The Brussels Post, 1897-2-5, Page 1Vol. 24. No, 80,
Huron County Council.
WEDNESIStr.
Alter the report of the nominating
committee had been received, a own.
munication was read from the 00. of
Lnmbbon, asking co-operation of the
connoll in memorializing the Dominion
Government to plaae railway oompmnies
on the same level with other proprietors
of lend under the Cattalo Drempige Act.
Speoial Committee.
Prom (Jaunty of FroMenao, asking the
(toenail to pass a T01101114100 TO. tariff
rates' on certain articles. Speoial (lom-
mittee.
A request from 3). Preneh, keeper of
the House of Refuge, for hareem of
eatery for keeper and matron of the
210use of Refuge. Sent to Mountie°
Committee,
A. large number ot aceonnte, including
those of the recent eleotione, and the
House of Refege,were sent to the Fi»antie
Committee.
A tender for county printing was sent
to tbe Exeoutive Committee.
Gaolerai report was read and referred
to Co. Property Committee.
Treasuror's report lead and sent with
financial statetneut to Finance Oornmit-
tee.
County oommitssioner's report read
and sent to Road and Bridge Oonimito
tee.
Reports of Inspectors Tom and Robb
were sent to Education Committee, end
that of Inepector of the House of Refuge
to Finance.
Report of insurance on (scanty build
ices was read and refereed to County
Property Committee.
motion of ShEsven and Stewart that
a grant of 615 be made to each public
library was sent to Executive Committee.
Chas. Me,ffiennan, of Belgrave, wee
appointed anclitor an motion of Messrs:
Hislop and J. B. McLean.
Moved by Messes. Holt and Robt. efe•
Lean that John Acheson, JIM. Boost and
W. D, Bright be trustees in their respect.
he Collegiate Itestitutes.
Moved in amendment by Messrs. Me•
Ewan and Miller, that Mr. McDonald be
trustee for Goderiob, Robt. Mordie for
Clinton, and G. E. Oresweller, for Sea -
forth. The amendment oarried,
P. Holt and W. Lana were appointed
earthen of the criminal justice 110001111te,
and Geo. )3aird, of Stnuley, and A. S.
Moore, B. A., of Goderich, on the hoard
of uoutity examiners.
Moved by Mr. Eltslop, seconded by Mr.
Holt that the clerk immure a copy of the
Ontario Statutes for each member of
!hie council, the same to be the property
of the county.-Clarried.
On motion of Messrs. Hays and Mooney
the council adjourned to 'meet et 2 p. m.
'Oliursday.
ITITMSDAT.
001111011 met pursuant so adjournment,
members all peasant.
Minutes of Wednesday read and adopt.
ed.
Latter read from P. lfolfwan, asking to
use Maitland bridge as support for a salt
pipe, was snit to Road and Bridge Com.
mittee.
Request of Col. Wilson and Major Var.
coo that the comity pay volanteere while
in camp during 1807, 25 Dents per day,
was referred to Executive Committee.
Communication frorn Clinton Collegi.
ate Institute, tusking for a settlement ot
arrears was pent to Executive Commit-
tee, and annual statements from the eel -
!mentos of Clinton and Seaforth want to
the same dononittee.
A request from D. E. Munro, of Au-
burn, asking it grant of $30 towards tbe
erection Of a lookup was also sent to
Executive,
A request that the village of Efensell
be made a centre for holding Entrance
and Public School Leaving examinations
was referred to Executive Oommittee.
Dr. thaw's report on House of Range
TMS sent to Mouse of Refuge Committee.
Moved by Mr. Cook, seoonded by kir.
'Patterson, that in the furore all orders
for payments of contracts homed by the
county commissioner be earthed to by a
member of this connoil instead of the
reeve as formerly, sent to Road and
Bridge Committee.
Moved by Mr. ItleEtven, seconded by
Mr. Torrance, that tbe usual grant of
0300 be made to Agricultural and Horti•
onhat•al societies holding exhibitions in
1807, Executive Committee.
The commit then adjourned, to meet at
10 e, no on Friday.
EMMY.
