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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1900-8-9, Page 1Vol, 29. No. B BRUSSELS, ONT.A.RIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1900 W, H. KERB, Prop,' New Advertisements, Looal—G. E. King. Strayed—Wm. ()Putts. Vetere' List—F. S. Scott. n 8peobaolea lost—Tae Poet, Vetere' List—Wm. Spence. Farm for sale -Wm. Fischer, Oa Others' Faults—Dr, Pitoher, Bicycle Emporium—A. Coseley. Tarin for ealo—W, J• MoAllistor. zsil:xCt'� CE� L eadbvxx• V. Miss Alloe Dundas is home from Wing. ham. Mies Maggie Davidson is .home at present. Frank Haokwell is Buffering from a bad cold, John R. Mitohell has returned from Parry Sound. Mise Emma J. Forbes is now the pee. eee8or of a "Oreaoent" wheel. Mre. Philip Murray, of Varna, was visiting at the reeidenoe .of her father, Thoe. Jones, last week. Leet Friday mdruing Alex. Brothereon was thrown from a milk wagon and got badly braised and shaken up. We hope aeon to, hear of his'reoovery. Mrs. Cornish, of Mitohell, ie visiting her eider in Bluevale. Joe. Pugh's livery is in good demand. Hie drivers are safe and goad. W. Masser, druggist, has gone to a sit. nation at Caro, Mich. We wish him moms°. Mre. 0. S. Brinker ie on an extended visit to her mother who resides across the lines. J. Diment, jr., does not recover so rapidly from the effects or a dislocated limb95 hie friends could wish. Robt. Stewart and bride are gueate in the village. He capitols to seoare a good position as teaohor in one of the eghoole of the County. Joe. Leeoh, an old friend and fellow oharoh worker of the late Jonathan Dol. mage, attended the latter'° funeral at Fordwioh on Sunday last. Thoe. Jewitt visited `friends in Dun. gannoo, Mra. Jewitt returning with him after a more extended visit with ber daughter, Mrs. D. Errington. Mies Rogers, teacher in Pickering, left. for her work on Wednesday after a visit with friends in the village. Wm. Rogers' aoeompanied her on the way to hie sohool -at Port Sandfield, le oleteworttt. George ttenzie8 left on Friday morn- ing for the Old Oountry with a ship load of cattle. Charles Mitchell delivered his export cattle to Mr. Stinson, of Gerrie, on Tues. day morning. Mr. and Mre Holmes, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, are vieiting at Wm. Wood's, for a few days. Miee Alexander, of Guelph, has return- ed to the city atter spending two weeks with ber friend, Miee Wood. Oat harvest has commenced in this vicinity. The extreme warm weather has ripened the grain very quickly. Rev. Mr. West. of Bluevale,will occupy the pulpit next Sabbath evening here as Rev. Mr. Ballantyne purposes taking hie holidays. Master Walter Wood, who has been under the dootor'e care for the past weak, is muab better and we hope will goon be around again. This week some to have been a week of aoaidente. Andrew McKee fell from the top of a ladder at Mr. Spence'°, while they were threshing. He reaeived a severe shaking np, but nut serionely, hurt. John MoIntoeh out his arm badly while repairing his binder. James Elliott had his arm badly bruieed and ie unable to work. c7rn,nbroolc. W. H. Robinson, of Winthrop, spent Sunday at A, Raymann'e. Geo. Coates, of Idaho, is home on a visit to his parents on the 14th oon. He looks hearty. Ilthel, will play a game of football with our boys here on Saturday at 6:80 o'alook. A good game ie expeoted. Mre. J. Hubbard, of Ohioago, and plies Mamie Edwards, of. Milverton, were the guests of A. Raymann over Sunday. Cameron Bros. are through pulling ilea now and the mill will be running shortly, threehing out the reason's Drop. Henry Siemon left last week for Hart. ley, Iowa, where he has a position es salesman in a large store. We wish him moms in Unole Same country. Tom McRae is a dandy at foot ball and wan not disoonnted in the mateb last Monday at Brueeela, by the highly praised Berlin Rangers who were aseiet. lug Listowel. A. McDonald's new reeidenoe is near. ing completion. The oarpentere are waiting for the elatere. It will be a substantial hanlding when completed and will add greatly to the beeaty of the plane. Our burg was nearly deserted on Tneeday owing to the exoureion to Godes• rich. Now we hear nothing but what a pleasant place to live in Summer with the cool breezes Irom the lake and some probably pinked out pitmen where they would like to reside. Mre. Andrew Campbell, of Paisley, Ono„ has been vieiting at her daughter's, Mrs. A. Reymann, for the poet three weeks and has gone to ber eon's, ber former home. in Logan, to visit her ' relatives there for a time, She and her late husband Dame from Paisley, Soot. land, with their parents, the Campbells and Flemings, and settled in Guelph when it was a wilderneee, Mr, Camp. bell