HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1900-4-12, Page 1Vol. 28. No... 40
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1900
New Advertisements,
Dog loot—B. Rooke.
Notioe—Geo. Thomoon.
Clothing—A, B, Smith,
Siayolee—G, A. Deadman,
Boys' Clothing' --D. 0. Roes,
Without Doubt—Alex. Strachan.
Mining Olaime—Perley G. Keyes..
Buy oheaply—E, 0, Dunford & Co.
Shoreye Clothing—McKinnon & Co.
PLACER MINING CLAIMS IN
TIIE YUKON TERRITORY.
NOTIOB is hereby given .that all of the
planer mining claims, whole and frac-
tional, the property of the Crown, in the
Yukon Territory, will he offered for sale at
pubila auction at Dawson,by the Gold Com-
missioner, on the 2nd day of July, 1900,
Twenty per cent. of the purchase money
shall be paid to the Gold. Commleeloner at
Dawson on the day of sale and the remaind-
er within thirty days from that elate.
There will be no rootrietion as to the num-
ber of claims which may be sold to any one
person or persona bolding a Free Miner's
• Oertifioato ; but no hydraulic claims will be
included in the sale.
So soon as the Vnrobase money has been
paid in full, entries for the claims will be
granted in acoordanee with the provisions
of the planer miningregulations then in
force, with the exception of the provision as
to the staking out of olaimp, and the claims
sold shall thereafterbe subject to the placer
mining regulations.
A survey of the claims sold will be made
by the Department at as early 0 date as
possible, and the claims sballinolud i ground
the Government Surveyor tnav &live by
survey in accordance with such Regulations
as may be made In that behalf, and the de-
cision of the Gold Commissioner shall in
respectthereofbe final and 000alusive.
Idetsese ior.au Mm reason it is deemed es.
'the Gold. Commissioner to give title
r^.eilaseealon to any claim disposed .o1 at
such auction sale, the Gold 0,m miseloner.
will refund the deposit paid at the time of
sale,and noclaim shell Ile agalust. the
Grown Iq respect to failure to give title or
p000001ion.
A second auction sale under the conditions
above set forth, will be bold at Dawson on
the Ind day of August, 1900, of all olaimo net
disposed of lot the auction Bale of the lud
July, 1900, and of anyother claims which
have in the meantime become the property
of the Crown under the regulations in that
behalf. PERLEY G. REYES,
Secretary.
Department of the Interior,
Ottawa, Slat February, 1000,
Tired Eyes
Cause Sickness
Because the eyes tire easily.
Some folke say they are not well. In
moot ouch oases this is eye strain. Neg-
lected eye strain is sure to produce eiok-
nese., Have your eyes examined and
know abe eaaot muse. Having bought
the BEST AND MOST .UP-TO•DATE
Instrument, "The Prentice Retinoneope,"
costing seventy-two doliare, this inetra•
ment is exact. No questions from the
patient required. It is being used by
graduates of Retinoeoopy and now taught
in the Optioal Institute ofCanada. So
we are now in a better position than ever
to give yon perfeot satisfaction.
MRS. T. FLETCHER,
GRADUATE OPTICIAN.
Also Graduate of 1Rct.tnoecopy. -
MONEY
TO LOAN
At 41,4 Per Cent.
Costs of Loan
Very Reasonable.
Liberal Terms of
Re -payment.
G. F, BLA/R,
SOLICITOR, &o.
Office over Standard Bank,
.Brussels.
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til• .ct li.Ct
Bleteva,lce.
13iuevale is etlil abend, An Ethel
correspondent referred to 3 ewes providing
D. Milne with 7lombe but Henry Wolfe
hag 8 fine lambs from 3 ewes, Bo Blueve.le
l000lity is in the lead as neaal,
(:rItsebrook.
School closed on Thnroday for the
Easter holidays to reopen on the 28rd
inst.
By letter from Jno. MoRao, of Van-
couver, B. 0., it ie learued' that he has
opened a drug store 60 or 70 miles up the
west at a plane oalled Van Anda. Jack's
menet old friends here will be glad to
here of his stripe out and hope it will
mean 8home run for him.
Lea,db u r y.
Nose°,—William Hackweli has return-
ed from Palmeretou:-:•Alex. 112oNab has
recovered from his reoeot illneao.—The
MoGavin Broe.,1203 line, have pur0hnsed
a heavy draught stallion, valued at $8,000.
Atex. Brothereon is on his usual
rounds.—Henry and John Dennie were
at Taviatook last week attending the
funeral of a oouein: Frank and. Mise
Lily Wiltse were at a wedding South of
Seaforth this week and had a most en•
joyable time.
T-ro wbred=o.