Council rammed at 10 4. no, ;ell mem-
bers peesent.
Minutes read and approved.
A letter from Wm. Coats, •seoratary of
the elerk'e association, asking that oar -
t515 expanses be met by the county, was
referred to Bungee Committee.
The report of Melons Committee 11,10S
read, passed through committee and
adopted.
Report of Executive Committee was
read end adopted with the exception of
chases 1, 2, 8, 4, and 6.
The council then adjourned to meet at
2 o'clock.
The exeoutive report was again taken
up, and the following agreed to :-That
430 be granted to Manchester' leoloup,
end 0925 be paid to Clinton Collegiate
Institute for arrears claimed for 1892 93.
The report teas than fully penult
Report of Comity Property Committee
was read, and aftot a alight alteration
the comtnittee toss, when Dr. Redline
rooveds 'seconded by U. Mooney that all
repairs and furnishings ordered to be
done by the Co.. Property Oornmittee be
attended to by the Warden and Week and
members Of this council for divieion /On.
1.
Tho report woe then adopted as amend.
05.
rinauce Committee's roped was teed,
primed in committee and adopted 1(2
*Duna.
The report of Education Committee
was presented, read, and, after passing
through committee, adopted in open
00(15011,
The Special Coromittpets report was
read, went thrbegh comfnittee 055 pas.
tied ia 3380313111,
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY,
The report of Roue and Bridge
mato, having been reed, was p
through committee, end after a
verbal amerolmente adopted in not
Report of Howie of Range Oonim
wee road, and eller it:sorting the w
"and inspootoros report" after "pl
ohm's report" wee adopted.
Moved by P. !Iola seconded by J
Motioitu that Wm. Coats, inspect°
the Muss of Refuge, be placed on
pay list while in attendance at the
quest of the coattail,. Sent to Eseen
Moved by Mr. Stewart, emended
Mr. Pattersom that the various Io
Iteepere in the onenty be mild $10 on
certificate of the Reeve or of oo
contwillor of the division that each 1
00 has been properly kept. Sent
Exenutive Com Li) i ilea.
A. motion that the usual grant be re
to teacher's institutee wee sent to
Exeoutive Committee.
The oounoll then adjourned till 8
m., at which time it resumed, and n
pestling the supplementary reports
first emotion of the new County Cott
cloned.
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Speoial committee reported that
action be token on the reeolution of
County Counoil of Frontenao. asking t
crude oil, coal oil and fence wive be pl
ed on the free list, and mammon
agreement with the petition of Lamb
Connell, and that the Warden and 01
petition the Sombre end the House
Commons in acaordance therewith,
The Executive corntnittee reported
action on the application of Insister a
matron of the House of Refuge for an i
orease of salary.
That a mein of $15 be made to oa
public library.
That m reference to tho claim of So
forth Collegiate Institute fot• arrant
$228 7.6 be paid in full of all claims'.
That in the application of Col. Wits
for a grantd
of 25 m a day to volunteo
in camp no action be teken.
Thee 626 be granted to each Farmer:
Institute.
That on the epplientiott of D. E. Mn
ro, of Auburn, for a great towards a lot
up. no motion bo taken.
That 320 be granted to each brat
Agrieultural and Horticultural 8031100holding exhibitions,
That in reference bo the claim of Soh
T. Dickson for monies alleged to be ova
paid, that it lay over till Jane session
5.115that the troaeurer be iustructee
request payment of 61,052.67, monies fo
1896, and report at Juno meeting.
That the 0101211 05 the Clinton Collegi
ate Institute for 1000813,110 lay over till Jun
session.
That as only ono tender for Count
printing has been received, Roe that bein
much higher than the accepted tendero
former years, we recommend it be no
accepted, end thee the Chanty printing
be clone by Mr, Kerr, of Brussels, pro-
vided lie agrees to do tho same at a price
satisfactory to rho warden and chairman
°
f this committee, and that in the event
of no satisfactory arraugement being
made, that it be left to the warden's com-
mittee to deal with.
