dederick :Railway. Wages $.150 to $1.75 per day for Igen, and $3,50 for Teams migrytoei the onloo of the undereigned ab J. R. McQuigge, 10.201 OONTRAOTolt, Auction Sale CATTLE Govenlock Bros. will sell by Public Auction at their nrem• lees, Winthrop, LOT 20, 0010. 7, Man, LOP, fear miles North of Beaforth, 100 STEERS AN0 HEIFERS mostly steers rifling 2 and 8 years old, Alan sot double harness nearly now. Bale will eommetwe at one 0 (neck sharp on Tuesday, Sept, 27th T20300. -Twelve months' credit will be given ou furnfebing approved joint notes ; a dioaount cd 5 per cent, per annum will bo allowed Mr for emu. • T. BROWN, Auctioneer. - Glasses that beautify. 111 kgestrain jerodenee that worn, • worried4 distontentdd appear toriee.wihiehArtiel 'otherwise'. beavtiftt 'features: ri tdr.viT:vreeiTotvrinni2 1k4) Ir. e 'evrtnale dIsapkar. k___INEliginit~ 11.1110111,1111.S lo 1 Mrs. T. Fletcher Sit lorntlie azare Ge (r. raeae:t* Optician frilli/SSELS \'4411 The residenee of Ohne, Seel has been brightened up by (110 painters' brunt, Next Tuesday Postmaster McNair, an old arid 11151117 respected reeidcmt of this locality, will oefebrete hie 79th birthday, Ere retains hie vigor remerliebly well and le found every,dey behind the 000nter in hie Ettore here. Oongratolatione aro extended to W. P. and Moe Ritchie, now of Portage Prairie, Mau., over the (Arrival of a son end heir. The young lad will have an opportunity of growing up with the (auntry, M. Ritohie wee evidently wise in moving West whore big farms are the Nation, stmeeretovvez Mns. It13100' isbietelnir Dzozeszn,-The People's Journal, of elittegow, &attend, under Clete of August 27, uptake as follows of the A893180 of a nephew of Mrs. Walter Imes, of Jamestown :-George Lawoon, gamekeeper, Forge, wee drowned on Loch ()alder on the 4111 inet. Mr. Lawson was tbe eldest son of W. E. Law• son, gamekeeper to Lady Sieolair, Atilt voiedale, Deuearted was our of the most popular young men in the parish. He was only 27 years of ago, The muse of acteicient 0(101 neve,: be fully made oat, only it is &imposed that owing to BM extreme 11901 (1,08089(1 had taken it faint and fallen over the boat. The body was reoovered on Thursday 24th inn, end the fennel book place] on Satnrday, was the largest ever Been in the parish, The Remy Volunteer Company, of which deceased was a member, turned out in uniform, end the military funeral was a mot impogiug one. The company were in °berg° of Captain Dunnet and Lieut. enent J. F. Movrison. There were 13 wreaths on the coffin, as well as the bon. net, belt and bayonet belonging to de. owed. The cortege milked oll the way to the Reap oburebyertl, where, after service at the grave wee Geminated by Rev. Mr. McDonald, three volleys were fired over the grave by a firing party under imminent! of Gelour•Sergeent etan• eon. Tho cleepeet sympathy is felt for the sorrowing parents and other members of the family, who mourn the toes of one of the bravest and kindest of men, Min Lama Spence ttrelved home this week from u roLit to Toronto. Samuel Ames keeps quite poorly bat we hope be will soon be better. Voters' List Otani for Grey Townehip will be held here on Tneaday nI next week. Menu Gorty Ross and Bella Hender- son, of Brunetti, were visitors here Ian Monday. Among Sumo who are at London tile week Are Meese Nellie Leirci, and R. Spence, Mrs. Ftaser, Mrs. (Dr.) Lid, Mrs. Reid and 0. Davies. The Counoil pnt in a busy day last Monday and paid out a more than ordin. R03 large ;mount of money, new bridpea and drainage work corning into the count. Lan Sableath evening Eli Smith, from near Brnseele, took charge of the service in the Methodist obaroh. Rein inter. fared with the attendance, The pastor avas at Atwood. Williara Freeman has one to Goderieh to attend the Model Salmi with the intention of qualifying ea a, teacher. We wish h'm p011. Title l000lity has not few represeutatives in the birch wielders' ranks, The temonanaodation of the pablio has been ootteitierably improved in the poet. office here es Mise Spatula Mtn put in net of look bosom They rent at the nominal figure of 0100 a year while the regent): b.x ig