The Brussels Post, 1903-2-19, Page 1Vol, 31. No, 32
New Advertisements:
card- G. F. Blair.
Carpets—A, Strading,
Itige for •ale—D, Shine.
Speoiel meeting.—W. L tee.
An Alen sole—Sainuel Burnt.
Eye openers—H, A.. Matohett.
Audi ore' report—Settee' Board,
Auditors' report— Grev Towuahip.
Rpeeial bargains—McKinnon & Co.
Reliable information—F. B. Horsley.
3:11)izirict,13.0.17s,
Patent or tat.
HratENEAL —A quiet wedding took piece
at the vendettas ot Poetmaeter D,oksou,
of Seaforth, on Saturday morning last,
wben Miee Ida, the eldest daughter of
Samuel and Mrs. Dickson, wae united in
marriage to Orville Jones, of Sae Foul
aiaoo, 041. The Rev. F, H, Larkin
offioh.ted, the ceremony being witnessed
by only the relatives and iminediate
friends of the oontractmg parties.
Belem rxa.ve.
Jae. and Mrs• Niuhol left for Loa
Angeles, Oaliforoha last week.
OMT,—Another of the early settlers of
the towuehip has gone to his long home,
Henry Weghbman, who for the poet 37
years has been a respected resident of
the locality, He had reached a ripe,
old age, and enjoyed the respect and
esteem of all who knew him. Fur the
past few years he hat been titillated, and
on Monday of last week passed away,
aged 85 yeare. He wae a member of the
Methodist ohnrah. Mre. Wightmen ear
rives him. There were twelve children,
John, in the West, James, at the Soo,
Riuherd, in Maohigen, Jaokeon, Charles
and Robert, of Wawauo-h, George, of
Windsor, Mrs, Black, of Wawadosh,
Belle, of Menimba, Hattie, ab home, end
two are dead, The funeral on Thursday
to Westfield cemetery wee largely at.
tended.
Dzui.—There passed away on Friday
morutng, Jan. 30th, at hie reeideuue en
non. 7, Jam. a Scott, at the age of 76
years. Up to a couple of weeks he bad
ben enjoying moderately good health,
when he was striulten down with partial
paralysie, which resulted an death. He
was a native of Scotland, being a shop.
herd in his early days, but since coming
to this country, about 25 years ago, bee
resided on the farm where he died. He
leaves a widow to mourn the lose of a
kind husband (Mie beiug nearly blind,)
and four eons and one dangbter—Will.,
of Moutana, John, of British Oolnmbia,
Bandy, of the towuehip of East Wawa
noeh, Robert, of Bootlind, and Bella at
home, Thelunerel to Westfield °amatory
was largely attended, service being ,on
ducted by Rev. J. J. Hattie, of Belgrave.
The bereaved family have the eympathy
of the community.
Jttinereto'ivxt.
It is reported that Jae. Lynn bat per.
abased a farm in the vicinity of Ford with.
He Bold hie farm near here,
Wm. Mines, Int con„ has soil his 100
sore farm to Mr. Balfour, of Turnberry.
Mr. Mines will remove from the vicinity.
W. and Mre. Cameron, of Cypress
River, Mem„ visited with old acgaaiutao
oat on the Lit and and cous. Mrs.
Cameron, is a daughter of the late Atex
Ross, of Gorrie, formerly of this town.
ship.
The attendances at the weekly prayer
meeting keeps up splendidly, Oftentimes
well toward a hundred are to be found in
'Victoria Ball ou a Friday eveuing.
Grant oredit is due Thos, Sbraohan for
the intereat.he takes in the leaderehip of
these.servioes.
It in said that Time, and Dougal Simp-
son, sone of Andrew Simpsou, an old and
worthy resident, of this tonality, will go
into ranching near Oalpery, N. W. T.,
where they have purchased a amnion of
land. The former will leave before long
for the West, His auction sale of farm
stook, implemente, deo , will take plane
next Wedueeday aftaruoon• Mrs, Simp
eon will probably epand the Summer here
with relatives and friends until her hue
baud gets everything ready in the way of
a home.
MATRIMONIAL —A happy event took
pb,oe et the reeideuse of George Pennock,
latrine, on Wednesday, February 4th,
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1903
ammo
W. H. KERR, Prop.
when his third daughter, Mien Elie% Jane,
Wad united in matrimony to John Fall,
2.d of Morris. Tits presence were cootie
and numerous, showing the eeteem for
the bride. dhowere of rise, old atippere
and aougratnletfone were showered alter
the happy uonple when they boarded the
afternoon train to epand their honey
moon in Southern pointe. They will
return end a.'ttle down to the realities of
life o't the groom's farm with the good
wishes of many,
el.
Already plane are on foot for next
season's cheese (notary work.
The auction sale et Robert McDonald
win be held ou Tuesday atternoou of next
week,
Misese Mildred Scott and Maud Querio,
of Brunets, were visaing Ethel lriende
last week.
Rev. T. W. Omens, of Prusels, will
preaoh in the Methodiet ohuroh next
Sabbath evening.
Rev. 11, Hobbs, of Wingham, was a
guest et the Methodist Parsonage on
Thureday of hist week,
Grey township Commit and Court of
Revision on the Bolton Drain Bylaw
will be held here on Wednesday, Marob
4th.
Several from this locality attended the
funeral of the late Aokhuret Taylor, at
Brussels, on Saburilay afternoon. He
died early Friday morning.
The Council did a wigs thing in putting
up the raised Beate in the Township Hall
and the addition will be appreoiated by
those who undertake entertainments,
We omitted to mention last weekthat
the eabolare and teaobers of the Presby
teriaa Sabbath eohool enjoyed a elei: h
ride to Bruseete on the Saturday previous
and bad a Bret elms time.
F. Piercy, oolporteur for the Upper
Canada Tract Bonnett', has left Ethel for
Oraabrook and locality. We regret his
departure et he is an earnest Christian
worker. He was very entbuei,etio over
the Endeavor movement in the Pretrb-
tarian ohuroh h..re and greatly assisted
the Bervfoee on Babb,bh evenings. His
Ethel friends wish him mama wherever
he goes as' a herald of the "Good Tidings."
Morrie larval and wife will remove
from Ethel to Northern Ontario where
their son, Alfred, lives. They are selling
their property here to Township Clerk
MuIntueb, Mr. and Mre. Fogel are old
and well known residents who will carry
away with them many good wiepes. We
will be sorry to ase the old couple move
away but auppoaathey are doing the
wisest thing.
BYttremnx.—Mrs. Flansuld and family
DEAR FaIENns.—Whereas Grid, the
Supreme Ruler of all, iu hie Iafiuite Wig
dem See seen fit to take from you a loving
husband acid father, we, the Odious and
members of Court Ebel, No. 261, 0. 0
F., deeire to extend to you our Edmoregod heartfelt eympathy iu your sore
bereavement. 'We pray that God's bless
ing may fl ,w richly upon you and that
we may all look forward to a glorious
reunion in the High Court above. Sega
ed on behalf of the Court in L. B. & 0.
EOM MODONALD, 0. 11 -
Geo. M. MITONIDLL, R. B•
Ethel', Feb. 120b, 1903,
G. B. Sooiexs.—A Ohrietiau Endeavor
Society was organized here in connection
with the Preabyterien ohuroh with 18
Dative and 24 associate members. The
following affluent were appointed a—Hoo.
President, Rev, D B. McRae ; President,
R. Barr 1 Vice Preeidenb, Mies Aline
Davies ; R-o.•Secretary, Mies Nellie
Laird ; Cor.•Seoretary Mies Selina
Weleb ; Treasurer, B. S. Campbell.
Committees were appointed as follows :—
Prayer Meeting—S Campbell and Missee
Laird, Dunbar, Lamont end Weleb ;
Lookout Committee -0. Devise and
Miesee Daviee, Ransom, Welsh and
Campbell ; Social Committee—Messrs.
Barr, Lamont and Misses McDonald,
Davies and Adams •, Organist, Mies Barr
and aesistent Wee Imlay.
BIIOOEest'oL Conosnx. —Anything the
Sone of Temperance Lodge here under
take uenelly goes with a encoesefai swing
and this wee well borne out in the con
Dart given in the Township Hall, under
their auapiaes, last Friday evening, The
Hall was web filled, the reserved plan
well looked after and the program carried
through without a hitch of any kind.
Tasty decorations hi the way of Bags,
bunting,house plants, pictures, &a.,
adornethe stage, the audience wee a
good humored one, good otdet was
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New Spring Goods for all
Departments
Now Constantly Arriving.
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We have just passed into stock some very special values in
New Carpets for the coming season. Why not make your choice
now We can supply you with yard wide Unions in New and
Pretty Designs at 25e, 40e and 50e, and All Wool at 75e and $1.00
In Tapestry Carpet we can showou a good range of lovely
Patterns and Special 'Values at 60e, 65e and 8c.
And should you wish somethingbetter still we will be pleased
to supply you with a Brussels ,
pp y seals or Velvet at the Lowest Prions,
AlFloor ;iso Linoleunls end rlr7oi Oils.
All Orders promptly and earefully attended toe
r 'Maroh Standard Faebion Sheets and ?atternejust reoelved, New ideas alwaya
waiting far yott in our PatlornDepartment,
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maintained and many enema given.
Iamb person taking part acquitted them•
eelves in good etyle thereby adding much
to the pleasure of those in atteodanoe.
The program was ae follows
eeleo)iue, Mr. Garrett, of Gorrie ; chair•
man's remarks by W. H. Herr ; humorous
song "Hefts very ill indeed," Mr. Garrett;
piano solo, Mies T. Welsh ; aolo, Mite
Maggie Taylor, Jamestown ; song, Alex
Lamont ; iitetrumeatal duet, violin and
piano, D. and Mies Taylor ; comic song
"Right before the Misses too," Mr, Gar.
ret) ; solo, Mies Mason ; song, Chas,
Davies ; ineb,umentai duet, Meseta, Tay.
for and Garrott ; solo, H. V. Avison,
Braseele; =sleet dialogue, Mies Speuoe
and 0. Davies; recitation, Wee Cole;
gong "I'd like to ask," Mx. Garrett ; eolo,
Mies Taylor ; eels, Wee Spence ; song ie
cher/weer, "Dill Bailey will you soon
come home," O. Devlin ; °om'c tong,
"I'tu one of the Commissioners," Mr,
Garrett ; inetrumental, Mr. and Mise
'Taylor ; solo, Mn. Avieon ; eoug "Shut
et," Mn. Garrett ; dust, by regoeet, "Tice
Groohet bewbee," Mr. and Mlea Taylor
Met' umental, Mr, and bliss Taylor cud
Mr, Gar'lett ; Tee National Anthem.
The aeoompantete were Misses Slemmou,
MuLauublia, Daviee and Sperms), and Mr.
Garret. At 15 and 26 mot admiesi ,n fee
bhe proceeds totalled the very eatiefaot
ory figure of $42 00. A portion of tbie
amount will be Bent to the Hospital for
Sink Children, Toronto. R. MoRay re.
corned Menke, in behalf of the Temper.
anoe Society for the generous eupport,
before the concert was oonolnded. The
Ethel Temperance Lodge has been in
existence for over 80 years and bas a
record worthy of appreciation. The
young people are to be commended for
the way they have stood by it and their
influence is a great deal broader than
some of them think. Friday evening's
courted and the benevolent distribution
of at ledst a portion of the proceeds will
do good.
Molar rtworalt
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Parties are raging in oar neighborhood.
Geo. Brown went to Orangeville to buy
horeee lash weak.
Miss Nettie Terry, of Monktou, is
visiting lriende iu the village. '
Wm. Murray is visiting his father and
mo'ber in Pinkerton tbie week.
Rev. Mr. Hunter was unable to take
bis work hereon Sunday owing to ilinese.
Rev. D. Rogers, of Fordwioh, will
preaoh in the Methodist church here on
Sunday next.
Ford and Miee Alma Cooper and Mies
Musgrove, ot the second, spent Sunday
at Molesworth.
The Epworth League of this place
intends to visit the Mayne League on
Wednesday evening.
Wm. Anetio, while working on Mo.
Allister's pond taking out lee, crushed
his toe and made him lame.
John Patterson had the misfortune to
out a gash in his foot with an axe that
will lay bim up for a few days.
VP 1'OXce ter. •
Mite Roes, of Brussels, is the guest of
of Mee M. Miller.
Mre. Quick, of Aeeinaboia, ie visiting
Mies 0. E, Lawrie.
H. Beeson, of Toronto, is a guest at
Outman Farm this week.
Frank Mitchell has putchaeed the San
demon property on Mill et.
Mies Ruby Duff, of Blaevale, is the
gueet of Mise J. Robertson.
Rev. J. Argo, of Dutra, occupied the
pulpit iu the Preebyterian ohuroh on San•
day.
The Misses Hastings, of Hawick, visit
ed their sister, Mrs. R. J. Bann, over
Sunday.
W, Trench, of Turoberry, has rented
the mance, for a abort period and it
moving his household effects ie this week.
The annual Howiok Sunday Reboot
Convention will be held in the Presbyter.
fan thumb: Gorrie, on Tbnrsday, Feb.
20th.
J, E. Blnoll is in Gorrie thio week
taking stook for T. D. Diger, who hae
told his hardware baeioees to Geo. Den•
stead.
A number of the young people of the
village attended the party at the house of
Alex. MoKerober, Howiok, on Tuesday
evening. .
The following enders represented
Wroxeter at the Boasplel in Wareham
on Wednesday. Barrier rink,—Geo
Town, Geo. Paulin, A. Paulin end R.
Blank, skip, Junior Rink.—Gordon
Rae, C. Raise, Geo. Kaska and Art, Rob.
lneon,skip.
4i r rts•.
Township Council on March 4.
Donald Richardson wee visiting at hie
brother Nen last week,
Mre. Jae. Danford and obildren, ot
Clinton, were visiting relatives while en
route to Listowel, their new home, We
wish them enemas
Bite. P. Blake's funeral took plane to
Seaforth on Sunday morning instead of
Saturday as announced last week, owing
to a necessary change in arrangements.
ementg.
Oar land is firmly held in "Winbor'e
grip" these days. Some of the conose.
alone are badly blocked. The thermom
star in tome oases registered 15 0 below
zero.
e. James Turnbull, wile and family,
accompanied by George and Mee. Mo•
Famous and family, attended the wed•
ing of their °oueiu, Will, Turnbull, near
Lletowel last week.
Thomas Straahan, jr., intends taking
possession of hie new farm, on the 6th
arm, in the Spring. Tom sbould re.
member that "Oaoe to every man and
Natiea Domes the moment to decade."
Rev. T. Wesley Cosene, of Brussels,
will preaoh the garment Missionary An
nivereary sermons at Roe's neat Sabbath
morning and "Uni',n" in the afternoon.
In the evening he will present the claims
of the Superannuation feud at Ethel,
OM om THANES.—The nndersigned
desire to express their warmest thanks
for the ltindnees and sympathy given
and expressed during the illness end
eulrsegdant decease of Mos P. Blake 1,y
neiuhbors and lriende and people of
animal,and hope they may he richly
rewarde. P. BLexra ANO Fettir,Y.
Nest Wednesday afternoon le the data
of the anotion sale of Thee, Simpson's
farm stook, implements, do. He intends
going West, Mr. Simpson's lot 18, 8rd
eon. P.13, Scott will be the aaationeer.
Mies Elle Turnbull has gone to Wol.
Rely, N. W. T., where abs hail taken a
situation as eohool teacher at a salary of
$48 00 per mouth, Mita Turnbull le e
daughter of Andrew Turnbull, 1601 eon„
and is a One teacher, Her lash eohool
bete wee at Drat too.
Mrs. A. L. Hanson and daughter
Gertrude, of Mioneapolle, Min. ; Mre
A. J, Doyle and son Clarence, of St.
Paul, Min., and Mre. Patrick Kelly, of
Seaforth, were here to attend the funeral
of the late Mre, Patrick Blake last San -
day. The ladies are daugbters of the
deceased. The tnneraleervioe wee taken
by Rev. Fr, Comeau Sunday afternoon
and High Mase Monday morning. Mre.
Hanson 053 Mre. Doyle will likely re.
main for n week or CO.
The Prince Albert Advocate of Jan.
19, makes mention of a son of Hector
Yl,Quarrie, 411 con„ as follows:—The
Young Liberal Club will open their par.
liamentary enssbon tomorrow evening. -
T, 0. Davis, M. P., Sae been elected
speaker ; Percy McLellan, member for
Sbellbrcok, as' deputy speaker. The
esbinet eomprieea J. D McLeod, as
Premier ; Chem Truecott, as Minister of
Interior ; A. E. Matheson, Public Works,
Dr. Tyermen, Railways. Mr, McQuarrie,
member for Colleeton, will move the
address, and the moor der, Percy Gal.
mor, member for Goseheu. The debate
will be interesting to all.
Iilisevet lc .
An epidemic of measles is prevailing in
the village.
Mre McAllister, who is residing with
her daagbtrr, Mre. Jame Messer, of
Morrisbank, ie very ill at preeeut.
Mra. Stirlins, of Mauoheater, Mre. Mo.
Gee, of Owen Sound, and Mrs. J. Geddes,
of ielgrave, were gusto of Mre. J. John-
ston over Sunday.
03 035 is 5', 1, I.
Knox ohuroh Endeavor le talking of
holding a mobilo aotertainmentshortly.
It was Will, not Harvey floater whose
hand was damaged at the Oober factory,
Brussels, as reported last week.
An organ bee been planed in the public
eohool and ie utilized in the opening and
closing exernieee and for Friday afternoon
program wben given.
Next Sabbath afternoon hay. 0. P.
Wella, of Ethel, will ocoupy the pulpit of
the Methodist church in Oranbrook. He
will preaoh in the iutereete of the Mission-
ary Emergency Fund.
108OrEJN.
Quite a number are laid up with la
grippe.
Township Oounoil manatee on page.4
of this Matte.
We are sorry to hear of the illness of
Wm. Taylor, 9 b line, of pneumonia, but
we hope he will soon be all right once
mare.
Wm. Wilson's anotion sale will be bald
Friday afternoon of this week, 5th line.
He la selliug everything so as to move to
the West.
Jno. Duncan, of Gaelpb, was home for
a day or two, He has a warm spot in
his heart for this locality and Brussels
is not left out in his kindly regard.
A former Morrisite writing from
Determine, Manitoba, says "Eualoaed find
91 00 in payment of THE POST. It is like
a letter from borne and we oan't do
without it".
The Sabbath school at Jackson's ohuroh
has 'Memo Wm. Skelton as Superintend.
eat 10 serve -cion to Wm. Jackson,
removed. A choir has been f organized to
teke oherge of the congregational. singing.
Wedneeday Kenneth MnKenzie, who
bee been home on a boliday visit, left for
Portage la -Prairie, Man., where be boldo
a lucrative position. He was to call on
fri,nde at Minneapolis, on his Way
Weebward.
Herbert Wheeler, of Escanaba, Mich„
who was home tor an enjoyable visit of
six weeks, baa returned to Uccle Sam's,
land visiting friends at London, Saginaw,
and Vanderbilt before settling down to
work. We wish him continued proeper-
ity.
Pnotlomrxo.—The Alameda (N. W. T.)
Dispatch, of Feb. 6th, nye of a sou of
Riobard Bewley, Morris t—F, 0. White
look, late manager of A. R. Hopper's
Nanking bueinest, lett for Winnipeg on
Saturday Lat. Hie position will be
filled by G. J. Bewley. The salary to
start with is 9725 00." The many
friends of G. J., will be well pleased with
the above note and will wieh him further
promotion in the near future,
Not long ago a young man was calling
an a not very dietant neigbbor on a very
foggy day. Shying "Good Bye" to hie
Friend he started off for bis home and
after trudging for some time saw the
outline of a barn through the mist,
imagine bis surprise when he found him.
self almost bank to ibe said neighbors,
He took the lane fence
a as bisR
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this junotgre and arrived safely at kis
own dominos in due time.
MATatoroNIAL.—Wednesday evening of
this week, Rev. John Rose, B. A., of
Brussels, tied the matrimonial bow be.
tween Walter Sharp, of Goderioh, former-
ly of this ooMmunity, and Mies Mary a.
Shuttle, e) the home of the bride, 4th
line. The principals Were nbattended.
Wedding gifts of considerable value and
utefulnese were Made end many good
wishes were expressed for a happy future,
An enjoyable evening was spent and an
elaborate wedding supper served. Mr,
and Mre. Sharp will matte their borne at
Goderioh where the groom is employed
in the furniture factory. That their
joys may be many and their broubiee few
is the wish of a wide cirole 0f friends,
THE POST inoluded.
Tna LATE Iseeo STanns:—A letter troth
R. J. MoMeoney, of New Westminater,
B. C" to his aunt, Mrs, Joseph Stubbs,
4th line, glvee some additional partieulere
of the Rinses and demise of the late Isaac
Stubbs. "Re died on Feb. 5th, at 6 p.
m., in the Columbian Hospital, from
typhoid fever. Everything posefble wae
done for the patient fn the way of doctor,
indeed Harte, &o, Dnisaeed took ill 3 t
week previously while working on a
dredge at Ladder's Landing, 10 miles
from New Westminster, In visiting bim
although vary in, he was quite ebeertal
and asked that no word ot bis illness be
sent home as be hoped to be able to write
In a little white himself, Isaac wart do.
ing well up to three days before his death
wben a bud tura oama and he was not
able to rally. The Dr. said the nurse
told bim that demented was a good patieut
and did not coffer at the teat and ja,t
slept pesoetully away. There wae no
time for any of us to get there before he
died. I went tbia afternoon (Feb. 5th)
and taw the remains and be looked very
peeve/el. Mother is obeying with net,r
Etta (Mre. Thotnpeun,) she takes Iseso'a
death vary hard as eke knows how you
will mise bim," A large congregation as
trembled at Benshine ohorab Inst Sabbath
afternoon when a memorial service for
the late Mr. Stubbs was held. Rev. Mr.
Brown, the pastor, preaobed a very snit
able die000rse, speaking oomfortiug words
to the relatives present. Mr. Smiths was
a member of the Sabbath school at Sun-
shine and enjoyed the esteem of many
who will regret bis early denotes. His
age was 27 paten. He bad been a year
away from home and wae intending to
some b,ok to Manitoba tbie Spring where
he bad taken up land.
Interesting Letter From Mr,
Ronald.
SIICAR IDEETS, CRAIN, COAL, otic,
To the Editor of THE Poem
Dna BIa,—Ir, a late "Pon" I saw that
Mr. Leckie bad gone on a tour of inspea•
tion to some of the lately iusballed Beet
Sugar Factories, no doubt with a view of
inaugurating snob a modern, useful lona
tution in Brussels. I was pleased to see
myself, ab the last Toronto exhibition,
some aix or eight sample lots tram Ont
aria and the Brussels lot appeared to be
the second beet there and then I felt a
good thing wae in store for our Bruseele
farmers. Michigan has 16 Oratories in
operation with daily capacity 0,600 ton.
°Dating $5 00 per ton paid to farmers for
beets, California more, Colorado lees.
These are the three leading beet etatee.
So expert are tiny in making the anger
that in a short time they claim Detroit
will be selling roger at 2 riots a
pound, besides the large income it
furnishes .the farmers. It will also
be a boon to all anger aoosamere.
Following are some auger beet partio
Mars regarding the state of Michigan
that may be of interest:—The following
factories are sow in operation in Michigan
their respective locations and capacities
being as' follows :—
Tone daily
Factories and location. Capacity
Waltham Sugar Co., Bay Oity 600
Bey City Sugar Go., Bey City 600
West Bay City Sugar Oa., West Bay
City 600
German•Amerioau Co„ Saizburg400
Saginaw Sugar Go., Saginaw 600
Alma Sugar Co., A'me 600
Lansing Sager Go., Lansing 600
Peninsular Boger Refining Go., Oaro 600
Detroit Sugar Go., Roebeeter 500
Marine City Sugar Om, Marine City 850
Holland Sugar Co., Holland.. 850
Wolverine Sugar Co., Benton Harbor 500
Kalamazoo Sugar Go., Salamazoo,. 500
Tone daily capacity 6 600
The factories represent a total invest-
ment of $7,700,000.
Daring the year just ended there were
66,400 acres of beets hsrvesbed and 16,848
coutraetore and !militias were on the lisle
of the taotoriee. The average number of
sores for each family was 3 9 and the
average percentage of auger 141. A total
of 98,106,520 was paid by the taotoriee
for the beets at an average value per ton
of 95 20
The following companies have been
organized and have factorise in prooeesof
nonstruabion for the campaign of 1902.08 t
Faotoriee and location. Tone
Sebewaing Sugar Go., Sebewaing•. 600
Valley Sugar Co., Saginaw 000
Cromwell SngarGo.,Orosawell 600
Macomb Sugar Go , Mt, Clemens,600
Added daily capacity for next season 2,400
Oootraote with farmers for the growing
• of beets for the campaign beginning Oslo.
bee 1908, have already been made by all
the (eateries at the old prioe of 94.60 per
ton.
Tho more one seat of thio country in
its great diversity of produatiou, its
wealth-enotmously looms to the front.
New York papers claim it controls half of
the Booking capital ot the civilized
world ; has now five bundred millions of
gold in Treasury, and a quarter of thee
amount in unooined gold bullion •; one
hundred and seventy millions in bard
oath hes just been paid out in New York
Jan. Ise as the last six months dividend
earnings of leading financial institutions.
With all this wonderful prosperity states-
men disoorentiug the future fear that the
extraordinary coat of labor over and
above European labor may ultimately
exclude theta from competing iu foreign
markets; on the other hand their great
extent, and full ooutrol of their own
immelhee markets, enables them to
syabsmitise laboran epeolfio linea, millions
of one article iu eaoh factory, with high
paid, intelligent workmen, quick and
energetic, each probab y gnadenpling in
quantity and in many inetanoee at one.
tenth the cost of many European arti°lee
will be eure to hold their own, and tom
mend a large aline of the markets of the
world. Chicago is reported to have
reoefved the past year 87 million bnebele
of wheat, 47 millions of Dorn ; 40% lege
than termer years but Winnipeg will
ontetrip 'hie is wheat next year if she
hae not quite, the pant year. Ohidago is
fast toeing its supremacy as a shipping
oentre on element of ice shallow water.
The street railway tunnels under ice rivet
preventing its being 'deepened ntitii Ry.
charters expire neat year, then a crusade
will demand 26 to 80 feet of water, only
19 at preeeut, which can't a000mmsdate
the 5,000 ton steamers, 600 feet long gat-
ing to numerous ; two snob big ships are
now being built at Wyandotte, 10 miles
below Detroit, for the Chicago, Duluth to
Qaebee line. The newspapers often re-
marking of the newly acquired boom and
proeperlty in Canada, her great resogroee
in mineral wealth just developing, and
look appalled at the large emigration from
the United Btatee to the prodnotive
Cauadtan Northwest grain laude ; in a
reuesbel1 Wby 7 Because (Moeda mime
25 to 40 bosbele where the U. B. stand.
ands are eeldum over 15 batbels to the
aore. Apropoe Canadian leaning, a
Detroit miuteter thought he would get a
joke on "Yount truly,' he said a Cana
lien preacher in a country district, all
farmers, had bard work to keep them
awake, no doubt the sermons were dry,
in the middle of bis discourse he boldly
thundered oat "I say my friends wheat
has jinn gone up 5 orate a buebel in
favorite" this soon brought maay almost
up standing wondering where he had got
snoh good news ; result no more altering
that day.
The coal question is the skeleton in the
cupboard here at present even in the
street fare you will bear one lady ask
another "have you got a supply and how
do yen menage with that smoky, dirty
scoff 1" The gist of this whole question
is chat with honest men little inoonveoi.
enoe would have been felt other than wait
and be eatiefled with small quantities at
e time, but instead of this the dealers
combined and conspired to "bold up"
consumers' foreleg them to ase only Bolt
foal upon which they cooed make 98 to 94
a ton profit, instead ot only $1 a ton on
hard coal Almost all the dealers in
Chicago are now being prosecuted for
violating the law which tea criminal of-
fence to conspire to boost up the place,
preventing oompetition in the usual
channels of trade. Gold, selfishness,
extreme greed, to take undue advantage
of one's neighbor is the canker worm of
this country, actually reckoned clever by
BOO many ; these wreaked Egypt, Greece
and Rome, it is to be hoped the grand old
"Golden Bole" will yet root out this
moral depravity. Bt. Louis bas just
ooudemaed and sent to prison for 3 years,
almost all her law makers for bribery
and corruption tbrough the efforte and
exposure of one young man a amoral
Samson". We had almost exclaimed
"there wae not a man to till the ground"
but are consoled by the good thought that
'-There's corn in Egypt yet," Men like
John Mitchell, the miners representative,
it a oredit to this oouotry, well described
as a peacemaker, a champion of the poor
roan's rights, a Napoleon in °good cause.
Iu a lesser measure the old Bootobinan
in being twitted, jokingly if he ever gave
only 14 nonose to each pound of tea or
sugar, replied indignantly "As aura as
God Almighty himself Bite on the counter
watching me I never tail to give the lull
16 canoes." Old Scotland is full of snob
men, the "Big Book" epeaka of "the
remnants" and "those who have never
bowed the knee to Baal," of Boob is the
aalt of the earth.
Detroit baa about two ionise only of
anew with mild weather, very little below
freezing point. The population is 800,-
000. It ie a beautiful, clean city, very
quick street oar servioe and claimed to be
she healthiest in the Union, mainly
aansed by ate grand river, a mile broad, 5
ho 6 miles an hour current, furnishing
pore water end perteet drainage,
.Very reepeetlolly, yours,
JNo, D. Roaean.
Detroit, Mioh„ Jan. 24, 1908.
Clinton's Private Hospital.
To the Editor of THE Poem
DEAR BIn,—I noticed a letter in THE
Peer a short time ago, over the signature
of Dr. MoNanghtoo, giving a somewhat
rosy colored artiole anent the private
Hoepital in Clinton. Although the Doo
tore story is apt to oreate exaggerated
impreseions I only wish, as a ratepayer,
t000uflne myself to one feature contain-
ed in bis letter, viz , The advocacy of a
County grant for the maintenauoe of
this private Meditation. What bas the
hospital done to justify such an expendi-
ture of publio mosey 1 It is entirely a
private enterprise, originated solely and
eonduoted exclusively for the financial
benefit of Dr. Genn. Just beoaase large
oitiee and towns partially support Inept.
tale is no reason why the Go. of Huron
should eupport tbie one. If the propria.
tor would set apart two or three rooms
out of the twenty mentioned for the
benefit of the poor and give surgical and
mediae' treatment with board for the
nominal enm of $2 50 per week, (aa is
done in city hoepibale) then I could see
some argument in favor of a grant, but
instead of that, the chargee, according to
report, even exceed that of the private
wards of the oily hospital. Should Mr.
McLean, of the Seaforth Expositor, who
also advocates a County grant, choose to
bequeath a legacy no one, outside hie
relationehip, would for a moment object.
Or if some grateful patient, who bad no
relatives, should leave to the hospital all
he bad, so long as no undue influence was
exerted, the poblio would have no cause
for complaint, but to nae publio money
for that purpose would be eminently
absurd. Jest as reasonable would it be
to give a Moniolpal bounty to any groom,
hntoher or baker, Who obooaee to estab.
lieb a business to promote bis own per
sona! interests. Dr. Gann evidently
possesses an exaggerated idea as to the
importenoe of hoot tai, as be hats al.
ready asked and received from the
Dominion Government the large build
ing that stood upon the site of the new
Poet offs at Clinton, and not a etiolt of
which wae need for any public purpose.
He has also attempted to obtain other
privileges and perquieitee on the strength
of it. So it it quite within probability,
tbat he, or someone for him, may apply
for a Oonnty grant. Private hospitals
ere of 50 advantage to tbeprofeenion, and
to those who will look on all sides of the
question not an unmixed, good, oven to
the publio. Should each au application
be made, I trust that you as Warden,
will see that the Council will reject am
piratically any snob proposal and that
will be, aoeording to that Hilton New.Dira,
"Ksrt.eot," Iteepeottuilt' youre,
RATEBATEIL
EDITORIAL NOTI1S,
912,900 as en annual eubeidy bee been
voted by the Jamaica Legielatdre to
setablieb, as their share, s lige of steam-
ehipe between Canada and that islauo.
Canadian trade and markets are fought
atter to•devy et never before and the
department of Trade and Commerce u,
tine Dominion has its work out out eh
right and a big lot of it too if they earn
fully attend to all they ehoold in this our
growing time.
Menu 10th le set as the date fur
opeuing the Provinoial Legislature in
thin Frovinoe. It is hardly likely Bir
Oliver Mowat, Lieutenant Governor, will
be abbe to attend owing to illneee. He
took a weak spell in Government House
the other day and struts bis head in.
fallieg. Sir Oliver is past 82 yeare of
age so failing powers will not be an
occasion for wonderment. He has beau
a remarkable man and will be greatly
missed from the arena of action.
•
TttaaE 18 no doubt bat that an eatena
sive addition will have to be built to the
County House of Refuge, at Otinton, in
the near future. In constructing the
present building the a000mmodation was
fleeced for 75 Lunettes as the outside
limit and this was thought to be amply
sufficient es only about 40 inmates oama
in at the opening but to -day there are
some 82 on the regitber, with the prob.
abilities of further aooeseions in a short
time. So crowded is the house that bede
have beenplaced in the basement to
make the necessary provision, Possibly
the greatest need iu addition to bed
rooms is a properly arranged 100911al
department where diseased patients
could be treated with greater oonvenienoe
and comfort and at the same time make
it poteible to arrange for the isolation of
Persons with infeotiooa diseases. At the
present time there is the second case of
erysipelas in the House with the danger
of 11 spreading. A man wae sent to this
institution from a neighboring towuehip
bat on it being diteovered that he wae
ailing with erysipelas be was not pet.
mitred to remain. Shortly after a Para.
Martin took emir with the same disease
and died. Dr. Shaw, the physician in
charge, ordered her clothing to be burned
bat a shawl belonging to her was taken
and worn by another inmate and now
Me is a victim to the very disagreeable
and dangerous ailment. Ia a palate
Meditation of this kind arraugemenie
should be made to obviate such casae at
Me one oited and no doubt the County
Council will take some ancien shortly.
We ban prided ourselves on the oepabte
and eoonomioel management of the
Huron Rooee of Refuge but the neoeseary
room would add very greatly to the
easier oaring for of this large family,
many of whom are aged and infirm or
wanting in intelligence. An outbreak of
some oontageoue disease might prove e
very costly item to the Co. as it would be
quite impoes.ble in the overorowded
condition of the building to give the
attention neoeesary to the patients. No
doubt the House of Refuge Committee
will report on this subject and iu this
way the Commit will be brought into
tonoh with the necessities of bhe case,
although the members of that body are
probably cognizant of the situation
but have hesitated about going to the
expense that would be necessary to prop-
erly adjaet and improve existing condi-
tions. The most farseeing County
Oonnoillor of the 52 members under the
old Aot, never loreoaated that anything
likes 80 people would be inmates of the
Homo ot Refuge as it was expected that
many of the old folk would have dropped
off;;,iokly but the reoords prove to the
ntrary, henna the load and oft repeated
alts for enlarged premises.
William Geddes was elected Mayor of
Btratbroy by seven majority.
Dr. 0. R. Mattoon, burgeon -Lieutenant.
Colonel, and ex -Mayor of aleafotd, is
dead.
Fire destroyed Banfield'e carpet ware.
house at Winnipeg, causing a toes of over
$100,000.
A Are at Qnebeo did damage estimated
at 990,000. 'Three firemen were bort by
a falling wall.
The sureties of Treasurer Shambleaa,
f Rent County, have esttled for 98,000,
ltd klhembnean has been eat at liberty,
The Ooroner'e jury at 001110gwood
gaud Olark culpably negligent in plating:
menu within Me infant daugbcer'a
snoh. Clark was discharged.
Hon, F. R. Latchford Win leave toward
be end of the mouth or first of Match
or a trip over the portion of the Teale.
riming & Northern Ontario Railway,
5w under commotion from North Bay,
ehopee to complete the inepeotion be -
ore the Roams Wag.
MasLareu Brotkers, limited, le the
sane of a company incorporated to menu.
a0taro, produce, purobase, sell and deal
n butter, °been°, eggs, mutt, vogctablee,
sultry and other farm and dairy pro-
unto, The headguartere of the nom.
any is the torso of Ingersoll, and the
apical 9160,000. O. M. Budedn, 0. W.
itobeh and W. R. 'Pride are the pro.
isioutl threaten. A, R. MaeLaren, M.
„ is a member of the company,
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