'NEWSY Norse.—Mise Hattie Jackson,
only daughter of Widdie Jackeoo, is
h-' u, from the Ladies' College very sick.
It is hoped that ebe may have a speedy
recovery. The Spring flood ban passed
over with very little damage. The roads
are Lot becoming passable.—Thos. Clark,
who reoently bought out Jos. Tinning's
blaokemithiog bueineee, ie ,doing a rush
ing boeinese.-Rev. C. W. Bristol and
wife will spend Easter Sunday South of
London. Daniel Collins, of Trowbridge,
will take the work in the morning and
Chas. Leppard, school teethe,, of Molee
worth, will officiate in the evening. -0.
Omens, poetmceter, has been appointed
agent for the sale of the McCormick
binder twine, and is also selling the oele•
bested Brown Tag for the Ontario binder
Twine 0o.—Moses Smith has left hie
home in Grey for some part of Mauitoba.
It i° said that hie object is to locate and
settle in that country.
Ethel.
Easter holidays in the Pobiio eohool
begin on Friday of this week and eohool
will resume on Monday week, the 28rd
inst.
Mr. McKay, Mrs. G. Dobeon'a broth.
er, has been supplying the Presbyter-
ian pulpit at Walton and will preaolt at
Brueaelh next' Sabbath morning.
J. A. YOUNG DEAD. The sad intelli-
gence was received here 01I Monday that
J. A. Young, the former Principal of one
Public school, had died in Monet Forest,
of appendioitie, after a brief illness. He
was about the week previous attending to
his bueineee as insurance agent. Mrs.
Young and four children survive. The
second daughter is teaohing at Ripley
where Mrs. Young's father resides.
'Deep and wideep,ead sympathy will be
extended to the bereaved. Mr. Young
was an honest going, unassuming man
and enjoyed the esteem of many. He
was a ooneietent member of the Presby•
.t=t,—.811a.
Sharples Cream
Separator.. .
WANTED—At once a
reliable man, with horse and rig,
to sell the Sharpies dream Separ-
ator or in the Township of Grey.
The Sharpleo has no equal,
and wherever introduced is easy to
sell.
A pushing man oan earn a
good income—Will pay Salary or
Oommiselon.
Write at once for particulars.
W. L. OUIMETTE,
LONDESBORO', ONT.
Di Cs O�
THE LEADING
ROSS CLOTHIER.
V
BOYS'
CLOTHING.,.
D. 0. ROSS' Boye' Clothing io not the
kind °old by moot Clothing Stores and by the Dry
Goode and Department Btoree—it's not the Bort that
is put together as oheaplyae .possible by the sweater
prooese—please don't come here for that kind. -
If you want honestly made, artietioally tailored
garments for your boys, we are at your service, and
at lower prime than other stores will sell yon.
Bring along your little fellow who has never had
a suit and we will fit him out to the Queen's tette.
OUR STOCK EMBRACES
THE FOLLOWING
Donble•breaeted 2 -garment Boys' Middy Snits,
Knee Pant Salle, Boye' Knee Pante,
8. Garment Knee Pant Suits, Boys' Long Troneere,
Boyo' All -wool Reefers, Boye' and Young Men's
Boys' Junkie Suite, Sack Suite.
Boys' Sailor Snits,
t: We alae carry a nioe line of boyo' White and
Colored Shirts, Collate and Tisa in all Sizes from
12 to 14.
D. C. ROSS,
Clothier and Furnisher.
Wien obeech and had been e. loyal
worker and supporter. For many yearn
he anted ae General Agent for the On.
tarso Mutual lneuranee 0o; and wao very
oaooeseful at it. Deoeaeed bad not been
very rugged for oeveral years.
Joeeph Qaerrin haslet the oontraot
for a new been, 46 a 60 feet, to be built
en his farm Weat of Ethel. Oontraotor
McLean will do the framing. The stone
steeling that stood under the barn dee-
keyed by fire will be put to rights and
used for the new building. Joe is rather
surprising a good. many by his ability to
do good hard work.
Will to lr .
Jno. MoKenzie has returned from
Michigan.
Mies Lottie Campbell has returned
from a visit to Seaforth.
Rev. 0. M. Filer attended the Presby-
tery held at Stamford on Tuesday.
Ladies'' Guild held their regular moot•
ing at W, H. Shotdiaa's on Wednesday.
A camber of young people were enter.
tained at Dr. Armstrong's, last Tbarsday
evening. -
The subject for the evening sermon in
the U. P. ohnroh next Sabbath will be
"The Denial."
Mise Minnie Harniob left on Thursday
of last week for her home in Illinois, U.
8. Her departure from the oirole of
young people is regretted by all.