platted at 25 cants. The public will no doubt appreciate the eon sole/tat afforded by promptly securing a look box. e-txxoter-. R. Miller ig in Toronto this week. Tee Star take its anneal holiday next week. Mrs. A. A. 13ety is spendieg a few days in Detroit, Mice Lizzie Thompson, of Brussels, is the guest of Miss Mary Smith. Miss Nettie 111 311013, of Gerrie, was the guest of Mrs R. Metal) last week. Oliver and Mrs. Smith hove returned from a visit with Galt and Hamilton friends. While working upon a new ice-hottee which is being erected tor A. A. Esty, Wm, Kaalte had the miefortune to fall from the roof but eloped without any serione injury, ..1.0.4.931.111tabasu. Tasty and Fashionable Millinery A Choice Stock of Ready -to -*ear Hats Just opened out to an inspection of which. we invite the Ladies of' Brussels and sur16 rojtuding country. Good Goods and at Moderate Prices, If you need a Hat call and see us, tWateli out kr dato of our Fall Millinery Opening, 6 ROCHE & HAYOROFT tWOliefgerene epprentioee wanted at canoe art BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 150 1904 The Mime Milburn mod BrIebin'of Listowel, viaited hire. W. Laokie last week. Lightning notate the reeidenee of jolan Smith last Wedmedey but did 110 anima damage. Min Jennie Yogt returned to Detroit last week after spending e. few holidays at her borne bere. Mre. Taylor 11120 08100130(1 to her home in Turnberry after epending tome deye with biro. 13. J. Bann, W. C. Beklowood le looking after the harnese bminese i» the absence of B. T. Carr who is in Toronto. Peter MoTavigh and Donald Fisher returned on Monday from a week's vieit with friend° at Sault Ste. Marie. 'Klee Nellie Bleak n000mpanied Mra. M. 1110Lena11 911 her return to London where sbe p111 attend High School, Anent:oh those who attended the Tor• onto Exhibition from here hurt week were, A. and Mre, McLean, Misses Mary and Canis Herrin, G. Sanderson, S. Robinson, R. Pdatoh, I. Gibb, W. Ourry, 8. Black, T. and lire. Hemphill, G. Trench, J. Sauderaoo, B, T. Oar, le. Rano and J. Patterson. Mrs. Robt. Frahm P108 visiting friends in the Nortb lest week. Miss Lottie Campbell is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ridley, in London. 11209001 1(0100 services will be held in St. George's thumb next Sabbath berm A. timber of our eitizans have been "doiug" Teionto and L01008 Exbibi- tions. Kate Telfer ie attending the Model School at Goderioh. She ehould malts exotallent school ma'am. Mrs Oran McTaggart is in Belleville, visiting her mother, who is Buffering from 0 broken hip, the result of a fall reaently. Contranors are pushing the work of oonstreatleu 0( 1130 new C. P. R. line, several 100500 1101013 at work no tbio sect. Bon 0, new initial; West of here. We notice by the annonneement that Mrs, (Rev.) Balser has been invited to 012(3 23 the Harvest Home of Brussels Methodist church on Monday evening. Oot, 3td.feWalton always keeps op with the beat going. Will. and Mrs. Ounarninge, of Roobest. er, are visiting ab Mrs. R. M. Cummings', M. Oummings reoently lost the eight of one eye, thtough 0. piece of steel pieroin,g tbe eyeball, while he was working in tbe B. R. dr. P. elope in Rochester, and is making use of hie enforced holidaye to pay a visit to friends here, A. meeting of the Methodiet thumb Board was held in the Pareonage on Thursday of last week, when the project of moving the oberoh on the gravel to Walton wag dimmed. The decision of the meeting 3988 that the ohnroh be mov- ed to the Parsonage grouede and it is expected that a few weeks will see the moving oompleted. During the past week Obarlee Turnbull took a run here to Agit hie mother end other friends, He bad come to Toronto from Sturgeon Valle to see the Fair so ociatinued fie trip, Mr. Turnbull has been away from Welton for 2 years and le employed in connection with the Tin. pedal Paper mill Go. Ideated at Sturgeon Falls. They employ' 450 men between the faotory and hub haute, 180 being in the former. The mill rune day and night and converts about 600 cords ot pulp word into paper eaoh day. The reserve is abont 22 miles from the mill and it ie expected to have an eleotrio railway running before long, Some 03,000,000 capital will bo invested When the exteneione to the mill ere oempleted. Stergeou Falls has grown very rapidly and now bee 10 popnlations of 2600. There is hoe sport in hehing pike and sturgeon in the river. RTMEN248.