oou d well remember when the first tree was oat where the oity now stands. They afterwarde moved to the township of Fullarton, then to Logau and later with one of their sone to the town of Oheeley where Mr. Campbell died in 1800, The eon then bought a farm at Paisley, Mrs, Campbell, although in her 81st year, went to Guelph with her eon, making the trip from Guelph to Oranbrook alone. She is quite hale and hearty and has good eyeelght, Walton. Rev. A. W, Dever has perohased a hendeome driver, Mrs. Dill, of Seaforth, ie spending a few days at L. McDonald's, Mimeo H. and R. Hewitt, of Paris, are waiting at W. H. Sholdioe'e. Allan Bond, of Ridgetown, is holiday. ing with F.C. Neal this week. Mise Bertha Crittenden returned from a month's visit to Tara on Tneeday. We have aonoladed not to play 'lune. eels at football. We've a hundred that we are worse than Listowel. Jonas Beoker has purchased the house and shop formerly owned by Robb. Olark, and will shortly open up a wood work business there. A number of Waltoniene attended the ranee in Brussels on Monday ; also the Huron -Rangers football match in Seaforth on Wednesday. Wroxeter. J. A. Walker is away on a business trip.. J. Brethauer was in Listowel on Tam. day on bueinese. Thoe. Hemphill took a bueinese trip on Monday to Wiegham. Mr. White and Henry Allen were in Wingham on Sunday last. A number of our citizens attended the moos at Brussels on Monday. J. Brethauer, and his nieee,Mies Carey, of Oentremill, were visiting at Teeewater on Sunday last. Miss Janie Gibson, daughter of T. W. Gibson, is visiting her aunt, Mre. F. V. Dickson, on Howiok street. A daughter of Edward Stafford is on the eiak lien at her 'grandmother's, Mre: James Stafford's, Main street. John Bray took a trip to Seaforth on Wednesday with his sister, who has been vieiting in the viaiuity for Rome time. Gibson Bros. are about ereating a new aider mill which they will attend' to the boiler and engine house of the eaw mill. Bertram Hisoox, who has been visiting at his aunt's, Mre. Geo. Allen, at the C. P. R. station, returned on Tneeday morn- ing. orn- rn Mies Oarey, who has been 'visiting her uncle, J. Brethauer, 'returned to her home in Berlin on Tneeday last. This was her first visit to this place. Thos. B. Sanders returned home from the "Soo," aod was highly pleased with the trip on the lake and amongst the islands. He met many old friends. The Quarterly meeting held at Salem, was fairly well attended last Sunday. The Quarterly Board met at Salem on Monday. Members present were Messrs. Hazlewood, Brethauer, Ball, Higgins, Luoae and tHall. Meiners. Hazlewood and Lame were elected delegates to attend Dietriat Convention. J. Brethauer was eleoted a delegate to attend the Financial District meeting to be held at Whiteoharoh at Boma future date. Thoe. Walker, who has been a faithful steward in the Methodist oharoh withdrew from the office and J. Brethauer was appotnted In bie place. The oharoh here le nearing' oompletion and when finished' will compare favo rably with any in the village. Morris. This week has been a soorober. e Mise Oakley is visiting Miee Annie Davie, 4th line. Mise Lizzie Godfrey, of Toronto, is the guest of the Miseee Roe. Mre, H. M. Beeman, who has been in- disposed, ie on the mend. D. Hamilton, of Wingham, is spending efew days 'at Geo, W. Torvey'e, 2nd line. Mies Emma Stevenson, of Clinton, was vieiting her aunt, Mrs. Ed. Beeman, last week, Wesley Roe, eon of John Roe is at p088. ent on an extended trip to Rome, Paris and. Ireland. Mrs. H. Robb and daughter, Mies Christina, arrived wifely ,among their friends in Manitoba, W.H. Stewart, Principal of New Ham- burg sohooi, preaohed st Johnstone] oharoh last Sunday evening. Harry Demean and Miee Annie Speir, 4th line, enjoyed lake Huron breezee eb Go deriob on Tneeday of this week. Fall wheat la turning out well in Morrie, the average returns being from 85 to 40 bushels per gore. Ib is a fine sample. Miee Duncan, of Soarboro', and Mre. Purvis, of Teeewater, were vieitore at James Dnncan's, 4th line. The ladies are cousins of Mr. Donoan, A, F.Embory and G. Nioholoon were away this week et a shooting matoh with Wingham against Dungannon whioh the former won by 42 pointe, Oar Morrie Mote are able to hold their own with the beet going. Edward Johnston has been enlarging hie barn and potting atone under the en- tire building. However it may be with himself, Edward ie bound to keep hie horses and cattle comfortable during the coming Winter. For about a year Alex. McCali, 7011 oon„ has been bothered with a weakness in hie limbs from a nerve ailment that incapacitates him from his accustomed aotivity but we hope he will soon be as Kmart es ever. Mre. Alex. MoOall and youngeet eon, Willie, left last Saturday on a visit to A. I. MOOall, druggist, at Ohatham. Willie, who passed the Entrance Exam. reoently at Brussels, will attend the Collegiate at Chatham. He i0 a smart lad and will no doubt do well there. We Wish him.mooeee. New TXIAOTION.