The Sabbath Sohoolin the Methodist
church has purchased an extensive ool.
lotion of new books for the library.
They mitt be ready for distribution next
Sabbath.
Rev. Mr.MoKay 000apied the pulpit
of Duff's church during the last two
Sabbathe very acceptably. Mo. Cranston,
of Knox College, who is to supply during
the Summer, is expeoted next Sunday.
!01 Oreton•
A ease of "Soarlett" fever is reported on
the 801 line.
Wm. Fear has been engaged by Geo.
Jackson for the Summer.
Robert Carrie, 4113 line, ie used up
with a lame book just now. -
W. Stevenson has leased the Pipe 100
acre farm, 5th line, and will move to it.
T. H. Rathwell, of Wiartou, was the
guest of Conn. Code, of Morrie, last
week.
Mrs. Wm. Bryan wag ill with an
attack of ineammation but is about all
right now.
Donald McLean, 7th line, is on the
eiok list at present, but we hope soon to
hear of his recovery.
W. H. Shortreed intends stocking hie
farm this Doming Sommer and is now on
the look -out for cattle.
Quite a number of farmers have been
sugar making but the oold snap rather
abut off the business for a while.
A youth named Willie Ohatterly, from
one of the Homes io Toronto, has come
to the home of Wm, Wilkinson, 4th line.
Russell Wheeler bag gone to Brussels
where he will learn the cabinet making
at R. Leatherdale'o. We wish him ono.
aegis and expect he will do well as he is a
steady, level headed youth.
A letter has been received from Mrs.
Henry McLean stating that she arrived
at her home, Hannah, North Dakota, all
right. 8110 was visiting here for several
months during the past Winter.
John R. Bell, who reoently moved from
the let to the 8th line of Morris,
wishes to express the beet thanks of him•
eelf and family to the maoy old neigh-
bors who were so kind and generous to-
ward him and his. He says he was
never treated bolter in hie life.
Last Spring Robt. Currie, 4th line,
Bowed 30 sores with Golden Drop oats
and received as a return over 1800 bee.
He has sold 600 bushels this Winter for
seed and is sorry now that be did not
reserve several hundred more by feeding
other grain, owing to the demand.
On Wednesday, March 21ot, Jae.
Campbell, of Kansas Oity, Mo„ formerly
of the 1st line, Morrie, Nees married at
Whiteohuroh to Mies Marie, daughter of
James McGee, of the let line. Tee POST
joins with the many friends of the new.
ly wedded maple in wishing them much
joy and happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Camp•
bell left for their home in Benue Oity
on Wednesday morning of last week.
A dancing party was rather suddenly
broken up reoently by the boat who bit
one of the visitors over the head with a
stick because he would not retire from
the eat and make room for another.
The olaret flowed freely and the air was
alightly sulphurous for a while but an
amicable settlement has beau arrived at,
it is said. There was no more tripping
of the light fantastic however after the
fracas.
James Ireland, jr., and wife left Braa-
eele for the West on Tuesday. morning.
Mrs. Ireland will visit relatives at Bran.
don and Dauphin for a while but the
former will go on to Calgary where he
may take a hand at cattle numbing if the
way opens up to his liking. Their many
old friends in this locality wish them
health, happiness and a large share of
prosperity,
DIED IN MANIeon..—Many old residents
of Kerrie will regret to hear of the death
of Hector McLean, a pioneer resident of
Huron county, and who for many years
resided in this township. ter. McLean
died at bie home in Oreeford, Manitoba,
on March 12th, having reaohed the age of
79 years. Mr. McLean was a native of
Argyleehire; Sootland, where he laps born
in March, 1821. .He left the Highlands
with his parebte when he wits six months
old. They name to Canada and settled
in Sherbrooke townehip, Lanark entity,
When quite a yoal1g man he deoided to
strikeout for himself, and leaving Lan.
ark, he name to Huron county, taking np
a bush farm on the 3rd oon. of Morrie.
He was one of the fleet settlers in that
010811ot. With the courage, industry and
perseverance of so many of the early get.
tler0, he oleared up tike bush farm and
converted it into a oomfortable home for
himself and family. Desiring to get
more land for hie eons, he sold hie farm
in Morrie, and twenty years ago this
Spring he emigrated to Manitoba, settling
near what is now Oreeford, and has re.
waked there ever 0inee. Ho leaves a
family of six sone and floe daughters,
W, H. KERR, Prop,
There will be an in re eed patronage
ge
to Brussels ohee°e factory this year a
mong Morrie famine, Factory corn
mottoes operations next Tuesday.