-The marriage et Mies Sara Alioe, daughter of Dr. and Mre. A. E. Harvey to Rev. Raymond Smith Bak- er, M. A., of Walton, wits celebrated in the Presbyterian church, Wyoming, Ont., on Aug. 17313 at high noon. The care - nanny MS performed by Rev. R. Hobbs, President of tbe London Conferenee, assign! by Rev. Geo, Gilmore, B. A.., Presbyterian minister of Bleubeina, and Pew. G. W. Andrews, B. A., Methodist milliner of Centralia, The beide entered the (thumb to the stritine of the Bridal Chorea from Lohengrin, leaning upon the arm of her father. She looked very pretty in oretun peau -de 8010 with appli• gem and chiffon trimming over taffeta and won a bridal veil with orange Mamma end meld( a bouquet of white roses Bilge Elizabeth L. Baker, of Toronto, eister of the groom acted as bridesmaid and was becomingly &Woad in meant albatroce, trimmed with rich applique and medallions and wore a fertoy hat of white net and Moe, She carried a bouquet of pink TOM. The groom was Maly supported by the beide's brother, Ametin B. Harvey. Little Miee Jean Harvey made a dainty flower girl, She was droned in white dimity with insertion and tucks and oarried a basket of sweet pene and myrtle in whish the ring wee renmealed. The ushers were Dr. J. Armstrong, of Oil Springe, end J. W. A0(100000) of Gtonlaelie ; Fmk, Anderson and Robt. (logien, Wyoming. The invited guests occupied the (Antra of the church but the whole banding wag completely filled with intereeted Maude em both the young people are well known and very pophlar. Rev. Smith Baker is ie native of Halifax, N.33., a graduate of Victoria Mt, Allison University and poet gracitutte of Viotorie Unleash)+, Toronto, and was recently ordained by the London Methodist Conferebee. Mre, Harvey, the mother of the bride, was dressed in bleak taffeta trimmed with jet ornamente, Ber hat was of bleak chiffon with large plume. Mies Rem Harvey watt in pale geten voile with deep yoke of all 0700 Moe end blank plumed hat, The groom'e gift to the bride wee a beautiful pearl est necklace with pettel star pendant ; to the lariciegmeid, gold obain set with pearls and rubiee ; to Mies Root Betray, orgettiet, 8 gold arm pin with pearl getting ; and to the flower girl, an opal sot ring. After the eeremony 0 recieption was held et the residenoe of the brulttle parente after Which l buffet Innolteon Wee eerved, Both bride and groom were the reolpients of many beautitol and oottly elite among which was a Smith Premier type writer from the groom'e unlit, Rev. 3. Balfour Smith, New York ; a large out gime salad bowl ; Axmineter reg ; and ellen aftedelabra. Rev. aud Mem 13al1er left oil the 248 for their future home in Walton. The bride, who baa spout e large part of her life in Wyoming, win be greatly mimed. Sbe ie well known through her ooneert work and received her vocal training from aladame Owl] rano, Montour De Vries and the Toronto anti Detroit Coneervatories, eel le et The tax collectors will soon be on their monde. Dire. femellzer, of Lneknow, spent ft few days with her deughter, Mrs. J. R. Savege. This week Sno. Blake, 14t12 clone re. term to 3)510111 30 regume 1310 studies in Mediolne. Mrs James Sharp, of Morrie, was a visitor at Councillor Fraitt'a during a portion of laab week. Mies Belle Miller wee visiting bar Sie- te?, tetra, Tnok, ()littera, and the latter and her imbend were here this week, Jae. J. Pearson lett on Monday of Met week for Belleville, where be will attend Albert College. Fle has the Methodist ministry in view, We 'wish him 0000088. Walnut Jaokson, 6th oon., who was home for his vaaation, left this week for e abort holiday with relatives before renaming hie tnedioel coarse at Toronto, 8. very annoying delay is being experi• aimed in the non arrival of the steel bridge on the North Boundary, The estnent abutments are aompleted. Thie ie a Co. bridge and the contract is held by