That regarding payments to be made to
Collagotte Institutes, recommended that
treasurer and aliairmau oS this committee
examine statement of figures submitted
and that the matter be dealt with at the
june session,
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That the county oonunissioner be plea.
ecl on the paylist MI the mine rate as the
members during the sessions of the couu-
oil and that Inspector of House of Refoge
be also pleated on the list at same rate as
a member while attending meetings.
That the oonaty clerk attend all meetings
of committees which may be held outside
of Geduld -a and that he be paid at the
same rate as members of the committee,
That the mond grant of 1525 bo made to
0001) Tettehers' Institute.
T11116 110 action be bath on the motion
of Matiwan and Snell, re boundary line
grants, 11301 11)5 same course be followed
with the municipal clerks petition, and
that 010 be granted in eceoedance with
the motion of R. McLean and Dr. Rollins.
Education corn, reported that Messrs.
Robb and Tom appeared before the com-
mittee and requested that 600 copies of
the coarse of 5455311M printed in pnartph-
let form for the use of the schools, and
recommended that the application be
granted.
That tho petition of the village of Hen -
sal! requesting that that village bo made
mitre of llogh school Entrence =min.
abion be granted.
That the reports of InspectorsTorn and
Robb had been examined and passed, and
that they be printed in the minutes with
the exception of the visite to schools,
Comity Property reported throb the jail
had been examined and found clean and
in good order ; that Gaoler Dickson was
Well pleased with the ineandesoeut light,
end that MO more light be placed it each
of the Sour corridors, and that the floor-
ing of tho turnkey's room, ordered at the
anne session, be etteaded to at once,
That one Meatus inmate, who is very
weak physioially, bo removed bo the asp
lam 00 0000 as posaible.
That au old num, A. Wesley, who is o
very idiom, and conies from Poppeeton,
Cannington Statioto Midland Div. Ct. T, s
R., be soot there as hie bions expives on I,
lsb Pabenary, else he 0111 13035 to be sent
to House of Raw.
That supplies neskecl foe by polar bo b
greeted,
That supplies melted for law library by a
Judge Masson bogranted. a
Theb the floor= registry °filo° be at00
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tended to.
That tho registry office was examinee lv
and foiled in proper shape with the ex, b
°elation noted. 0
Thee the statement of insin•anacs placed it
before the committee bo printed m the rn
minutes. tl
That the different rooms in the (hurt
and House wore examined and loend chart et
and well kopt, end thee Mt:. IMeCtreath in
seemed to be a Very efficient efflooit and le
that a new carpet be percemeed for skim th
loading to court town. pl
Road and bridge terronittoo reported
that Westfield, Ball's, Meibletid and
Eighteen Mile bridge's respired now
floors, that the commit/sheer ask for
bet:Irian foe the Lome and the work be
proceeded with ae soon as possible.
That the tender of L, Hardy, 0139 for
Tiplady bridge, be accepted.
That Mr. Kamm be greeted tbeprivi.
ledge of laying a pipe on Maitland bridge,
provided he aSSIltne all responeibility, end
that the commiesioner have power to re.
*3309811 ab any time
Thee the commiseioners cortiSeato be
sufficient for the paymnob of contractors.
That the tender of Mustard and Guth.
ridge for stone 0,11(1 concrete abutmente
for Bannockburn briolgs at 55,60 per cable
yard bo Accepted, and that the tender of
the Poterboro' Bridge Co., 01,2713.00 for
the superstruoture, bo also accepted.
That the report of the road commis.
sionor bo printed in the minntee.
Finance committee 11000111 mended pay.
moat of some fifty accounts.
That the county whetter draft a new
peddler's and hawker's license bylaw la
accordance with new steatite, and time
the peasant fee be continued.
That W, Lame be paid for actual travel-
ling expenses for comity eleotion, end re.
ported that the treesurer's steersmen!) of
county finances for 1890 were full and
complete and carefully prepared, and
OM they be publiehod ia the minutes.
That the securities and bonds given by
the county treasurer heal boon examined
and found to bo the SWIM as those given
in detail in the auditors report of Janu•
ary, 1808, and that the clerk protium be-
fore the next session the latest assessed
values of the properties embraced in such
securities.