While owning home from ohnroh Sen.
day Iaet Neil Modallum came in contact
with a loose wire' cm the raad•side fence
inflicting a serious wound on the left
hand.
This week Robert Mo0utoheoa, 7th
line, moved bie family to John street,
Drueeels, where the latter will reeide
while Mr, Mo0utoheon goes to the North•
swot to spy :out the - land, Their old
neighbors in Morrie wish them prosperity.
Wanoloo.-on Wedneeday of last week
a very pretty home wedding marred at
the residence of Mrs. Robb. Little, Wing -
ham•, when her eldest danghter, Mies
Minnie Beatrice, was united in marriage
to John Cloekey, of Morrie. The brides•
maid was her sister, Mise Lizzie, and
Will. Hawthorn wag beet man. The
bride and bridesmaid looked very pretty
in dresses of oream cashmere with Bilk
lane and gimp trimming. The interest-
ing oeremony was performed by Rev, Mr.
Hobbs in the presence of only the im-
mediate friends of the oontraoting
parties. The young couple lett ou the
afternoon train for a abort visit to Clio.
ton and other planes. They have the
best wishes of a large oirole of friends
for future hnppinese and prosperity.
Gres.
Additional Grey news on page 6.
Mrs. Jae. Elliott, 803 oon., is visiting
et Toronto.
W. Bell was visiting friends on the Sod
on Sunday last.
Wm, Brewer made a buoiness trip to
Brantford this week.
A wood bee was held at Joe Shaw's on
Wednesday of this week,
E. D. Molntoeh, teacher, is speeding
hie Easter holidays at St. Marys.
In tea absence of Rev. Mr. Bristol, at
Molesworth, next Sunday, 0. Leppard,
teacher, will supply the pulpit.
Several members of Arobie Lamont's
family were laid op with =rape and la
grippe but are getting all right again now.
During the past week Robert Bell, 3rd
oon., has been bothered with the prevail.
ing bad cold but is getting all right again.
There was a good attendance at Simon
Grant's auction sale, 5th oon., on Tues-
day afternoon and fairly goad prices were
realized.
Pelee Nettie Brown, who has been
visiting in Wellesley, has returned home,
Mine- Brown intends studying for nurse in
the future.
A Christian Endeavor Society has
been organized in the Presbyterian
ohnroh of Molesworth. Evans McKee is
the President,
It is hinted that a former 3rd liner
will be the bride in an Old Country wed•
ding next month. Our blessing pee
with them.
W. J. Hoy, 5th eon., is bank from
Trout Creek where be was working in doe
of the Wm, Milne lumbering camps for
the pest 5 month,. Ha will work at
framing Ibis season.
Riohard Williamson hes returned to
hie home at Newbridge after spending
some months at the Stratford Business
College. He will soon leave to assist hie
brother-in-law, R. A. Johnston, store-
keeper at Jamestown.
Sumo Regonlme.—Io conversation with
J. J. Coates, who is visiting here from
Idaho, U. 5., Tem Poax gleaned a few
particutara relative to eheep ranohing in
that State that may be of interest to one
readers. Together with his brother,
George, Mr. Coates has 2600 sheep in
their Hook, 1890 being ewes. Their home
ie in the neighborhood of Carey and
Minidoka. The sheep ran out all Winter
and this past unison have required no
hay feeding ae grass could be got by
them all the time. Each night the
flock ie brought into Damp but in the
Sommer season the herdsman takes bie
bed with him and sleeps where the sheep
are pasturing. A camper's outfit aoneiete
of a oovered wagon with high box, 12
feet long by 6 feet wide, and shelf outside
and on top of box. Io it may be found
stove, bedding, food, &o. Flock feeds
principally from daylight to 9 a. m. and
from 4 to dark in the warm weatber.
Shearing oommanoes in Marob it weather
is favorable, and au expert will take 200
fleeces off in a day, others, of course, not
so many. 6o per sheep and board or 7o
without board is the ueualfee paid. A
large portion of the wool goes to Boa.
ton or Philadelphia, the buyers oomiog
to the ranches to parohase. Wool ie
worth 20 ciente per pound thio year.
Sheep are worth from $5 to $6 per head.
Ootewolda appear to be the favorite breed
with Lincolns a good second and many
have Shopahirea. Lambe are shipped
from 4, months old up and are ohiefly
marketed at Chicago, although Kansas
City sometimes oatohee them bat the
former is the better market. Messrs.
