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The Brussels Post, 1897-4-2, Page 14 ................111..iraomaVossaormEnEsEmauw.En.mennanst aymenailaINANIUMMIIIK/14.14MIXIMIZOWIMAN21.19.1., essuor4lMotrakwabt Vol. 24 No. 38. • . 35 BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL, 2, 1897 W. H.KERR, Prop. SPeOL117 From the Throne, Nihau ! MISS ItODDIC wl•hee le muumuu:* that Elie lute Beetle° 1 the Neweet Elfoote in Millinery for Bile ',woollen Oaths all the New Shapes 1Ipe io l'Imoy Straws ;aU the New Shades iu Green ; also the Geranium. OPENING FRIDAY AN)/ SATURDAY, APRIL. 9 & In thanking my many customers for past patronage, I again solicit their fav ors feeling eottlident that I Moe the aor- root stylefur this season. Miss hample, tette of New York, has been re -ed Cor this see:sop, (00 mil- liner. nioadick, BRUSSELS. E3 (..)YrILE7 E M PO RIUM MAIN ST. BRUSSELS { RED BIRD, BRANTFORD, BK LACBIRD, RUBY RIM, WOODSTOCK —NEW BARNES. WINDSOR —E. it D. TORONTO —CLEVELA.ND. (111TRON, GOMM° it , "(CO SI3108i SENSE. tEe'Repairs ancl parts uIwya on hand, Sok Wheels doctored and a cure guar - an teed. Call and see our fine display of Moak+. COUSLEY. My Stockof S *rm. Is now cotoplete in Silks, Drees Goods, Dress Trimmings, Muslins, Lawns, Art einalins, Curtains, Laces, Ribbons, Prints, Deoks, Flannelettes, Cotton, Oottonades, Towelinga and a special line of Ladies' and Uhilciren's Vests. think I know eomething about and when 1 toll you that my 900. per lb, Dappling Gem or the East is the best Blaelt Tea in the market and that my 2bo. japan Tea le better than most of the Tea sold in this town for 35a. and 40a. I always keep the best Teas and Coffees in the market so the public any. Agent fol' ParkeP's Dye Works. EAST HURON Lima° Didriet ! The East Huron License Com- missioners will meet at the AMERICAN HOTEL, BRUSSELS, ON Saturday, Apri117, '071 AT 10 0'01.001f A. M. To take into consideration the, Applications for Tavern Licenses for 1897-98. The number of Hotel Licenses granted last year in the lliding were 20. The number of Applications this year are 22, Gem go Mann, 'loyal Hotel, Walton, and Lich- ard Graham., Arlington Rouse, Fordwich, being applicants for houses not Licensed last year. 11. MILLER, 1.14SPIXITOB. A1in10TOW8, April 1, 1807, Boneral,10 (moth -mon of the &oink, flame!' et tho Beim of Con/tun/01 :— In welcoming yeti on your attendanoe at this s000nd notation of 1110 moment Parligmetit, I &etre to expregio tho grati floatien I feel at the evidences whioh prevail throughout llio Dominion nf the loyalty and Minden entertained by the Onoutilian people for ller Mejoety, the Q(10.11 and tlie desire to join with their fellow -subjects in all parte of the Empire it) celebrating the diamond jubilee in e manner worthy of the joyous event, and I nan pleased to he able also to M100111100 that, In togionfarice (vitt' an invitation from the Imperial Government, ,o' ratigements are bel»g made for an ef- feetive representntion of the Dominion in oonnection with the commemoration of tit ia historio 0001481011 at the 0e0p1 tat of tlo empire. TUE 81110001 sornmatiarr, immediately after the last memion the Government of Manitoba woo invited to bold a conference with my Minisiers an the eubject of the grievances arising out of the am of that Province relating to education posed in the year 1800. In response to that invitation three mem, bers of the Manitoba Government came MI 0 L1ILW, and, &BM? many and protract- ed diaoussione, a settlement was reached between the two Gevernments, whioh was the best arrangement obtainable under the exleting conditions of this dis- turbing queetion. I oonfidently hope that this settlement will put an and to the agitation which has marred the harmony ancl impeded the development of our oountry, and will prove the begin. ning of a new era to be obaracterized by generous treatment of one another, mutual Oetleeeitiene ttnd reciprocal good wilt. 