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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1903-4-30, Page 1Vol. 81. No. 42 BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, New Advertisements. Loonl—G. E. King. Allan Line --W. 61, Kerr, Local—Wilton & To the ladies—A. Strachan. Wanted—Harry A.. Matobett, Spring goods—F, B, Horsley. Bull for sale—Andrew Hiolop. Waterproof olotbing—McKinnon & 0o. Hollywood paint—A, el, Molloy & 00, IZ"atr .Ct 8ttas. )[31uevale. Seeding ie oompleted and now the far. mere are waiting for rain. Mee. and Mies Anderson, of Wawa. nosh, have moved into the house they pnrobaeed from Mre. Rutherford, and will make this their home in future. S. Cleghorn, wife and ohild, started for Manitoba lest week. Henry Hawkins also went. He wae going to Pilot Mound to build ahouseTor John Gemmill, for. merle. of Turnberry. • Within the last few days 6 'ogre of fence poets have been shipped from this station ; one oar of lumber- and one oar of hogs, Two care of 13, 0. shingloe and oue oar of lath were received. We are informed that Robert Mal Tough has Bold his stook of merohandlee to Robert Shaw, Mr, Shaw tont po00es. Dion en June. Mr, and Mre, Mellough's removal from ouraeidet will be regretted by the whole community. Although only a short time amouget 00 they have gained the aonftdenoe of all with whom they had dealings— e Ifa1err ave. Seeding is over and root ground being gotten ready. An in house and woodshed is being built by D. Sproat this week. Our old villager, Mr. Bengougb, in ins• proving eomewbat in health although still quite weak. A. Proctor, en old and well known reeident, hue been eoriouoly ill bat we hope he will soon bo better. Quarterly oommunion service will be held in Belgrave Mothodiet Church next Sabbath morning. The pastor, Rev. Mr. Brown, will oflioiate. • Five kilne of limo have thready been burnt at Nicholson's Limo Werke, West of bare, this season. Muth kiln represents about 660 buebele, . 6 loads of lime were hauled away last ,cask by S.S. Cooper, TOE LI., 8 i a IES New, ]Dainty @ Stylish for Warm Weather. We beg to,draw your special attention to our very extensive and select range of White and Colored Muslins, Organdies, Dress Ging- hams, Stripe and Flake Linon Toiles, Voiles, Stc., suitable for Spring and Summer wear. We have paid special attention to • this department and consequently are prepared to show you the Very Latest and most Up-to-date designs in -the market. Shirred garments are the vogue for Ladies', Misses and Little Girls. Our stock of Standard Patterns is rich in all the Latest and 'Prettiest Styles. Please note that beginning with the May output all new issues of Standard Patterns for Misses, Girls and Children will be 10 and 15o.—none higher. A pleasure to show you our pretty goods for Summer wear. NO. .FANOY PRIDES. EVERYTHING OH]]AP. A. Strac Before you begin to Paint your house be sure you get the BEST Paint possible for the money and at the same time give Best satisfaction and longest wear, The Slier\v!i11!aMs Puiu1 gives these results :—It's a pure Lead, Zinc, Linseed 011 Paint, thoroughly mixed ; covers more surface to the gallon; easily applied and givesbetter results than any other. '1'ry a gallon and see for yourself. Vol. sale by— . TURNBULL. WILTON 1 �! contractor, who is to get his season's supply from Niagara. Niaholeon. A stone wall will be put under Trinity aburoh preparatory to veneering with brink. The buieding may be raised to permit of n basement being arranged. The Bishop of Heron will hold a Con. firmation eervie° in oonneotion with the English ohnroh in thin plane on Thum day of next week, May 7, at 3 o'clock. There le e Targe class. A. good year le roperted in connection with the church and finances were never in better eon clition, it net bntanue being in hand at the close of the Linnnoial year. The in• outnbent, Rev. Mr. Edmonds, le doing good work, Mole r1Wor.