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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1904-11-17, Page 9Vol. 03. No. 20 New Advertisements, Mit fonod—Tao POST. 0hop lost—D. Mersh. Farm fur cele—W. H. Karr. New goods -W. F. Stratton. Loose—Thos. Newsome. Men wanted—Robb, Thomann,. Wood for eale—Walton Saw Mill. Strayed --Ballantyne end Lotman. Huron County Coonoil—W. Lane. Roboe, rugs, &o.—Jno. Donaldson. 0oliI weather goods—dleKinnon & Oo. Feathers wanted—Leatherdale & Son. Stink pin loot—Tun Poee. iR1s±xici °Ws. J tolerswortII The anuivereary services of the Presbyterian church bare will be held next Sabbath and Monday. On Sunday Rev. Mr. Dobson, of Fordwioh, will preach arid a Fowl Supper will be served the following evening in the basement, after whin a fine program will be ren- dered in the auditorium. Bev. Mr. Bur- nett is the pastor, Molesworth people never do anything by halves eo all who want a good time should attend next Monday evening. Leaclbtar v. McKinnon Conxom,—Oonnoil met in Christopher White's, of Leadbary, on Wednesday of laws week. Members of Council all present. Aocounte were passed and paid amounting to $254.33, Regarding contractor on Oenada 00. drain the Reeve was authorized to take Salioitor'e advice in the matter of eon. tractor throwing up °entreat. The Clerk was authorized to write engineer seising what the work done ou Bolton's] drain was worth and tali° off contractor's hand whet was finished. Sproial meet• ing of Connell to be held in the Royal Hotel, Senfortb, on Deo. 91h, at 1 o'olook p. m. to take tenders for cement abut. mento and steel coverings for 5 bridges. JNo. 0, MonRIeoN, Olerk. remained to address a tea meeting on Monday evening. Mrs, Baker also aeeieteii in the program of song, VV n l fate. Dr. Irving is on the elok list. Mre. R. H. Fergneou is ,ponding n few Jaye in Hallett. Mre. and Mise Maggie Wilson were in town Oa Tuesday. Mre, M. MaKonzie was al A. Mo. Keozie's last week. Mre. D. Fritzley. of Toronto, ie vieiting her parents this week. J. W. and Mrs. Morrison spent `i'hanke- giving with friends in Hallett. It ie our opinion that tbie continued good weather ie a judgment on the weather man. A largenumberof our residents attend- ed the funeral of the late hire. Janne Bolger on Tuesday. The Union S. S. Convention was held in Duff's ohurob on Tuesday afternoon and evening, Fall report next week. Rev. Prof. Borgne, of London, will take obarge of the regular eervioee in St. George's ohurob next Sunday 'titer. noon. Communion will be dispensed at the oonolneion of the eervioe. Gordon MoDonald has retnrned from hie tont with the Galt Football Club to the St. Louis Fair and Chicago. He euetained bie high reputation by scoring a large peroentage of the goals, Rev. Baker exohanged pulpits with Rev. Wilson, of Steffe, last Sabbath, and Hittite valto, ANNIVERSARY Bnnvroes.—Very e000688. ful aunlvereary eervioee were held in oonneotion with the Methodist. ohurob, Blnevale, on Sunday and Monday, 20th and 21st Mete. Exoallent eermuue were preeohed by Rev. J. W. Holmes, of Gorrie, and Bev. Dr, Gundy, of Wing. ham. The choir did fine eervioe in their rendering of choice aeleotioue. The pro- gram on Monday evening was greatly enjoyed by all and the beet attention wee given to every number. The speeches, readings, reoitatione, quartettes and solos wore moat enjoyable and the inetrnman. tal mneio was very sweet and pleauing. Everybody wag perfectly satisfied and delighted with the whole anniversary. Proceeds were 977 00. After lunch had been served to those who oame from a distance and assisted in the program, and the church had been closed far the night, some young men entered the basement of the ohurob by one of the windows, and stole the provisions ibat had been lett. They were oaught in the very aot and are known. They were not boyo who did this but yonug men ovor 25 years of age. THE GOLDEN CLOCK New Goods For Christmas t/ IN SILVERWARE AND. LADIES' AND GENTS' WARE. Cam two SEE SiZ'EErtr. Repairing a Specialty and Sittig. faction Guaranteed. W. F. STRETTON, JEWELER. Between perfdct eight and partial blindness are nrany degrees of 'neolnd. Modern acid - once enables u n to give perfect vision for nearly all who see., however imperfectly. Mrs. r. rr >G"Bit «]I'Ay. k3E° " 1 t9 Fh Y4Cl r'i^ l^.1^srat3f $"x?ruzitnt•a,Lri 4}aat>SaiAaim i i ,S,E1L.