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Vol. 30. No, 12
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3s. 1901
New Advertisements.
Fare -D. M. MoJeath,
Local—.Phan, MacGregor,
Older apples—Geo. Edwards..
'Underwear—McKinnon & Oo.
Boar for servioe—John Bateman,
The very boat—Listowel Bae. College,
otrict Ban.
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I3elg•ra,vae.
.n evening party was given by Miss
Tillie Wilkinson, of Belgrave, on Monday
evening. A delightful time wee put in
by all who attended.
Fall Fair here on Tuesday and Wed.
nudity of this week. We would °tggeet
that if the Directors would make the
Show a one day Fair inetead of two it
• would be an improvement.
Mra. Thomas Russell had an operation
performed last Saturday at the home of
her father, Mr. Stohehouee, of this vii.
lage. We hope elle will be speedily re.
stored to her former good health,
Rev. Mr. Oaten, of Luoknow, under.
went an operation in Toronto hospital, on
Tuesday, of last week, for appendiaitie.
The ease was very maob complicated,
and occupied 3i- boure. The doctors pro,
mance the conditions perfect, and hope
for a safe and speedy recovery, whioh
will be re•eohoed by hie many friends
throughout the County.
Forclwlela.
Mre. Geo. McKee returned from her
visitto the Soo on Friday last.
The bjg bridge of the village has been
repaired at a oast of about $150.00. It
le now in good form.
The work on the Presbyterian oburoh
is being paebed forward and ie beginning
to show to advantage.
Mre. W. H. Stewart, of Lunn, has
been visiting in the village, and went" to
Elmo on Monday last"
' B, Harding has purchased the residence
of Mr. Wade, at $1,000.00. We welcome
Mr. Harding to the town.
The members of the choir were enter-
tained at the Parsonage last Thnreday
evening, They speak highly of their
host.
J. J. Sweetman, formerly of this plane,
but for the pact 17 years a resident of
Chicago, ie spending a few days visiting
among friends here.
B. S. Cook has gone to spend some
da -ye visiting friende in Michigan. His
eon, Blake, has returned from the hospi-
tal and is recovering nicely.
Will. Rogere went to Toronto last Sat-
urdayto attend the School of Soieoae,
and Wm. R. Mahood left the same day to
rename his studies at the Medical Col-
lege.
The Epieoopalians held their annual
Harvest Home on Wednesday evening
of tbie week. In addition to addressee
_.by -resident ministers a flue musical pro•
. gram was furnished.
!OtJeel.
Council meeting on the -16th inst. here.
Bruseele Fair is the talk of the country
Bide.
We are glad to .see •Robert and Mrs.
McKelvey home _once more from their"
visit to the West.
Sone or TElIPE8ANOE.—The following
will constitute the ofti.oiary of the Sons
of Temperance lodge in this plaoo for the
current term ;—W. P., Geo. Dobson ; W.
A., Mre. Geo. Dobson ;• F. 8., Alex.
Lamont •;'Treas., 8. Chambers; R. 13.,
Mies Ida Oole ; A. R. S., Miee Mamie
Hansuld ; Con., J. '0. Lamont; Asst.
Con., Mies B. Spence ; Chaplain, R. Ma.
Kay ; J. 8., Mies Eva Cole ; 0. 8„ Joe
Welsh ; P. W. P., Miss Mary A, Slem.
mon ; Organist, Miss Laura'Spence.
Robt. McKay, Went of town, returned
from' his trip to Toronto, Smibh'e Falls,
Carleton and Ottawa on Taeeday of last
week. He took in the Ottawa Fair and
was there on Friday when the Duke and
Duchess arrived and bad the pleasure of
seeing the royal party and the reoeption
on parliament hill. He clays the decor-
ations for the day were magnifioent while
the illuminations at night were out of
sight. It was whispered that he liad
taken ire. Mbgay borne With'.lirm, but it
eeems it was his mother whom he bad gone
to fetoh home from Smith'e Falls as she
had bean ill for eome time but in consider.
Cider Apple
The Highest Cash Price will
be paid for any quantity of Cider
Apples delivered, at Brussels
Cider Mill.
Geo. Edwards,
MILL STREET.
FLOUR
R
AND
SALT
Car of best Manitoba Flour
to hand and ready for the public.
Also a car of Salt.
The latter may bo had at
lay Office or Grain Storehouse to
Suit Customers.
Alf. Backer, Brussels.
LL
ably improved now, So we have Bob
jtlet ae of yore:
Sonoot. Rurowr.—The following le the
report of the junior department of Ethel
eohool for the month of September t—Jr..
I-31, Thompson, A. MoAllieter, W. Eok•
mier, 17. Gordener, Ii, Thompeon, J,
Bremner, E, McLain], V. Peareon, Sr..
I -A. Fletcher, R. Willie°, I. Heath, 3,
Cooper. Part II—A. Cooper, E, Dun.
bar, R. Eokmier,, V. McLeod, W. Barr,
J. Pearson, 0, Hanettld, II. Eokmier, R.
Fraeor, G. Badglay, •C. Davideon. Jr,
II—F. Imlay, P. Bremner, G, MoAllieter,
L. Cooper, B, Bateman, N, MoAllieter,
E. Coffer, J. Mo0allum, Jr. II -7,
Sharpe, K, MoLeod, 0. Cameron, E.
Eokmier, T. Cober, M. Cameron, D.
Wanner, W, Peareon, M, 8lemmon.
Miss CALDER, Teacher.
W n,ltou.