—We are pleased to re. port that Henry Bone, who was reoeotly barbed out, has not allowed hie loee to bar his way but has, purobaeed a new 17 horse power Maeeey-Sawyer traction en. gine to run and haul his threehing machine. Pie expecte it here next week. Mr. Bone will also rebuild hie eaw and shingle mill and fit it out in better style than formerly. His many friends and patrons win be glad to hear of ,the oho. nese hie pluck deserves, Mise Aggie Forrest centemplstea a visit to her sister who resides in Miohi. gan. No Fear of her becoming Ameri- canized as the visit will nob be prolonged. Sunshine Epworth League intend bas.. ing a Garden Party on Tuesday evening, Aug. 140h, at the residence of George A. Hamm, 5611 line, Morrie, Musical and literary program and good time expect- ed. Proceede to aid tp re•papering the oharoh, Orem—Last SundeY Dia benie Mgr - alien, beloved wife of Thos, pSkelton, of lot 9; oon. 7, gamed awayfrom the earthly home to the hoose' of many maneiope• Her illness wag not very long, some 5 or 6 weeks and it will be a enrprise to many to hear of her death. Heart trouble was the cause. She ie survived by her hue. band and one ohild, Mre. Skelton was mob highly esteemed and the sympatby of the oommnnity will be extended to her husband and little daughter. Last Spring Mr, and Mre. Shelton buried a child aod duce then Mre. McCall, a eie• ter to Mrs. Skelton, passed away, The [moral on Tuesday afternoon was largely attended, Rev. W. Peahen, of Blyth, oonduoting an appropriate eervioe. In torment was made in Brussels cemetery. We, Skelton'° age was 28 years, 7 months and 15 days. Her decease will be muoh regretted. ENTnnap INTO RaeT.—An old,and muoh reef:acted resident of Morrie paused to hie reward on Friday afternoon, 3rd inst., in the person of Jonathan Duimage aged 86 years. Though advanced in years he enjoyed left usual health up to the lime of his death and passed away without a straggle at the reeidenoe of his daughter, Mre, Robt. Jobneton, Fordwioh. The funeral took plaoe en Sunday last. The pall bearers were members and relatives of the family, viz., Anson Dulmage, of Lakelet ; Daniel W., of Palmerston ; Wm., olNewbridge; Bennett and Leon. and W. Rattan, (eone•io-law) of Morris, and Dr. Russell, of Belmore. The body was deposited in Fordwioh cemetery after whioh a large congregation assembled in the Methodist ohurob and, in the absence of the pastor, Rev. D. Rogers, a friend of the family, oondnoted the service, preach- ed an appropriate Hermon and paid a tri- bute to the departed worthy. His part. ner, Mre. Dalmege, eurvivee him, aged 84 years, and shares in the sympathy of the oommnnity. Cxrev. Wm. Dark's No. 1 traction began duty last week. Grey township Connell on Wednesday of next week. Misses Calder visited at Seaforth and. Mitchell last week. Mise Margery Gilleepie, of Seafortb, fit visiting at. James McNair's,14th am. Robt. Gantt; and wife were visiting last week at T. Stokee', of Jamestown. Harvest will goon be over as the Lot wave is ripening grain at a lively rate. Quite a number of Greyitee took in the ranee and football match at Braeaele on Monday. Dr. G. L. and Mre. Ball, of Toronto, are holidayiug at the home of H. Ball, 10th oon. The Misses Armetead, of Grand Val- ley, are guests at "Elm Row," the home of T. Bielby. John L. Davidson, of Toronto, is here on a holiday visit with' hie uncle and aunt; Thos. and Mre. Davidson, of the 12011 con. Mre. N. Cowan, of Paisley, aoeom- ponied by her daughters, Mieoee Rena and Katie, were vieitore at, "Riverside" last week,: Miee Cowan, of Toronto, returned to the oity last Saturday after spending a two weeks' holiday in thio vicinity and at Seaforth. Owing to poor health Juo. Engel, of Paw Paw, Mich., has leased his blank• smith shop and, with hie wife and family, has come on an extended visit to this lo - entity. Mre. Engel ie a daughter of Chas. Buell. We hope the Mange will have the desired effect. HYIIENRAL. — The Orangeville prose gives the following particulars concern. ing the marriage of a young gentleman who formerly taught in the Smith eahool :—"The marriage of J. L. Hogg, M. A., of Toronto, formerly aoienoe master in the Orangeville High Soboot, to Mies Amy T. McLean, daughter of Mre. Wm. McLean, James at., was solemnized in St. Andrew's oharoh on Tuesday afternoon. Snob was the inter. eat in the anepioibhae event that at 3.30, the hour. set for the nuptial oeremony, the auditorium was almost completely filled with