•tit, The cheese tottery begins operations ou Thuredny of this week. There was no service in the Methodist ohuruh owing to the Quarterly 'service at Trowbridge, Rev. J, L. Stewart, of Belmaro, own. pied the pulpit in the Presbyterian church on Sunday. Andrew Mann, who to employed with Ed. Smith,- framer, at Thos. Bennett's new barn in Grey, on Wednesday of last week, had the mishap to out his leg with REV adze he was using. A Dr, had to pet several ettttbee in the out. A, Mitchell left Tuesday morning for New Ontario, near Fort William, where he has received a position as bookkeeper in a store belonging to the Hudson'e Bay Company. • We are sorry to lose Allan from our midet as' he Spent moat of hie e daya amongst na but we all join in wish- ing every success in hinew moa. tion and hope that health and proeperlty may attend hie efforts. Mr. Piercy, who represents the Upper Canada Tract Society, has left Moles• worth for Listowel. He is an energetic worker and during hie etay here sold 09 bibles, 563 books and travelled 195 milee in 17 day°. Ide. has won many friende around Molesworth and he may rest assured that wherever his lot ie oast wbelher in this land or his native land, England, his memory will be aheriebed as one who labored for the oaeee of Ohriet and the wellbeing of his fellow men, %Vroxetee. R. Tranob shipped a car load of bogs on Monday. Reeve Bray and Mise Bray spent Fri day in Wingham. Jemee Gibb had qnite a large delivery of fruit trees on Saturday. Mre, J. Hartley and Mee. F. G. Hemp. hill visited in Wingham on Saturday. H. W. Avison and D. Stewart, of Brae eels, visited at 0. Smith's, on Saturday: Peter Smith hag returned from Owen Sound where he bas been attending Bast nese College. Geo. Dane and daughter, Mies Margaret, of Hamilton, are guests of Mre. Wm. Sanderson. Waldo Miller has taken a position in J, Hayworth's etore and we understand will learn the harness business. A meeting of the shareholders of the new scaleswillbe held Thursday evening, and a dividend of ton per cent. deolared. A. nnmber from here attended the Junior League Football game in Wingham on Wedueeday, between teams from Brue• eels and Wingbam. Commencing next Sunday, the Sunday School in oonneotion with the Presbyter tan Church, for the Summer months will be held fat 9.45 a, m,, instead of in the afternoon, At a meeting held in , the Episcopal Obeech on Friday night, it wae decided to re open the Sunday Sobool for the Summar months, beginning next Sunday ah8p.m. Jauiaet town. Loa INiuuxn.—One day last week as Samuel Burk wee driving home oue of the lines oame unenepped from , the bridle and in attempting to drive to through the gate one of the buggy wheels aaugbt-the poet and the driver wee thrown out. Tbe cords of hie left knee were quite seriously injneed and be le now compelled to get about on oratohee, Mr•. Burk will likely be laid up for some time ne the knee damaged had been stiff for some years from an injury reoeived.' We hope no permanent barm will be sustained en it would go bard with him to be reelrained from getting about. Area. G. MoUoen FOUND DNAn,—The relatives and friende of the late A. G. MoOoeb, were very bi&dly surprised, when ft wae discovered that he was found deed at hie home, on the 6th son„ Duron town ship, Bruce 00„ lying in the message in hie stable with a hall bnehel ball full of mangolde, his neok,on the edge of the half bushel, and hie face tightly pressed on the maugolde in the balf•buabell, snob wae his condition when found by his n'peewe, John and Robt, MoCoeh, Mr MoOneh.lived in rather a lonely place, no neighbors being near, and not being mar. tied lived all alone. He wae known all over for hie cheerfulness and good aom• pany and was often visited by %figment. anon, He was eeen by n neigbhor on Monday