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Vol. 29, No, 82
New Advertisements,
Leoal—G. E. King.
Grey AuthorsReport.
locel—Thos. IlleGregor,
Morrie Auditors' Itheort.
Corn and bran—A.. Beaker.
Perm for eale—Wm, Polthrd.
Settler' Exoursions-0. P. ft,
Oleeriog sale—MoRinuon dc Co.
Money refooded—G, A. Deadromn.
:Ready's:nada Clothing—II. 0. Dunford
& Bon.
30istrirt Ram
Oran ke morale.
Grippe le king. '
Ameessor Reymann ie on his annual
muerte.
Mies Tillie MoRae le away at Toronto
taking a =lethal coarse at the Conserva-
tory. We wish her a Omuta etay.
• ...Pain etsito wn.
Mies Lizzie Hall, of Ethel, le visiting
Mre. Geo. Roltntier.
Mies Eliza Pewee& bas had a very un-
weloorne visitore-la grippe.
Miss Jennie Simpson has returned
home after staying with her brother,
Torn, of Enna.
Thomas Simpson, of Florindale, and
his daughter, Mrs. Shoemaker, and her
two children, of Bertha are vieitiug the
formersa brother, Andrew Simpeon.
Adam Roe left on Monday nt 'ming of
this week for Smelt Sse. Merle wh 're he
has seoured a situation in be black.
ereithing business. We wish him sac -
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181 sae voile.
5fieses Aggie Herbert and Eliza hiseer
visited in Brussels last week,
David and hire. Bargees, el Boieseemin,
Manitoba, are visiting at J. Burgess'.
R. N. and Mrs. Doff vieited at Andrew
Gammill'e, in Tornberry, on Saturday.
Fred. and Mrs. MoOraoken, of Brae -
Bele, viaited at John Gardiner's on Mon-
day.
John e,nd Mrs. McIntosh and children,
of 61olesworth, Stmdayed at Thomas
Coultese
Misses Lizzie and Maude Flaety, of
Wingbam, vent Sunday with Mlee Ina
Thomas,
Mrs. Helm and son, Arthur, of Wing.
ham, visited Mrs. Helmet Winer, Mrs.
Rutherford, last week.
Geo. and Mee. Peacock and children,
of Rest Wawanosh, Sunclayed with Mre.
Peacock's mother, Biro. Rutberfortd.
Joeepb and Mrs. Pugh and Thomas
Jewitt attended the tenet al of the late
Mrs. Wm. Grainger at Molesworth on
Saturday.
MoKtrane Comm —Oonnoil met in
jotted' Hotel, Leadbnry, on Monday 18th
inet. Blomberg of (Mantel and Treasurer
present. Minutes of former meeting read
and adopted. Auditor& report was laid
before the Council ehowing a balanoe ab
first of year of $705.00. After oorreoting
an error the report was edopted. Dees
MoDonald was given the coutraot for 3000
feet three inob rook ern plank at $18 00
per thousand. Amounte to pay A editors',
Treasurer, Oharity and other items in
eluding $800 00 for work an Drain mak
ing, a total of 6417 50, was paid. The
Reeve was authorized by motion of Coon.
all not to allow persona or Egineers to dig
ditohee on road allowances where it is
not the natural run of water. A. petition
was aent to Oceenail fur Reeve and Olrrk
to sign ;taking the Legielative Assembly
to amend Aeeessment Ant eo ae to allow
municipalities to reduce or abolish taxes
on Buildings or other improvements.
Also another petition for Reeve and Clerk
to sign asking the Legislative Aegembly
to make no change in Bention 613 of tbe
Municipal Aot by which County Councils
will be en ebled to asentne control of town-
ship roads without tbe assent of tbe Moat
munioneali ties. Moved by John G. Grieve,
seconded by A. Gardiner and carried that
tbe Reeve and Clerk do not sign either
petition. The Reeve and Archibald tdo
Gregor objecting to motion. Those who
bave Township scrapers on their prem.
Feed Corn
and Bran
FOR SALE.
A. Baeker
Brussels,
Sottl
Ono -Way
Excursions
To Manitoba and Canadian Northwest
will leave Toronto every TUDEIDAY during
Morel) and April, 21)02.
L000aogare travelling without Live Rook
should take the trate leaving Toronto at
140 Il,
reesettgers travelling with Live Rook
should take the train leaving Toronto at
9.00 P. 10.
Ooloniet Bleeper will be attached to weal
train.
Nor particulars Mut ono y 1 "Ratters'
Guide" apply to any CanadianPaelfie Agent,
or to
B. NOTMAN,
Aniseed General Paileenger Agent,
024 1 Ring et, Ralik TorioNmo,
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1901
VV.H.KERR, Prop,
Wes are repented to leave them at the
Olere's restdence before next meeting as
only one has been left yet, Patimmetere
next mason are not to employ men to fill
gravel Without: the consent/ of one of
°0000n. Pathmaelere will be appointed
at next meeting aleo Peneeviewere end
Poundkeepers. Those wanting ohangee
or WWI half the number Of Pathinaetere
better, mane your opinion known to one
of Council. Chartres are made that many
Pathmathers do no work for their own
property and now le the time to have all
those pot in a back seat. Council ed.
joorned to meet in the Oravelord Renee,
Dublin, on Mardi 18th, at 10 e, m.
deo. 0, Moneteoreeeneek,
l?!lri I GOil.