•1S W rOXe ter. Joseph Heyworth returned to Toronto on Monday. Miee Graoe Stewart, of Grey, ie the greet of relatives here. Geo. Snake returned to Toronto June. tion 0n Thareday. Miee Tina Rae spent last week with friends in Tnrnberry. S. M. Robineon, of Wiogham, spent Tburedly in the village. A. Gowdy, of Wingbam, le renewing aognaintanoea in the village. Mise Carrie Laurie has returned from a visit with Wiugham friends. Adam MoLean spent Thursday the guest of hie mother in Harrieton. John Brown, of Tavietook, spent Thankegiviug Day with hie parente. Mise Jennie Murray, of Whiteoburob, is the guest of Mre. 0. F. Edwards. Oliver Smith, of Hamilton, spent a few days of last week with relatives here. ]firs. Blank, of Bluevale, spent There• day with her parents I. and Mre. Robert- son. Will. MoLeao has arrived home from the Weet, where he hae spent the Sum- mer. Mre, H. Lowry has been calling on her many old frieuds in the village tbie week. Mre. H. Sobwaim, of Arden, Man., spent last week with ber brother, J. R. Wendt. Mrs. Miller, of Mount Forest, visited her daughter, Miee M. Miller at the Gotten House this week. The Thompson Bros„ of Tem - water, have purchased the farm of the late J. Snell in Tortberry. Mre. 0. Cook and little daughter, of Heusi', are greets of the .former', pa'ente, T. and Mre. Hemphill. R. Miller, R. Black, R. Harris and W. M. Robineon are attending the Liberal Convention in Toronto this week. Mico Agues Black a000mpanied Mise Eva Wellwood on a visit to her home in Oakville, last week returning here on Monday. Quite a large gathering of young people attended the eoaial evening given by the Epworth League in the Methodiet churn Friday evening. The Rev. Mr. Oster hoot gave a very interesting oddrese tak- ing for his aubjeot, his reoent visit to St. Louis, After this light refreehmente were served. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, come the bridal party left for the train on 0 wedding trip to Toronto, They re- turned to Broeeela Saturday and have taken up housekeeping on Tnrnberry street with the hearty good will of a large oirele of relatives end friends in which; Tun Pose joins. Among the goents at the wedding from a dietanoe wore D. and Mrs. Ferguson, Miee Cora and Reseal', of Teeswater ; T. T. No. Rae and F. W. Organ, of the Medical. 0011056, Toronto, and G, B., and Mre,, Ballard and Mies Minta Ballard, of Lietowel. Ltrpto vvei. Kaman —Wednesday evening of last week Wm. Steveneon, of this town, was killed at Harrieton by being run over by a train. The oiroumetanoed are very sad stud the ,hooking new] has oast a gloom over the whole community. Mr, and Mre. Stevenson were on. their way to Clifford to visit a daughter, Mre. Scott, butintending to also pay a abort vieit to an old friend living at a place near by, bat on the 0. P. R., Mr. Stevenson got off at Harrieton to pun chase the new tiokete which hie wife want on. In the evening, atter a very long wait, he started; as he thought, for Olifford bat got on the train for Wiarton by mistake. He then attempted to get off while the train was in motion, fell between the traio and the platform, was drawn under and the wheels passed over hie body. His face wee brashed and hie leg and part of hie hand severed. He remained oonsoicne, however, and told tboee who found him who he was, where he name from, and was able to speak to the doctor] who were beefily enmmoned. An operation was performed but the poor man never rallied atter. Mr. Steveneon'e father wan a nu tive of Armagh, Ireland, and settled near Ottawa. Mr. Stevenson himself oame to the Queen's bush 47 years ago, took up land in Elms., and retired eome three years ago. He was for many years the eacoeseful manager of the Erma obsess faotory at Britton, and ie widely known in this part of the oountry. Hie ability and integrity hove earned him many positions of public trust, all of whioh he filled in an able manner and to the satisfaction of his fellow oitizene. He has been ooanoillor and a school trustee brit lately retired from public life being over seventy pears of age. His Borrowing wife and the following obildren survive his untimely deoeaee t—Robert and William, of Toronto ; Howard, Lou- don ; Mre. Scott, Clifford ; Mre. Gilkiu• son, Chicago I and Mre. Gilkioeon, Elms; Mre, Geo. Fennel North Bay ; Sara and Adeline, at home. Hie eldeet • eon, John James, was killed a year and a half ago. The funeral took plane Saturday ab 2.30 to Fairview cemetery. The eervioee were r connoted by Rev. J. S. Hardie, of Knox Presbyterian ohurob, of