'113he warden's committee reported that
they had decided to ask the opinion of the
inspector of registry offices regarding the
olanuts of rho estate of the late Jas. Dick-
son and jno. T. Dickson.
Thad the claim of the Seaforth Collegi-
ate Iustibute was a proper ono.
Hesse of Refuge committee recom-
mended that the reports of physician and
inspector be printed in the miautes, and
that two hundred copies of the inspect.
or's report be printed in pamphlet form
for eistribu tire.
The contracts for supplies bo made for
three months with power to extend them
for another term by mutual consent.
00.17:011'15 REPORT,
After mentioning iu strong ternss the
improvement brought abort by the in-
troduotion of the incandescent light,
shows that there am 17 prisoners eon -
fined, three of whom are under sentence
for lareeny, one insane and thirteen vs, -
grants, all strong and uhlehodied men
with the exception of A. Wellesley, who
is aged and weak in body and mind.
OPTICERS REPORTS,
The Public school iuspectors, road corn.
missioner, treasurer, Home of Refuge
physioian and }Muse of Refuge inspector
also scut iu reports, but they are too
lengthy for even a summary in this issue,
MisSionary Anniversary.
METHODIST CHURCH sieussEt.S.
The annual Missionary meeting, held
teat Sunday in the Methodist church,
was given speoial interest by the pees-
enee of a retuned Missionary from
China, in the permits of Miss Isabelle
Orosthsvaite, dressed in Chinese aostunie.
This lady addressed large and attentive
audiences both morning and evening and
also addressed the Sabbath sahool in the
afternooto
1/011=5 simmers
Mies Oreethwaite's morning address
dealt, first of all, with "the difference be-
tween China and. Christian lands."
China, with ire Martel superetitions and
darkness, is different from Canada only
because hundreds of millions of people in
Chine know nothing of Christ. Two
mail gods, 005 0! iron and one of weed,
were exhibited as samples of the gods
wb loll the Chinese worship. 0E10 of these
gods is known ae the god of longevity ;
the other, the god of adversity. Passing
next to the question, oDoes it pay to
mold the Gospel to Ohina 9" Miss Crosth•
waits cited a number of cusses in which
there was ample proof of the moral ele-
vetion of those coming under Gospel in-
fluences. The closing part of the speak-
er's! address was a touching reference to
the perilous 'scenes 10 oonnection with
her own life among the Cheese and her
ramie from death, at different times, by
the bond of Provictenee. She stated that
she had experienced a literal fulfill tnen
of the promise found in Sea., 48:9. No
0138 weld know the value of some Bible
promises as them know who live con•
smutty exposed to the spirit of 130(SE1011-
Mon.
E0E11I118 5EIMI011.
ROOM 00111d scarcely be Sound for all
Who attended the evening eervioe. Miss
Orosthwaite spoke for :warty an hour
end a half on "The 51s508 Oustoms of the
People of China." One of these is known
as the "bound foot =atom," She refer.
red to the origin of the cud= ie the not
of eti Empress of long ago who bad a
bib foot umd, in order to diagnise that,
itemised and bound the other foot into
imilat shepe, Oslo! that grew a wh-
om to which all women of high rank
meet orinform. The speaker held up to
isW 04 pair of shoes that had been worn
y an ordhatry.sieed Chinese woman,
nd which would not be large enough for
9 month's old intent 05 000 land. Site
leo desoribed the terrible sufferinge of
II thee °rippled and the painful expevi•
nae of women making the attempt to
alk. Another ot the shocking and in.
man customs mentioned by Mies
roethwaite wen filet of the murdee of
llant female children. Thousands of
°there destroy every gill that is born in
mit: homes. To save suoh little ones
teach the saoredness of human life is
10 911581 task of the missionary. Women
China and their cbildren aim only be
ached by W01/1811. The (meeker said
at to the filth and poverty the peo•
e ot China could be traced their terrible
heaths of dieemes and the blindneee
at afflicts tens of thousands,
FEBRUARY 5, 1897
11011110Y II0EN150.