PASSED Om Tun limme—Laet week
nos. and Mre. MoFedzeen were called to
Agincourt, %grime& township, to attend
the funeral of an old and well known
resident in the person of Frames Suitt,
who passed away from thie 'sphere of
notion on Thnrsday 14th inst., aged 69
years. The anise of death Wee la grippe.
Deceased was born on the fine farm on
whiob he lived and died. He had proe•
pared in regard to worldly goods and wee
most highly esteemed by all who new
him. Ilia wife (wbo is a sister to Mre
Molarthean and Mee. Thoe. Davidson, of
Grey townehipe two daughters and a eon
survive hatband and father. Mr. Scott
wan a faithful member of the Presbyter-
ian ;thumb and &supporter of the Can.
servative party in polities. Femme',
which wee largely attended took plaoe on
Saturday, Heyde Masers. McDonald and
Brown mind noting an a apropriare services.
rment Wee made in St. Andrew'e
cemetery. The pall bearers were :—Adam
Bell, Rnbt. and Thoe. Thompson, Robt
Partly, and Robt. and Wm. Green. Jim.
Lambie, of Floss'and Jno. Lambie, of
Barrie, attended the funeral also. They
are relatives of Mre &tett%
Cg, ro
George and Mrs. Guard, of Arthur, are
viaiting at B. Laing'e and J. N. Lamont's
thie week.
Wm. Bielop, of Mooeomin, Man., bas
been vieiting relative and Mende here
for a few weeke.
Wm. Armstrong, Oth eon., eold a 2
year old colt last week to A. Hewitt,
Brussels, for $95 00.
We are awry to hear that Mrs, Jno.
Lamont has been gene III with infiam
oration bat hope she will woo be eon.
valethent.
Hugh OfoKinnon, 7th cone bee been
ender the dootor'e care during the past
week. It is not very often that Mao. is
off bis feed."
Mrs. Riebard Roe, 3rd oon„ bed the
misfortune to fall a few weeke ago and
injured leer left oboulder which bothers
her considerably yet.
Services will be held in Bethel Church
every Sabbath afternoon! at 8 o'clock,
until the Union Church ie ready for oo
oupteney. Rev. Mr. Carry
will pretests at
Bethel neat Sabbath afternoon.
Robert and Peter Baird, a Brueefield,
who have been renewing old friends and
acqoaintaucee along the 12th, have return.
ed home. Robert, we understand, pur•
poees going out West in the kipring. May
summits be his.
By the /poke of things Saturday was a
very sold day but that young man with
hie long arm and far mitts of the 8rd was
keeping his lady warm. Thak ie right,
"Squeeze her gently at the door,
Rise her once and then once more 1
Tote her hand and with a eigh
Give her another and say "Good.Bye."
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The auction sale of Hugh Stewart,
Thursday of last week went with a good
swing, totalling over 61200. Mr. Stewart
is away to Walkerton this week arrang-
ing for the moving of hie household
effects next week. Be will be the _ agent
there for the MoCormiolt Co., hinders,
&e. Mr. and Mre. Stewart will carry
with them the best wishes of many old,
friends in Grey, Morrie and Brussels.
A farmers wife of a thrifty turn kept
careful count of butter and milk from 7
cows, egge and poultry last year. It pan.
ned oat ae followe : Butter, 8190 ; milk
Bent to factory, 980; eggs, $46, besides
what was need at home ; poultry, 620, $14
of that being for sleeks, 9315 in all. 5
naives were mho raised. Farming should
pay if the above eo °ailed unimportant
articles, emu be turned to =merit as this
instauoe shows, tied it is no fanoy story
either as the name of the good wife can
be 'Meet]. She lives on the 9th 000.
Ormilort Blovion.—The Whitfield chart%
and sheds are now at their new quarters,
1, miles Beet of the former lactation,
They were moved on runners, under tbe
direetion of Mr. Lillow, of Stratford. 8
team hauled the abed and 10 were
utilized with the church. Some idea of
the steadiness of the moving may be
underetood when not one of the lamps
and reflectors along the walls of the
buildieg were broken. The pews and
flooring were removed to permit ot more
aeily bendling the church and they will
et be pet in position until the atone
oundetion ie built in the Spring. Four
r five Jaye were occupied in moving the
haroh but oonsiderable of that time wae
mistimed in making roads through the
olds as a WO graded road and an old
roseway forbade tbe journey being
made on the eonmesion, Cott of moving
oth buildingo was 900, the committee to
ud the Memo tied bands. Great oredit
due the members and friendly who eo
obly assieted, partioularly BO ae the
ember wee cold and rough part of the
me. More then and teams were on
and tome times than were required and
1 worked famously. S. le. Cole and
lumbers doeerve i•peolal mention and
ith their fine draught attune did their
Imre splendidly. settee the church wee
rewu into a field all the teame, except.
g Monts. Cale'e, Davie and LoVe'il
ere unhitched and these three started
o building and drew it about 10 rode.
be ohuroh will not be ready for re.