the Hunter Go., of Kincardine. Tim ormbraet for the new steel bridge, 2nd cone to replene the one smelled down by the traotion eneine a few weeks ago, has been let to the Hamilton Bridge 00. for,$5139. It will be 46 feet long. Roger & Ratcliffe, of Atwood, bays the job of puttiog le the oetnent abnimente and the work is to be done ag non as possible this Fall. All who are acquainted with Peter 111a- Dougell, formerly of lbs 8th con, will be glad to hear of hie e00050& He bought 100 nom farm last Spring and already be geenred a young Sootelarnan named Mo• Dougall to genet in the manegetnent of it, Be mune on Wednesday ot lan week and is Pell pleased with the looality. Pets gays there's no finer boy in two town- obios. Mum Ononon.-Hareesb Rome ;melees will be held at Union Methodist church Oon, 12, Grey, on Sunday and Monday next, September 18th de 19313. On Sam day Rev. E. W. Edwards, B. A.., B. D., of Tiverton, one of the brighten of the rising young men of the Methodist akinroh, will preach at 10 80 a. m. and 7.80 p. m. Speoial Thank.offeringe td both aervieee. On Monday evening there will 110 -13 sumptuous supper spread from 6 to 8 o'olook, after which there will be a grand canoed and entertainment. The inimitable T. A. Hawking, Hotter Grade - ate of the Toronto Conservatory 0( 810710, will give inserumental 000010 00 masieal «1138805 00(1 sing "The future Mre. Bawk ins" and "The Gran Vifirlower" in 1118 well known bnmorons way, besides other embers that interest and please. Will, Spence, klies B. Spence and O. Devise, all of Ethel, will render solos, instrument- al music and duets. Ren. Mr. Edwards oleo give an address. Speoial mnsio on each oimasion by the thumb attain The ohureh will be beentifully deoortee. 3'. Whitfield ie tbe See. Treas., and Rev. 0, P. Wenn, B. D., the energetic pastor. Stomme -They always have a big time at the Harvest 1001110 Anniversary 113 Roe's °Introit and this year was no eseeption, Sebbath morning Rev. Wm. Penhall, of Atwood, Rove 0 eplendid disoourse, moat imitable for tee ocangion, from Roraima 12th chapter and blas 1st, verse. The oboir sang ',Guide me 0 Thou Great Jehovah',end "Refuge ab the Grose" in good style. Owing to the downpour of rain in the evening at the hem of serviee the intended meeting was not bald. The ohnroh am; tast:iy decor ated. Mooday evening Baw to large crowd in attonclatme tor the annual supper. Tabfert were set In the ;had, well laden with the good things of the land and it any wont away hungry it was not for lank of choke provieions and the prompt attention of the courteone weitere. The program wag to have been given outside owing to the large attendimee but ;be the weather turned cool a euctoeseful c, effort P05 made to get the major portion of the oompitey in the obtirob. After the opening exeralsee W. H. Ilert wag asked to take the (hair and the /ong, well remleted program was entered open and it was not until after midnight that it was concluded by the National Antbena and Ole betiedietion. T11098 who took pert Currie, Plankton ; Tiffin, Ilellinglon and McCormick, of Trowbridge in addreasee ceir. Maunders declining owing to the lemmas of the hour) ; Miss MoCormiek,' mid Minn Sharp end J. &whom M. Sharp, 0. bevies and the ointrob oboir in vooal numbers ; Mies Let Bryans, Ulnae Hogg and Frain in inetrennentelg ; and Mines El, Pearson,I. Colo and 11/. John. stow with reditations. The audience wee tile/mead to heartily encore but owing to the length of program responsetervere not given. Rev, Mr. Welle, the highly rem teemed patter, proposed « nioely worded vote of thanks to all who land assisted after which this enjoyable evening's pro ociedinge wore brought to a oonolueion. The aeoompanIsts were Melee Cessna Bryens, Davis and Miller. 