spectators. Rev. R. W. Diokie, paetor of the church, officiated, and Miee Maggie Marohall, the oharoh organist, played the wedding maroh. The bride was prettify attired in a cream gown, trimmed with pearl sequins and chiffon, with the venal bridal veil and orangeblossoms, and oarried a 'baguet of white roses. The bridesmaid was Miee Emily McLean, a amain of the bride. She wore a gown of white dimity, with lane and chiffon trimmings, a dainty white hat with yellow and white trimmings, and carried a boquet of yellow roses. Mies Winnifred Meek, of Alton, a little cousin of the bride, made a pretty maid of honor. She was dressed in white taffeta silk, with lace trimmings and hat to matoh, and oarried a basket of flowers. The position of groomsman was filled by E. E. White, B. A., of Oakwood, Ontario, After the oeremony the bridal party drove to the home of the bride'e mother, where a dainty dejeaner was served. The happy oouple after• wards took the evening train for Barrie, where they will spend a brief honey -moon before proceeding to their future home in Toronto. The bride, who was a mem. ber of St. Andrew's choir and widely known in aooial and musical oirolee, re- ceived a large Dumber of very handsome preeente. Among these was a beautifal heart shaped pendant, get with pearla and turquoises, from the groom. Their many friends wish Mr, and Mre. Hogg happiness and good fortune." The many old friends of Mr, Hogg here will wteh hie bride and himself long life and pros. parity. This marriage should prompt some of ourbaohelore to go and do like- wigc. 't Conrad Miohei, lith oon., bag arrived home in safety from hie 7 weeks' trip to Germany, He looks firat•claea, Mr, Michel says many ohenges have taken. plane in people and places etnoe be was there before but is persuaded that there is no plane yet like Ontario. He went and oameby New York. An improved farm has been pnrohaeed by 8, B. Fraliok, near Virden, Mane and he intends removing his family to the West, Hie farm, located If miles Beath of Brueeete, hoe been sold to Wm, Randa who will move to it as anon as vacated, We wish Mr, and Mra. Franck and family aaooeee in the Prairie Prov- ince. rovince. Thie week George Coates arrived home on a visit from Oarey, Idaho, U. S., where he has been eheep ranching with hie brother forthe past 3 years. He looks first-olase and will put in a month holidaying here before returning. They have 4,700 ebeep and are doing well. He says paeturea are not very good thie eeaeon owing to dry weather. Mr. Coatee Dame to Chicago with a shipment of sheep, 21 oars oonetitating the °ergo, with his party. He has his eyes wide open to more than °heap ranches and givee many interesting pointers relative to the West. JAB. TRAVIS Peens ' AWAY. Wedneeday of this week, James Travis, a resident of Grey for over 40 peace, passed off this Beene of notion, aged 51 years. He had not been in very robust health for some time but an attaok of typhoid fever and other complications were the cause of hie deatb. Dammed reeided with hie sister on lot 26, con. 10, and .last Winter he added another 50 aoree adjoining, pur ohaeing from Wilson McKay. Mr. Travis never married. The funeral takes place on Friday to the R. 0. cemetery at Seaforth. The eabjeot of this notice was a square going, unassuming man who enjoyed the respect of the oommnnity. Ethel. Mies Annie Smith; of Brussels, was holidaying here for a week. Mrs. Geo. Imlay, of Buffalo, N. Y., is visiting at her old home here. The hum of the threehing machine is heard on all aides. Fall wheat is turning out good. Quite a number of our football enthae• Taste were at Brussels Monday evening to witnese the Braeaele-Listowel match. They say it was a dandy from start to finish. Not ae lively a game ae us and the Highlanders play however. It is hinted that a certain widower, formerly of this locality, may wed a widow in a neighboring town, bat, dear me, half the Ikea you hear are not true so there may be nothing in this story. Everybody does not get married whom people talk about. Township Clerk Spence has a good big job on hand just now in the Revision of the Township Bylaws. It is very im• portant that these should be in oonformity with the Statutes and also that the rate- payers should know what the law is on the many questions that orop up. At the offioisl Board meeting of the Methodist March, Ethel Ciroait, held last Monday, it was decided to close up Oranbrook, Hentryn and Bethel churches aod thereby make it a one man circuit and strengthening the Whitfield:and Ethel appointments by the amalgamation of oongregatiooe. 