Mime Flora Campbell, of London, is
spending a few daye at home. .
Miseea Gladys and Vinnie Cardiff were
visiting at R, H. Fergueon'e last week,
Rev. Mr. Farney, of Gerrie, preached
in 8t. George's church here last Sunday.
Several from this locality will go with
the Brunets volunteers to Toronto to see
the Doke.
It ie hinted that . Mre. Sage may ask
for an appeal in the recent, suit tried at
Goderiob.
Mr. Young, of Seafortb, will 0000py
the Methodist pulpit next Sunday in the
abeenoe of the pastor.
Rev. and Mre: Dever are away on a
holiday outing for a couple of weeks with
relatives and friends at Teeewater, Kin-
cardine and other pointe.
A quartette ooneisting of Mimics Ainley
and Kinney, J. W. Morrison and Will.
Pollard, with Will. Neal as organiet, wont
to Brussels last Monday evening and Bang
two selections at the Harvest Home in
the Methodist church.
Goderich.
Mre. T. Videap, West street, spent last
week in Clinton visiting friends.
J. L Aitkin expecte to eat hie Thanks.
giving dinner in his new house on Tor.
onto street.
We were very sorry to learn of the
serious illness last week of Mrs. Coolie,
West street, but on Sunday elle evinced
signs of improvement.
J. P. Brown and Mrs. Watson Brown
arrived from their honeymoon trip to
Toronto on Saturday evening. We hope
Mr. Brown's basinees may be centered in.
our town.
Mra. Sahetily, wife of Commander
Sohetky, of Philadelphia, arrived on Fri
day on account of the serione illness of
Mre. Daly, ber slater. Appendicitie ie,
the amine.
The Rosedale and Advanoe were ex-
pected in on Monday with heavy loads of
grain, for Mooer'e elevator, bat up to
posting these notes on Monday there was
no sign of either.
0. H. Plaokett, eon•in•law of Mre,
Captain Maolcay, Qaebeostreet, has been
promoted to the responsible position of
cashier for the Spokane and Northern
Paoific Railway.
Rhynae & Cornell are showing some
high olsee drawing room furniture. The
stand, or 5 o'clock tea table, has hand-
some figures painted on top and gold
varnished. The three reception chairs
are the same. They came from Berlin.
Crttiabroolc. "
TUE Pon givee the news.
Brussels Fair is the magnet fdr..Fri-
day.
Farmers are beginning So haul out
their grain to market.
The probobilitiee are that the two
teaohere fn our eohool will be re-engaged
for another year ae they are giving good
eatiefaetion.
Rev. John F. Knight has returned to
Viotoria University, Toronto, to purehe
hie divinity course. He will fill a front
piece we predict.
Some people here think our Oranbrook
meohanice will soon have to be put on
the tax roll in Brussels ae they are there
now more than at home.
Miee Lizzie Oalder has been appointed
Reoording Secretary, and Treasurer of
the Young Peoples' Aeeoeiation in non•
neotio❑ with Maitland Presbytery. She
will fill the bill in an an acceptable man-
ner we have no doubt.
Sas. MoLaohlan ie back from hie trip
to Manitoba and Dakota. He travelled
a good deal and spied out a large ehare
of the land and is well satisfied with it.
Good crops, big yield, fair prioee, &a.,
will put the peoples of those lands in
good shape he affirms. Bot wedon't be•
Leve we will lose Jim from the good old
township of Grey or the fine 100 sores on,
the 12th con. He gives many interesting
facts concerning things he learned while
away.
There has been quite a clearing out of
young men in the peat week from Gran -
brook and locality. Thee. McRae has
gone to Toronto to attend the Medical
College ; Will. Cameron ie away to the
Queen's city to take the first coarse in
Dentistry ; D. McNair has returned to
Stratford Collegiate ; Jae. Calder is a
.pupil of the Sohool of Soianae at Toronto
and John Oalder id attending the Col-
legiate at Seafortb. That the quintette
will give a good account of ithemeelvee in
their varione edaoational spheres we
have no doubt and we wish them the beet
of moue witb an eye open for honors,
medals, &o.,• as the examinations' tarn
round.
Souoon REroin .—The following is the
report of Cranbrook Satiool for the month
of September :-31. 4th—Arthur Love,
Maggie Porter, Norma Sperling, Minnie
MananErnie Hunter 3rd—Fred.
Hunter Allis Forrest, Ar
Sr.S. nnie Alderson,
Maggie Fox, C. MoDonald ; Jr. 8rd—
Ella Love, pmma Haether, •
Annie Gor-
don, W. Smalldon, Vina Alderson, Myrtle
Sperling, Hartley Menzies, Clara Stelae,
Amelia Mobinnie, Tom MoDonald, Mar.
tin McDonald. L. CALDER, Teaober.
Sr. 2nd—Roy Cunningham ; Jr. 2nd—
Emma Hunter, Myrtle MoDernald, Herb.
McDonald, Leo Baker, Russell Aldereon,
Stella Alderson, Mina Fox ; Sr. Pt. 2nd
—Edna Love, Victor Sperling, Mary
McNichol, Artbnr Fox, Cline McDonald,
Chrietona Fischer ; Jr. Pt. 2nd—Carrie
Schnook, David Perrin, Llly Lamont,
Mex, Dark ; Sr,.5nt—Maggie Love, Geo.
Smalidon, Julia Baker ; Jr, 1st—Gracie
Schnook, Viola Long, Christian Fioolier,
,Elva Lamont, Willie Baker, Nett% Ray.
mann, Sepals Menzies.
MorrMin.
Jae. A. Kerney, 4th line, is bank from
the West.
Richard Bewley is home from hie visit
to Manitoba. He had an enjoyable time.
Richard Cardiff was home from Strut.
ford Business College for Saturday and
Sunday.
The proposed entertainment at Brown•
lows ohnroh has been postponed for the
present.
Muebroom bunters are galore this sea•
eon and they appear to know them from
toad•etoole top.
The fine new reaidenoe of M. M. Oar.
diff will soon be completed, the plaeterere
being at work now,
Miee Kezia Knox, of "Gaylord, Miob.,
is visiting at Jno. Budd's,3rd line. She
is a niece of Mr. Budd's.
W. Lowry and wife, of• London, are
vieitore at Jae. Sharp's, 5th line, Mre.
Lowry is a daughter of Mr. and Mre.
Sharp.
Wm. Wheeler, of Alma, is herethis
week on a visit to his father who shows
no improvement in health, we are sorry
to state.
Morrie Council left over the queetion
of granting a franabiee to the radial
Eleotrio railway until the next meeting
for farther consideration.
We are pleased to hear that Mrs. Dob•
eon, of Herniate, Manitoba, who was ill
with typhoid fever, is getting (along first=
aloes, She may Dome home for a trip.
Forrest Bros., 2nd line, have minima.
ed a fine 2 -year, old heavy draught filly
from Mr. Windmill, of Colborne town-
ship. A good price was paid for the
animal.'
Mrs. 8. Love, formerly Mies Wilson, of
the 5th line, took the let prize for hitoh-
ing up a horse and driving onae round
the track at Seaforth Fair. She is hard
to beat in this branch of the business.
Last Saturday evening the martingales
token from the harness on J. Shnrrie'e
horse in the Queen's Hotel ehed, Brus-
eele, were left inside of Mr. Shurrie'e
gate. Who ever the party was would
have felt better it he had minded hie own
business and left other people's affairs
alone.
MISTAxE, — Last Saturday Mre. A.
Carr, 3rd line, poured out a teaspoon of
what ehe thought was Eleotric oil bat to
her cost she found ofter taking it that it
was diluted carbolic acid. She was in a
very dangerous position for some time
but is improving nicely now, we are
pleased to state.
( z ev.
Township Council on Wednesday,
Oet. 16th, at Ethel.
Mies Mand Criney, of Vanderbilt, Mich.,
is visiting Miee Yaill, 8th con.
A great many peopleare suffering from
the effeote of bad colds in this iooality.
Mas. David Livingstone and Mre.
Bremner spent last Sabbath with friende
in Brneeele.
Mies Kate Rozell is visiting her brother
and eieter.in-law at Paw Paw, Mioh.,
where she also lived for a time.
Rev. Mr. MORae preached to a very
large congregation at Betbel last Sabbath
evening. He will also preach there next
Sabbath evening.
Aroh. Hislop, M. P. P., attended
Wiogbaen Fall Show Friday of last week
and shook hands with the free and inde.
pendent electorate.
Mre. Hush Blair and little daughter,
Millie, of Pickford, Michigan, have re•
turned home after visiting Mre. James
and Mre. Alex. Brown. The ladies are
Meters.
Mies MoTavish, teaoher in S. S. No" 6,
will give up teaohing and go back to the
Collegiate to further prosecute her
studies. She has made a large thole of
friends in thio locality.
It is rumored that Ed. Hill, formerly.
of the 10th ooa., was united in marriage
to a Mtge Hillier, of Goderiob, in Mani.
toba this week. If correct we wieh the
happy couple joy and prosperity.
Rev. D. B. McRae, of Cranbrook, re-
organized the Sabbath eohool of Bethel
last Thursday evening. The old officers
were re,eleoted with the addition of Jae.
Mann who is aesietant superintendent.
It said Adam Roe, formerly of the
3rd eon., is going into bueinens in the Soo
for himself. He's a good meohanio and
will do well without any doubt. His
may
n oldanimas.friends here wish him animas.
Mre. Sweeney and two daughter, of
Petoekey,•Mioh., are visitors at P. Rob•
erteon'e and Jno. R. Oliver's, 9th eon.
Mre. Sweeney was a former resident of
Grey, being a sister to P. and D. Robert•
eon.
Last Sabbath evening Geo. Hanley was
knocked over and seriously Burt ae the
result of reckless driving of parties re-
turning from Bethel ohnroh. This
should pat a atop to parties who seem to
take a delight in speeding their drivers
on Sabbath evenings.
Several complaints were made this week
in reference to a portion of the flooring' of
Botz's' bridge, 12th non. A. Oracle, of
Bromide, was driving hie roadster colt
over it on Tuesday forenoon when she
caught her right hind leg and polled off
the shoe and a good sized paring of the
hoof In jumping for freedom. Somebody
should look aftery
i.
A former Greyito writes from Manito•
be, on Sept, 28th, ae follows; -Threshing
is going very Blow on Portage Plaine on
account of too mach rain ; wheat is
growing in the stooks. Wheat ie turning
out from 16 to 80 bushels per more and
there is very little No. 1 bard here this
year, the moat being No. 1 Northern,
tough. Oats ie a poor crop, hardly worth
threshing. Potetoee are an extra good
yield and good quality too. There are a
great many of the "tender feet" (some
from Ontario) going home cursing the
ooaotry ; they have not made their ex.
pensee, but there were a great many mime
up who were not worth their board and
expected to get the top wages. John R.
Forbes, a Brussels boy, is laid up with a
bruise on the bank of hie head Whioh he
got aooidontally. It le pinto( but not
serious, R, Oliver ie ander the dootor'e
oare with something like lookjaw but ie
getting a little, better.
13lueva,le.
A. Craig was in Walkerton thio week.
Mise Mary Ring hoe boon ill for a few
days.
Mr. Coomer, of Wingham, visited J.
Fawcett on Friday last.
Mrs. Henderson left this week for a
visit to friends in London.
Mise Coomer, of Toronto, is visiting
ber oouefn, Mre. J. Fawcett,
Mre. John Diement has been ill for
some time with a very sore hand.
Messrs. McMillan and Stevenson, of
Kinburn, visited at 3, King's last week.
Mre. J. Collie returned on Tuesday
from a few weeks' visit to friends in
Kincardine.
Inspector Robb visited our eohool last
week and no doubt found everything
satisfaotory.
Harry MoHardy, who has been working
in Goderioh the past Summer, returned
home last week.
Quite a number of villagers attended
the Wingham Show on Friday loot. The
day was an ideal one.
Alex. McGee has moved back to Blne-
vale from Belgrave and intends to coin-
menoe shoemaking again.
The Autumn woods are putting on
their brightest tints just now and they
present a most beautiful pioture.
Mrs, Snell and her family, who have
been living on a farm near Wingham alt
Summer, moved baok to town last week.
Jack Oonitee was the winner in the
bioyole races at the Ripley Show- last
week. A handsome bicycle lamp was the
prize.
Rev. F. and Mre. Swann were at Brits.
gels last Monday, Mr. Swann delivering
an address at the Methodist Harvest
Home.
8. Ashton, who was ill with smallpox
in Gerrie, has completely recovered and
is visiting his father on the let line of
Morris.
Miss Ida Churchill, who bas been a
member of the Presbyterian ohuroh choir
for some months pest, . has returned to
her position at Arthur.
The carpenter work on George Mo.
Donald's stables has been completed and
Mr. McDonald has now one of the best
barna and stables around here.
Rev. W. J. West, M. A., officiated at
the marriage of Mise Woodrow and Robb.
Hoy, of Morris, on Wedneeday of last
week. The wedding was a large one.
•Jas. H. Jenkins, of Kalkaska, Mich., ie
visiting is parents on the Blnevale road.
It is 14 years since Mr. Jenkins visited
here before so he will doubtlene see many
ohanges.
Mr. and Mre. Barrett, of McLennan,
Algoma, have been visiting friende in
Huron county, inoluding Blnevale in
their list. Mre. Barrett, as Miss Louie
Hartley, bad many friends here and they
were all glad to see her again.
The annual Children's Day services of
the Presbyterian oburoh were held on
Sunday last. The church was prettily
decorated with flowers and maple leaves,
but on account of the wet weather quite
a number were prevented from enjoying
the extra preparations that had been
made for them. The singing of the
children was much enjoyed and Mr. West
in his address to the young at both morn-
ing and evening services was listened to
very attentively by the little folk. In
the Methodist churob the services were
muoh the same. Rev. Mr. Swann ad-
dressed the ohildren and the singing was
led by a choir of Sunday Sohool scholars.
Will Brussels School Advance ?
To the Editor of Inn nosy
I think the time has come when our
Publio eohool should take a step in ad-
vance. Tinder the present Principal it
has been particularly enooeeefol and
never more so than at the last Midenm•
mer examinations.
At present there are about 40 pnpile in,
his room studying. for Part I of Senior
Leaving, or as it is aerially known for
eeoond clave Teachers' certificates. With
the usual success about 20 of these will
write next year and prise and then if they
are to proceed farther they must attend a
High Sohoot for a couple of years at a
cost of about $150 per year each. Now
for those parents who are able to send
their children the matter is simple. The
children are Bent and about $1000 a year
is taken out of the town. For those
pupils that cannot go there ie practically
nothing to do in Brussels.
O9e orat meet two
Bare more at the
❑
Public eohool would enable them to start
life at fair salaries and thus enable them
,to become useful oitizene. This change
oan be made at little or no coat to the
ratepayer.
At present about 8 pnpile from Bras.
eels are away attending the varione High
Sahoole, paying in eohool fees about 670.
About 12 pupils in the neighboring town.
ships who would gladly attend the Bras.
Sale pablio school if Part II Junior Leave.
ing work were taken up in it are also
sway. Their fees amount to -about $110.
Now, if the work were taken rip in our
Pnblio eohool it would be better for these
pnpile to pay at least $12 per year and
save paying board than to pay $8 per
annum at a High Sohool. Thie should
bring in an income of about $240, which
added to the Legislative and County
grant would make $440. The Legislative
and Connty grants this year amount to
$100 for Barb I Junior Leaving.
Io the neighboring rural wheels there
are about 16 Fifth oleos pnpile within
sae
raeeela. pupile
p p
These e
would reach of B make muoh better progress in a
room where there is but another erase, a
more advanced one, than they can now in
schools whir 1 there are at least 8 other
Manses demanding the time of a single
teeober, in some oases an inexperienced
teaoher at that."
It would clearly be to the advantage of
these schools to send their pnpile to the
Brneeele Public eohool and have their
fees paid by the Boards of Trustees from
the funds of the Sections ae provided by
law, Our own Fifth crises pupils should,
I think, also pay a small fee,
The entire Junior Leaving work would
be altogether too much for ear 'eflioient
Principal although he Is willing to under-
take it. An assistant capable of taking
part of the work should be engaged, the
more so an the present attendance would
in the ooaree of a year be materially in.
oreaeed, I am of the opinion that 10.
stead of the school coating the town
more than at present it would aotually
oast lees, In addition it would bring a
large increase of buaipese and save a large
sem in fees and board.
Regretting that 1 cannot pat the matter
ae favorably on it deeervea, I am,
Very truly,
RATEPAYER.
BELGRAVE FALL FAIR,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
were the annual Fall Fair days of East
Wawanoeh Agi. Society here. The
weather was very threatening and told
agaivat the attendance. There was a
fairly good display of horses, cattle, &o.,
and quite an exhibit in the interior de•
pertinent. The officers were as affable
and obliging as ever. Following is the
prize list :—
HoneRs.—HeavyDranght—Brood mare
with foal, Jae Owens, T H Taylor, jr ;
horse foal, Sas Owens, Wm Stackhouse;
mare foal, Jad Owens, T H Taylor, jr ;
2 year old filly, R Nesbitt, T H Taylor,
jr; 2 year old gelding, Jae Foster, R'
Nesbitt ; year old filly, Jae Foster, John
Cole ; team horses, Sae Foster, Sas Speir.
General Purpose—Brood mare with
foal, A Robertson, W Staokhouee, D
Cook ; mare foal, A Robertson, R Scott ;
horse foal, D Cook, R Scott ; 2 year old
filly, A Morton, John Armour ; 2 year
old gelding, Jno Taylor, C B Wilkinson ;
year old filly, W Staokhouee ; year old
gelding, R Scott, W Stackhouse ; team of
horses, W MoQuillin, A MoLanohlin, Jno
Taylor.
Road and Carriage—Brood mare with
foal, Sas Shedden, Sas Speir, A Morton ;
mare foal, Sas Speir, P Gibbons ; horse
foal, Jas Shedden, A Morton ; 2 year old
filly, A Livingston, Riob Johneton ; 2
year old gelding, It Johnston, A Living-
ston; year old filly, A McLaughlin, A
Morton ; year old gelding, Jno Taylor ;
single driver, Jno Cole, A Robertson ;
baok horse, Thos Black, Walter Scott ;
team horses, Joe Brandon, R MoMurray.
Judges—Thos Chisholm, Halton ; Jno
Scarlett, Laadbury ; P McKenzie, Lank•
now.
CATTLE.—Thoro' bred—Cow, D Cook,
R Corley, D Cook ; 2 year old heifer, R
Corley ; year old heifer, R Corley 1 & 2 ;
heiferaalf, R Corley 1 & 2 ; bull calf, Jno
Armonr, R Corley 1 bull, 2 years or over,
Jno Armour, W Scott ; bull, ander 2
years, Geo Towlar, Jno Cole.
Grade—Oow, M H Harrison, W E
Scott, W Scott ; 2 year old heifer, M H
Harrison, J Stubbs ; year old heifer, B
Cook, W B Wilkinson ; heifer calf, T
Blank, W E Scott ; 2 year old steer, J
Stubbs, 0 B Wilkinson ; year old steer,
W Scott, 0 B Wilkinson ; steer calf, W
E Scott, M H Harrison.
Judges— David Clow, Whitechurch•;
R Ferris, Harlook.
SHEEP.—Leiceetere and Grades—Aged
ram, P Coming, Geo Henry ; shearling
ram, N Coming 1 & 2 ; ram lamb, N
Coming, T H Taylor, jr ; pair aged ewes
having raised lambs in 1901, Geo Henry ;
pair shearling ewes, Geo Henry, N Cum.
ing.
and Grades—Aged ram, M H
Harrison, J Armour ; ram lamb, W
Helps, J Armour ; pair aged ewes having
raised lambs in 1901, P Reid, Geo
Henry ; pair shearling ewes, M Harrison,
P Reid ; pair ewe lambs, P Reid.
Pias,—Large breed—Aged boar, W H
MoOntoheon ; brood sow having Littered
in 1901, W H MoOutoheon 1 & 2 ; boar
littered in 1901, age considered, W H Mo.
Cutobeon 1 & 2 ; sow littered in 1901, age
considered, W H MoCutoheon 1 & 2.
Small breed—Aged boar, P Gibbons, Geo
Robertson ; brood sow having -littered in
1901, Geo Robertson, P Gibbons ; boar
littered in 1901, age considered, P Gib.
bone, Geo Robertson ; sow littered in 1901,
age considered, P Gibbons, Geo Robert-
son.
Judges Sheep and Pigs—B. Herrington,
Hullett, G. Coultas, Wawanoeh.
PouLmnv.—Pair geese, Sas Henderson,
T H Taylor, sr ; turkeys, W Scott, R
Scott ; ducks, Sas' Henderson 1 & 2 ;
Plymouth Rooks, Jae Henderson, W
Scott ; Leghorns, . Jae Henderson, T
Henderson ; Spanish, T M Henderson,
Jas Henderson ; Wyandottes, T M Hen.
derson, J Henderson ; Ooohine, J Hen -
demon Brahman,T M Henderson J
•
Henderson.
Judges—H. Deacon and T. L. Jobb.
Itrn atrinas.—Pump, 0 J Reading ;
plow, gang plow, disc harrow, J L Geddes.
Judge—T. L. Jobb, Wingham.
GRAIN. -2 bus white Fall wheat, H Ed -
words, R G McGowan ; red Fall wheat,
Sas Henderson, R G McGowan ; Spring
wheat, Jas Henderson, Thos Blaok ; six•
rowed barley, Jas Hendeson, T M Hen-
derson ; white nate, 1 ' Scott, T M Hen-
derson ; small peas, P Gibbons, T M
Henderson ; large peae, Sae Speir, Sas
Henderson ; } bus. flax seed, R G Mo•
Gowan, Jae Alton ; peck timothy, R
Scott, Jas Alton.
Judges — Geo. Fothergill, Marnooh ;
Geo. Dalgarno, Belgrave.
FRDIT AND FLOWERS. -5 golden ruffed
apples, Sae Alton, Geo Fothergill ; Bald -
wine, Jae Speir, Geo Fothergill ; Snows,
Geo Fothergill, Jae Henderson ; Rode Id.
Greenings, Geo. Fothergill, Sas Speir ;
Northreu Spies, Geo Fothergill, Sas
Speir ; Ben Davis, W Geddes, Sas Alton ;
Canada Reds, Jas Speir, Jas Alton ; King
0fTompkris
Fothergill, Jae Alton '
3 varieties of Winter Geo Wfnber apples, Geo Fother�
gill, Jae Spoil ; 3 varieties Fall apples,
Geo. Fothergill, Jae Speir ; 5 Fall pears,
Jas. Speir, Robt Scott ; 5 Winter pears,
R Scott, W Scott; variety of grapes, J
Alton, T M Henderson; orab apples, Jag
Henderson, T M Henderson ; peaches,
Mre Oarder, W Scott ; collection of
fruit, T M Henderson ; table boquet,
Mrs Prootor; hand boguet, Mrs Carder,
Jas. Henderson.
Judges—F. Metcalf and A. W. Sloan,
Blyth,
Matnir10000003.-10 yards flannel, Sas
Alton ; 10 yards union flannel, T.M Her.
rison, Jas Owens ; pair blankets, T M
Harrison, Jae Alton ; set team harness,
with oollare, J Donaldson ; get single
harnee5, J Donaldson ; bottle home made
wine, P Gibbons, R Prootor:"
Judge, W. Robertson,
ROOTS AND VEnt1TAa en—Elepharlt petit.
toes, T M Henderson, Jae Henderson ;
Matchless Oodles, T M Hendereon, Jae
Henderson ; Empire State, T M Header -
eon, Jas Henderson ; any other variety,
Walter Scott, T M Henderson ; cabbage,
Sae Henderson, Geo Sowlar ; red pickling
cabbage, Jae Henderson, Geo Sowlar ;
cauliflower, Jan Henderson, Geo Sowlar. ;
ling red beete, Sas Henderson, J M Hen-
derson ; turnip beets, Walter Scott, T
M Henderson ; mangold wurtzele, Jae
Henderson, Jon Oole ; turnips, Wm
Scott, Jas Henderson ; carrots, J Taylor,
Jas Henderson ; early horn oarrote, T M
Henderson ; parsnips, Sae Henderson, T
M Henderson ; onions from send, Sae
Henderson, T M Henderson ; any other
kind, T M Henderson, J Henderson ;
celery, Sas Henderson ; table corn, Jan
Henderson, T M Henderson ; field corn,
T M Henderson, H Edwards ; water
melon, Geo Sowlar, Jae Henderson 1
muck melon, Sas Henderaon, T M Hen-
derson ; pumpkin, Sae Henderson, T M
Hodder/ion ; squash, Sas Henderson, T M
Henderson ; oitron, Geo Timmy, T M
Geddes ; plate tomatoes, W Scott, Jae
Henderson ; beans, Geo Sowlar, Robb
Scott ; collection gardon vegetables, T M
Henderson, Sae Henderson.
Judge- George Fothergill, Marnoch ;
Geo. Dalgarno, Belgrave.
DAIRY Pnonucc.— Dairy butter, R
Proctor ; crook batter, Mra Cole, Mrs W
Geddes ; butter in rolls or printe, R Scott,
G Sowlar ; home made bread, P Gibbons,
Mies McClelland ; home made bread, S
Cole ; honey in comb, Sae Henderson ;
maple sugar, Walter Scott, J Alton ;
maple syrup, Robt Scott, Sae Henderson.
Judges, T. A. Mills, Wingham ; J. 0.
MoClelland, Belgrave,
FINE ARTs—Painting, still life, Mre
Carder, Mise Owens ; penoil drawing,
Mre Carder ; oil painting, Mre Carder,
Mies Owens ; collection oil paintings,
Mre Carder.
LADIES' DSPAocmmNT—Specimen crochet
work, Mrs Carder, Miss MoOlelland ;
bead work, Miss MoOlelland, Mrs Car-
der ; fenoy knitting, Miss McClelland,
Mrs Carder ; gents' linen shirt, Mre W
McKenzie ; gents' fancy flannel ehirt,
Mre M McKenzie ; braiding, Mise Mo.
(flatland ; feather lowers, Miss Owens ;
pair woollen stockings, Mrs McKenzie,
Mies McClelland;. pair socks, Mrs Mc•
Kenzie, Mies MoClelland ; pair woollen
gloves, Mrs McKenzie ; woollen mitts,
Mrs McKenzie, Miee Owens ; log cabin
quilt, Mien Mollelland, Sae Henderson ;
knitted quilt, Geo Sowlar, Mre Gibbons ;
patched quilt, Mies MoClelland, Mrs Car.
dor ; rag mat, Sas Henderson ; Berlin
wool work, raised, Mrs Carder ; Berlin
wool work, flat, Mrs Carder, Miss Mo -
Clelland ; sofa pillow, Mise McClelland,
Mrs Carder ; silk quilt, Miss McClelland,
Mrs Carder ; painting on satin, Bilk or
velvet, Mrs Carder ; hair flowers, Miss
McClelland ; embroidery on silk, Mise
Carder ; embroidery on linen, Mrs Car-
der, Miss McClelland ; lace work, Mrs
Carder, Miss Owens ; twine lace, Mina
,MoClelland; rag carpet, Miss Owens;
oolleotion of ladies' work, Miss MoOlel-
land, Mrs Carder.
Judge—Mrs. W. Bone, Mrs. Geo. Proc-
tor, and Mise A. Harrison, Belgrave.
Morris Council Meeting.
The Council met a000rding to adjourn.
meat in the Oonnoil room, Morris, on
Sept. 161h, members all present the Reeve
in the chair. Minutes of last meeting
read and. passed. The trustees of the
Union School Section, No. 12, Morrie and
Hullett, made application to have a By
law passed authorizing the issue of de•
benturee for a loon of $2000, to meet ex
pncditume in oonneotion with purohaee of
site and erection of school house in said
section. Moved by Shaw, seconded by
Taylor, that the request of said Trustees
be granted and a Bylaw passed Raoord-
ingly.—Oarried. Moved by Code, [mooed -
ed by Shaw, that the motion of June 24th,
re Irvine drain, be rescinded and that Mr.
Irvine be allowed 30 ots. per rod for dig•
ging said drain.—Carried. On motion of
Taylor and Sbaw, Ooanoillore Code and
Jaokeon wereinetruated to have bridges
on centre sideline, concessions 8 and 9,
put in proper state of repair. On motion
of Code and Taylor, Peter Barr was al-
lowed 50o, per rod, for digging a ditch on
road allowance at lot 21, sou. 5, said
ditch to have foot
to foot slope and to be
e❑ffioiently deep to give a eatiefaat r
o y
outlet to Mre. Cameron's drain on South
Bide of road. Oa motion of Shaw and
Code the request of Messrs. McGillicuddy
and Goldthorpe re franohiee for proposed
Eleotric Railway was laid over until next
meeting for further consideration. Aa•
counts were ordered to be paid as follows ;
—Gravel, T. Healy, $4,08 ; J" H. Sellars,
$2,80 ; J. Duckett, $1.54 ; Geo. MoDon•
aid, 010,50 ; D. Farquharson, . 760 ; Geo.
Kirkby, $3.45 ; Mrs. Fear, $2.00 ; Janne
Dunoan, $2.70 ; Jno. Barr, $1.50 ; Geo.
Kerr, $2.30 ; Thos. R. Wright, $2.50 ;
Corporation Host Wawanoeh, $2.45 ;
Duff & Stewart, lumber, 611.55 ; Jas.
Messer, lumber and work,$5.15 ; D. Agar,
underbruehing, $5.00 ; J. Gray, filling
culvert on W. Boundary, $13,00 ; Jno.
Agin, filling gravel, $1,50 ; Geo. John-
ston, fence viewers, fees, $2.00 ; R. Arm.
strong, do. $2.80 ; Jae. Ireland, do $2,00 ;
C. Pollard, gravelling on East boundary,
$29A0 ; Thos. H. Bolger, inspecting on
E. Boundary, $2.00 ; Chas. Pollard,
cleaning ant ditob, $5.00 ; W. Youill,
filling approach to bridge, 02.00 1 R.
Youill, gravelling on 6th line, $29.40.
On motion of Jaokeon and Taylor the
Council then adjourned to meet again on
the 14th Oat. next. W. CLAax, Clerk.
Construction on the nen beet -angor
factory at Wiarton will oommenoe at
once, a Montreal syndicate having be-
come interested to the extent of $150,000,
The factory is to be large enough for 700
tone, but ie to be of only 850 tons oapeoity
per day for the first year or two. All the
fixed maohinery, however, le to be put in
W. H. KERR, Prop.
with a 700.ton oapeoity, The oontraot
price for the factory, buildings and plant
in 6860,000 and the foundation ie to be
laid as soon as the plane and specifies.
Lions can be prepared. The plant and
etrnotural steel work will be shipped in
during the Winter. The buildings will
probably be of stone.
I,MI'1x00S0ONS REGARDING MANITOBA,
To the Editor of Tim Pon'
LEAN Sia, -1 want to tell your readers
some things about Manitoba. We landed in
Winnipeg August 10111, and after doing the
city for three or fou' days we thought we
would see the country and the great crop be-
ing harvested there. Going along we could
see binders working in every direetlon and
I can tell you, Mr. ICditor, it a sight not
easily forgotten. The average to the acre is
net ao great as oxpooted for I have been
through many fields and talked with many
farmers and from what I could gather the
wheat won't average over 25 bushels to the
acro. In some places it was hailed out on
the 23rd of June and pelted and pounded in-
to the ground with hailstones and left not
worth 5 cents a❑ acre in appearance, but
shortly afterthere came some nice warin
showers of rain. It then started up from the
roots and now turns out about 15 bushels to
the acre, but it was thrown back later than
that not touched with the hail. It was for-
tunate the rain coming shortly after the hail
for had the weather been dry and hot these
farmers would not havo a particle of wheat
to harvest. When going through the country,
a person would naturally ask himself what
in the world will Manitoba do with all that
wheat besides other {;rain and flax malting
in all about three million acres? The oats=
some places did not turn out according to
appearances, as to look at the standing crop
mostnelds appeared good for 60 or 70 bushels
to the acre, but the runt struck meat of the
late sown which did not ripen right and the
wind pounded out a lot of the gram.
Farmers in Manitoba do a large amount of
stook threshing which 1 would count a very
risky practice, for while driving through the
country in some places for 10 miles the ap-
pearance would be one continuous Mold of
wheat shocks down to the present date, with
very little of the threshing done, although
the thresher's are working as hard as they
can. When a shower comes on the threshers
quit the shocks and go at the stacks, for
SUMO farmers do all the staokiug they can.
It is nothing here for some farmers to have
from two to four hundred aures of wheat
and it looks strange to see large fields of
grain without a barn on theplaco. In gener-
al the farmers apparently feel jolly on ac-
count of their good crop, for it is .the best
they have had since 1800, which is generally
admitted was a better crop than this one,
brit not so muck of it for the acreage has in
creased largely since, that time. Lost year
the wheat cep was a failure in Manitoba and
the Fall came so cold that considerable of
the pour crop was sprouted in the shook that
a person would think ought to be a lesson to
have them stack as much as possible instead
of leaving it for weeks lender all laude of
weather until the machine comes along to
thresh it. The farmers have not made much
progress in the line of building either good
houses or barns, but when droving through
the country we occasionally come across a
good house and barn with the appearance of
general prosperity. The weather just now
IS broken and considerable rain falling, which
delays threshing. JANES IooLOAa.
Belmont, Man„ Sept. 25th.
FARMERS' INSTITUTES.
The valuable character of the work done by
the Farmers' Institutes in raising the stan-
dard of agriculture, and encouraging im-
proved methods of farming is generally recog-
nized. The report of Superintendent Creel -
man for last year has just been issued by the
Provincial Department of Agriculture, and
contains a great deal of valuable matter, em-
bodying the latest conclusions of Specialiste
in every department of Yarm work. It com-
prises, on addition to a record of the progress
of the movement, a number of addresses and
papers read at Institute meetings, with ex-
planatory diagrams and illustrations.
Among the changes made in the system,
with excellent results so far, is the transfer-
ence of the lecture work heretofore carried
on by the Horticultural Societies to. the De-
partment
the local bodies will in future hold
eir
annual meetings at the nearest Fruit Experi-
ment Station, where they will have the bene-
fit of practical instruction in grafting, spray-
ing, etc.
The subject of poultry has received muoh
attention. Spemal poultry meetings• have
beau held at which leading poultry specialists
gave demonstrations as to the best methods
of killing and dressing poultry in accordance
with the requirements of the market. Among
the speakers at these gatherings were W. 1'.
Graham, Prot. A. G. Gilbert, J. E. Meyer and
G. R. Cottrell, well known as poultry experts.
A notable feature of the year is the striking
increase in the number of Women's Institutes
of which there are now 32 in operation, some
of them having a membership of over one
hundred.
As in previous years excursions have been
roar to the Agricultural College, givinu ninny
thousand farmers an opportunity to become
familiar with the most modern process of
scientific agriculture.
Action was also taken to promote the at-
tendance at the Provincial Winter Pair, with
the result that 1018 members, representing 34
Institutes, were in attendance. A special
program was provided for Institute workers
and addresses delivered by a large number oil
prominent ariculturists and instructors.
Seed. Fairs have been established in connec-
tion with four - Institutes, viz. East York,
South Wellington, West Wellington and
South Grey. They are held annually in
March, and the farmers bring their best
samples of grain for sato or exchange.
A leading topic at Instituto meetings was
that of cold storage, regarding which a good
deal of valuable information has been fur -
n he meeting of the Experi-
mental
x peri-.
mental Union t
g g, 1
storage plant the delegates ural Colleged thg cold
g,
receive panni of the m b t la po cnoO0 and
received an insight into the process of re,
frigeration.
An important step in the interest of the
work was taken by the appointment of Sup-
erintendent Oi'eelman to the position of
assistant Secretary and editor of the Associa-
tion of Canadian Pairs and Exhibitions, which
will give additional opportunity for advanc-
ingthe movement.
ery substantial progress was made during
the year covered by the report. Later infor-
mation gives the total memborelup of the
Farmers Institutes in ,lune last as 20,887, as
compared with 10,058 for the previous year.
The banner local Institute is that of Halton,
with a membership of 748.
The City Assessor has fixed Woodatook'e
population et 9,257. This is 424 in ad.
00000 of the Dominion census.
The contract for the new Canadian
Northern station at St. Bonifna° has
been let to Mayor Seneoal of St. Boui-
faoe.
The Barnardo officers are distributing
in homes thronghout Ontario and the
Northwest 220 ohildren who have arrived
from England.
Mre. Ewen McIntyre, Southwold, Elgin
county, died on Sunday from the effeota of
blood poisoning, the result of the bite of
a poisonous insect believed;to be a kissing
bug. Mre. McIntyre was Litton the pre.
viola Tuesday on the left temple by some
inaeot, and as a result of the bite, which
from the Mat was painful, blood•poison.
ing reoulted, and death followed. In the
bed was found a bug which exactly cor-
responds with the plotting printed, and
description of the oslebrated kissing bugs.
The insect is now in the poosonnion of
the Dr.