:ening until about the middle of May or
t of Jure when aerethes of an eventful
arauter will be bald and one of the
rongestoongeegatione in the community
11 be operating in the onion ot the four
feting own under the Butner arrange.
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Jno. Dunoanaon, 10112 ootte diepoeed ot
a span of horeee las0 Week 10 Brown
Orme Of Blyth. The prioe paid was
9250.
By notice elsewhere it will be observed
that the infant eon of Prithole end Mary
J. Coates died on the 15th War, The
baby wee 11 slept Md.
The Atwood Bee of last week 0aYe :—
John Belem and bride of the Yukon dis-
trait, Mede a abort vielt at Warden Diok-
eon's Saturday. Mr, Rielop is a oousin
et Mm, Drawee and likewise a 0000in of
Arob. Higley, the clever young M. P. P.
Of Raab Huron, whom he aleo visited,
Mr. Hislop holds, the reeponsible pewitiou
of Superintendent of White Pase Rail.
Way in the Yukon, and knowe all that
eountry like a book. His parents reside
at Straueburg, Waterloo Co., Ont„
whither they will wen before returning
borne. He 'showed the Bee editor a few
nuggets of gold taken from tbe platter
mines at Damien, The Bee wishes the
young couple a very pleasaut honeymoon
trip and safe return to the far North.
IroLkeUE ninlinTAINUENT.—Friday even.
Ing of Met week a Mueical and Literary
Eutertaininent watt held in °reelection
with the Epworth Leagrie of Roe's church.
The pastor, Bee. H. E. Oerry, preeided
in hie amiable etyle and the program wae
an interesting one being made up of the
following :—Oborue, Roe's (March Moir ;
chairmanat addreee ; solo, Mr. Loppard,
of hioleswortb ; reading, Mr. Ward : solo,
Mies Ley Shupe ; address, W. H. Herr,
ot Tna Pose ; instrumental, Menus.
Lamont and Brown ; ohorae, Kisses Ma
Qaturie, Smith. &yams and Hogg; read.
leg, W. E. Brytens ; solo, Mr. Leppard
solo, Alex. Lemont ; reoitation, Mies C.
MeQuarrie ; chorus, by the their ; solo,
Mies Sharpe ; recitation, Mies Susie
Penmen. The enjoyable gathering was
concluded with tbe Doxology and Bene
diotion.
13'0rd*VV1011.
OnANCIBI YOutio BRITONS.—The annual
meeting of Wellington, Huron and Bruce
County 0. Y. 13. Lodge was held in the
Orange Hall here on Mouday afternoon
of hart week. There was a goodly num-
ber of delegates preeent and ooneiderable
banuese 'of interest and benefit to the
Order was traneaoted. An invitation to
join in oeMbrating the coming 12613 of
Jelly in Fordwieb was tempted. The
following are the offioers elect for the eta
suing year :—W. 0. kI., J. Montgomery,
Orange Hill ; D. 0. 35. Robt. Spotton,
PurdWielo ; C. °bap, Geo. Dane, Gerrie ;
Rec. Beta, John Thonspsou, Fergus ; Fin.
Seo., D. L. Weir, Wroxeter ; Treas., W.
Fergueon, Lakelet ; 31. of 0., W. 0.
Thompsou, Wingham ; Lems„ I. Gamble
and John Armstroug, Fordwiah ; Rep. to
Grand Lodge, John Montgomery and 11.
Spotton.
lOtbeel.
B. F. MoAllieter la on the eiok list.
Mrs. Davies has been on the siok list
with la grippe.
John McDermott shipped a oar of
stook Thursday.
Miss Maggie Brown hae been visiting
relatives in Wioghana and Belgrave.
Principal Dobson has reamed his
duties in oar school after bis illness.
Miee J. Smith, of Wroxeter, was visit
ing old aoquaintanoes in thie vicinity last
week.
John Caber has imported a blacksmith.
His shop is an the corner opposite Mo.
Allieter's store.
The Trustees of our Public School
have puruhased a new blackboard. It
was put in place Monday.
Miss Jennie Curry, of Walkerton, le a
visitor at the Methodist Parsonage. She
is a sister to Rev. Mr. Curry.
A. number of our young folks took in
the entertainment at Roe church last
Friday evening and report a good time.
An ¬ion sale will be held by Robert
MnKelvey, who has diposed of hie farm,
ou Thursday, March 14th. F. 8. Scott
will wield the hammer.
A sleigh load of Trowbridge Sone of
Temperance drove over Monday night
and shared in a well prepared entertain.
ment and supper with our Temperanoe
folk.
B. Driver, of Rochester, N. Y., is visit-
ing hie daughter, Mre. Wesley Pollard.
Be tells eome interesting stories of vege-
table and fruit culture in New York
State.
An auction sale is announced by Ben.
Pollard, lot 19, eon. 0, Grey, to take
place on Wednesday afternoon of next
week. William Pollard will offer his 150
more farm for sale the same day. P. S.
Scott will be the auctioneer.
Rev. Mr. Curry received a unanimous
invitation to remain as motor of the
Methodist ohnrohee of the Ethel °intuit
for the next year from the Quarterly
Board. Twelve membere of the Board
were preeent. The reverend gentleman
is a eplendid worker.