0. W. Willis, who has been in Portage- la•Prairie, Man., for the past 8 years, was here on a flying visit this week. He is in bueinese in that town and doing nioely and was in Ontario on a bargain bunting trip. He ie a shrewd young man and should do well. His relatives live et Powaesan. F. 8. Boobt, of Brussels, who had the Belling of James Laird'° 100 sore farm, Eaet of Ethel, has found a parohaser in the pereon of Robert Bremner, formerly of Grey, but more recently of Roseland, B. O. The priae paid wag $4,000 sad the parolee -ear will get poeeesion so ae to put in Fall wheat. Mr. and Mra. Laird will loaste probably here or in Brussels. The farm is lot 26, oon. 8, Grey. Newsy Noena.—The following notes are taken from a letter written recently by Mrs. George Hogarth, who lett here last Spring for a visit to England I get 4 meals a day here and am having a moat enjoyable time indeed. Was at the Royal Show, in York and eaw the Royal family. There are boildinge here thou. sande of years old. Went to Soarboro' with the oharoh choir and was at the Prince of Wales' hotel, It was grand. The city is beautiful. Saw the tide oome in and the fishermen and women Belling Drabs, oysters and fish, the names of whioh I oan;t tell you. As the fairs have started everybody is busy and will be for some time. Topoliffe is a village like Bruesele and is picturesquely eitaated on the Eastern bank of the Swale river, tPhioh is here crossed by a bridge of 5 arohee. Its file old church, standing proudly on an eminence, from whioh the same silver toned bellehave for about 200 years invited the eurrounding inhabitants to "come up higher." I am told that Topoliffe, from top of olfff, first took her name and her cliff mounted seat oonflrme the same. Here streams with curled winding overflow bestowing a native beauty on the plaoe. Visited the vicarage and churchyard and enoh charming views of the winding Swale with the mill and foaming weir in the valley, spreading hedge rows, verdant fields, the riohly wooded park at Baldeebary, Lady Downs gardens, perke full of deer end all kinds of fl°were and Unite in glass houses, enoh as apples, pine apples, figs, grapes, ,&o. We took a walk through a vegetable garden where we eaw cucumbers 14 inohee long, strawberries, aurrante, tomatoes and the like, with roses to no end of, all kinds and colors, The houses are cover- ed with the latter. Pear trees are brained, to grow tap the side of the buildings. The trees are quite different to thee° of Canada, I think much nicer end more kinds. Roads are extra good here and are kept in line condition, eaoh man has. ing a limit to keep olean from weeds, &o, The hedges are wild roans and thorn trees, and they did look beaubital when 4,, game. The river Swale is joined on its Beaten] bank at an sante angle by the smelter river podbeok, along narrow strip of land being thus enoloeed to which they forma strong natural defence, Have been to a plane they Balt the Maiden's Bower whioh used to be a great resort some hundred years ego. A short dia. tante from here aooient coins, gun bar' rel° and other relies have been found. You can throw a stone from the Swale, to the Codbeok and both are fine rivers, I was fishing one day recently and naught a 2 pound trout. My aouein and I eeoar. ed 17 lbe. in one hour in the river Swale. 'Rabbits are very plentiful and gentlemen come from the oitiee to hoot them Grope look eplendld, some started hey:ug on July 1st. There are aoree of poem- but no bugs, nor are there hou:tales. Have not seen a stove nor broom'einoe I lett Toronto, all stone floors which are very tiring to walk upon. Yesterday was Fair day and I will never forget the sights among the crowd being glpeiee,pobtere by the wholesale, people selling horses, both men and women drunk. There was a hot time. Next week ie to be Flower Show with luncheon at Angel Inn and I am to be a guest. The let of August le Thirsk flower show. We are going to take a trip to Amewaite, Harrowgate, . Bradford, Edinboro' and London. I will visit some of the manutaotoriee and Bilk departments with Mre. Whitaker at •Bradford. The English people can beat anything I ever eaw for nice gardens and all kinds of flowers but they don't have the imple. menta to term with we have in Canada. At the Royal Show referred to there was an exhibit of Maeeey-Hartle maabinery that looked like home. rdr. Long, of Thirsk, has a MaeeeyHarrie binder and says it works well. It looks comical to see the way the farmers draw in their hay with one horse and a 2 wheeled cart, some of them doing all the raking by hand. It le a slow proaoee. Work is hard and very little for ib. The tarnip orop is fine. Roads are elegant for wheel- ing. A Voice From Damasous. A FORMER BRUSSELS PASTOR WRITES. MY DEAR MR. SxaAoHAN,-Your very kind and most highly appreciated letter of Deo. 30th daly received. We have read it several times aod we read it thin morning