afternoon, Apri1:20th, and when found it wae the 'fallowing Friday even- ing about 8 O'olook. It will never be known when the sed event manned but from hie appearance when found it 'nun hnve,been Monday or Toeedny evening he died,, He had pub in hie cattle for the night and let out bie horses to gat water end any person going' near the place would have beau sorry to hoar the cattle calling for food end water, Deceased wae in the habit ofoiu to late brother Roberts for hie mail on TbnrednY but eometunes on amount of the lo0almore not 0001100 till Friday, nothing was thought of hie net oomiug till Friday everting. ddilebrotber being eurprised at his absence!, sent hie boys up with their unole'e mall when bhey found him to above described. He was a real Scotch, man and loved to talk of big Native' land, Mr, MoCosh was a vary intelligent man, a greet reader and had travelled quite a bit being in California and different other places, He wae of a kind 'and obliging diepoeition, ready to lend a band to anyone in need. It may very truly be end Of him "To known him woe to love THURSDAY, APRIL 80, 1908 W. H. KE1,R, Prop. and reopen( him," The euhjeot of (hie notice was the youngest of hie family and was in hie 05th year, He has three brothers living, William and Robert W., nt Baron towuohip, and Thomas, of Paris etathon,' a °ommercial traveller, One brother, John, died about thirty years ago. The funeral, wbioh was from the residence of•hie brother Robert, was one of the largest ever HMO in anon township, being conducted by Rev. J. MoParlane, Preebyberinn minister, of Pine River, and Dr. McKay, of Kinoar• dine, The deoeaeed gentleman ie a° uncle of A. U.. and Mre. MuUoah, the latter being a daughter of John and Mrs. Strachan, of Jamestown, C7mean, R'o le. Tom Campbell, of Logan, Sandayed at the "Union". James Long, of Seaforth, spent Stin• day at hie home here. Tom. Telfer and M. Cardiff, of Walton, were vatting Oranbrook friends Suu• day feet. Service will 'be withdrawn in the Methodist obaroh next Sabbattp afternoon owing to it being 00mm0nio0 at Bruggele. iv. J. Cameron is home from attend• anon at the Ontario ,Dental College, Termite. He bas another term to put in yet before graduation. It is acid (bat Cameron Bros. will not sow a fax orop this year. They find difficulty in getting it harvested owing to hands being so scarce. One night recently eomebody visited John Ra nsbam and helped t emaelvee to two bags of wheat. They weren't John's bags that they took either. When A. Reymann wae coming home from Detroit lie was on bie train at Stratford en route to Listowel when they were run into by another engine in the yard at Stratford. Nobody was hurt but these frequent aooidente rather jar on a pereon's nerves in public travel. , 19aorrls. The means are at work on the atone stabling for George Kerr's enlarged barn. Dr. 9, L. Caldbiok is here for a short vacation looking the picture of health. His home ie at Grand Rapids, Michigan. The nasal Sabbath afternoon servioe will not beheld in the ohnroh at Sunshine next Sand=y as the quarterly servioe will be conducted at Belgrave on that day. Last Taeeday Jae. Sherrie, 41b line, delivered 8 hogs, of the York -Tam. variety, to Joseph Clegg for which he reoeived the tidy gnu of 6111.00. Who can beat (bie for good returns 7 Rev. 0. S. and Mrs. Fiokbeiner and children, of Sebringville, were vieibors at Mre. Thomas Maunders' last• week. The rev. gentleman wag on hie way home trete attending the Oanadian Oonterenoe of the Evangelical Aeeooietinn which met at Dashwood. Mr. Fiokbeiner is not moving thio year. Rev. S. 11. Kneohtel was re eleoted PreeidingElder for !mother year. It is said that Adam Halliday' baa disposed of bie 100 acre farm, 6th line, to Wm. Armstrong, of the same line, for the 8001 of $6,500, Mr, Halliday, who has beau a reeident of Morrie for the past 16 or 