Partiee leaving their rigs tied in the
hotel shade should take mare of their
robes 50 00 WM stolen from a putter on
Wednesday night of hot week. Jim
eaye be did not care so 020012 for the robe
as 1m del for the poor aocommodation he
bad for the young lady wbo was waiting
for the promised drive home, Fortunate.
ly they bad not tar to go for feat heroes
like Jim drive&
Seems BALB8.—David Milne, the well
known breeder of Short Horne, bae made
the following sales thie amnion :—One
young ball to Geo. Peart, Stake, Perth
Co. ; oho to EL A, Arnold & Son, Maid
alone, Essex Ott. ;e Otiw and o °elf to H.
Cowan, Pmullna, Iowa, D. S. ; bull to
Albert (Jaren, Welton, Huron Go. ; bull
to Wm. MoKenzie, efitobell, Perth Co. ;
ball to Matthew Moore, Pine River,
Brnee Co ; bull to John Reid, Wing -
ham, Huron Co. Mr. Milne has a fine
herd of 53 bend and in the number 9
belle yet for gale. Ilia reputation ie
more than Prnvinoia).
A Menem Rolm —Mrs. duo. Brown
and lion jamas attended the Parma's'
Institute meeting here Wedneeday BOOn
ing of Net week, putting their horse and
cutter in the abed at the hotel. When
they went to go houte they found a fine
hoese hide robe raining and no trace of it.
Mr. Brown made emoke for Ethel on
Thursday mornieg, and was aeon playing
deteotive role, hie oeteree being direoted
to Beneeele lied the tnieeipg article watt
foetid at S, H. Jaekson's livery barn
having been 'brought there in 0, (letter
that wee POO by is Breseellte. Tbe lat-
ter Parte' gape we underetend, that it wee
Mit ill the matter for 4 tripe 00 bim bet
Mr, Brown edvints the rneddlera to leave
What does uot belong to tbern alone se
' there are breaker% ahead,
NM orris.
La grippe is /seeing a betty time
Morrie.
Win. Evans and Robert Elliott w
away 000 holiday.
We are pleased to hear tine W
Mioble 10 improving.
Some of our made are iu a bad et
being drifted bit of Snow.
Mr. and Mrs. Fortune, of Turnber
visited at W. Mines' this week.
Dim. Leonard Button, has been visit
in Pordwiall for the last week or
Miss Martha Johnston, vieited.
friend, Mee $ueie Repted, last we
Amager Watson ie ou hie ann
rounds, He has filled the office tor
Yearouw.
Tnehip °Mail minutes and abatr
of Auditora' report may be read in t
issue.
Mies Flora Platt, 5th line, le ho
from London, where elm spent about
nriha
asele Horse Fair on Thursday aft
noon of next week, It will no doubt b
good one.
D. Meiklejohn will have an anotion ea
on Maroh 12, It is eaid Mr. Meiklejo
will live in Belgrave.
W. Hyndeneet, of Newbridge, was r
ne eying friendabm in Johnston's neighbo
hood on Sunday laet.
Tag Pose wae awarded tbe centred
Morrie township printing for 1901, their
being the lowest tender.
The la grippe is having its Mein
properly in Morrie now, and a gr
nbrnber are very siok with it.
Mrs. Ohms. Bitable has been dange
ously ill thie week. There was a co
saltation of phyeialans on Wednesday.
Loire James Watson, of Sunshine, mob
has attained the age of 86 years, is qui
seriousily ill. Old age and bromthitis a
said to be the calms.
A sand bee was held by N. Platt o
Tuesday. There were Bevan teams, M
Platt intends building a bank been ne
Summer and is preparing for it.
Mre. Burns and daughter, of Miohlga
are visiting at Jeeepb Robb'e. Loire. Burn
ie a sister of Mre. Hairy Robb and eb
name to See thie lady she being very it
Invitations are out for the marring
of Seater MoN•il, of Manitoba, end Mi
Annie, daughter of Thos. Maunder
tbe ceremony to take place next Wedne
day evening.
Tits grade at the North end of Sun
shine bridge should bave a high boo
We hope to see one built before long a
the work to keep it open is too great an
only two men to do it.
No more loge for firewood have to b
dumped on the road at lot Il, Seeable
or else the person patting them ther
will have to Move them ae the road el
lowanoe is not large enough for teams t
pass.
The mottled of the brick veneering
the sebum home near the Morrie Town
ebip Hall, putting a stone basemen
ander it, &o., was let to 1) A. Lowry, o
Brussels'at $695. Building will be move
a 'short distance Southward in tbe gam
ot.
Samuel Burke, 5th line,has beau danger
only ill during the past week brit is ion
proving some we are pleased to hear. H
aught cold after la grippe. Elie tilde
on has been laid up with rbeurnatiern
n hie limbs bob we hope be will soon b
0. k.
Rev. Mr, Thomson, who wae etationed
t Hamilton, until his resignation,
reached in the Presbyterian Charob,
elgrave, for the past two Sundays to the
lemurs' and profit of the congregation.
ev. Mr. Sutherland officiates next Sab-
ath.