Goatee have about 30 miles to drive to
Relives) station where they load and
only about 6 rnilee a day ie made on the
journey owing to heat and the necessity
of allowing the flock to feed along the
way. A 36 foot double choked oar costa
$205 and a 84 foot one $195. The
dietanoe from Bellevue to Mingo is 1,•
750 miles. The stook is fed twice en•
route, being unloaded at pertain otatione
where farms are kept for that purpose,
a cent a head is charredfor a day's
pasturage. From $2 to 48 per head is
reoeived on the Ohioago market for
Iambs Recording to their grade and ruling
of market. F. W. Gooding who has over
20,000 eheep will emnetimee ship 4,000
at one time, bat 7 aar0, or about 2,000
bead was the last shipment Robert
Coates, who ie now a resident of the 18th,
Grey township, made when be was coming
to Canada, This gentleman was 9 years
iu Idaho, was 6 years ranohing on his
own account and ie still interested in the
bueinses although farming here now.
For assessment purposes eheep are valued
at about 42,76 per head in Lincoln Co,
and the tax rate ie about $8 90 per $100,
the taxes being usually paid at time of
auseoement owing to the migratory
oharaoter of the bl ukness. Sometimes as
many as from 50,000 to 60,000 sheep are
running on the Fish Creek and Little
Wood river raoohoo and mountain die,
triol, All are herded, Two inepeotions
are made eaoh year melee 1110 aupervieion
of State Ioopectoro as to beallh of Hooke,
Somatise scab ie very bad and large looses
are euetained even ender cloeequerautiue.
R, Noble and J, D. Wood are big sheep
molten baying over 80,000 bead each.
There are many other interesting foatnree
of sheep ranohing that we may refer to
at some future time as Meesre. Coates
are well poeted and able to give authentic
accounts of this great Western industry
whiob ie the soared of BO mach profit to
many who go extensively into it.
Wm. Smith, 1001 000., left Bruasele,
for Toronto, on Monday last to raj'',
Mrs, Smith and daughter, We e .,h
them prosperity in their new home a,.,l
pope to have occasional visite from 11 ern.
James Armstrong, who purohssed the
Hill 150 sore farm, 10th con., last Fall,
contemplates a umber of improvements
in the way of wire fencing, trimming up
of orchard, barnyard alterations, &o.
He's evidently a worker.
Alex. McDonald, 8r4 eon., had a close
call while chopping in the boat the other
day. The sae glanoed making a great
gash in We heavy boot and outtiog hie
stocking nearly through, but fortunately
not damaging bis foot at all.
Fall wheat has Wintered well and the
present proepeote are favorable. There
is a large acreage of Fall wheat in Grey
township. Quite a .quantity of old Fall
wheat is still held by the farmers, differ.
ent men having from 400 to 600 bushels
on hand.
The roadway on the 12th con„ was
submerged for a few days last week at
Botz bridge owing to the Spring freshet
of the Maitland. Very little damage was
done however, the grove of trees on the
Davidson farm saving the bridge and
road to quite an extent.
The 100 aore farm of Thos, St. Amour
has been porohaeed by J. W. Hanna, of
Atwood, the pride being 43,000. It is lot
80, 000.12. Mr. St. Armour will hold an
auction sale and dispose of hie farm
stook, implement, &o., on the 18113 inst.,
and will go out of farming.
It is abated that Robert Coates has par.
chased 100 acres of the 200 aore farm be-
longing to his father on the 13111 Don.
He may try his band at sheep ranohing
here with which business he ie well s0.
gaainted. There is little doubt but he
would make it a suaoee0.
Another big ditch, something after the
pattern of the Beauchamp, will probably
find its outlet in the Maitland river in
Grey township. It comae from Listowel
locality in Elmo.. Grey's aaaeeement is
not likely to be heavy as it will not be of
any considerable benefit to this mantel.
pality.
Spring Millinery.
What a joyous season the Spring time
ie with the return of the singing birds ;
the unfolding leaves ; the opening
flowers, &o., &o., but to cap the climax,
eopeoially to the feminine heart, comes
the Spring Millinery display, with its
multi colored ribbons, flowers and
plumes ; Its "dear" little hate and its
"dnoke" of bonnets, and as it is ushered
in there comes the rush and due admire,
tion of created loveliness after which the
season may fairly said to be open and
Spring house cleaning, gardening and
other prosaic things have their way.
What about the new styles anyway 2
Taken generally, hate are large, with
abundant trimming, Rustic straw hats of
wide brim are much in evidence. Hats
built up on wire foundations, covered
with mountains of gauze netting, silk
meoblin or liberty ohiffon, are to be seen
everywhere. Some of the straw effects
are rather fantastic. This may be called
a floral season, for large clusters of
flowers cover nearly all the brim and
crowns. Wonderful effects of flowers,
foliage and small fruits have been pro-
duced by artistic ingenuity. Foliage and
small fruits are shown largely on the
finest imported pattern. Some of the
stylish Parisian hate are adorned with
exquisitely curled, large ostrich feathers.