The elairoh was orowded again on
Mendel evening to hear Miss °meth -
«mite 'wawa an "The Sordid Oustome of
the Chinese." The homed of the people ;
the longtime ; modes of travel ; the nee
of opium articles of diet, emit) toe snakes,
rem and dogs, wore al/ described. It;
dieonseing them, Aliso Crosthwaite ailed -
ed to the great diffioulty 08 learning the
language and gave several tramming in-
stances of her fleet attempts to use Chin -
ears words, end the rldioulouti blunders
made by her &tiara to diatinguiels certain
sounds. By the aid of 0 native assistant
Bliss Crosthwaite suceeeded 10 forming a
Isobel for girls, which eventually nem.
bored one hundred pupils and had the
honor of being visited by thee dietingulsh.
ed vioeroy, Li Hung Chang, So greatly
pleased was the great statesman with hie
visit thee he ordered 0 holiday for the
children and made them a feast. The
Wei study of these girls was the Gospel
stories of Jeans in song, and as the chifil•
ran want to their homes singing their
Gospel hymns, in their own hongegge,
the mothers learned from them tbe Gas.
pal story and often came M the school to
learn bow to sing. A.n excellent picture
of the girls anmpoeing the sobool was ex•
hibited by Mires Oroothwaite and many
copiee were sold at the close ot the
leoture.
EOM.
le, Paul took pert in the service%
on Sunday and presided at the Imitate on
Monday.
Rev, J. P. Westenan, of Walton, assist•
ed in the service on Sunday evening,
The church ohoir, though deprived of
the presence of the leerier, through 111.
nese, rendered excellent and appropriate
11111410 Sabbath morning 14/1(1 evening.
Mese Orostliwaite, during her stay in
131.0811818,11105 tho guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul.
The collection for missions mash in
the Sunday school in the afternoon
amounted to 512,00,
The following are the amounts tenth'.
bated to the Mission Fund by the 'several
oirouits comprising the Who:hare District
last year, gleaned item the report pre-
sented by the pastor, RSV. 5, J.
Alliu :-Wingbam, $207 ; Brunets,
$118 ; Teeswater, $120 ; Wroxeter, $42 ;
Walton, $83 ; Blyth, $74 ; Auburn, 11104;
Belgt•ave; e70 ; Bluevale, 4106 ; Ethel,
086. 11110 total income of the Mission any
Society last year was e242,740.32. This
amount was divided among 522 Mission
stations in Canada, Japan and China,
Teachers' Salaries.
The following statistics, obtained from
Inspector Robb, will no doubt be of in-
terest to trustees, teachers and rate-
payers 1 --
Average salary 1896 1807
Clinton Principal 0825 6825
Assistants 287,50 289.25
Seaforth Principal 800 800
Assistants 903 803
Winghe,m Principal 750 775
Assistants 827 811
Brussels Principal
Assistants
Blyth Principal
Assistants
Wroxeter Principal
Assistants
Grey, moles
Grey, females
Howie]; males
Elowick, females
Hullo* males
Hallett, females
MeKillop, males
McKillop, females
Morris, males
Morris, females
700 700
272 275
525 600
800 225
460 470
240 100
850 844
288 2.13
558 8513
252 250
889 396
275 250
839 881
2038 262
343 324
290 3013
Tockerenfith, males .... 421 409
Tackersinith, females .. 252 202
Tarnbery, males (14 329
Toruberry, females 228 219
The following are the average salaries
for the entire inspeotorate of East Huron
for the past seven yeers, and also the
average salary for 1807 :-
1890, $357 ; 1801., 0856 ; 1892, 0356 ;
1898, 0338 ; 1894, 41357; 183)5, 3852 ; 1896,
$369 ; 1807, $834.150 ; a cleoliuo of 617.60
per teacher,
The average salaries for 1807 are as
follows
Male teachers in rural sections $858
Female " 259
Male " towns 800
Female o 800
Male " villages 657
Female " 242
A Stiff Upper Lip.