The pnrobe.ser of D. Meiklejohn's 100
ere farm, 5th line, is Luther Williams
nd the price p iid wae $5,100. He gets
osseesion on Mart% 20th. Mr. alleikle-
ohn has inetruoted F. B. Soott to hold
n ¬ion Bale of farm 'nook, imple.
ante, "dm., on Tuesday, Mena 120.
e hope he will not move tar away.
Jae. Hall, a well known resident of the
th line, ie handing over hie farm to hie
on Howard, who will reside on it. M.
ith will probably go to Brussels and en•
age in the cattle linsinees ming his
ray, 12th non. farm forgrazing. Mr.
. has had quite an experience in hend•
ng stook of one kind and another so the
ark would not be new to him.
We wonder what seems to be the
ouble with the Morris correspondent
TUB Posx last week Whoever they
e they must be et:daring from "ennui".
hey seem to be greatly troubled over the
ay a young couple aoted thesooial
Id at Air. Forrestie. We think thie cor
epondent creek must be subject to fits
the blues or their brain has beoocue
egged. Probably it would relieve them
mewhat if we would furnish them with
rag to ohew ae it would Have them
hewing" at every little thing that
Respires.
Smoot RISPOIM.—The following is the
port of the Mantling of 8. S. No, 4,
orris, for the month of January ;—
fob clam—Total 885—Everett Walker,
5; Meisel Nichol, 252 •, Bertha Nichol,
1 ; Carole Spelr, 192. Sr, Fourth
es.—Pearl Sharpe, 192 ; Minnie Wal-
t. 187 Dave Walker, 187 ; Elston
;cliff, 162 ; Nelson Menuders, 118 ;
izzie Spate, 88. Sr. Fourth.—Tena
reythe,168 ; BMWS, 3aokson, 156
a Bloutelmon, 135. Third class. --
ie Walker, 245; R ibt. Foreythe, 240 ;
Om Taylor'214; Lorne Niohol, 211;
rold %tele, 158 ; Prattle Niobol, 189,
2nd. --Cora Opole, 470 ; Hannah Jack-
, 254; Bennie Walkee, 138; 'Jamie
bb, 74 • *Katie Manning, 51. Jr.
und.—John Spelt, 21)8; Willie Mo.
Wheal, 172 Part fieweel,—/sabell
tintabeom 452; Willie MoOntobsolat
Gracie Robb, 282 ; John Burke,
Pupils whose mimeo are Marred
e ebeent one week and upwards,
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Mae Torrington, of Toronto, has been
visitiug bet' Loire. 13. Oaldbiolc, for
eouple of weeke.
Chao. Beam, Brunelle lumbeen taking
Befouled holidays under the parental roof.
Le grippe was tlm
Dire, Bobb, 00. le very low at present.
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who waa the guest of hire. Allan Bammy
for 0 few daya, returned home,. kat
T4uradaY'
Henry Bone will get hie new saw mill
in running order before long. Fle hag
ordered a new autfit, the Old one be1,”4
destroyed by fire.
Maeter Skelton, who lives at Wm.
Jackson's, Winced the arm he had brneett
last Pall aud will thy and leave foot ball
alone for a wbile.
It the party who "borrowed" the long
bandied shovel last Fell from Bution's
wheel yard ie through with it the owner
would be glad to have it returned.
Simon Forayth's emotion sale ot farm,
farmettook &o., will be held on Friday
afternoon of next weak, Ile lives on the
Oth, line. Mr. Forsyth intends removing
to the West in the Spring.
Will. Dungan, eon ofJames Dungan,
4th line, left on Monday morning for
Lindsay where be has taken a situation
in a tonsorial parlor. He le a flue youth
and will do well, no doubt iu Lindsay or
wherever else hie lot may be east.
DOII13414 WEDDr000.-4 happy and plena
ing event took glace in theRoman Catho•
lio oberoh, Blyth ou Monday mothine of
last week. It was tbe marriage of Misses
Bridget and Anna Kslly, daughterof
Michael Kelly, of Morris, to John Oliver,
of Merrill, Mithigan, and Mantel Pfealee,
of Morris. Both brides were dreeeed in
blue grey rep trimmed with white satin
and moults, with hate to math. Mies
Bridget Kelly and John Oliver were
entered by Mimi Kate Mal:mg/ley, of
Blyth, and John T. MoOttughey, of Morrie,
while Miee Anna Kelly and Michael
Healey were assisted by Mies May Etell,
of Blyth, and retrials Kelly, brother of
the bride. Miee Eva Bell, of Blyth, play
ed Mendelseobn's Wedding Marcie and
the interesting tieremony Was performed
by Bev. Father MeMenamm. The
church was filled with an interested aud.
ienoe, obi elly ladies. At the close of the
ohnrob movies% the wedding parties and
guano drove to the reeicienoe of the bridals'
father in Morrie, where a happy and
pleasant wedding breakfaet was nerved,
after whiob the light fantastic aud nem
erne games were indulged in. Tete
PoeT extends hearty eongratuletione to
MI reteSL
AAND PBOBBNTarroN —The home
of Gorge Kirkby, 9th line, was invaded
by 30 or 40 ot tbe members and friends
of the Jaolmon March, on Tuesday mat-
ing of last week, bent on a genuine ear.