Soft texture ribbons in shot effects
gathered in great piles adorn the crowns.
There are among the hate from New
York styles which are aleo trimmed elab
orately. Plaiting and large rolls of gauzy
materiels and flowers are principally
used. Toques and turbans will be much
in use this Spring, and a style that prom-
isee to be very popular is the Leghorn.
In walking and sailor hate, rustic straw
braiding, wide ribbon bands and bows,
many pretty and useful designs are
shown.
Colors used this Spring are subdued fu
tone and in striking contrast to the more
brilliant colors of the past season. Those
oolore in evidence most are pinks, blues,
violets, fawns in the new pastel shades,
and greys.
0116. 11091110
went to no small amount of trouble in
the preparation of her exhibit, the show
room being decorated with flags, flowers
and planta. There was a large attendanoe
of waiters and the opening is pronounced
the most successful for years both in at•
traotiveuese, sales and orders. The Kim•
berly hal with drapings of hand painted
chiffon, handsome ties of brilliaut and
trimmed with white roses, mixture of
blaok velvet and coin ornaments, the
latter particularly new, was a general
favorite. A Spanish turban trimmed in
pastel shades of pink and . green, . with
blow rosettes and pastel ornaments was
also admired. A Peek a boo child's
bonnet with white goffered Bilk and real
lane was a very neat millinery device.
A new runabout hat, called "Lady
smith" in khaki, trimmed in. different
pasta] ebadaa, was pronounced "All
right." There are many other shapes in
hate and bonnets on exhibition amoug
whiob are sailor, walking hate, &o., &o.
Large route, poppies, fruits of all kinds
are to be aeon and bleak roses which ap-
pear to be favorites. Miss Dunbar was
highly complimented on the display and
those who have not seen the millinery
should call at onoe. Mrs. Rogers says
she also 4id a good business ku ladies'
fancy babes.
ease n0nntex'e DIe1.10.
Friday and Saturday of last week were
the daye soleoted for the annual display
of Spring Millinery. The ant mentioned
day wan anything but seasonable but
Saturday and its sanebine brought out
throngs of ladies who duly admired and
highly commended the many fashionable
oreationo in hate and bonnets. A beauti-
ful bed of many tinted flowere attraoted
attention in the show window while the
decorations in the show room were neat
and attraotive. Among the arrayof hate
was a magnificent Leghorn, elaborately
trimmed ; "Mise Hobbs,' a pompadour ;
various drooping shapes with bell orowoe,
most neatly and attractively done up ;
sailors with Knox orowoe ; hat, with ties,
having black and steel trimmings and
brightened up with a bunch of red roeee,
one of the fashionable colors this Spring,
&o., &o. A neat display of mourniug
millinery is also made and a fine line of
ohildren'e hats in mousseline, 011iff0n and
leghorn but every lady should see the
millinery for herself and thereby make
her'own selection. Mies Mothers is Mise
Iloddiok's assistant thio season and was
the recipient of many compliments for
the exhibition of her handiwork. The
energetio proprietress says the opening
was a deoided success, the sales made and
the orders taken being most satisfactory
with a very favorable outlook ae the
warmer weather approaches.
Gray Council Meeting.
The Municipal Council of the Town•
ship of Grey ,not at the Township Hall,
April 4th, 1900, pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present except Mr. MODon.
aid ; Reeve in the chair ; minutes of the
last meeting were read and passed. By.
law No. 158, known ae the Pert Drain
Bylaw (eaid drain originating in the
township of Elma) was introdaoed
and read over by the clerk. Moved by
Robert Livingston, eecouded by Adam
Turnbull, that Bylaw No. 153 as read be
provisionally adopted and that a written
oopy of said Bylaw be served on the own-
er of lot No. 35, oon. 16, that being the
only int assessed for said drain in the
township of Grey.—Carried. Moved by
Isaac Lake, seoonded by Robt. Livingston,
that tbe Reeve be authorized to purchase
two new steel road Boraper0for statute
labor purposes.—Carried. Moved by
Ieano Lake, seoonded by Adam Turnbull,
that Mr. Livingston be authorized to
purobaee cedar required for new culverts.
—Carried. Ou motion of Robert Living.
eton, ascended by Adam Turnbull, the
Reeve was authorized to procure prioee
of tea various road maohines manufac-
tured io Ontario. On motion of Adam
Turnbull, seconded by RobertLivingeton,
the following accounts were paid, viz :
Henry Granger, gravel, $4.56 ; Enenell
Porterfield, gravel, SOo. Council then ad•
journed to meet again as Court of Revie•
ion of the Assessment roll on Monday,
May 28th next, at the Township Hall.