To the Editor of Tem Pose :
DEO SIR, -I,1 last week's Pose them is
an article from the Heron Signal on the
"Stifftipper Lip." I think no porno
bettor fitted for the advice then that
editor, but I like fh person to gate what
he thinks is true whether he differs from
me ito polities or religion, and I always
admire a man who is honest and truth-
ful, but when the editor of the Huron
Signal states ebbe Brussels postmaster
by his speriehes and actions gained votes
for the Reformers" he states what he
knows to be untrue, or else those who
wanted the °elms and him out must lie
poor lot, not even fie to be called the
scions of the party. 1 heard a party tell
the above mentioned editor thee Reform•
en said the reason soma epplioants wore
not mpointed Registrar of EItu•on was
bemuse the Huron Signal worlcocl for
them, and no doubt his upper lip is stiff
enough to think the postmaster's influ-
ence on a par with his. What was the
need of a Commission in the Braseals
affair when half the Reformers dia not
want it and the respectable pert of them
wove opposed to it 7 It shows two things
after all, viz., the Reform leaders are nob
gnidod by the advice of the respecteble
wing of the party ; and seeondly, they
aro willing to give too many Commiesione
for followers to receive money at the ex -
nous° 05 the County, All the Coneoeve-
fives are satisfied for them to appoint
their owo 'supporters to office ass vacannies
ocesur, and office holders who aro Tories
at the next elections, if they URO their in.
1155055 against the Oovernmeot of the
day, should be put out. I think no offi•
ail should find fault with the party who
keepo him in ochre and when other seethe
norm iu be Amid do hie share to make
thole rule eucceseful. A township Clerk,
for lusher*, who would by to have au
old Committer put nut, no =Ouse what
he own private opinion was in the mate
ter, should be put out of efline, for rho
Councillor's unpopularity 'night be cum,
ad by the Clerk's mistier -elm The Tories,
with all the misdeeds attributed to them,
have set an example of fair play loot fol.
lowed by the Reformers, as they kept in
a Reform Auditor General and allowed
him to appoint ins own clerk's, some of
them at 92,009 a year. They appointed
Prof. Robertson, a Refortner, Dairy
Commit:Wolter at 95,000 a year, and while
both those officials are good men, jest as
good Tories conk" have been appointed
Both potters have good men but in half
the appointments, by both parties, the
best men in the parties are not appointed
but the mon who do the most memo
things aiid MU the most lies at eleotioa
times get the officee.
Zoo. C. Monntsox,
McKillop Fire Insurance Go.
The annual meeting of the EfeKillop
:Mutual Fire Insurance Company took
pee in the Town Seaforth, Fri -
ay, jan. 15th, end was largely attended
by members of the compeny. The fol.
lowing officers MVO appointed for the
current year :-President, Geo. Watt,
Hallett ; Vice -President, W. G. Broad -
foot, Tuokerstnith ; Sem-Treas., W. j.
Shennon, McKillop ; John Goveulook and
John 0 Moerison, of Maintop, were ap-
pointed auditors. The following is the
=Move' report io detail :-
Total policies for '95 in force $ 1,905 00
Total bal, of prop'y homed, 2,747,258 00
Total amount of premium
notes in 1896 07,096 57
Total assess't levied in 1897, 5,678 85
11110EIPTS.
Balance from 1890
0
RecOl on previous assessments 27791 86
50
Transfer foes 10 00
Notes discounted by Co. 1000 00
Ia't rea9 on arrears of assess4 90
Received for one month's exten-
sion of policy 30
Collected on assessment for '96 5350 40
Total 11 7346 45
EXPENDITURE.
Commission to agents $ 16 36
Inepectors fees 28 00
Discount on notes 24 45
Travelling expenses 11 00
Rent of room, directors meetings 10 00
Salaries of officials 629 65
Printing and stationery 18 40
Statutory assessments 55 40
Postage moots uts 84 85
Loans paid in 1896 2575 20
Notes of oompeny paid 1000 00
Balance lo bank 9943 14
Total 5 7340 46
ASSETS.
Balance on hand 41 2543 14
Arrears ou assessment 484 40
Residue on premium notes 81504 44
Office Oarniture 100 00
Total 585031 98
L/11311,11.1110.