prise and baying in view the presentation
of a gold watoh and chant to hie daughter
We Lizzie, who has been organist for
about 3 years. The following eddre-e
Was real by Boas Stubbs, after whiob
Peter Jaokeon made the presentation :—
To Mize Lizzie Kirkby :
DEAR Mess lineurs,—On behalf of the
members and adherents of Jaokson's
appointment we beg to tender you the
eincere and hearty thanke of the whole
onngregetion fur the three year's of faith
fel Barytes you have given us as organist
of the church. While the work has no
doubt been to yon a labor of love we
would nut have yea think that it bait not
been fully appreciated by es. Whether
tbe pleasant ommeotion is to oontinue or
not we do not know, but we oun mum
you that nothing would give ne greater
pioneers than to know that it would.
We ask you to attempt this gold watob me
a engin token of our esteem for you per.
meetly and our gratitude for the service
you bays so willingly rendered. With
the beet, wiehee of tbe %thole congregation,
we eign Ode on their behelf.
Pro JACKSON,
ROSS STUBBS.
Mr. Kirkbyreplied in fitting words and
a moat enjoyable time was anent by
everybody. The watoh is a fine one and
was proonred trona T. Fletcher, of Brus-
sels. A program of gamete vooal and
inetrumental music, intermingled with
the unloading of well ailed baskets, caus-
ed the time to speedily pass by and
the oompany withdrew for their respeo.
Live homes voting Geo. Kirkby and
family "All right" ae entertainers.
AA: woof'.
AL Currie had the bad leek to lose a
valuable mare of inflammation of the
glands.
Dr. J. A. Roe and A. Farrell have ex.
changed residences. Both are line, cora.
paratively new briok sernotures.
W. J Marshall made an exchange of
hie brink reeidenoe ou Math street, North,
for the Bee property, possession to be
given in each ease on or before March lot,
1901. Tbe Bee leased the premises over
W. R. EIrskine's store, where the Bee
will be published until further notice.
Mr, Marshall purposes puttitm in 0 large
and elegant stook of wall papers in the
newly squired premises.
The Court of Revision on the assess.
ment of the Logan North West death was
held in the Agrioultural Hall, Atwood, on
Feb. lith. Member's, Mr. Donaldson,
chairman, Meeere. Bothwell, Smith,
Wherry and Coates. The membere hav-
ing been sworn the following appeals
were oonsidered, viz :—J. Flood, D.
Reiner and D. Barters, the first beteg as -
matted for too much lend the others as.
seemed too high. TheeEngineer not being
able to attend Court and Boras pointe
that required his explanation, it was
thought advisable to adjourn Court eo aa
to have Engineer miasma Moved by.
Mr. Bothwell, seconded by Mr. Wherry,
that the Court of Revision on the atieeSS•
meet of the North Wed Logan drain be
adjourned until March lith, at 10 a. m.,
and that the Clerk notify Mr, Boger to
at lend said Coure—Carried.
• — —
Strathcoutt's Flores aerived in London
Thursday and were given 1 great einem
tiou, They were drawn up near
Buckingham Palace when the Royal
procession panted, a nd the Ring sainted
them (Meditate..
kestuttiereest N e lee
Senator Almon, of kIalifax, is dead.
Eix•Judge Robinson, of Sarnia, is dead.
92be Presbyterian ohnroh at Georgetown
wee burned.
Waimea McIntyre wee killed on the
railway near aleatord.
Dr, Michael Lavoie one of the beet
known ottizene of Kiugeton le dead,
Edward Grondin wise (struck at Stony
Point by the Wabash express and in•
etautly anted.
Dr. Jeeeop, M. P. P., IS again the Don-
Bervative oandidate for the Legielative
Ateremlny in Lincoln.
A further grant of $1,000 Ites been
made otat of the patriotic thud to Trooper
Halley, making 02,000 in an.
Klee Darling, a Mark In Airdes oon.
tactic:leery, Montreal, lost au eye by the
explosiou of a einem ale bottle.
40. By•law granting a balite of 910,000
to the Ortnadian Steam Oarriage Com.
Roy was carried at Port Dover.
A man named Renee who was report-
ed to have lost hie life in the big fire at
Montreal. le now said to be in Guelph.
J. A. Clapp, Mayor of Platen, was
nominated for the Legislative Assembly
by the Liberate of Prince Edward County.
Peel County Conservetives have nom.
Mated Samuel Charters of the Brampton
Conservator for the Legialati ve Assembly.
South Perth Liberals will meet at St.
Mery's on Friday, the 22ad inst., to
nominate a candidate for the Legielas
tore.
ilon. Mr. Mnlook has telegraphed to
the Mayor of Cumberland, B. C., offering
assistance to surviving sofferers by the
mine diameter,
A lot of mute and gun wagons returned
to Qeebso from South Africa were totted
to be stripped of nearly all their equip.
ment by thieve&
Detective Arobie Bkirving, of the L.
E. & D. R R., was accidentally that
through the hand at Bidgesowo mobile ex -
'twining an old revolver.