in Damsons, and more than this, we reoeived another letter contain- ing a draft for $96, part of whioh bad been Bent by Mre. Richardson and Mr. McArthur whioh we have acknowledged already and for whioh we ask you to give them our heartfelt thanks. I hope Mre. Straohan is better and it was delightful to bear about Mr. and Mra. Taylor and Jessie and about Alex, and hie little children. I hope yon will kindly re. member us most kindly to them all. I sent a letter to Mr. MoArthnr some menthe ago and a photo to Mra. Riohard- son. I bo e t ey reoeived them and if there are any friends who would like a dopy of that photo. we would be glad to send it. My thoughts are often in Brno - sole and neighborhood. Yon have been kind to us and moat of yon have not for- gotten ne yet. Mre. Deadman sent as a dollar not so veryloog ago and throngh Miee Kate Calder we reoeived about $15 a year from Boieeevain. This is Mrs. Howie'° first visit to the most anoient oity in the world and I have bean taking her round to see the house in whioh Ananias lived and the portion of the city wall from whioh Pant was let down in a basket. Curiously enough the eite of Naaman'e hoose ie oconpied by a hone for the lepers. The present popu- lation is about 200,000 mostly Mahomme. dans and hence the nnmerono tall minarets (high Blender towers far above streets and houses) from the tope of which the officials of Mahommedaniem regularly, officially and formally, pro• claim their oreed. "There is no deity but God and Mabomet ie the apostle of God." I admire them for it and I ad- mire you too for endeavoring amidst difficulties to preaoh Christ to your neighbors and I pray God to give them grace to appreciate their privilege and lend a listening ear, e're it ie too late. God bleu you my dear friend and give you to meet in heaven souls that you save throngh the blood of Christ. I have addressed only three publio meet• Inge here bnt daily have conversations with individuals and families. This week I hope to have more public meet- ings and you will be amused, perhaps grieved, to bear that I am to address a meeting next Lord's Day on the eabjeot of temperance. You did not expect that the evil of intemperance is so important in Damascus as to need special often. tion. Damascus and every town in Syria are now provided with dram shops whicheell imported drinks and make a poor ooantry poorer. At our own house we have Delle every day to help finanoially, poor people, nevertheless we do not profess to be distributors of alms. The total of our subeoriptions in '99 was $60 in all ; this year, 1900, we have re. ceived $96 ae above stated, forwarded from Toronto on 16th April. Notwith. standing I still hope that God will make it possible for me to remain at my poet in this ooantry. It does look mean and small to have to leave a promising field like title, in a country like thia for want of a few hundred dollars to provide bread and butter for a missionaries' fan• ily. Thank God we are all well and de. sire to be remembered moat kindly to all the dear friends and hope they are. well on both aides of the conces- sion line. Mre. Howie f5 prepar- ing a book on Palestine and probably you will hear of it again. While digging a foundation near 8t. Thomas' Gate, Damaeoue, they paeeed through three oemeteriee below eaoh other, showing that the present oity is built anon the graves of three of its predecessors. Columns 25 feet high are now burled 12 teat below the eurtaoe of present etreeta, This let. ter ie being written in a room where four women are talking, two at once, and a baby who oon hardly hear her own ory, still I hope you will be able to read it and make some Renee of it. Mre, Howie is writing on her knee sitting on the floor. There is Po ohair or table in the room, ws are Bitting on mete and quilts, A, strong wind brought down from the trees time of apples aod aprioote, Mach of this is piled in streets for sale at low Prime, d a cent a pound and dile minute I hear the fruit.eellers sheeting them• selves hoarse urging peseere.by to buy, but the fruit ie down ere it is ready therefore it is a Ipes. What happens to souls whioh pees away aosaved ere they be ready ? Let us then do our best and ask God to help as, peradventure we shall seemed in indu0lag some to repent, turn unto God and do works meet for re• remember me to the friends at AodKindly 0on'a school house and tell them to come to Christ while He Mande at the door aod knocks, to pray for me or my family and for the people whom 1 serve, and now with our united love and grabitade to you alt, I am Yours ebnoerely, GLIM? RL HOwIn. DamaeouB, Syria, May 21st, 1900. Brussels Council. The regular monthly meeting of the Brussels Conned was held on Tuesday evening. In the absences of Reeve Thomson, who ie away bolidaying, Conn. oillor Roes was voted to the emir, Minutes of last meeting read and passed. The following accounts were presented:— W. Denbove, street improvemente..