Printing probably 975 00
The Mantes, Mutual Fire Insurance
Company is gradually becoming one of
the strongest fire insertions companies in
the Dominion and is without doubt the
cheesiest anti safest insurance available
for Mem and isolated property. The
Board of Mauagement is composed of mon
whose names are synonymous with fru-
gality and push and snider such able dlr.
action the company can not fail to go on
nud prover as it has done in rho past.
Revenue and Expenditure.
The pablic accounts for the fiscal year
ending Anne 20th, 1890, were issued last
week in blue -book form. The main oper-
ations for the year were given in this cote
responcleuee last October. The deficit is
$330,000 '• the revenue oa account of con-
solidatorlf uod was 686,018,000 and the
expenditure 035,94090. The taxes
yielded by way of customs, 910,883,000
and by way of excise $7,4126,000. The
Mime yielded $2,000,000 more than in
1895, largely accounted for by the tome
tax on sugar. The expenditure was less
than 1895 by 01,800,000, This makes
thee emosecative yews of deficits,
=eoliths/ in all to 05,694,000. There
have been defioits in eight et the eighteen
years since Mr. McKenzie's deforth. The
total of Sir Richard Cartwright's throe
deficits did not °gnat the total of three iu
1894, 1895 and 1896.
The expouditure intended the following
for the last two years :-
1896 1895
Interest . . ... , ..010,502,000 910,466,000
justice 758,000 756,000
Agriculture 210,000 216,000
Civil government 1,396,000 1,422,000
Fishovies 427,000 443,000
Survoys 184,880 145,000
196,000
101,000
955,000
1141,000
476,000
mmist :Oleo 120,000
. tattersall:lop 95,000
Indiana 880,000
Legislation 004,000
Lighthouses 400,000
Mail and steam,
ship subsidies584,000 513,000
Militia and defense 1,136,000 1,574,000
Mounted police., 538,000 646,000
Northwest govit830,000 808,000
Penitentiaries /385,000 440,000
Publio works 1,800,000 1,742,000
Supommuustioa a. 811,000 906,000
The addition of $46,000 to the supeean.
mottion expenditure was the result Of to
ecendalons use of the sob in View of the
geueral elections, when 111 Demists Were
euperatuntated. The receipts from the
fund tanomited to 061,000, leaving to
deficit ot mo quarter of a Million,
W. H. KERR, Prop.
outs new,
The net debt, 0255,497,000 was an in.
creme of $5,429,000 during the year.
During the Coneervetive regime, °hoed
by these public amounts, the net public
debt was ructreased by 6118,000,000, an
average of over eix and a, half millions a
year. The increase for 1e96 is aceounted
for to follows a -Capital expendituse, 08,-
784,8681 deficit, 13330,551; Quebec Rail-
way subsidy, voted in 1881, 92,13124.000;
railway eubsidies,$8131,745. The sinking
fend, 92,055,000, Is deducted from thio
total. The tete of intermit was 2.80 as
agttinst 2.87 in 1895.
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etiencit (1111121.
Rev. E. 3.. Smith, of Landon, will
preach in 51, acthu'd church next Sanchy
morning and everting and in St. George's,
Walton, in the afternoon.
Rev. Jam Roes, B. A.., Brussels, was
aleoted President of Alumni Association
in connection with Knox College, Toren.
to. 13, 01108 a good choke.
Dwight L. Moody, the evangelist, will
be 00 years oh on the 5111 of February.
A few, of his friend's purpoee to give him,
as a birthday offering, a. sum of money to
build a chapel for Arr. Moody's Boys'
School at Mount Hermon, near North.
field, Mass.
Quarterly meeting services in the
illethodiat church next Sunday. Fellow-
ship meeting at olose of morning public
service and the sacrament of the Lord's
Supper at the Mose of the eveningeervioe.
Publics worship at the usual hours, eon -
&toted by the pastor.
At the meeting of St. John's and St.
George's vestry, held on Monday, it was
decided to present the names of Rev. Dlr.