A Vancouver despetell nye Civil
Engineer de Pieverre, of Ottawa, killed
ater. Rowand, of Toronto, in a quarrel
originating over racial taunts.
The nightwatobmen at Pioton found a
man in the act of setting fire to Allison's
blook 113 the halt nay. While he Eating.
united the blaze the man esoaped.
Wbile Fred. Bill, of Glenora, wae
driving to Pioton hie boreee ran away
and a heavy turbine wheel fell from the
sleigh on top of him. He died in a few
rainots
Jlf• alerae, a miner, wee ebot at
Dutorwic by William Watson in a bar
room quarrel, edoCrae was taken to
Winnipeg for treattneut, and died in the
hoepital.
A writ has been tented against the
Grand Trunk Railway Company for
910,000 damages for the death ot Edgar
Schema, of Burford Township, who wag
killed ou a messing near Harley.
Valuable timber laude on the Repast
quit River were eold at auction by the
Crown Lands Department of New
Broome*. The lumbermen ere eaid to
have combined and arranged- to whom
the differents bertha tanned go at notatn.
al pricsa.
Private Padden, of Wiadeor, who re.
ceived six wounds at Paardebarg, reaeiv.
ed o oheok for $1,000 frorn the Patriotic
Fund, the first anniveraary of tbe battle,
Bergt. Merentette, another Windsorite,
received 9750.
A. L. Jones, ()Internee of the Elder.
Dempeter Steamsbip Company, says that
one of the greatest obetaolee to the ole.
velopment of the St. Lawrence is the
prejudice which the marine insurance
oorapaniss have wawa it, aud offers to
subsoribe £60,000 in stook in a new oom.
PanY•
Ram Dens Frxem—A meeting of
representanves of the varions Turf
Amooiations in the Canadian trotting
oirouit wan held at Stratford. The fol-
lowing deem were deoided upon :—New
Hamburg, Jane 4, 5 and 6; Guelph, June
11, 12 and 13 London, June 18, 19 and
20 ; Wingham, June 26 and 27 ; Stmt.
ford, Jelly 1, 2 and 8 • Seafortb, July 9
and 10 ; Goderioh, July 17 and 18. Lie.
towel and Wingbam both olaimed dates
for the same week, and the meeting vot-
ed that week to Wingbam, so it is not
known yet whether Lietowel will mos on
that week or drop baok after the Godes
riob meeting.
CHURCH CHIMES.
The Bishop will hold a Confirmation
service in St. Jobn'e church next May.
Every'Sabbath School worker ehonld
read Bev. Dr. Talmage'a sermon in this
10803 of Tett Pine.
Howick Township Sabbath School
Convention will be held on Wednesday of
next week in Fordwiole
Rev. W. J. Freed; has tendered his
resignation as pastor of Wingham Bap-
tist church, to' take effect the last Sunday
in April.
Rev. Jno, Boss' morning last Sabbath
Wee based on "The beating of the ine
potent man at the pool of Siloam." It
wee oonsidered along three main lines (1.)
The Porches ; (2) The Pool ; (3) The
Patient. In the evening "The fullness of
Christian Joy" was ooneid..rod. It re..
gutted Prayer ; 'Meditation on God's
Word ; and the inflnenoe of the Holy
Spirit.
InvmemBeem—A.t a meeting of the
°facial. Board of Brussels Ofetbodiat
Church a oordial invitation wae given to
Bev. Inoe Holmes, the populate paetor, to
remain a third year. The reverend
gentleman accepted. Rev, air. Holmes
its a capital preacher, being logical, prate
Heal end evangelietio with an originality
that gives vigor end point to his die.
courses. In the Sabbath afternoon Bible
clam be haS earned the name of being a,
fine tenther of the Truth. During the
page year a two story brink Personage has
been built so that the parson and his
family have most comfortable quarters
now. One thousand (tonere to being
Wound up in connection with the Century
Pend and 91200 was paid on the °bomb
debt which is now rednoed to $2 000.
The pretence for the coming year are
Utterable and plane are beteg formulated
for a forward movement along several
lines,
Lenten eervioo, to be oontinned each
Week until fleeter'maramenont on Wed.
needay evening in Ett. Jobn'e church.
Lest Sabbath morning leev, Jon,
Holum, spoke on "'Patera Happisese,"
end In the evening the topic wise "Does
Death JIM ?" N xt iiiebbeth elfeeinV
She latter eabject vatl be pursued.
The Monis of College Aveone Mgt).
5100(thumb, WoOdattok, Oot„ have ex•
tended a unanim ue oall to Rev. J. ar.
tdoBtein, B. A.; Ridgevvey,Ont., to become
their pence, subjeat to the approval of
the Hamilton Conference statIoning 00M.
tutees. Tice present pastor, Rev. W. B.
Oaewell, has received and a000pted a call
to a Hamilton Church. neve Mr. ?do
Bain wae a farmer Atwood boy and its
known to a number in Bruseels.