$ 8 45 A. MoLanohlin, salary 25 00 F. B. Soott, sidewalk inspeotor 35 00 E0000mioal Io. 0o., meth. on hall 50 00 Moved by S. Wilton, seconded by Jas. Fox, that above accounts be paid. --Carried. Sidewalk petitions Noe. 28 to 81 were confirmed, there being no appeals, on motion of Jae. Fox and B. Wilton. Jno. Coueley; who bad been awarded the oonbraot of digging the William- Priuoese street sewer at last meeting, addressed the Council, declining to do work at his offer as he misunderstood the depth. Moved by Jas. Fox, seoond- ed by S. Wilton, that Mr. Cawley be paid the eum of $75.00, lees necessary drayage, for the work when completed.— Carried. Thos. McGregor was granted permio. eion to erect frame building on Mill street on presentation of outline plan. Council adjourned to meet on Monday, 20th inst., the data of Court of Revision on William.Prinoess street sewer By- law. People We Know. Leslie herr ie holidaying at Stratford for a week. Mies Minnie Moore ie bome from Tor- onto for a visit. Mies Allie Currie is vieitiog her grand- mother in Elma. Mre, Wm. Blaehill is vieiting ber daughters in Galt. Mre. Thoe. Ainley, of Listowel, is holi• daying in Brussels. jriiseso Annie and Elora Mitohell spent Sunday in Belmore. Mies Dolly Backer and Will. Backer are visiting at Zoriob. Mre. Angus Campbell is vieiting her daughters in London. Thos. Roee and son, of Cheeley, are visitors et David Ross'. Colin Shaw, a former Bruseelite, was in town for a few days. James Livingston, M. P., of Baden, was in town on Thursday. Barrister Sinclair was in Walkerton on legal business this week. W. Kneahtsl, of Wingham, was a Bruesele visitor for a few days. Miae Sate Laird, of Seaforth, is vielt• ing relatives and friends in town. Thoe, Norton, of Lietowel, was renew- ing old acquaintanaee in Brunie. Mre. Wm. Cameron and Mise Eva, were vieiting at Gerrie for a few Saye. Reeve Thomson is may on a well earned holiday to Galt and Hamilton. Mre. (Rev,) Holmes 18 away to Exeter vieiting with her sister, Mre. (Dr,) Rollins. Mre. Rnesell, of Poineeto, Penn., U. S., is vieiting her sister, Mrs. J. Donaldson, of Brussels. George and Russell Ferguson, of Tees - water, were visiting relatives and friends in town this week. Mise Annie MaLaohlan, of Grey, was the guest of Mise Lizzie MoNaaghton for a few days last week. Mre. N. B. Gerry and daughter and Miee Annie Eastland, of Blyth, are visit. ing in Brussels and locality, Mies Winnie Turnbull spent part of her Sommer vacation with her grandparents, Reeve and Mre. Turnbull, Grey. Mrs. Wm. Maioprize and Mise Iva, of Bark's Falls, Parry Sound, are spend. ing a few days at R. Mainprize'e. Dr. Cavanagh and W. Boddy, of Owen Sound, were in town for a few days en route to Buffalo, N. Y., on a wheeling tour. Mre. Thompson has returned to Montana. Her mother, Mre. Ferguson, accompanied her and will make ber home iu the Wee6. R. A. and Mre. Frances, of Kansas City, are the guests of Mies Francis, of town. Mr. Franoie and the latter are brother and sister. J. D. Burne, of Toronto, A. 0. Monne and R. Douglas, of Harrieton, were the paste of the Miseee Douglas, Elizabeth 000080, this week. Garfield Vanatone, of Toronto, is en. joying a holiday at late home in thie plane, He may go to Wingbam with his parents as assistant to bie Lather. S. Y. Taylor, tbe'well known pedes gogoe, of Paris, is making a holiday visit with relatives and friends in Brus- sels and locality. Mre. Taylor is also here. David Hoist°, Miss Sarah and Henry are away on a trip to relatives and friends at Elmira and Hamburg seeking after improved health, whioh hope we trust may be realized. Arthur McGuire, P. N, G„ left on Wednesday for Hamilton, where be is attending the Grand Lodge of the I. 0. 0. F. as representative of Western Star Lodge, No, 149, Brusne18, Paris. Alkse Bali Bawtinhehner is vieitiog nt Mr, and Mra, I3oltam, of palm' Sou; Bayed at D, A. Lowry's, Alias Marion Moore, of Trowhrldce, 10 visiting relatives in town. Miss Lottie Emig, of Mitohell, ie renewing old friendehips in Brussels, Miss Jean Tervit, of Wingham, i0 visiting Mrs. R. Melopeize thie week. Rohert Williamson is improving In health but not yet able to roeume work. Mies Maud Keliington, of Trowbridge, Ie vieiting her eider, Mre. Fred, Mame. Mrs. Wm. 