17,yeare, will likely retire from farm. ing as he i8 abort of help owing ba the locating of bie sang elsewhere. We will be sorry to have the familyy remove from this locality. Greer. Seeding is about over. Wesley Speiran, 14th con„ spent Sun- day in Brussels, The next meeting of Grey Oonnoil will be held on Monday, May 11111. •' Ohne Bozell and wife, 101b con., were visitors at N. B. Gerry's, Blyth, Iasi Sunday. • Mies Lizzie Goodwin, of Palmerston, is visiting her brother, W. J. Goodwin, and hie bride. Jae, Sbiele disposed of a fine draught mare to Diokson Bros., of Walton, at a, good figure. Report 'says a wedding will take place in the near tntnre. The 14111 will supply both bride and grgom. ' Mr, MoDonald, 12th' oon„ Sundayed with his pardicts at Walton, Hie mother hasbeeneeriouelyly ill, Mise Sadie Bnttery'e many friende are Rind to see her able to be around again after an illness of about eix weeks. A redoing was held at Geo. McKay's, Mcnarieff, ou Teeeday evening, when a driving shed, 20x30 Leet, wee raised. Recently Wm, Bray, 16th none had the misfortune to have several ribs broken, We hope he will be all right in a abort time., The 60 acre farm of Robert Doig being South half lot 6, nue 6, has been par. ohaesd'•by J. 0 Took, of Brussels, at 62,600. Robb Bowen will reside on the farm, ' Wm. Peruser ie going to Parry Sound Diearieb to run a saw mill for Chas. Querengeseer, formerly of (bie' locality. He bnugbt Mr. Quereugesser's mill on the IGth oon, of Grey. Rev. W. A. Smith, B. D , of Oil. Springs, has been invited to Belmont oh, curt for the next Oonferenoe year, He ao. oepted enbjeot to the action Of the Stationing Obmmittee. Next Sabbath the regular quarterly oommunion,seevioe will be held in Roes'' church, Owing t0 this the regular preaobiug eervios at the "Union" will be withdrawn for that clay. • We are pleased to see Donnie Bloke, 14th eon. able to be ' about rpm more. He wae laid np for a good aline of the past Winter with a dteabled .leg but is getting r attic along all right now, ti g Mr. Q Mc na°lt rrie d family have get settled on the Harbottle fitrny 14tH ane„ which be p0rohaoed from Peter Roes, Mre, Boyle, of Brantford, hae moved to the farm re0ently bought from Robert Bowen, ' Wnenind —As we stated last week Nelson Aehtn, a well -to do young fanner of the 14th ow, and Mioe'Annie Contee, of Bengalis, were wedded on Wednesday of hent week in Seaforth. Rev. I. B. Wallwin, 13, A.,'Msthodist minieter, per formed the oeremtny. Mr, and Niro. Aspin will make their home on the 14tb, Their large oirole of friende wish them all the joys of married life. Mrs. Jus, Perris Is suffering from an attack of rheumatism but we hope she will soon be relieved of her troublesome ailment. etex, MaBay, 15th oon,, who has been laid up with rheumabiem for the past three weeks, to still ill bat his many Wanda hope he will soon be butter. Graem, son of N. M. Richardson, 7th oon,, who has had a trying experience for over 4 months from an injury to hie left arm, is malting favorable progress and will soon be o. k, He underwent four aperatlone In the treatment of the phye ideate with the disabled member. A fall et settee! was the Meeting point and '0 serious wae the ogee that amputation wae thought to be nunnery but the measures adopted proved eaaoeeeful and the arm saved to the satisfaction of a large ciente of friends. LANG—HLAPY.