whiob the deceased was a life•Iong member. f;a•at.niurootz. Mien Algin Switzer spent Thanksgiving at Listowel. Illustrated Imbue by Rev. Mr. Wilson, of Walkerton, in Knox ohurah Thareday evening of this week under the aaepioee of the Young Peoples' Sooiety. Evangelistic eervioee are being oonduat• ed in the Methodist churn this week by the pastor, Rev. T. W. Ooeene. They will not be held on Thareday or Saturday eveniege. W. J. Cameron, who is attending the Dental College ; J. W. Oalder, a student at the School of 5oienoe, end Thos. Mo• Rae, of the Medioal College, were home for a brief holiday vieit from the Queen City. Next Sabbath afternoon Rev. Mr. Wilma, of Teeewater, will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist church here. He is said t0 be a fine preacher. Rev. Mr. Oosens will be at Teeewater on that, Sunday. WHUDxNd BELL,, At high noon on Wednesday of last week the Manse in this village was the scene of a pretty wedding when 300. Ferguson, a well known dry goods merchant of Brnveele, Maimed as hie bride, Mise Lizzie, oeeond daughter of Rev. D. B. and Mre. Monne, in the presence of about 40 guests Bartholomew's Wedding March wee played in good etyle by Mre, G. B. Ballard. of Lietowel, Meter to the bride, as the prinoipale took their places io the parlor for the oeremony. They were unaccompanied. Nuptial bow woe tied by the bride's father, Rev. D, 13. Molise, 'waisted by Rev. John ,Rose, B. A., of Bruesele. The bride, whom Neter, bee riohly endowed, looked charming in o costume of white Persian lawn, trimmed With into and insertion end carried a beautiful hotpot of white roses and oar. notions, Mre, Ballard wore a green elIk dress. Very hearty congratulations and good wiehee wore extended after which the geode eat down to elegantly spread tables where ample junkie wee done by all. The bride's health was proposed in fitting terms by Rev. Me', Rode and suitable replies were made by ltev. Mr, McRae, and Mr. Ferguson. Wedding gifts, valuable, well selected and useful, were in ample evidence and many good wiobee accompany the popular bride to ber 00W home at Bruseele, The brfde't going away titres woo brown broadcloth with hot to match. She also wore stone martin lure the wedding gift of the. groom. Amid showere of rine, old oboe and generous wishes for the years to THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Joseph Foster, of Peterboro', brother to Mrs. Samuel Ames, of Ethel, was a weloome visitor here daring the past week. Dr, Whitfield, of Fort Sonet, Kansan, who has been vieiting relatives and friends here, will take a epeoial course in some of the beet boopitale in New York pity. He le a ,lever M. D, and we wieh him moose in his desire to obtain the lateet and beet that is going. Mre. Jae, Livingenou had the miefor. tune to fall down oeller lint Wednesday night and beealr her shoulder and wrist on the right side. It appeare the welter door was up and ebe was oarrying a lamp and did not notice her danger and walked into it. She is now doing as well as can be expected, The farm, known au the Hugh Oamp bell place, East lot 33, con.. 9, Grey, containing 50 aoree, bas been purobaeed by Wm. Baker, jr. from Mfen Mary Campbell. Mr. Faker dispoeed of hie 50 acre lot adjoining his father's farm to bie brother Robert. We wieh both boye ennoeee. Jasnerytowet. A wedding le on the tante in the near future. 2nd eon. of Morrie will ,apply the groom. The Straohnn quartette Resisted at the Thanksgiving eervioee held in the Preehy• terian :thumb, Blnevale. Leet Sunday a epeoial oolleotion was taken in the ELS. in aid-ol Mies Brydone' Mieeionary ohnroh, Magalia, California, whiob is almost completed. The amount reoeived wee 98.00, which was forwarded to Mies Brydon. The 200 acre homeotead of the late Jno. Snell, being looated on the South Tuxnberry boundary, has been euld to Messrs. Thompson & Gibson, of Wroxeter, for 97,500. Immediate poneeeaion will be given. The new purohasers will take off the timber. Mr. Snell, who died last Spring, bongbt thie farm from Inspector Jno. R. Miller in 1856, the latter getting 9200 for it. It was all bush then. Alex. Soots, who married a daughter of Thos. Smith, of Wroxeter, last Spring, and went to Saskatoon locality, N. W. T., was taken seriously i11 with something like appendiaitie but an operation dem• ouetrated that it was .atumor. A tele. gram was reoeived recently and Mrs. Scott, the mother, went on Wedneeday 9th ioet. to