011 (11(1 well. The oaeh procieecis was about it60. We are sorry that eci pleeting a gathering thould moire a foot note not so eathe faotoey but oertain partieS made free with eneak thieving while the program was in progress and Whips and a shawl were taker; from buggies end proviciong table belongings eta, disappeared ftotn the abed. Snepition testa epee eertain per8on0 and 11 tbe goods are not retnrned an example 5027 1)8 made of the offend. ere. The Trusteee odor a reward for 9118 roof to have enstitte meted out to the offenders and if 811008501121 a trip to iieftwireavoace.oromortoor W. H.KERR, Props Goderloh may be In Woofer those who mated se 4101100001p. Boob oondnob wee not expected in 1310.1 oommunity ocumequently 00 opeoial vsatob est. Who. ever 30341 engaged in the shabby intsinees have nothing to he petted tit tte 11 can only benalled by one emus. Iltit 1. Townehip Council met on Monday. Mies Daymann, ot Olinton, le heliday. ing at Geo. Turvey's, Emit Heron Fall Fair at Bruseelo on Oat. 6 and 7. Aral be a dandy. Jae. Moses is visiting relatives Min Craig and will Oahe in the W89461 11 Fair. Quite a number of Morrisites are tak ing in the Western Pair at Lotman this week, Luther Pepper, Mre, Eli Bellera And Mien 131 Turvvy visited the Toronto Eshibition. Moe. W. FL Moundera and DUN Mao. caret were visitors with relaeives al Ripley durieg tba past week. Mrs, Will, Tervey and eon retorted to their home Friday in Toronto after spending 0. month at 8. Caldbiok'e, Mrs, Turvey's father, Work has been commenood in gradiog the roadbed for the new 0. P. R. line in Sale eeetima and this Fall will vee oon siderable work done if the weather tempo fine. Jute, and Mrs. Sherrie, of ifforrie, were guests of ed. and Mrs, Flimb, at Clinton, They were atmorapanied by Muter Oar. aim Finoh, who enjoyed life on the farm for ten weeks with Mr. and Mra. le is reported that two yonng men on the 81.11 Con„ Morris, intend taking a trip to the Brace PellieBUID. this Fall, They have both been there several times before and say it, is a fine place to go for no enjoyable outing. Of oonne they have Wendt] there. We are sorry to hear of the death of Margaret Marie, only daughter nE John and ilennah Healey, of &minim, Mich., which took plane on Thursday of last week. She was 34 menthe old. Mr. Healey was a former resident of thie townsbie. amnia Home -Sanday and Monday, Sept. 25th and 26th are the dates set apert for the Harvest Home exeroSee al Ebenezer ohurob at Browntown. Rev. T. W. Oooeno, of Brunelle will preach et 10.80 a. 111. and 2.80 p. nb. and Bev. W. J. West, M. A , of Motivate, will occupy the pulpit at 7 30 o'clock. A Thank•offering will be taken for which envelopes ere being distributed. Monday evening instead of the usual Tea meeting a muelcal and literary program will be rendered in which addressee will bt given by several ministers. Bruseele Meth°. diet church oboir will take pan, Euter• ealument will begin at 8 o'olook and a good time ie expected. A80rDENT.-A peouliar %evident own, red a short time ago that 'might easily have bad fatal results Jas. Bolger and bis two sons had been at work on the eon's farm and in the evening deoided they would take a boggy home. It was attaobed babied one of tbe wagons and Mc, Bolger, sr, got in (1 10 have (8 more comfortable ride than he would have in the wagon. While a gate was being alerted in the field the second team attach el to n wagon also, ran away and dashed into the baggy. The tougue of the wagon etruok Mr. Bolger and forced bine against tha rack of the rig aheed like a. flash and tbings looked serious for a time, By a prompt movement the mina way equines were grabbed by the team. Etter rend further clanger arrested. Mr. Bolger was quite wariottely bruieed and still feels the result of the aolffaion. We aongratnlate him on his esoapa from more scrims injury, Alexander Findley, of Sault Ste, Marie, was a visitor with relatives and friends 10 11210 looality during the pan week, It is 39 pearl] since he moved from Morris when gnite ia lad. Mr. Findlay ie a nep. have to TIMMS Miller, an old and well known resident of the 5111 line. The father of the visitor, Alex. Findlay, lived on the same line, He was Townehip Clerk for 9 yearn and on his removal in 1865 the following recommendation was heeded to bine by the Connell : "Ootmoil Chamber, Morro, 26t11 Om., 1865, "We, the Municipal Connell at tbe township of,;Morrie, have numb pleasure in recommending Alex. Findlay, the bearer of this note, as a good honest and