—The Litchfield (Neb.) Monitor says ;—"On Wedneeday, April let, 1903, at noon, Albert D. Lang and Mamie Iteapy were united in marriage ab the home of the bride's parents, the Rev. A. M. Sheppard officiating. This was the largest wedding tbat;}as occurred in this oeuobry for years. The number, preeenb for dinner was 124. The bride and groom were recipients of nhmeroos presents. The bride was a.former reef. dent of the 9th' icon,, being a daughter of George Beatty:. .' • iCtho1. Sugar beets will be cultivated by a number of oar fanners. MiesSlemmon is supplying as' organistanist in the Metliod'aab ohnroh in the absence of 'thf -e Laura Spence. . Ethel Cheese factory will commence operations for this season next week. The prospects are good. Friday evening of this week the Royal Tempters of Atwood talk of paying our Temperance Lodge a fralenal visit, Mrs. George Mitobell and daaghter were visiting the former's parents during the past week at Broeeels. Her sister left for Manitoba on Tuesday. Several from this looaliby attended the anniversary ohnroh servioe of Brunets Odd Fellows Lodge last Sabbath evening. Sermon was preached in the Methodist ohorah by Rev. Mr. Owens. We aro sorry to bear of the illness et 14tre.. Robert McKay, who lives a couple of miles West of here. Two doctors were in attendance but we hope she will Boon be better. Mre, McKay to past 75 years of age. 8. J. Nichol, formerly of this locality writing from Arden, Man., under date of April 22nd, eaya :—We are having grand weather here for seeding and the farm• ora ars well ahead with their work. I understand that the balls of wheat seeding is done in this Inoality. The -visit of Mre. Onyler, of Wbite- ohurob, to Ethel and her addressee on Sabbath and Monday offset week in the Methodist church were of no small inter. ee0, Mre. Onyler is an enthueiaetio believer in Missions and has had good good reason to know by her own exper. ienoee. She will be welcome back to Ethel again. leetadknarv. MaKmnon GonNOIL.—Conooil met in Dublin en Wednesday April 22nd, for the purpose of giving those wbn eigned a petition for drain to hent Engineer's Report report read and privilege given to withdraw or add more names. Mem bars of Cloonail all present and John M. Govenlook took declaration of office. Minutes of former meeting read and adopted. The Engineer's report in Can• ada Co, drain, known n0 Drain No. 4, being read and plane and profile examin• ed and no withdrawals the Reeve was sathorizad to sign the petition and the Clerk asked to draft a Bylaw for raising sum in ten years, at 4 per cent. A requisi- tion from the town of St. Mary's ening the Council to request the Legislature to compel all owners of heavy wagons to put on live inch tires for the benefit of roads. No notion was taken an County Oouuoils have the power to do so now. Accounts were panned and paid amount. ing to $19216, $20 00 of this was for burying and expense of a man found dead in a culvert euppoeed to have lain their for three months. Moved by Thomas Murray, seconded by John S. Brown (bat South part of lot 10 and South half lob 11 in the 20tb concession be taken from Sobool sections No. 6, and put in Section No. 8. Moved in amendment by Obarfes Little,seoonded by John M. Govenlook that the above mentioned Iota be left in eobool eeotion No. 5. Council adjourned to meet in Mr, White's, Leadbury, on Saturday May 30, at 1 o'olook as a Court of Revision on Assessment Roll, JNo, 0. MOnaosoN, Olerlt. Walton. • Leotnre in the Methodist church here ou Friday evening of this week by Rev. Riobard Hobbs,- of Wingham, on the ',Triangular Man," It is well worth •Nearing. W. Taylor and daughter, from near Clinton, were renewing oldfriendehipe in this IOoality on Wedneeday, Mr. Taylor e=ye his father is failing finite perceptibly, He is nearly 83 years of age and is widely respected, Mrs, W. Taylor i8 a daughter of James Smillie, AN Ona Ssrxnwa GONE, Ona well known and highly esteemed in the per. son of John H, Swallow died on Satur- day last at the age of nearly 79 years, He was born in Norfolk County, England, and (lame With bis parents to America when but a lad of nine yeare of age, the trip amen the nom bete made in the old Bailing inKveasei taking fourteen weeks from Q Liverpool to nebeo an r Q d eeven weelte later landing In 'Toronto. After growing up it young