see her eon. Mr. Soots was following the occupation of teamster. He ie a eon of Peter Scott, of Turnberry Boundary. Mr, Scott died last Monday and the remains are being brought home here for interment. His young wife and the relativee generally will share in the deep eympathy of the neighborhood. o,LIeet. R. C. Davies made a business trip to Toronto last week, J. and Mre. Longewey spent Thanks. giving with friends in Berlin. Mies Blanche Cashman, of Eesex,_16 vieiting her eieter, Mre. Geo. Gill. Mies Laura Spenoe vieited friends in Belgrave for a few days the past week. Thie week Robert McKay was et Toronto attending the big Liberal Con- vention. Russel McAllister, of Cockburn Island, was in our village calling on old friends tbie week. Harold Freeman hae been i11 with ty. phoid fever but we hope be will soon be convalescent, W. P. Freeman, of Clinton, Model School, spent Thanksgiving with his parente here. Alf. Henry, of Thorndale, spent the Thanksgiving holidays with hie brother I. M. Henry here, Mr. Wilson and bride, of Newmarket, spent Thanksgiving with his unole and aunt, J. and Mre. Laird, here. Jac, and Miee Susie Pearson and Miee 'Lyda MOAllum spent Thanksgiving with Rev. and Mre. Currie, of Monkton. Anumber from thio locality attended the Conservative Convention held at Brunets on Tuesday afternoon of this week. Mre. Haneaid has reoeived a large consignment of furniture and now has her storehouse filled with some beautiful goods. Harry Proctor, of Dakota, who is vieiting at bie home in Kinbarn, spent a few days here vieiting friends in our village. 10 (lento gots THE POST for the balance of 1904 and if oontin0ed next year the dime will be allowed on the subsoription for 1905. H. E. Beattie, onr station agent, who fell down the oeller staire some time ago and fractured his On has fully recovered and is now on duty again. It the young man from the Weet end would take a little nerve food it would help him in his endeavor to capture one of one village girl°. We were pleased to see Lon. Eokmier, of .Jamestown, in Ethel on Sunday. He had quite a pull down in weight by hie recent attack of fever but will Boon gain up again we truet. Rev. Albert Jones, of Belgrave, will preen at eaoh of the appointments on the Ethel circuit next Sunday, Nov. 27th. Here an eloquentand forceful preacher and should be heard by all. D. Tyreman has Bold the carriage factory bare to Jae. Dunbar, of Sandridge, who intends to make a easb end door factory of it. Saab a factory has long been needed in this plane. We Wieh Mr, Dunbar Biome. Union Bible Booiety meshing will be held in the Methodist ahuroh here on Sabbath evening Deo, 4th, when ad. dreeee6 will be given by Rev. John Roes, B. A., and B. Berry, of Brussels. B. McKay will oeanpy the chair. I, M. Henry reoeived a ear of Manfboba Wheat and a oar of goal last week, It took five weeks for the oar of wheat to Dome from Goderiob hare, The G, T. B. must be getting elow, We think he bad better move bie mill to a point on 'the Guelph & Goperfeb branoh of the O. P. 246 1904 3, Abey, of Preeton, a former pastor, conducted the funeral eervioe. Sincere regret is expressed at Mre, Bolger', demise and 'sympathy with the bereaved in their lore of wife and mother. Mre, Leonard Sholdioe, of Tuakersmish, and Mrs. George Bloomfield, of Winnipeg, are eioters to the deoecved. The children in the West were: unable to get home to the funeral owing to the distance. We are very sorry to state that Martha Illilda, the little daughter of Andrew and Mre. Knight, Ni lot 28, Con. 9, died on Tuesday evening of laryngitis with oonvuleiooe. The little one wee a grand• daughter of the late Mre. Jae. Bolger who was interred Tuesday afternoon, The little girl wee 1 year, 5 months' and 20 days old. The funeral took plaoe on Thnredoy afternoon to Bruesale cemetery. Mr. and Mre. Knight have the sympathy of the oommonity. The 200 sore farm of Samuel Walker, 6th line, has been leased to John Jaok- eon, naw of McKillop, a former reeident of the 8th line. Mr. Walker's health has not been very vigorous daring the past Summer, Asthma troubling him and he will probably take a trip to the Nortnweet next Spring with a view of improving it. One of hie sone is engaged in the mercantile bneinese end another eon, Everett, is attending the Collegiate at Dattou, Elgin 0o, Mr. Walker will not remove from the farm, at least in the meantime, as the house is roomy enough for both hie and Mr, Jackson's