straightforweed Man, He Mae been our Oink of the Above 7,townehip for the Ian 9 years and has always been found a good and faithful servant. We have 810011 pleesure in yenning for hie Ohmmeter. O. Whitehead, Reeve, Alfred Brown, Jno, Malmo, on„momo Thos. Kelly, /no. Perdue, The original testimonial is reteined by were Reeds. kissers. Bun, jeordwieh • tbe son es a matador of the olden tleys, n toady 40 years ego, The Kamloops eawmille, inmber and logs, wore burned. Loss, 060,009. The oereent etelk through a portion of Dublin village is now laid as fae as in- tended, and 15 10 greet iinprovement. Walter Thornton, Milthell, lett for TeXita, where he will spend a month visiting his eons, Dr. Fred and William, Albert Goebel, of Mitehell, one of the «natant Cooker Spaniel dog fanoiere 111 eximas, exhibited four of the little quad. papule et the Toronto Exhibitioe and ell were considered worthy of a prize. He won mond in the Pup elan ; third in Unlit class ; third in Open and tiled in the Naylor, class. Bev. L. 31. Kirby, who before hie ordination, lived it Mitolaell, and Mar- ried the oldest danlater of the late John Rieke, has won a signal victory 0.115 the wardens of AltSainte' oburob, Cloning. wood, of which he was motor for matte; yeters. There vette (dation between the oongregation and pagtoe, and the letter tofueed te resign until 13 claim for repairs made by him on the reetory w. 0 paid. In consideration of Mr. Kirkby coating the reetership, the wardens eni eed to Mognize int; Mahn and a beetd of arbitrators eettled the emonnt at 01,500. Me, Kirkby left the parish, but the sward Wee never (mid. The curse woe carried to the High wort, whiob has )net clsolded that the award meet be paid 111 full, BrItOlielti School Dottrel. The regular monthly meeting of the Pablio Bohol' Board was held in the Board room on Friday evening. Pam. bare present, D, 0. Roes, 3. G. Skein, W. 101. leinolair and Jae. Turnbull. The minutes of the July regular meeting were read aud paesed. Au mount of 03 00 for printing was premeted by Hy. Delion and it was moved by J. G. 'Rene, emended by W. M. Sinolair that it be paid. Carried. ommaniestion from Miss Kate Wilson was read asking for an increase of 02e.00 in her eatery and it was moved by W. M. Sinclair, seoonded by James Turnbull that ?Aloe Wilson's salary be ineremed by 025.00 p00000010 beginning at Jan, In, 1906. Oerried. Moved by 3. G. Slone, sec:coded by W. Sinelair that the Board request the Menial* Council of the Vi1111e 04 Brunets to provide by assortment the sem of 01900 to pey the expeoses of the wheel for the year 1904. Carried. Moved by W. M. seconded by jas. Turnbull that the Board borrow 0700.00 from the Standard Bank for three mouths to pay present note and salaries tor the quarter. Carried. The Board then adjourned. CANADA PACIFIC RAILWAY. G000 PROGRESS ON WEST SECTION. Construotion work on the Godertols extension ig going merrily on. At El- mira Mr. Piggott bee a large gang of men and many 1013308 0! horses engaged in grading and they are making setiefea. tory promos. Ten mileo above Elmira another gang of men are ab work with pinks and steam shovels, and the con- tractors are loaing no time. The work in and around Guelph will start in a short time. At the Goderich end of the line operations are being carried on more naively than elsewhere. The steam shovel is now praetieelly at the spot where digging operations will be started, after a fortnight spent in taking it norm the river and along the bank on the North aide and e gang of men are engaged in cutting out trees and burning oat heath, etrimpe, no., on the bank along the pro. *bed rotate of the 0. 