man he engaged in driving nage when the old stage coach tau from Hamilton' to Sarnia. He meta ed eomebime later to Pioltering and farm- ed there for. 5 years. From there he carne West settling on a farm just West of Walton, wbioh wag then all blab. Some. time after he gold and bought in the year 1807 the farm near Leadbary whish he has coupled Over since np to the time of bie death. Mr, Swallow married a Miss Catharine McCoy, of Parte, in the ,year 1862 and to them have been bornfive • sons and two daughters, The eldest, W. J., died in 1880 ; Mies Mary and Walter, et home ; Carmen, Day Mille, Algoma, and ('Alice) Mre. MaNab, of Thornhill, Manitoba, Two children died in infanta'. The 'survivors were present with the ex. caption of Mrs, McNab at the time 0f the father's death, Tbe deoeaeed was a man who had the respect of the oommanity in whiob he lived having many friende but few enemies. Tbe funeral on Mon- day afternoon was very largely attended not only by friends in the immediate vicinity but a number from a distance. Rev, W. W, Leech, Methodist minister, of Walton, conducted an impressive ser. vise, assisted by Rev, T. Wesley Coeene, of Brasesls, an old friend of the family. Interment was made in the family plot Brussels sematery. improve Quality of Cheese. A prominent Britieb Uolonial import. lag firm advisee the Canadian Govern. meat : Ioeiet on having all the rooms in every creamery thoroughly limewashed every Spring, and also to improve the railway transit by lowering the temperature on abs one to the seaport,.eepeoially those from Western Ontario. The batter should be three dayo,in cold storage at the port of ebipment before being put on the vessel. The shipping companies should reject all butter above 40 Fehr., when presented for shipment, and the ships' chamber in wbioh it is carried Fahr. The =liver.ld never ver eaoaed 20 F e sal experience ie towards zero. The boxes ought to be made of thinker wood say eio., and maks as 'strong ea Austral. tan and New Zealand. The wood ehoald be well kiln dried before need, and the box waxed inside as at preeenb. The vegetable parchment should be genuine, not imitation stuff as the large balk of it was last semen. In New Zealand ex. perienoe is showing that not only the beet parchment should be used, but it ie an improvement to use it double. In the matter 1.5 maieture, the driest butters keep best and bring the highest prioes. Iu oolor, taste is growing in favor of paler butter. Preservatives are neoeeeary for batter whioh ie exported, but one should Ise taken to use only those preservatives which have boraoia aoid and borax for their baee. British law allows the uee of a beef per went. of b{ radio said, which quantity ie perfectly innocuous to the health of the moot delicate person, if it is not even beneficial. People We Talk About. Walter Jaokeon is visiting in Toronto, Mre. .McGuire ie visiting her slater, Mre. D. C. Roee, Mise Violet Cooper spent Sunday with friende in Wingham. Wilfrid and Allen Blair are nailing with relatives at Goderiah. Mise Maggie MoNanghton ie home Irons Kincardine for a abort visit, Robb. Armstrong, of Seaforth, was calling on Brussels friende last week, Mre. Moore, of Teeewater, was a visitor et Alex, Ellis', Queen street, last week. Mre. Fletober arrived home from Tor. onto on Thursday evening of last week. Mies Gertie Duncan, of Morrie, was Oohing Mies Laura Nicholls last Sunday. Mrs. Leckie ie home from an enjoyable visit with Toronto relatives and friende. Mise Mabel Colvin, wae home from Londeeboro', where she ie milliner, for a abort visite Oar congratulations are extended to young Mr. Blair on booming a reeident at Brussels. A. Currie, wife and children, of Sea forth, were visiting at A. Currie's, town, last Sunday. Mre, G. Mibahell and little daughter, of Ethel, were vieitore at George Colvin'e for a few days. Bev, J. E. Hunter, of Trowbridge, was galling on friends in Brussels on Wednee• day of lire week. Mies Maggie Sholdioe, of Grey, bas been sojourning at her grandfather's, P. Wet. sous, Queen street. - - Mre. Samuel Smale le hack from Buffs• to where ebewas visiting for the past few months with relatives. Mies Annie Colvin left for Manitoba on Tuesday of this week. She aspects to spend the Summer there, Mre. W. H. Stewart was laid up tact week With quinsy bat i0 quite better again we are pleased to state. "Mies Goatee, Mill street, has been on the efok lief with something like la grippe but we hope alts will soon be all right. Jno. and Mrs. Loodesboco' left Sea. forth, last Tuesday for Winnipeg where they purpose ,making their home for a time, Mies Mabel Adams has gone to Trow. bridge where ebe expects to spend a few months with her grandmother, Mre, Bel. lingbon, Coanoillor W. H. and Mre, Willie and sons, of Seaforth, were visitors with rola- hen and friends in Bruesele for a while tble week, Jno. Carrie, who wae injured at the gangway of P. Amen'( sawmill, is still unable to get about are hie brnieed leg is quite sore yet, Mrs. J. H. McNaughton, of Pen Yan, N. Y., ievisitingatRonald1ffoNaugbton's, Prinoees street, The 'leiter is a daughter in-law. R. N. and Mrs. Barrett and Miss Rath, of Wingham, were here last Sunday. Their daughter Grans, hag reoently re covered from an attack of typhoid fever. Aid, 33, M. Ferguson, of Stratford, has go tar recovered from hie repent illnesses that he is able to be down town. His many friende will be pleased to learn this. We notice that R. N. Bareetb, former ly of Braeeele, has been eleoted Preeident of the new Band being organized in Wing. ham. "Dick" has been associated with brass bands for a good many years' and will make et good ofloiel, P. Amen( wag away et Ypeilanbi, Mich., last week attending the funeral of big brother George who died on Tuesday after a lengthy, Illneee from Bright's dioeass0, Mr. Atrent wae a former reei- dent of Benesel8. Ha leaves a wife and 2 children to Warn over bis demiee. Walter Smith, an old and well known resident of Bruesele, who hes Molted hie 75th year, has been the aiok list with inllammatiob of the lunge and bronchitis, but is eble t0 be about agate although bardly up to concert pitch. ll'ordwiob Record :-Ws are sorry to report that Mre, John Wright 1s Molt in Brussels, with inliammabion of the stomach, but bops ebamay 0000 mover her nasal good health, Mies Liizie Brown was at her bedside part of the week, and her mother, Mrs, James Brown, ie now with her, Mrs. 13. Gerry was (tailed 0o Chicago last Saturday owing t0 the ilioees of bsr medlar, Mee, Fiehleigh. The old lady and her husband, both well advanced in lila, 79 and 85 years resreotively, have been in declining health for some time. It is about 40 years since they removed from Bruseell, A couple of weeks ago Tera POST re- ferred to the tact that Dr, Jut). Soon, of Peoria, Illinoie, formerly of Bruesele, was a candidate for the office of Alder- man in that pity. We are pleased to observe by the Herald•Trauetipt of that city, of April 18, that he was eieoted by the tidy majority of 196. We wish bim- a pleaeaut term and promotion to the mayor's °hair as the years jog past. CliLiROI! CRIMES. The metallic root on the horse abed at the Metbodiet March has reoeived a coat of paint. Rev. G. F. Salton, of Hamilton, ie ins• ro in in health and is no able to sit P1 W proving np a short time daily. Rev. Dr. MoMullen celebrated bis 43rd anniversary as pastor of Kuox Presbyter• tan ohnroh, Woodstock, on Sunday. Monthly Mieeionary day next Sunday afternoon in the Methodist Sabbath reboot. The Junior League will supply an interesting program. The annual meeting of the Stratford district of the Methodist church will be held in Mitchell, the ministerial session on May 13th at 130 p. rn. ; the general session on May 14th, at 9 a. m• Next Sabbath the Quarterly saoramene. el service will follow the morning sermon and testimony meeting in Brae - eels Methodist church. The service will commence at 10 o'clock instead of the newel time 10.80. Official Board will meet Tweedsy evening. Lest Sabbath morning in Melville ohnroh Rev. Jno. Rose B. A., spoke on "Gideon blowing the trumpet" and in the evening the eubjeot was "Lessons from the life of Sir Oliver Mowat" Rev. elltavid Perrie, of Wingbam, will preach eth Melville obaroh neat Sabbath. The ()antennae of the German Evang- elical Chinch was held recently at Dash. wood. There were about 45 minietere presentand the seeeione were interesting and profitable. The denomination is Methodist Episcopal in character and has a Bishop and presiding elders. Some changes were made in the stations of minietere. On Sunday some $2,700 was subsoribed for missionary purpose°. The examination of candidates and probationers' for the Mabhodiet ministry in the London conference took plane in Stratford last week. They commended ou Tuesday. The candidates are :—A. W. Budd, London ; J. A. Agnew, Wan- stead ; Obae. W. Down, Jeanette's Oreek ; I. Kirkpatrick, Merlin ; Nath. MoDoneed, Elimville ; G. H. Tuoksr, Bervie ; W. H. Oolter, Oakdale ; G. W. Goiter, Copen- hagen ; A. 11. Kellett, Pelee Island ; W. G. King, Blyth ; E. E. Langford, Ker• wood. • Onn Penance ax Canna. -Last Sab• bath evening the members of Western Star Lodge No. 149, I. O. 0. F., Brae. eels, intended the Methodist Oharoh, some 60 being present. Rev. T. Wesley Omen preached a praotioal and very interesting and appropriate discourse based on Psalm 138 and 1, "Behold how good and how pleaeaut it ie for brethren to dwell together in unity." After re. ferring to the age, growth and standing ' of the Order he dealt with the 5 'fold duties of the Slink members,ib visiting the sink, relieving the suffering, burying the dead, adulating the orphan and help. ing the widow. Vigorous endeavors eboald be made to elevate the pbysioal, mental, social and religious standing. Be. fore caning the rev. gentleman made refereaoe to the etnblemaand umbels of the Order. The choir sang the anthem "Rejoin in the Lord" and a male °horse "Man the Life boat" was also rendered. On returning to the Lodge room a vote of thanke was passed to Rev. Mr. Come and the otboir when the brethren Bang the closing Ode and the Chaplainoffered prayer. . John Roger, of Motherwell, has joined the London police forgo, The S. S. Corrigan Head, wbioh went ashore at Sorel, has been floated, and has reaobed Montreal. Sir Robert Bond, Premier of Newfound. land, is still hopeful that the Boud•Hay reoiprooity treaty will be approved by the United States Senate. John Allohin died et New Hamburg on Friday, in his 89th year, He served for sixty years as Divielon Court olerk, re, signing oflioe in 1001. The quarantine regulations nudist whioh all passengers to Newfoundland had to be vaoainated have been onuoelled, the smallpox epidemio in that oolony baving been exterminated. • The aontraot for new wharves and other improvements in oonneotion with the Quebec harbor, bas been awarded to Etienne Dueeanit of that oily; The total: estimated oast to $200,000. Charles L, R"liar, of Yonkers N. Y. •, oommltt sulci a at the indoor Hotel ed d e w Hot in Montreal on Sunday, by taking a does of carbolic add, Ile leftaletterapologiz• ing to the manager of the hotel for any trouble that might tenth. While two of the children 6t Itfiebael Aeh, Stratford, ante playing. one of (Rent met with an unpleasant aooident, wbioh might have been mboh more serious than it proved to be, Nellie was bast' putting some smoke in the stove, it wontd seem, and her brother Jon was playing with some knives. One of these he threw Rowse the room, flitting hie sietet on the eido of the head,