ANNUAL 800/0, — Melville Sabbath
echool held their anneal social last Fri.
day evening and spent a pleesent even.
tug. Supper was served in the school'
room after whiob an adjournment was
made to the auditoeturn, tbe pastor telt.
ing the chair, The following interesting
and well rendered program Wee pre
stinted :—Prayer ; chorus, oto 1 ; Amt.
man's address ; chortle, by bole and
girls ; addreee on Chemietry, Inapeotor
Robb ; ebonite "Marchiag on" ; reale.
tion, Winuie McGuire ; chorus, "The
Primrose" ; Song, Graoe sue Mary
Walker ; reeitation; Nellie Irwin ; col.
!adieu ; chorus, choir ; °borne. "Beanti•
til Snow" ; chores, "Skating Bong" ;
reoltetioo, 7little glen ; choir ; chorus,
"Good night" ; Benediotion.
PERSONAL PARAORAPIlles '
Geo. Leckie, of Wroxeter, Sundayed in
town.
B. B. &Wile, of Listowel, was in town
On Thursday,
Mies Maggie Chappel Is visiting at
Geo. McMillan's,
R. W. Matheson, Luoknow, wee in
town on Friday.
B. Gerry wee in Wingham on Monday
on a basinese trip.
Miss Lizzie Holmes ie visiting in
Browntnwn this week.
Para. Holden, of ethelph, is visiting her
neice, Mies Bell Bawtinheinter.
Mrs. ,.Too. Lott be been tinder the
dootor'e oare during the past week.
Will. Sherpa, and Harry Arden, of
Gerrie, were in town Ian Sunday.
D. and Aire. McLennan, of Seaforth,
were in town for a few days this week.
elm, W. W. Harris, baa been laid up
with the grippe for the past few weeks.
Mrs. Walter Smith ia quite ill One
week but we hope she will soon be better;
At ohm Soott, of Sarnia, was here this
week attending the funeral of hitt mother.
Mrs. J. H. Oaraeron and Mre. B. Slam.
mon have both been on the siek list thie
week.
E. Berber, of Eerier, is Imre in obarge
of the Garfield Boum iu the place of his
lather.
Mae Angus Smith, of Wierton, is visit-
ing her father aud sister, D. and Miee
Stewart.
Jim. 3'. McCrea was in town over 000.
day, leaving for Roseland, B.O., on Mon
day morning.
Will. Leatherdate and Miee Melville, of
Seaforth, were in town over Sunday at
R. Lestberdale's,
Alex. L. Stewart end bride, ot North
Dakota, are visiting at Geo. and Mre.
Moedillan's this week.
Rev. Jim. Rosa, B. A., has been con-
fined to the manse tine week with the
prevailing grippe oold.
Hiss Mary Howe has been temporarily
laid up with a disabled foot toasted by a
benott falling upon it.
Pare. A. G. Deadman, of Delawere, is
vieiting at the home of her eon, G. A.
Deadman, Frederick street.
Blies May Grille, of Harrieton, has
come to town to make her home with her
aunt Mrs. Leatherdale, for a time.
Ino. Hewitt and family bave had a
shake up from la grippe. Mt. Hewitt
heel a good deal of trouble with a beilding
ear.
Thos. Johne, of Missouri, U. B., a
cousin to Mrs. A. Good, and /7, F. Van.
Stone, of Wingheen, Were in town on
Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Green, milliner, of Bran.
don, Mao., formerly of Brussels, was the
gneet of Mrs, Geo. Rogers for a few days
this week.
Gordon Mooney had one of his feet
scalded at the Enterprise Salt Works one
day last week bat he te able to get about
again ae usual.
David Burgees, of Boissevain, Mani-
toba, and James Burgess, of Bluevale,
were vieiting at ht G. Riehardeon'a and
James Burgess' Ibis week.
Mee. Mary Ferguson, formerly of
Brussels, wbo spent severel months in
Chieago, bite gone to Livingeton, Mon-
tana, to visit her daughter, Dire. Thome).
eon.
Robert MeNaughton, John street, who
has attained hie 88th year, bee been both-
ered considerably thio Winter with sci-
atica and is eoefled to bed a good share
of the time with it,
Jno. Robb bee °hanged bis quarters to
the home of his daughter, Pars. Jno. Our.
rie. Mr. Robb sold his residence to Jno.
McArthur, of Morris, who will tole pos,
emotion neat month.
Rev, Geo J. Ahey and Mrs. Bartliff
were at Wingham on Monday to see
Mimes Olive and Norma VaoStone, wbo
have been ill. The young Indies are
making favorable progress, the former
particularly.
Mrs. MoKibbon, McGill 131., Totonto,
who removed from Bruseele a abort time
ago, in quite poorly we are eorry to hen*
but we hope elle will soon be better, The
old lady le the mother of Mrs. Wm, Arm.
among, East ot town.
Both Miss Bell and win. BalVtinbeirner
are Very poorly and Mr. Bawtinlaeinter,
the father, has been suffering from tut
attack of rhenmatiern, They deaerve the
hearty, praetioal eympathy of the com-
munity in their somewhat discouraging
condition.
Albert Denman, of Bluevale, Was in
town on Monday anbatituting for hie
father me a teenmercial tettvellet. Mr.
Denman has betel teed nide with erysipe.
the in hitt fees ae an appendix to en
attaok of la grippe. We hope he Will
soon be re, k