Wor. Srzgou, Clerk.
People We Know.
J, D. Ronald ie borne from California.
Mise Jean Ritobie is holidaying in Tor.
auto.
John Donaldson is away to Detroit on
a trip.
Mrs. Simmons was visitiugat Listowel
this week.
W. F. and Mrs. Stewart will Easter at
Woodetook.
Mrs. Twaddle and children are visiting
at Seaforth.
S. B. Swale was in town for a few days
from Listowel.
Mrs. Wilson, of Miohigan, is visiting
Mrs. S. Pearson.
D. Ewan made a business trip to
Guelph this week.
alio Brook intends spending the Eas-
ter week at Listowel.
Robert Beattie, of Wingham, was in
town on Saturday last.
Mrs. W. M. Sinclair has gone to Tor.
ohto on a holiday visit.
Mre. I. 0. Richards went to Toronto
on Thursday for a abort visit.
Mre. Wm. Martin and Mee. 8. Slam -
mon are visiting at Stratford.
Mies Hattie Downing is home for her
vacation from Goderiob Collegiate.
Mrs. Neil MoLauohlio will sojourn in
Hamilton during the Easter vacation.
Prinoipsl and etre. Cameron will go to
Lnoknow for Easter to visit relatives,
Mrs. S. Beattie, sr., is spending the
Easter holidays with friends at Durham.
Mies Downey will spend her Easter
holidays with relatives and friends at
Chatham.
Wm Kneobtel is visiting his wife and
daughter, Mrs. W. A. Rose, at Fergne for
a few days.
Mrs. J. L. Kerr went to Guelph on
Thnraday to visit her daughter, Mrs. O.
E. Turnbull.
Alf. Beaker was at Ripley on Monday
attending to the shipping of a consign-
ment of hogs.
Will. Forbes, photographer, leaves for
Brandon, Mao., next Tuesday. Tau
Pose wishes him 000oe80.
Russell Wbeeler, of Sunshine, hae tak-
en a positiou in R. Leatherdale'o and will
learn the cabinet making.
Mrs. R. Leatberdale has been ill don
lug the past week with asthma but we
hope she will soon be all right again,
A. Rogerson, of Bradford, Pennsyl-
vania, U. S., is ha town having, come in
response to a telegram relative to the
shooting accident to his little son,
Henry Rogerson.
Wm. Brydon, who spent the Winter
in Bruesels, left last Saturday for Mor.
den, Manitoba, where he will follow his
trade as mason for the Doming Summer.
Good leak to him.
Jas. Baliaatyne will take a position
in a new grocery opening in Calgary on
Saturday of this week. His many old
friends in this looality will be pleased to
hear of hie 8000000.
Mr, Dutton, of Stratford, father to
Mrs. Deadman, has been daugerouely 011
with a heart trouble. Mr,. Dutton i0
also at the point of death at her daugh.
tee's in Woodetook.
Jno, Monne, son of Rev. D. B. McRae,
of Cranbrook, and formerly of Jas. Fox's
drug 010re, Brussels, has gone from Van
oonver, B. 0., to Von Anda, a mining
town 70 mites North of Vancouver, bu
Taseda Wand, where he has opened out a
drug store. We wish him great 0000088.
Alex. Bird, who has beteg in the em•
ploy of Me9ara. Ooobrane & Johnston for
come pears, has gong to Detroit.
Willie, eon of Jae, Cooper, ran a stall
into hie hand the other' da from 'be
result of whic11 blood oie011in8 was fear.
ed, P.
Bert, Mose ie having enforoed hol.idio s
by injury to ono of hie hands in the
sausage machine et W. Blaebill'e bolrhl
er shop,
Mrs. MoKelvey was at Mt. For••t
this week attending the funeral of the
late J. A, Young, formerly teacher at
Ethel.
Adam Varooe, Nebo went to Manitoba,
will be employed for the next 7 months
near Carlingville at farming at good wages.
He is a good worker. '
Word was received bore on Saturday
last of the death of Robert Wynn, which
took plaoe at Sylva, N. 0., on Maruti
29th. The cause of death was la grippe
and plenriey. He leaves a widow, Nebo to
blind, to mourn his lose. Deceased was
a brother to Jno. Wynn, of Brussels, and
Mre. T. McCrea, now of Seaforth.
Theinni a Dail Tribune says of a
former well known Bruseeliee :—J, R:
Grant, manager of the Federal Life
Aesnrenoe Oo,, has deoided upon taking a
trip morose the ocean: He sail° from
New York on April 28th, to the Medi•
terrauean, and expects to visit the Paris
exposition, and spend July among the
heather hills of Scotland.