families. The people of the locality will be pleased to weloome the Jackson family book to tbie community and ale., hope that Mr. Walker'e well earned rest will be productive of good to him. Gree•.. Last week A. Hislop, M. P, P., paid a brief visit to Brantford. Samuel MaoPbereon, er., of DT Killen, spent a few days at Levi Whitfield',, 12th con., last week. Mines Mamie and Addie Cerd'ff were holidaying with relatives at St. Marys during Tbankegiving. Wm. and Mre. Whitfield, 12'h con., were away vieiting relativee and friends in St. Merge Inst week. A few young folke of the 12 1 eon. spent a pieaeant time at Lake Speiran'e, 141:h con., on Monday night of this week. Mre, Donald Creme and Mies ,Florenoe and Archie, of Stratford, were renewing old friendships in this locality during the past week. Henry Buttery and hie graod•daogbter, Miee Alioe Snider, of Vaughn township, were holidaying at Wm. Bottery'e, 111h oon., during the pant week, Somebody has been helping himself to Dan. Shine's poultry daring the past month or eo. The party will be supplied with the neemeary salt if the tripe are oontinaed. Thos. Locking has recently celebrated hie 93rd birthday. He le still bale and hearty and only a few days ago he walked 2 miles to call on art old neighbor. His memory also is quite unimpaired, being muob better than many who are a great deal younger. Mrs. William Smith, of Toronto, wen vieiting ber son, daughter and daughter. in-law, 16th con., doing the Thanksgiving holiday. It is 5 years since Mrs. Smith removed from Grey. Mre. H. E. °leery and two daughters, were also here from the Queen silty. Mr. Smith in a brother of Mre. OIarry'e. A oarryali load of young people from Mitchell, drove to the home of Hugh McKay, 9th con., on Tbankegiving Day. The neighbors and young people 'spent a pleasant evening in social chat and music. The party broke up in the early hours and the guests lett well pleased with their trip. The auction sale of Jno. McFadden's, 12th con., last Friday afternoon, totalled about 91400. Mr. McFadden will move to Brussels next month where he has purchased a oomfortabie residence on John street and 5i aoree of land. He still owns 50 aoree anjoining the home. etead 100 whiob be sold to James Shaw. We wish Mr. and Mrs. McFadden and daughter happiness and proeperity in their new home. )PHO rriFl. Mise Minnie Walker, 6th line, was at Tapperviile attending a wedding. Morrie Township Council minutes may be read on page 5 of tbie bane of Tan em. Several Morrieitee were at Toronto tPohis week attending the big Liberal Convention. Mre. George Jaokeon has returned from an enjoyable visit with friends at Owen Sound, Palmerston, Drayton and Atwood. Fraser Embary and Geo. Turvey ar• rived home last week from their hunting tour in the North bringing several fine deer as optica( evidence of their prowess. Last week Richard Bewley arrived home from an extended visit with relatives and friends in Manitoba and the North• west. He enjoyed bie etay and it evident. ly agreed with him. An emotion Bale of young oattle and horses will be held by Jamee Bolger, 8th line, on Friday of neat week, 9th inst. We ie overstocked hence the sale. Stook ie in good condition. Samuel Jordan, 5th line, Morrie, bee pnrobaeed a hog 3 months old, that. weighs 106 pounds from D. Deaourney, Bornholm, Logan township, Herd won silver medal and first prize at Toronto Industrial, in 1903. The Sabbath Bilbao' held in the Anderson school bonne, 3rd line, during the Sommer months, with Thos. fitraOh- an as presiding offioer, has Mond for the Winter eeae00. They hove had many enjoyable occasions in the study of the Good Book. Mies Nellie Jamieson will not be re. maining in the Anderson eohool for another year although ebe would have been made weloome atter her 4} years' s000eeeful work. The trustees have engaged Miss Milligan, of Dungannon, for 1905. The annual musical and literary eohool motertainment will be given in the sabool hones on Friday evening, Deo. 23rd, when a good program will be rendered, EN00000 INTO Rzez—After an illness of about a week Mre. Jamee Bolger departed tibia life on •Saturday night ehortly atter midnight, aged 86 years, The cause of death Was pneumonia. Deoeaeed'e maiden name wee Mary Carter and she was born at Bnrrieoieigh, near Castle (Away, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, She cisme to Canada when 19 years of age and lived with relatives in Tnakeremith township, Huron Co., and Biddalph towoehip, Middlesex Co. In 1862 deceased wee married to ber now bereft partner at Clinton and after a residence in MoKillOp township near Senforth until 1878 they moved to their present farm, lot 80, 8th line, 1 talkie North of Walton, which Mr. Bolger par. chased from the late Donald Scott. Here dammed made her home con• tinnonely until she was oalled to the Better Home of the Lord's providing. Mrs, Bolger le survived by ber husband, Bis sone (John, of Grey townehip ; Thos., of Morris ; Jae., of Winnipeg ; Sydney, in Belmont, Man.; and Joe and Wm. G., et home) and three daugbtere (Mre. A, Knight and Mre. 0. Pollard, of Morrie townehip and Mies Jennie A., at home.) The eubjeot of this notice woei adn induetrio0e, thrifty, motherly, was a Hearted Ohrtatien woman, B loving wife, en indulgent mother and a good neighbor whom loss will be deeply y lamented, In ohurob relationship ebe was a faithful member of St. George's ohurob, Walton. The funeral took plane on T'needay afternoon, interment being made in Brm:stale cemetery. Rev.George Growing Interest In The Work. ANNUAL DIME SOCIETT 111RH.7.'5Noi. Sabbath evening last the annual union meeting of Brussels Branch of the Bible Society was held in Melville ohureh and notwithttanding the downpour of rain at Lha hour of oervfoe there was a large eon. gregation present and the interest maui- fested was not a waning one by any means, Owing to the deoeaee of the President, Rev. R. Paul, who was first elected to the office in Nov. 1809 and filled it most faithfully up to hie death last May, Rev. John Rose, B. A., pastor of the ohnroh, presided. After the invocation "All buil the power of Jeette' Name" was heartily Bung a and portion of Psalm 110 was read, This was followed by the bymn "Bleat be the tie that blade" and prayer. "Work far the night is owning" was annoouaed and joined in with real esrneetees, The Seoretary's report for the lest year was presented showing that the Bible Sooiety oontributioue from the branoh last year amounted to nearly $140, plan 9100 last Spring to the Centenary Fund. The Chairman expressed gratiflention at W. H, KERR, Prop. LEy, R. PAUL, TBE LATH PIM/DEM the 8000838 attending this God•honored work in the past bat urged freeb vigor as we oaa't live on the past and the results would prove a bleeeing to both giver and receiver. Feeling and moat appropriate reference woe made by Rev. Mr. Roes to the decease of Rev. R. Pant, whom be char• aoterized as a prominent worker untiring in hie efforts. Our loss ie great but there should be a note of thankfulness in the oalling home of a good mac as Boob should be looked upon as e. gift from God. He ie now with the God of the written Word beholding with a clearer vision the Noe of the Saviour, What is oar duty and privilege viz. to take op the work and aid iu kindling into a brighter flame, Very appropriate was the hymn "on. ward Christian Soldiers" which was The re•ooanb in North Simooe began Tuesday afternoon. Commander Spain has been appointed Commieeioner of Wreoke, Serious prairie fires are reported in the Roeser district of Manitoba. Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier left Ottawa Tuesday tor California. Ex•Paymaeter Hamel, of Montreal, pleaded guilty of forging four names to a check. Albert Edward Taylor, of Aurora, baa been appointed junior Judge of Lambkin county. Janne J,tmi0e011, 01 Indian, was ar- rested at Caledonia on n obarge of murder et Warenw, N. Y. Two prisoners at Toronto jail made a dash for liberty while at work on the Riverdale Park flats. A Chinamen was assaulted in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon in Tor. onto and relieved of 95. Dr. Charles O'Rielly and R. L. Patter- son, of Toronto, were in a railway wreok in Illinois but neither was injured. The new skating and anteing rink at Milestone, Aeeinlboia, wag blown down last Tumidity during a heavy wind storm. The Allan liner Ionian brought 200 Russian and Polish soldiers to Halifax. The me0 prefer exile to Sgbting in Manollaria. laugh MoMillan ie in jail at Holl, °barged with murdering Oeoar Laazon by beating hitt with a club Mudded with nails, Frank Mariaggi and George Skinner, of Winnipeg, have purobaeed the North. ern Hotel at Port Artbnr, The priori was about 950,000. A London youth named Bavin was sentenced to Kingston Penitentiary for two years for Bending in Wee slarme through ofire alarm b oxer. g At the inetauoe of the Winnipeg Typo. graphical Union :moral on.union print- ers brought in to take the p ones of strikers are being proeenuted nutlet the alien labor law. of a hundred tents, "Let the whole litre mimeo° !, After prayer the choir rendered the fine aotllorn, "Come auto Me." A oolleo- tlOn amounting to $11.12 was taken, the Bible Society Coliseum] thanked and urged to oumplete their wok before the close of Deuember and this 800 eerviue was oonoluded by the onngregation sing. fug "Abide with me,' after which the Beuedretion wail pronounced, EDITORIAL NOTES, WH hope nothing will be left undone by the Courts to sift the Bogue ballot box scandal at Belleville to the very bottom and whoever is to blame, whether Grit or Tory, should be aeut either to the lunatic asylum or the penitentiary, They are at subjects for terms in both of these inetitutione, It is in the interests of the good name of the Province at large to see that the guilty persona receive their deserts. AT East Huron Conservative Nominat- aag Oonvention held in Bruseele on Tees. day afternoon, James Bowman, of Morrie township, Warden of the County, reoeiv- ed the unanimous nomination and accept- ed the position. Be is well known in this locality and will make a strong candidate uo doubt. The Liberals meet in Convention on Friday afternoon of thie week when the present M. P. P., A, Hislop,, will in all likelihood he ohoeeu standard bearer without opposition. A abort lively Eight will ensue in East Har - on but with nnited, systematic and vigor- ous work the result will not be in doubt and Mr. Hislop should be returned by the old time majority. .r Own of the largest and most enthus- iastic politioai Conventions ever held in Ontario assembled in Massey Hall, Toronto, this week, when Liberals from every oonstituenoy packed that capacious building to the doors 'and 08 the time honored Premier, Hon, G. W. Rose, made bie appearance he wag greeted again and again with ontburete of the most hearty applaa00. Most cordial was the reception accorded the newly sworn in Ministers of the Cabinet as they ad- dreesed the immense gathering on Wed- nesday afternoon. They were intro- duoed in the following order .—Provin- cial Secretary, Hon. Geo. P. Graham ; Hon. F. E. Evanturel ; and Hon, A. G. McKay, Commissioner of Crown Lange. The Convention cannot fail to exert a great influence on Liberalism in the Province as the party will enter the oomiag election with an eorueetnoee and vigor that has not been °speeded in any past campaign. Convention continued in session on Thursday. sung. Rov. T, W. Cowing, pastor of the Metho- dist Minns b, Brussels, and also Bible Soci- ety agent, was then called upon to deliver an address on the work of the Bible Society and it is safe to say the cause lost nothing by his presentation. After briefly referring 10 Rev, Mr, Paul be pointedly sketched the work of the 'Upper Canada Bible Society ,bowing that in the 76 years of its history it bad proved itself to be the largest email - tarp the parent Society had. Last year its income was 590,000, 00,000 of this amount going to the Briti eh and Foreign Sooiety and 89,000 to the Quebec auxiliary. 0 aol- porteure were at work and Bibles in whole or port leaned in 20 languages, Have had 14 different organizations but were areat- Society..y�aattoCanadian Bible last Sept. progress eprdictedfo the federated societies. Iu speaking of the 8. it P. Society the speaker .showed the three great movements in Cbrietiauiaing the world were (1) Send the missionary ; (2) Print religious books, and the Tract Soolety was instituted; (9) Give the world the Goa. pel, and the Bible Society was born. Rev. Thos. Charles proposed to give the Bible to Wel es but Joseph Bughee urged to make it Worldwide and so the B. &F. Bible Society entered upon its wonderful mission a hun- dred years ago, It bee had a marvelous course, Wilberforce said it's income might possibly reach 810,000, It started with £700 the first year and for the poet 20 years it has never been below 8200,000 and last year reached 5298,620. It publishes the 131000 in 800 languages and its presses turn out a appy every 6 seconds and 10000 copies eaoh day, There were 8 new translations last year. It is non-deuominationed • iuterdeuemine- tional and has greatly helped Christian federation, It is the auxiliary to the Missionary Society. Dr. Reaper said aMle- eionery work would wither without it, The work of translation and the many hindran- oes in the way were pointed out ' the immense labor entailed in the publication and the oherlug way in whioh its Oltenia. Mon ie reeivod were dwelt upon, 200,000 copies were given to the Japanese soldiers this year and a large number to the Bus - sinus, 000 eolporteurs-have laid down their the Gospel to thoseu luau ed a of reference was mad° to the work of the Bible women in India and China and the fact stated that these laude oat only be regenerated 00 womauhe od le elevated and this work most and 080 only be accomplish- ed by the Bible women, of whom 700 were employed last year in China and 800 in Inialand hould loud a he ping hand to m woman iutheo 01ry 11810 Sooletq. Some of the grandest products of Christian- ity are to be found in China, e,s many as 20 On1Ooee-obeistinne sealing their testimony with their blood rather than give up Jesus. Fig) Island° were given as another illustra- tion of the power of the Gospel. 1,000 Villages supplied in then land with the Bible by the B. & P. 'moiety. heavy tinnn- elal losses were Leavitt) so rattail so that 570,000 was being canted but the Centenary Fund gave 0170 000 and Ring Edward bad contributed 5100. The regular oontributioue must be largely tuoro0eed 00 0100 ooatrao• toofollowwithdrawal iTheta wn oi40some m e eases will nannnt read the Bible yet in 111610 0wtt language. The doors of every Nation are Mien, the people ave ready to reoelve the Gospel and the Maaod001an cry is eaunding, Wby mould wo the 1100 Word to the world 2 01eaante itle then hie wonderful Book ever printed ; beaus chemo 1 ized by Daatty, Honeety,Unity , Adaptabil- ity and Vitality. The boa0t0 of Voltaire, Hume, and Gibbon were instanced and the triumph of the Gospel proven, Gladstone Spoke of the Bible es "1106 improgoabloreek Of 80 0 10 10 fdd rru otible and,10t 1113.08 00 defence, s'nor s'6 i6 our greatest foe and hthoroforeUhn Anna should be read and studied iod in the ohureh etl NODI a8 and home, ltev. Mr, esti ria ao d hood hie lengthy blit with a 11060 pe and ins00aa o 1, 0 address with a Ane peroration n as to World.. and urgedlikaWellingt n, the hereo WAR IN THE EAST. Wednesday's Daily ,aye :—"I had beard Port Arthur called the Gibraltar of the East," ,aye a correspondent oil The London Times, "but it was even better protested than the famone fortress of the Pillars of Herenle," The oorreepondent gives from personal observation a detailed deeoription of those defences, the most thorough so far made. The Times, commenting on the article editorially, gage :—"It may be questioned whether in the long biebary of war tiny army has ever attempted to redoes, otherwise than by famine, a fortreee approaobing to the strength of Port Arthur." This means great praise for the Japanese, who, slowly end methodically, are breaking through these enormously etrong defenoee. Though there is no news from the front, we may be sure that they are boring through the rooks for the mines, whittle will matte way for a further advance. There is no further news from the fleet Bettie squadron, whioh is speeding down the Weet coast of Africa. But Bkrydloff, who mane the daring 'aide on the Japanese coast from V.adivoetolr, bee returned to that place from a oonfereuoe with Knropetkin at Pankden, and he will probably try to create a diversion in the Northern mail in order to help Rojost- veneky. From the North there ie not any Ind'. (lotionof a general movement of eithee army, But the wretched inhabitalte realize to the full the horrors of war. The Chinese gay that the whole oonntry is laid waste between the liners end that not a single dwelling i0 standing. Political Notes. Parliament will meet on January 11. A remount bag been granted in North Simooe Dominion eleotion, R. 0, Lake, Conservative, hag been declared elected for Qu'Appelle, N. W. T. Sir Wilfrid Laurier was 63 years old Sunday, and wa0 the reoipieptof many birthday ooneratnlatione. - Viotoria, B. O., Liberals will banqu t Bonator Tempeleman es a recognition of bie good work in the Dominion eleoti n campaign, The election of W, 0, Seeley, L' ibe,..l, in Wentweitn. wag au0011od by Juga abider, who declared 13. D, $on lt, Conservative, elected. Arobbiebop Lengevin has Netted a rat' total letter ordering Roman Catholie in Manitoba to continue the agitation f.,r restoration of the Separate School in that Province, Somebody out the knee tandem; of a valuable two.ysar old colt belonging to Thames Monnie, of Toronto, and the animal bad to be rlegtroyod.