'Cornish, of Mlbobell, ie renewing old aoquaintemeee in this sea. tion, Mise Sadie Jamieson has gone to her home for a few weeks well earned boli. day, Mien Ella Inman is home from Chicago for a few weeks' visit with relatives and friends, Charlie Dodds and Mlae Fannie Tbnln' 000 epenb Sunday with. friends in I1nt' cardiae. Mies Keefe, of Seaford', 'and Mise T itohellClinton,re visitors' at 0. w of Olt on, H, Bartliff's, Hugh Montgomery, of Deloraine, Mao., it visiting Mre. W. Ie. VanStone,bks 510. to in Brussels. r, a s . Mre. Holland, of Port Huron, 'isvisit. , her mother, Mrs. S. Pearson. The latter, will return with her. Rev. W. E. Kerr, of Amberelburg,. is spending a few holidays in town on a return trip from Owen Sound, Misses Rilla and Clara Handier area home from their visit to Exeter and Mies Myrtle is back from Atwood. Archie Soott and daughter, of Port Heron, were visiting relatives here for a week. They returned home on Timo- thy. Harry Moore appears to be little the worse of the "header" he took at the mill dam last week, barring the out on his bead. T. Wilson, of Seaforth, was visiting Dr, and Mre. Tweddle, of this town. He may assist the Dr. for a time in bie practice here. Robb. Rose, of Kincardine, was in town last Monday. He played base bell with our boys against Gerrie and wbaled out a home run just ae of old. Brien Scott met with an aooidenbat Ament's feotory on Thursday of last week by whioh his head was injured. He is getting along all right. Mrs. Harry Ooutte and daughter, of Ohioago, is here on a visit to her old home. Rhe is a daughter of James and Mrs. Menzies, William street. Cooneillor Gerry is doing the limp not. Some people thought he was "foundered" but snob is not the case ae be spiked hie foot on a nail, a very sore experience. Mies Jean Rose, of Owen Sound, is spending her vacation with ber sister, Mra. Jae. Beattie. Mies Gerty MoLean, of London, is also visiting Mre, Beattie, Miss McLean ie a stenographer. Geo. and Howard McCullough, of Lon- don, former residente of Brussels, were here with a running horse for the ranee. Their horse, "Ed. Dandridge" took 1st money in the lively time of 1.01. Robt. Tait, of Oil Oily, Penn., is visit. ing his brother, John Tait. He was a former resident of town but has not been here for the past 22 years. Time. deals very kindly with thie visitor. Harry Bartliff, Will, Giffitb, Lorne Ddittord, Tony Sample, 0. L. Herr, Ira Gerry, Wendell Holmes, Garf. VanStone and Miee Thurso Gerry drove over to Seaforth on Wednesday to witness the foot ball matoh between that town and Berlin. It was a bie game 1.1. Gordon McDonald and Joo. Pepper, of Bruesele. Mob, played with the Hurons. Seaforth papers of last week say : ' Miss Cardno is visiting at Brussels.— lire. russels.Mre. Thompson and Miee Maggie are holidaying with friends in Brussels.— Mrs. Ament and Mre. Coates and dough. ter, of London, are vieiting relatives in Brneeels.—Mies Jessie Stobie, milliner at E. Maroon8, went on Monday to visit friends in Braeaele for a week. Robert MoOatohson,• of Alameda, N. W. T., who went West last April, arrived home on Wednesday of this week, having finished the "breaking" on his farm. Mr. Mao. es -ye in some places wheat will yield from 15 to 20 bushels per acre in the West while in others it will not be as good. He will not return until next Spring. They have bad hot weather up there but the nights are anal. Among the callers at Tan Pose on Wednesday of thie week were Robert and Walter Angus, of Aurora, Illinois. They were former residents of Brussels and with their father, Adam Angus, farmed in both Grey and Morrie. It is 14 or 15 years einae they removed from town, going from here to Galt and afterward to Aurora. We were pleased to meet with them and hear of their success. Aurora is a oily of 30,000 population, 40 miles from Chicago. Messrs. Angus were visiting friends at Blyth end drove over to Brussels to see how things looked. The (Minton News -Record Bays of Nor. man Hill, eon of Jno, Hill, of Brussels —Norman Hill, who has been in St. Marys for the pgaeb year, was the guest of his brother, J, W. Hill, last week while on hie way to Oranbrook in the Crow's Nest Pass, where two of his brothers are in bueinese. Thie makes seven membere of the Hill family who have located West of Lake Superior, two in Manitoba and five beyond the Rookies. We would not be surprised if J. W. ehoald yet take the Western Lever, for to a man of hie ever• getio nature the West offers great and almost irresistible attractions. An Oklahoma girl who advertised tot. a husband, got him, The total expense for the advertisement and wedding out. fit was $11 and within a year the' hoeband died, leaving a life inenranae of $3,000. And some people °lake that advertising does not pay. 0ouNxen>rooT quarters are in °ironies tion in Western Ontario, They are de- scribed es exact reproduobione of the gennine ooin but are lighter in weight, whiter in color, and the lettering le not 0o prominent, They hear the date of 1890,