Anderson, of Alvinston ; Rev. Mr. Col-
lins, of Petrone, and Rev. Mr. Hamilton,
of Quebeo Province, to the Bishop, ask -
lag for the appointment of one of them
to this incumbency. The are all o'oung
Rmuernalwpiehe,n0ellrYtl09,9inaett:sorri nseeatoersttiilen erne piarles:
sena; Brussels and Walton before the
Bishop, at London, this week.
People We Know.
Geo. Laokie is visiting at Wroseter.
Rev. John Ross is in Toronto this
Fos
d. McCracken was in Hanover this
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Miss Clara Hunter is holidaying at
WalaT.)snjas. Maxwell, Elizabeth street, is
on the sick list.
Miss Maggie Smith, mi !liner, is ho me
for her holidays,
Miss Jean Wilson returned to Elora on
Tuesday of tbis week.
Robt. J. 51c0raoken, of Arthur, is
home an a holiday visit.
Miss Nellie ROSS has beau pits ill
with la grippe this week.
Miss Melissa Ames, of Ethel, is visiting
bur sister, Mrs. D. 0. Ross.
alias Jennie Groan, of Listowel, was
visiting in town this week.
Mrs. Grille, of Elora, is visiting her
daughter, i3,(e. R. Leatberclale.
Jus. Belden and Tony Sample vieited
Mende in Listowel on Sunday.
Miss Etbel Oreighton has gone on a
visit 00 St. Mary'a and Guelph.
George Climbs, of the Horse Exchange
Montreal, was in town thio week.
Miss Maggie Stoltz of New Dundee,
is visiting bur aunt, Nina W. Hunter.
Mrs, Ferris, of Campbellford, is visit.
ng her danshter, lbtns. J. A. Stewart.
jas. Smith, of Niagara Falls, is holi-
daying with relatives and friends in this
Miss Annie Carlisle, of Hansen, was
isiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Hallieay,
bis week.
G. F. and Mrs. Blair were oombining
usinesa and pleasure in a trip to the Co.
0Mvnrst.h131seawtt0ieekis home from a visit of a
ouple of months with relatives at Olin.
on and Seaforth.
W. W. Burgess, artist, of Mitchell, was
ere this week, owing to the continued
these of Wen. Cornish,
Mrs. T. Hayeroft, Miss Mabel and Wil-
e have been spending a few weeks with
elatives in Grey township.
Miss josh Beehanan, of Brantford, is
enewing old friendships in Brussels and
the guest of Mrs. Geo. Ifellidey.
Mrs. Bruce, of Bluevale, and bee
rother, Wm. Orem, of Swan Lake, Man.,
ere visiting iu Brussels lest week.
E. Thomson, Insurance agent, of Ham
sten, was in town this week, He rep.
sante the Mutual Life of New York.
Chris. Grimoldby, of Owen Sound, has
me baok to 13russele and will assist G.
Deadman in oaring for his bees,
rseys, dm.
Mrs, Jno. Halliday, of London, was a
home visitor to &easels dating the
et week. She returned to the Forest
y on Tuesday.
Lieut. Dishing, of the Salvation Army,
ut to Brantford this week to poll bis
to in the Dominion bymeleation, His
her is a resident of that city.
sane Fitzpetriek, of Stegner, was ze.
vine old _friendships in Brussels this
ek. The Fitzpatrick family wore old
well knowu residents of this place.
free Beaker has not yet renovated
na the wrench he gave himself ih avert -
a fell at the grain storeshonse one
recently. Ws hope he will 'Moo be
valeseent.
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Marsh 11,
The Estella' at the Springhill, N. 8.,
mines has been settled.
John 35, Redmond, M. P. for Writer -
ford, lectured at Ottewa,
Sit' Detutld Smith has enbaoribed 2506
to the India, famine fend,
A strike of garment workers; in the
wholesale clothing Motorise of Elemilton
is threetenda.
All the Melitnothoe prieeners 'moused
of arson have bete leaked op in Orange.
villa jail,
Sir Licherri Cartwright ma Lion. L.
11, Davits leave on a mission to Wasb,
Metro] this week.
The protest modest Mr. Ponpore, 109. 9.
for Poetise, has been ebendoned by the
Liberals end 1110 petition dierniseed.