1'. R. A. large building, to be used as a blaokamith ebop, tool room and nom room, has been put op in a leeld on the bank and reagens, oarts, etc., are there ready for use. Two more steam shovels, a temple of pony l000motives and fifty or Bixby oars have been brought from Ottawa. About thee dozen men are at preemat employed on the work and by this time next week double that number will probably be at work. Major Joseph Beek it actively engaged in looking atter the interests of 0011908.0900 Pigott, at the Goderiob end, and is jest the wan for the job. Archie Brander, of Elora'is foreman of the grading gangs. Oontractor Pigott is now settled at the "Maples," the Goderith home of the late M. 0. Oanattron, 10 speaking of the diffienalties in starting, he said that the railway engines, care and additional steam shovels mnst arrive amen the river before meth of the great week aan be naked. The plant for the work for the Goderieb end of the line is worth over 070 000. Back From Northern Ontario, Tuesday of lest week S. R. Omar, 9th Con., Grey, arrived home from a trip of nearly three menthe as 0. member of a earveying party in Northern Ontario, There were 17 in the eompaoy, of which W. H. Fairobild, Oivil Engineer, of Sim' 000, was Chief, hie two anietants being Mr. Orerar and E. W. Walker, the latter of Oaynga, Heedimand Go„ and their work was the sub -dividing of the townships of Gowan and German, From North Bay they went West 150 miles to kletagama from theetae by canoe op the Spanish river, over the height of land and by the Moore and Porcupine rivers to Night. hawk Ince, the journey 0(over 200 ranee oocupying 3 weeks, owing to porteges and lugging of provisions, tents, &o. They had a, peek with them and a good supply of food wee eerved. Mosquitoes were very annoying but black Aim were not as industrious as 119118). The land ie oovered very largely with pulp wood which will simply the paper 0111)9 500 many a year. Son le noue too good for 'agrioulturel purposes, rather fiet and wimpy exoepting along the eivere where it is good. Mr. Orem Bays they did not see a white mem extlepb jag. Miller, a Bootoltau, who 10 1-0 charge of the Hudson Bay trading poet at Port 43.Iattagami, where he bag spent the pan 83 years His wife died long ago Red he martini a egnaw. They have 15 children, They are 60 milee from any white settlere. Mr. Millet oanoes his store nook 80 miles end,doee quite a trade with the Indians in fere, &e. Fort Frederiok, on Home Lake, VMS eletted0c1- ed some yeere einem The rivers are not navigable exeepting for small netts It is expected that the North Bay branob of railway to top the Grand TIMM Patiflo will run through this country and open it Op to settlement, The road will bo about 260 milee long. There are a fete red deer in these wilds with nutterotts moon, oariboo and beer, Partridge, wild duck :and splendid fish are to be found in abendanee. Pike is the beet deli &engin there. Theta te utuletbrneh of ettall growth that rather interfered with inaking the travelling Very eatry. There ie tittle rook to intet• fere. The iterveyiug party had six tents 008 0! which was Utilized as Mahon,. Beall man bad 1800 111(01(11038 and elept on brush or browee. They did not reoeive 0003' (11011 03001300 until they got book 10 Fort Mattagami, Mr. Orem enjoyed his outing although he says so much paddling and portaging in the early stage ot the trip vine tether glxe goot gettv sox t=t1.4f.=:-e-ee=le•treeteee,76-e-1/04Pte By way of adding to the intermit of Out weekly visite of 7'1111 POST 19 the vare int bonaes we putout, for a few mettle, 31 ask the opinions 0( 1118 people on topieg of interest. We solicit poet oard rtpuos, not round the bush diseuselens hat unuo, sheep ball's eye hitting respoidme t•f 1131) to 200 wordo-the latter the otveHe limit. The 2500 10 the writer wilt be itt 030:11. oily &thong!) a nein de plume will 1.'o accepted as a signature to the opinion expressed. Will you take a hand 7 Qaestion 3-812ould women with the necieseary property qualifieetion have a Parliamentary vote 7 tiresome until they got their Muscle on. "0 1 ;tentacle where are thy value 3" would have been a very suitable (pout. tion to open any deede proceedings whi.a up there. The weather WAN flue during their stay, however, eo that little time was lost from aotive wok. This Fall Mr. Omar will go bitok to the Sobool of Seiencw, Toronto, and take (031000 graduate amuse mad expeete to graduate from the Univeratty next Spring. 100021 Pose wiettes lahn 0000000 and hopes his bighest ambition will be attaleed, (!)11111)S. Presbytery of Maitlaud will meet next Tuesday in Wiogham. Next Sabbath evening Rev. john Roes, aniclpitlev. T. W. Casette will exchange p More than one million pupils are en- rolled in the Wesleyan Sunday golumle of England, Thursday evening of the week the topic at the A. Y. 1'. A, of St. Joheei church will be "The Good Shapberd." Animal Harvest Home gerneee will be held in St. John's church, Brasoele, next Sunday at the metal boor. 0.00025013108 bas the work of deporating in hand. Rev. Jno. Rose, B. A., gave a Mission• erg sermon in Melville ohurolt, Sabbath morning last and selected preach• ing in Samaria and the desert" itt the night serviee. "Burden Beariog" seas the theme 01 Rev. T. W. Conine Mt Sabbath morning in the Methodist thumb and in the even- i ngof Oben 9" The disoourses were pi etnhdei text e thm was "What think e The rain sterna last Sunday evening militated aonsiderably against the mumm- ery attendance at thumb. Peeple could possibly have got oat ae meal had it been a week day but 11 11 senameloat different; on Sonday, Every item of the report of the statistioal Seoretary of the Presbyterian Church in Unite/1 States shows advanee- meat for the 31001 00020, The total number of churches 10 7,683 ; of rainiatere, 7,762 ; of 01,000 135000112000, 1,094,608. The con. tribations !moaned to 017,706,718. The offeriege for Oonnexional Furth/ in the Methodist eiburehee at 13rneetle and Granbrook last Sunday 'mounted to nearly 0100.00. TM amonnt will be eapplemented by some who were abseet from the evening service on tumonnt of the rain so that the nun desired by the Board shonid be attejnetl. The union of the General and the Free- will Baptists of the Maritime Provinces having been simpted by tbe larger body, there is a little don& of its 50000102. 03)300 at an ev.rly date. The oeneus givee the total membership of the Baptist bodies in tbe Province as 150,000, about 25,000 len then the Preebyteriane and 46,000 more than the Methodiets. Of them the Free Baptrets number about 30,000.ro 13neals Methodist olitiroh Heaven 11o300 08050008 will bo preached on Sab- bath, at. 2nd, by Rev. a. 11. Oliver, nf Listowel. The reverend gentleeian tea deliver hie mob praised petriotio Lem tare, entitled "MOM for the Flag or how Britain saved the world," on Monday evening tenoning. Bolos will 100 51080 I y Mrs. (Rev.) Smith Baker, of Walton, amt Mies Esteele Griffin, of Wingbam, and patriotio 0110511900 by the choir. A sohool for girls in Palestine hes been carried on tor fifteen years at Rom- allak, under the direation of the New England Booiety of Friends. The pupils are taken at the ege of eight and tee and are taught in Arabic and English, and in housekeeping, and also a oontee of simple Bible training is given. The school boa &bent forty pupils, and grad- aatee nearly a dozen 00807 7800. AEI 11 10 found that the girls are setting in ad- vance of tbe eohool, an effort is ting made to organise a emitter gottool far them. Atiangemente are being made for the annual Bible Society campaign, A. union tervioe will be held in Melville oburolt on Sabbeth evening, Oet. 23rd, Rev, T. W. Omens will give an address end Rev. Jno. Ross and Mo. Powell will also helm put, The meal servion in Ste John's oherth tad the Methodist ohneoh will be with- drawn that evening, Meetings will 9.190 be held at jenrestown, Roe's, Grenbrook and Bethel at which addressee will he given on the work of this great Society. Due annenitoement will be made when the dates ate Wiled upon and the list of 0(30813001nnode,fiiletiitelvepeerotada ettlada. BrItbeeilee Brboib Society 10 well Worked, heartily supported by the people mad ag 8 reenit is stemmed by few. A generator wait burned out at the Toronto Railway Co'epowee•housta. Tim 1008 10 estimated et 040,000. Ernest Gsrtung, the.defaulting organ's. er for the Canadian Order of Voresterv, was arreeted at 13rantfo0d, The special committee of the Brent. ford City Ootinotl deolded to reeenumpt the constroation of a rouniolptut telephone aystetn, at an estimated coat Of 087,000. Private Joseph Tweenlev, 00 deportee from Weleley Barraelte, London, Ont., 'wag helmeted at Harrow. Ito admits stealing Ttee horses and buggies in West., ern Ontario.