CHURCH CHIMES.
The Methodist twentieth century food
has now reached over $647,000.
Melville ohuroh Board is favorable to
a cement sidewalk from Turnberry to
Princess street.
"How the New Testament grew" will
be next Sabbath evening's topio at Mel -
villa Endeavor.
Annual yeetry meeting of 8t. John's
church will be held on Monday of neat
week at 2.30 p. m.
Rev. T. 0. Street Maoklem will with.
in a few days become the first Canadian
Provost of Trinity University.
Rev. R. J. Treleaven, of Brantford, hes
been invited to assume the pastorate of
Parkdale Methodist church in June, 1901.
Rev. Dr. Aotliffe has been appointed
eating Prinoipal of Wesleyan Theological
College at Montreal, to euooeed the Rev.
Dr. Shaw.
A Berman will be praaohed to the mem-
bers of the Sabbath school next Sabbath
morning by the pastor in the' Methodist
ohnroh. Easter service in the evening.
Next Sabbath morning Rev. Ma. M0.
Kay will preaoh in Melville ohuroh at 11
o'clock and in the evening there will be
an Beater sermon and service of Praise.
Service in St. John's ohnroh ou Good
Friday at 11 a. m. The incumbent will
oondaot it. There will be service on
Thursday evening this week also. On
Sunday Easter 0ervibee, for which the
ohuroh will be decorated.
Misses Carrie Hiugaton, Belle Bawtin-
heimer and Martha Smith and H. R.
Brewer have been appointed teachers in
the Methodist Sabbath school. Will.
Griffith is the new Secretary, appointed
now owing to removal of Harry Mooney
and Charlie Ames.
An interesting letter was read at the
Epworth League last Sabbath evening
from Mies Minnie Moore, now in Toron-
to, giving an ao0oant of Mission work in
that city. Next Sabbath evening wilibe
the monthly Ooneecration -aereiteres.44,tL„may
League and the monthly oolleotion.
Rev. Dr. Oarmee, Gen. Superintendent
of the Methodist ohuroh, lett Toronto
Thursday of last week, for a three month's
trip to England and Jerusalem. He will
attend the oonfereooee of the Methodist
ohnrohee in England, Ireland and Soot -
land, as the delegate of the General Con.
fereuoe of the Methodist church in
Canada.
The birthday of Rev. William Booth,
General of the Salvation Army (who was
born at Nottingham, England, April 10,
1829), was signalized on Tuesday by the
receipt of hundreds of congratulations
from all parte of the world and the pre°
entation of a parse of $200,000, as the re-
sult of the oolleotioue made during the
self-denial week of the army, just con-
cluded .
Rev. Mr. Rose praaohed last Sabbath
morning in Melville church on "The °au-
ditions of true prayer,” Pe. 6 : 1 8. (1)
It mush be addressed to God ; (2) Present•
ed in the name of Christ; (3) Offered in
dependence on the Spirit. "The Prodi-
gal's arrival at home" was the evening
eubjeot; Luke 15 : 20 24. It was oon-
sidered noder the following plain yet
oompreheneive divisions :—The Prodigal
(1)Reeognized by his father ; (2) Received
by his father ; (8) Restored by his father;
(4) Rejoined over by his father.
Darlington townebip has oerried the
local by-law.
The engine room at MoQnillan's flour
mill at Harrieton was wrecked by the
explosion of the boiler.
Willie Fleetwood and Horace Kearns,
two Peterboro' boys, slipped into the
creek and was drowned.
Evangelista Joly hoe been arrested at
Montreal on suspicion of being implicat-
ed in numerous robberies that took plate
at the 0. P. R. station in Joliette,
Jaok Roach, who wag implicated in
the Dominion Bank robbery at Napanee,
Was arrested at Montreal on suspicion of
being oomteoted with the holdup of a
gooey for 4100 last Fall,
STRATroaD'9 By LAW OAnnmD.—The.
by-law to gnerantee the debentures of
the George MoLagan Furniture Com-
pany, of Stratford, to the extent of $30,.
000 was submitted to the ratepayers on
Tuesday, with the result that 1,227 votes
were oast in favor of the bylaw, while
25 were polled against it. It required a
two-thirds vote of those entitled to the
tranobiee. Only propeety.ownere and
leaseholders of twenty years were en-
titled to vote, thus making ueooeesry a
majority of over 1,000 to carry the
measure. Mr. MoLagan will erect a
faotor 250 feet by40 feet
,y , of brick, four
Merles high, at a eget of opwardt of
040,000, and will employ on an average
150 men the year round. Hie teeters
was burned out on Ladysmith Day. Ai
that time he employed about 90 handl: