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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1902-8-14, Page 1VOL 31, No. e Nev; Advertisements. Goat lost—Mrs, i3ineleir, Tooth supplies—Jas. Fox. Voters' Lists -.Win. Clark, Summer goods-4,Straohafi. Greater bargains-olGinnoo de Go, flistrid Jstin.ct dtowu. Rev. R. Paul, of Brussele, preached here lad Sabbath evening. G. 13. Oux, teaoher Holyrood, visited hie iriend,`D. L. Straoban, last week. Miss McMillen, of Hamilton, ie spend iog a few weeks with the Straobao famll• fee. Jamee Rfehardecn, of Seaforth,. le upending hie bolidaye with hie uncle, D. Richardson, 4th qon. There was a large representation from this locality went to Kincardine on the excursion last Toeeday and say they would like to go bank again next season. G'.ose 1e. Wm. Green ie erecting a large addition to his reeidenoe. S. MaKelvie, of Wroxeter, bought 7,000 Ibe, of wool from -R. Copland, W. D. Williams left for Day Mille where he has soured a eituatiou. Geo. A. Found left on Tuesday after- noon of last week for Winnipeg, where he Joe a eitnation waiting him on the 0. P. It. as operator and assistant. Mies S. Walker, of Thamesvilie, an ex• teaoher in our nubile school and old resident of oar town, wee in town this week visiting Mrs. Jae. McLaughlin. Ed. Pyke is having hie reeidenoe, now °coapied by his eon•in•1aw Jas. Beewith• eriok, veneered with brink. He has also bad an addition built to it which makes a big improvement. Cret•n,broolc. Oranbrook school will commence oper- ations after the Summer holidays on Monday next. • Kinoardine waethe point of attraction for several from tbia eeotion on Tuesday per the Sunday School Excursion. They report a very pleasant time. Rev. Root. F. Cameron, and wife, of Shakespeare, have been holidaying with relatives and friends here. Mr. Cameron preeobed in Koos church last Sabbath morning, the oongregation being glad to hear bio ones more. MARRIED AT GooDING, TDAno.—William Daniela and Mies Hattie Sinclair were married ab Gooding on Wednesday after. noon of last week, at the home of J. J. Goatee, Judge W. J. Smith, of that city, effioiating. The bride and groom ere both web known in Shoshone, Gooding and the surrounding country where they have many friende. After the ceremony they were presented with many useful, valuable presents, Tao Poor joins with their many friends in wishing them a long and happy life. The bride is a daughter of Peter Sinclair, of this locality. Ethel. School re•opooe bore next Monday. Rev. R. F. Cameron, of Shakespeare, °caupiea the pulpit of the Preebyteriaa aural: Sabbath afternoon. 25 gents, in advance, pays for Tae poet/ Mr the balanoe of 1902. If you want the news now is your chance. G. W. Pollard has diepoeed of his former reaidenee to D. Livingeton, loth eon. of Grey. Mr. Pollard purchased the ,Heffernan property heooe he bad no need of the other. Mr. and Mre. Livingston will become reaidenee of Ethel we ander. Mend and we will be glad to welcome them here. ODrr.--We regret to be called neon this week to obroniale the deoeaoe o! Mre. Wm. Wilson, of B e:beater, N. Y., who departed this life last Saturday at the early age of 28 years. She was the 4th dRughter of B. and Mrs. Driver, of Rooh• ester, formerly of Kennels, and a meter to Mee. G. W. Pollard, of Ethel, who, with her son, attended the funeral on Tuesday. Mre. Wilson wag born in Ireland and came to America 5 years ago. In addition to her husband and a little son she is mourned by mother and father, 6 brothers and 4 deters. The abuse of rleatb, wan lung trouble. :The many friends of the family will eympathise with the bereaved:':- Mise Sarah %Ottani, of Deeroit, ie here for her Summer vaoation whioh will be 4 weeks. She balds a goeition in a fiat - Wage dressmaking eatabliehment. A large nrowd went from Ethel to Kincardine on the Txoureion last Taiga day, eomething like 60 tiokeee being gold. The day was delightful and everybody had a good time. The last half of July oheesa will be shipped on Friday from Brussels. There will be about 140 boxes and they sold at 98 °onts to Ballantyne d Sons, of Stret- ford, J. K. Bakes is the aeleeman, Wroxeeter. Wm. Adair,, of Listowel, visited friends here over Satiday. Mise Sanderson, of Woodetook, is the guest of Mrs. 13. Match. Reginald Stephens, of Telemeter, spent Saturday with Mende here, Mies Matob, of Gerrie, is aseiating her brother, in the butcher shop. Mies Zelma Blaok is spending a few days with Wingham friends. Miss Mande Ramebaw, of Georgetown, is the ,lineet of Mies Kate Robineon. Alio Sara Bray entertained a large number of friends Monday evening. Mies Alice Walker, of Niagara Faille, ie the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. John Gibson. Mrs. Andrew Miller returned from Toronto Monday, where she bad spent a dew days. Mies Nettie Ewing, of Teeawater, is spending a week with her sister, Mrs, Geo. Allan. Mies Jennie French, of Toronto, is visiting Mies Tina Rae and other friends iu this vicinity. Mise Millie Harris left for Brown City, Blithe on. Thursday last, where she will spend a month. Jao. Barnard wheeled from Luaan on Sunday and spent a few days in the ail• lage with relatives. W. Hilborn, of Paris, a former mer- ebant of the village, is spending a few days with D. Fisher. Waldo Miller and Gordon Rae were in Elmwood on Thursday assisting the Pinkerton foot.bali team. Frank Sanderson and Allan Rae were in Atwood on Thoreday witneeeing the game between Galt and Atwood, whioh resulted in a victory for the latter by e score of 2 0. A junior foot ball team 'tame over from Gorris Saturday evening but as they did not arrive until almost eight o'clock, the game only laated half an hour, the latter part being played in darkness. The score was 2 0 in favor of the home team, Another one of the early settlers of Howiok has passed away in the peraoo of Arob. Mollliobael, whose death 000nr red early Sunday morning. Although deceased bad been ailing for a number of years, he had only been oonfined to bed for a few days, hence bis death eame as a shook to his many relatives and friends, The funeral, whioh took plane on Tues- day afternoon, was conducted by Rev. I. A. McKelvey. 73iueva.le. Master Fred. Johueton is ill. Charles Conites, of Ayr, is visiting at his home here. Ernest Bothwell, of Toronto, ie visit- ing at J. Johnston's. Mre. Marsh, of Woodstock, visited her parents here thie week. Mies Nellie Rose, of Wingham, visited friends on the Bluevale road, Walter Bargees, of Woodetook, spent Sunday 1vith hie parents here. Peroy Patterson, of Milverton, was visiting his parents in the village. Mise Belle Henderson, of Broesele, visited Mise Olive Scott last week. Mies Carrie Ceeemore, of Howiok, ie Waiting her aunt, Mre. Born. McPherson. Mise Lizzie Wright and Miee Ritchie, of Brume's, visited Mrs. Bailey this week. Mise Olyta Meade, of Wingham, visited Mre. Hugh Ruse for a few daye last week. J. J. Messer and Mr. Smith, of Ham. Moo, visited at William Meeeer'e over Sunday. Mise Jean Davidson and Gotten Day. ideon, of Wroxeter, visited relatives near here this week. Jobn and Jamee Menzies, of Moles. worth, visited their uncle, Geo. McDon- ald, over Sunday. Mise Dorothy West and Wesley Week, of Woodotoek, visited their brother, Rev. W. J. West, thie week. Mre. Harper, formerly Mies Aggie Duncan, and little eon, of Texas, ate visiting her parents here. Summer rnear Gt,ods —*Nip Don.'t 'forget that we are clearing out all lines of Summer Goods very cheap. There is a long season of hot weather yet to some and you therefore get the benefit of seasonable goods at a low price. "M" Waists Don't Sag and there never was a knitted shirt or garment that stands wear and washing as well. The fabric is knitted from a high grade cotton and ie bleached alter keit- ting by a special pro- cess to preserve all the life and strength. , The weight of cloth.' ing doesn't come on the irnitted oods at an but sthe e "nipeyttem of taping. This carries the strain, and never Wears out. The buttons don't come off, and the button holes last as long as the waist. Less worry about waist cost, and most sarise faction far the child. We can supply yon with the "M" Underwaist' for Girls and Boys from 2 to 10 years of age at 25c and 85c each. This le the ideal Waist ;for Children, not only the most comfortable and durable but nicest and best in every Way. Standard Patterns, Fashion Sheets and Designers for Popular Sep- tember telx4ber now to hand. Patterns at Popular Prices. A. STRACHAN. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1902 W. H. KER R a Prop. BRUSSELS PUBLIC SCHOOL. The Splendid Record Maintained. Ab the regent Departmental Examie. atione the papfle of Bruosole eohoot did particularly well. Despite the fact that there was e. very large percentage of failures throughout the Province this year the popile of our school have kept np their standard for good work and all of the 14 candidates who wrote esooeeded in passing, 13 obtaining Part I Junior Leaving and 1 Part I Junior Matrionla. tion. The oboe' opens this term with exoellent °lessee for next year's work. In addition to the students from the village a large number from the surround ing schools have signified their intention of taking the work bare. It is expected that about 70 pupils will be in attendance who are taking up High School work and a large olase will be prepared for Part II—Junior Leaving—for the exam. ination next Kammer. Than who come in from other sehoole ebonld try and attend from the beginning of the term. The names of enoeeesfhl pupils may be read on page 4 of this issue of Tae Poen. In the Entrance Claes this year 13 wrote and all passed. In this event. the proverbial 18 was not a Jonah by any meane. Prinoipal Cameron and Misses Scott and Brock are to be congratulated on the splendid showing while the mile are worthy of commendation for maintaining the high standard of Brneeels school. Next term will be a grand one, we have no doubt. The teaobing staff will eoneiet of Prin. oipal Cameron, Mies Ethel Soott, Mise Kate Wilson, Mies M. T. Downey and Mies Jean Ritchie. School will reopen on Tenthly, Sept. 2nd. 84 paesengere were tioketed here on Tuesday for Kiueardine per Sunday Bohool Excursion. Mrs, Joseph Bargees and ohildren, who have been visiting here for acme time, returned to Woodstock on Wednesday accompanied by Mies Mabel Oliver. Doff & Stewart shipped seven Dare of lumber to the Kneohtel Manig. Co. at Hanover last week and are shipping four care to the Massey-Harrie Co., at Toron- to, this week. lenteuded for last week,] Mrs. William Messer ie ill we are sorry to state. Mies Mary Speooe, of Brantford, ie visiting relatives here. Mre, Brownlee and children, of London, are vieitiog relatives here. Gordon Pattereon, of Tnrnberry, spent Sunday with relatives here. - L. B. Daft, of Galt, epenba abort time at hie home here this week. Mies Jessie Cassie, of Ayr, ie visiting relatives on the Blaevele Road. Mrs. Cummer and little eon, of Owen Sound, are visiting at J. Fawcett's. Mime Bertha Sanderson and Maggie Dimeot have retnrned to Toronto after epending their holidays here. Grew. G. W. McKay, 16th eon., is erecting a new driving shed. The brink work of Jacob Ziegler's new bootee is completed. A number of farmers are getting their ground ready for Fall wheat sowing, Sohoole will.reopeu next Monday after Summer vacation for the Fall term. Walter McKay, 17th con., had a no. easeful flax bee on Friday of last week. John A. McNair, fireman on the dredge will go on the excursion to Manitobe next week. James Felton and his :dater, Miss Mary Ann, visited friends in Sealorth a few days last week. Jahn McKay and sister, of Monorieff, were visiting relatives and friends in St. Marys last Sabbath. The trustees of S. S. No. 8, Grey, have engaged Mies Edwards, of Moore field, es teacher for the balanoe of the year. The regular service was held in Bethel obnrch, lath con., last Sabbath evening by Rev. D. B. McRae, of Oranbrook, Mise Ellen McKay, who recently re. turned home from Toronto, we are sorry to say, ooutinaee in very poor health. David Cunningham has sold his farm, Week half of Lot 33, 16th eon. to Wm. Sobnook, 12th men., for the sum of 08,250. Elton Roseil lett this week for Osseo. polls, Mich., to stay severe' months. Hie bealth is not good bat we hope the visit will prove hetpinl. Rev. 10.'Viotor Smith and eon, of Line. villa, Iowa, U. S., are holidaying a4 the format's old home. He ie the closet eon of Truman Smith, 6th eon. Carl Engler, who is engaged inOttawa, was hm borne on a short visit, If all the Government employees are as level head. cd as he they will have a square going lot. 'Tie week JIM. K, Baker, 9th con., diepoeed of a 4 year old mare to M. H. Moore, V, 8, Brheeele,for 3165, Joseph Baler, of the next fatm ale0 sold aheay. draught 4 year old horse to the same buyer for 0170, • e. This season Frost & Wood binders bave been perohaeed by B. Lang, Joo. SmitbjBene Jackson and Harry Attwood, of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Done. respeabively. Geo. Barkley and helpers have finished the clement veneering of the reeidenoe of Wm. Hogg, 4th con. The potty goat will be put on later, A good job was done. The second youngest daughter of Mre. Freeman of Toronto, hae been ill with diphtheria bat ie recovering nicely now. Mrs. Freeman is a daughter of Wm. and Mre. Bateman, 6th con. The first annivereary serviette of the Colon cburoh, 12th con., will be held on Bunday and Monday, Sept. 7th and 8th. A Harvest Home will be given on the evening o! the 8th. Rev. Mr. Wells ie the pastor. The preliminary arrangements are be. ing polled along in eooneatioo with the proposed Looking drain. If there are any appeals they will'be heard at the not meeting of the Townabip council whioh will be held at Cranbrook. B. C. Ogden and wife, of Pittsburg, Pa„ U. 8., who have been visiting B. Lang and family returned to their home this week. Mre. Ogden is a danghtee of Mr. and Mre. Lang. Mr. Ogden is a native of Pittebarg and reports steady growth and development. Be ie a ebrewd gentleman. 1orrtse. Scbools open next Monday. Mies Rose Clark ie visiting at Listowel. Townabip Council minutes may be read on page 4 of this week's issue of Tam Pose. A new roof of British Oolnmbia ahin- gles has been put on Peter Jackson's barn, 8th line. Burnell Fear and Baxter Bewley will likely take a band in the Western harvest Heide this season. Last Sabbath afternoon Rev, John Holmes preached a sermon in the Jack. eon church bearing on the Coronation. His text was "He shall be crowned with many crowns." At the last meeting of the Morrie Conn - oil John Mooney was reappointed col. lector of taxes for 1902 at a salary Of 085 00. Mr. Mooney baa been oolleotor for a good many years and does the work well, Morrie towuehip Vetere' lista are out and were Brat poated up last Friday. There are 835 names on the list, 723 of that number being In Part I ; 78 in Part II; and 24 In Part III. 419 are qualified to serve the King aa Jurors. Gavin Bewley, who hue been filling a position in the Halstead private bank at Mount Forest, le home on a holiday, He talke of going West next week to try hie fortune in Winnipeg or some other Meet or town. Mr, Bewley is as expert sten. ographer and a000nntant and should do well. In removing the aiding from Wm. Taylor's reddens, 9th on,, on Wednes- day of last week, preparatory to veneering it with cement, a milk snake was found nestling quite oosily 12 feet from the gronnd, It wag speedily diapetohed. The reptile measured 8 feet in length. How it got there has not been defined. A8Yeat mann na ° are dying in Kings - ton in s.ted district of a disease known ae milk fever, cowed by overfeeding on white Waste and grape. Ontario Crop Reports. The following bulletin, regarding the orope of the Province has ]usb been pre- pared by the Ontario Department of Agrioulbure, based on the reports of its regular correspondents. The statements Beat in deeeribe 000ditione existing on Aug, 1, 1902; 01 wEATIIED, The average temperature of the period, March to July, 61.9 degrees, was within one degree of the general average for the twenty years, 1882 1901, June, however, was an exceedingly cool month, Wag about 5 degreee below the average, The most noteworthy feature of the motero• logical record is theextraordinarily homy rainfall of the season, whioh for the five• month period exoeeded by over four inches the general average. The July prooipi• ration was 5.49 inches, being more bhan double the general average for that month, FALL WHEAT. The yield of Fall wheat has been from fair to large, except' in Essex and most of the oountiee of the Lake Erie group. In several inetancesfrom 35 to 40 bushels have beau reported, and the average yield will be considerably above the average for the last twenty years. The chief damage to the orop everywhere was from rain, whioh occurred so frequently as to delay the ripening of the grain for about a week later than usual, and which also kept the binder from working in . many instances, owing to the soft condition of the ground and the tangled state of some of the crop. For these causes a portion of the Fall wheat had to be out with the cradle. Mention was made in various oountiee of grain sprouting in the shook and in the field. Cutting began in some as districtsearly a y se the middle of July, but the bulk of the orop was harvested during the last week of the month, and en August 1 there still remained some to be reaped. On the whole, the sample may be regarded as of good quality, al- thongh, as already stated, there has been some sprouting of grain. Comparative little injury was done by ineeot pests, despite the fears entertained of the Hes eian fly. Rust and smub were reported hero and there throughout the Province, but not tam serione extent and there will be an abundance of straw. DARLEF. In a few localities the barley harvest began in the third week of July, but moat of the orop was yet to out on the let of August, the wet, dull weather hav- ing delayed operations. There will be a large yield of plump grain, mach of which will be discolored, although con. siderable is reported of goad color, As much of the barley raised in the Province is now fed on the farm, the • molter of oolar is not so important as it was a few years ago, and far general purposes the orop may be termed a first glass one. There will be an immense amount of straw, much of which has been lodged by the rain, and some of it will have to be out with the mower. A few correspondents mention rust, but no serious injury has been sustained by the orop apart from rain. 0100. This promisee to be one of the best years on record for oats, both as regards grain and straw, especially on high lands and on wen drained soils. The straw ie nosily described ae tall, straight and well -headed, bat aoonsidersble portion of the orop hae been beaten down by the. heavy rains prevailing daring the ]atter part of July, and there will be =oh trouble in some quartera in harvesbing the crop with the binder. A few com- plaints of smut and rust are made, but not sufficient to be regarded as serious. Cutting will not be general until the second week of August, and may run a week or so latdr, as this orop, like other cereals, has been ripening very slowly this seaman. Only a few (=respoudents speak of rye ae a regular grain crop. Where raised it has turned out very well this eeaeon, al- though growing rather rank like the other cereal crape, and suffering somewhat from the unusual amount of rain. RDAs. Many farmers abstained from aowieg the common field pea this year on no. count of the depredations of the bag dnr. ing the last two or three seasons, and the grass -pea was largely substituted ; but rainy weather caused the orop to run very muob to straw, and so lengthened. the period of blossoming that in many instances the pods have developed hewer - featly, while in Haldimand and Went. worth this variety of pea has been at- tacked by a green aphis. The yield of the pea orop,generally is one of the most irregular on reoord, some correspondents reporting large returns, while other dee. bribe the yield ae a very poor one—in some instances not worth nutting. Ow• ing to the frequent rains mildew has set j in in various looalitioe. Cutting was not expected to be general until about the llbh of August. mesa. Judging by the remarks of correepond- ante, this crop hae relatively suffered more than any other from the wet weabh- et, In the County of Hent, where the bulk of the bean orop is raised, 11 was sometimes necessary to plant a second of third time on anoount of the earlier plant- ings having been drowned Ont. WEN. The indications are that this crop will be considerably below the average, owing bo the cold of the earlier part of the sea• eon and the ex00esive mune of July. The greatest injury from the latter cause was sustained to the Drops growing on low- lying tenderer find rained lends. Iu many • arise the failure was so oomplete that the delde were plowed up. While corn is everywhere backward, reports from num. eroue looalibien note that With the setting in of warm, fine weather, it ie malting good to teas Do that with the 0 0 n l uY . anon f favoable weather e fair yield may be obtained. The damage done by grows appeare to have been, nnuenalty heavy, more espeoially in the Lake Huron and Giorgio Bay couuties. nae AND (MOVED, Gramme of all kinds made en immense growth thisyear, but where grown for hay the wet weather told against the atop in the matter of both cutting and curing. So muob was thie so that, al. though in many notions mowers had start. ed in the first week of July, there was still some hay uncut ab the end of the month, the frequent heavy showers hat/• ing delayed operations in the field, Not• withstanding all this, a oonelderable num- ber of farmers were fortunate enough to get their big out of bay housed in first. class condition, but much of the orop will be only medium quality, and a portion of it will be unfit to market. Although the fleet put has been remarkably heavy, the weather since snowing has been so favor. able to vegetation that the eeoond growth of glover is already a surprisingly large one. 000100Es, The prospects are favorable for a large yield of potatoes, the vines, especially on high land, being ae a raisin excellent con- dition and promising web. Owing to the excessive moisture of the season the tops are unusually long and heavy. The rains have caused considerable injury in low- lying and heavy lands, where retie threat • sued in some localities. Some damage has been abused by the potato bug wbere the application of Paris green has been neglected, but this pest bas not been nearly so deebruaive as in former years. In acme Western neighborboode early potatoes are mentioned as presenting a better showing than those ple.nbed later. With favorable weather for the remainder of the season the crop is likely to be an abundant one. 0001000. Very scanty information is obtainable as to the tobacco orop. The reports from those few neighborhoods where it has been cultivated are somewhat unfavor- able, the continued rains having had an injurious effeat. Doors, The rainy weather of the season has been upon the whole favorable to root crops, which as a rale are in excellent condition and promise to yield heavily. On some of the low lands, however, they have been drowned out, and the continu- ous rains in many places have greatly interfered with cultivation. There ie very little mention of any damage from Moot paste or blight. Some injury was inflicted in the Eastern counties by Spring frosts. Mange's appear to be an exceptionally good orop. Turnips and beets are generally flourishing, particular- ly on high and light land. Carrots are doing well, reports from the Northern districts being noticeably favorable. In Brant, where a large area has been de- voted for the first time to sugar beets, the returns promise to be satin fautory. 1101x. There appears to be comparatively few localities io which flax is raised, these being nearly altogether confined to the Western counties. Such reports ae have been received are of a highly favorable character. The crop ie generally fine and heavy, but in some instances lodged by rain storms. num. Apples promise to yield very well though reports differ greatly ,as to the present condition and prospeots of the harvest, The trees seem to have been remarkably free from tent caterpillars, codling moths and other destructive in - smite, the fruit presenting good samples with the exception that it is badly spotted in some cases. Owing to wet and gold weather, the yield whioh at one time promised to be abundant, will be conoid• erably reduced in volume, as muoh of the fruit has dropped off- the trees. Winter apples in particular are likely to be soros, the earlier varieties being muob more plentiful. Reports as to the yield of plums are generally unfavorable. The crop is a light one in most sections, owing to the injury paused by spring frosts and the later rains, while where spraying had been neglected the ravages of the ouronlio have been very destructive. Some of the fruit has been damaged by rot. Peaches have generally done well, and there will be an abundant yield. Pears also promise satiefaotory returns in moat neighbor- hoods. The reports as to cherries are not so encouraging. In many oases the orop was a light one, one cause assigned being the prevalent° of bleak knob, especially in the Western couotiee. Grapes have auatained considerable injury from frost and the wet weather has in some Moali. ties resulted in mildew, but the yield bide fair to be an average one. Berries have been a large orop in nearly all parts of the Province, but rainy weather hae con- siderably interfered with picking and marketing them. n00a, In those neighborhoods where hope are grown they are promising well with few exceptionsthe vines being heavy and in good condition. 00000110 AND rave 000010, The nhneually large amount of rain whioh hae fallen this Summer has kept the pastures green and fresh, and pro. meted a luxuriant growth of grass. Consequently live stook everywhere are in fine and healthy condition. No men- tion is made by any correspondent of the prevalence of any disorder affecting stock end the attacks of flies appear to be leas troublesome than in other eeaeons. From almost everyineighborhood it is reported that the supplies lot the fall and winter keep of live ktools ate abundant, as the hay and root crops are above the averege, and straw is of uuueunl length. Much of the hay, however, is of inferior quality. The flow of milk is good, and the season's output of cheese and buttertvill behove,. Some eastern returns note a ooneiderable inoroase in the number of owe kept, while in a few western totalities a de. armee is noted.' DEEB AND IONEF, Beports as to the yield of hooey Vary Y greatly according to locality, but are oa. the whole favorable, The average pee. duction will he aboetb 45 pounds per hive The bees have swarmed freely, too muoh so in the opinion of many oorrespondente, though in some parte the swarming has been late in the season, They etre la a thrifty condition everywhere, and re- markably free from disease. The supply of neobar was abundant in moat looalities, but the web weather seriously interfered with honey•meking. LA0OD 101) %4E8, The scarcity of labor daring the haying and barvoeting s0ae000 is a Obronio ootn• plaint inalI sections of the Province, and the present season offers no exception in thie respect. Extra help appears to have been difficult to obtain almost everywhere and wages have had deoidedly an upward tendency. Many correspondents who state that the supply of labor ie adequate couple thie opinion with the statement that but few men are hired, as the farmers are doing their own work, with the aid of maohioery, or byexahaging services with their naigbbore. Where a reason is assigned for the scarcity of help, it is genorally attributed to the preference of young men for city life ; emigration to the northwest and the higher inducements offered by the lumber camps being also refereed to as causes for the shortage. There are numerous com- plaints as to the quality of the labor ob. tamable. ADDA AND INTIMATED FIEL1 OF nose. Tha following are the crop estimates for 1902, as judged from appearances on August 1. The acreages are final but the yields (exoept in the Daae of hay) will be revised from actual threshing results in November :— Pall wheat shows an area of 748,592 sores harvested, the estimated yield being 19,356,056 bushels, or 25 9 bushels per Gore. In 1901 the yield from 911,587 sores was 15,943,229 bushels, or 17.5 bushels per acre. The average yield for the past twenty years was 20 bushels per acre. Spring wheat -303,115 acres, and 5,993,- 695 bushels, or 19.8 per acre. In 1901 858,048 sores yielded 5,498,761 bushele, or 15.4 per acre, the average for the past twenty yea0e being 15.5. Barley -661,622 acres, and 21,281,108 bushels, or 32.2 per aorre. In 1901 637,- 201 mores yielded 16,761,076 bushels, or 26.3 per more, the average of the twenty years being 26.1. Oats -2,500,758 acres and 105,540,510 bushels or 42,2 per acre, In 1901 there were 2,408,264 501'88, yielding 78,334,490 bushels, or 32,5 per acre, the average for twenty years being 34 8. Rye -189,318 aures and 8,586,475 bushels or 19.5 per acre, In 1901 there were 158,236 acres, yielding 2,545,267 2,545,268 bushels, or 16.1 per acre, the average for the twenty years being 16.2. Peas -537,639 acres, and 11,363,845 bushels, or 11.3 per acre. In 1901 there were 602,724 acres, yielding 10,089,173 bushels, or 16.7 per more, the average far the twenty years being 15.5. Beane -53,964 agree, and 639,099 bush. eta, or 11.7 per acre. In 1901 there were 53,688 acres, yielding 824,122 bushels, or 15.4 per acre. The average of twenty years has been 17 8. Hay and clover -2,646,202 acres, and 4,955,438 tone, or 1,87 per sore, as com. purred with 1.81 in 1901, and 1.40 for twenty years. Other crops—Dorn for husking, 871,- 959 ; corn for silo, 209,859 ; buchwhee.b,. 93,324 ; potatoes, 144,733 ; mange's, 76,- 555 ; carrots, 8,625 ; turnips, 136,724 ; rope, 49,573 ; flax, 7,101 ; bops, 2,23'7; tobacco, 2,961 ; orchard, 356,261 ; vine. yard, 14,028 ; red clover for seed, 135,- 390 ; alsike, 54,155. Apples -7,024,890 trees of bearing age are eattmated to yield 41,174,552 bnshela, or nearly six bnshela per tree. CHURCH Cletlill3. St. Mary's Roman Catholic ohuroh at Mount Forest was destroyed by Are. Monthly oonseoration service and Roll Oatl next Sabbath evening at the Epworth League. The regular monthly eerviae will be held in the R. 0, ohuroh next Sabbath morning. "The journeying of the children of Israel" will be next Sabbath's Sunday School lesson. There was no preaohing service in St, John's ohuroh last Sunday nor will there be on the coming Sabbath. "The tragedy of Life" will be Mr. MaLeod'e topic at the evening service next Sabbath in Melville church. Rev, A. 0. Crews, Secretary of the Epworth League movement, is in Mani, toba and the Northwest jaet now. Next Sabbath Rev. R. Paul, of Brus- sels, will preaoh in the Methodist church Wingham. The pastor is holidaying, The Provincial Sabbath School Oon• vention win be held in St. Thomas this year, It meets next October, The delegates will be royally entertained in that city. Next Sabbat evening Jamee Jones will Bing Julies Granier's fine solo" Hlosanna" in the Methodist Oharoh. The anthem by the choir will be "Rook of Ages," aompoeed by 15. L. Ashford. The Exeoutive of the Epworth League, Wingham District, will meet in Moat: dine on Thursday, 21st inst., to arrange program for the coming Convention. A public meeting will be held in the even• ing in the date mentioned in Kincardine Methodist ohnrah. At the morning service in Melville obnrab last Sunday Mr. McLeod opolce on the Parable of the Talents or "Our opportunities the measure of out respotr• eibilities." At the evening service the text was Matt. 1:21, "Thou Molt nail his name Jeeue, for He shall save His people from their eins." Sb. Mark 4 and 2 was the morning text aeleated by Rev, Mr: Oasene last Sabbath in the Methodist ohuroh and re !erred to the Transfiguration of Christ. Before a large congregation in the @vett•' ing the reverend gentleman preached a stirring temporanoe omen from the words "The twelfth an amebbyat" Rev, 21 20 Mre. (Dr.)'tivera, of Crediton, a former well known member of the ohoir, gang "There ie a green hill far away" at the evening service.