'alder 1101181010. A measure will be submitted to yon for the revision of the tariff, which it is be. lieved will provide the neoessery revenue, mud, while having due regard to bolus. trial interests, will make one fiend system more eatiefaatory to the masses ef the people. You will be lucked to give your support to a bill abolishing, the present expensive and uneatiefaotory Franchise act, and adopting for the aloution of members of the Gouge of Commons the franchises of the several Provinose, My Government 1108 determined that the advantages to acorne both to onr western produeers and the business interests of the whole Dominion from the completion of the works for the en. largement of the St. Lawrence canals abonld nob longer be deterred, and has, su11je01 to the approval of Parliament, taken the initial steps for a vigorons prosecution of those works and for the perfecting of the canal system by the chum of the year 1808. have meets satisfaction in informing you that arrangements hove been con. pleted, which, if you approve, will enable the Interoolonial Railway system to reach 31ontreal, and time share in the large traffic centering in that city. The many advantages which will flow frotn this extension of that railway are ap• permit, and 1 have no doubt you will gladly approve of the proposal. Appreoiating the difficulties encounter- ed by our farmers in placing their petit/liable food proditote on the English market in good oonditiou, my Govern. ment has arranged a complete system of cold storage aecomodation at creameries, on railwaye, at ports and on steamers, by which Roos products can be preserved ab the desired temperature during ihe whole journey from the point of production to Great Britain. The contracts mule for 11)18 purpose will be laid before the Herm. 111011111.MION, It is deeirable that the mind of the people of Canada should be olearly (19000'. tained on the subject of prohibition, and a. measure enabling the electorto vote upon the question will be submitted for your approval. The Behring Sea Olalms Convention, cionstinated during the past year 10 ad- just the damages payable to the owners of the British paling vessels seized by the onagers of the Untied States on the hieh seas, has completed Wilting the evidenee submitted to it by the teepee. live Governments of liar Majoety and the United States, and los adjourned for a time to hear the argutflonts thereon 011 behalf of both Governments, I indulge the bop° that a final and satisfeetory adjudiaation of thoee loug•delayed olajme will now epeeciily be reaohed. The calamity which has befallen our fellow subjeate in India has evoked a widespread sympathy in this country. The generoue »metier in which the ap• peal for practical tokens of this fooling has 11000 responded to 11100 elioted warm aseuranoes of grateful acknowledgment from the Government of India, whiell have oleo been epeoially and heartily en- dorsocl by the 'imperial authorities. /141301(110111111111 1111101050/11. Gentlemen of tho Rouse of 001ie CMS I The amounts 09 1)10 past year will be laid before you. The estimates of the 001111)19 9001 will be Oreeented at an early day. They have been framed wibb every tegutcl for economy emoistent with the offieienoy of the publio titmice. I repot that the reeeipte from ordinary setups continne to be inadequate to meet the charges Realest the ooneolidated revenue. The proposed reVision of the tariff and the application 01 Minot eoonoroy in the achninistration of the tcovernment will, I Pruett restore the win i I im bri u between mono and expenditure. non. Gentlemen 09 1)10 Senate ; Gentleman 09 the Item of Cionomons 1 Among tho bille whieh have boon pre- pared and will be eubmitted:lfor your approval are bills amending the super, emanation 1001 100(1 the civil earviee act. Thetis sad other 1110I090000 I °milt/trend to your 0011(1001 eonsideration and exprese the hopp that your deliberations nnder the Divine guidanee will tend to inorease the happiness and prosperity of every elites in the Dominion, Title oacial tided the lit mid Ma Itxualloncy and hie skiff retired hoinedt• Moly. The loolieii who weito on the floor of the Senate, ernongst whom mere a numb •1; who were ;trammed et the drawing•routn last Seto tolity night, lingered a little longer, 0/1,1 they, MO Well as tho 11193011 17 of the members, peid their reepecite to the 8peater of the Senate and Madame 1'131:1118t, and the, Smother 09 1)10 Ilimee of Commons and Aire, Rigor, both of whom gave the mood receptlono, WREN MIA, 11' ? To 0110 thlitot of L'mi ether : DelAR have been asked several times white the anneal meeting or the least 1111101, Reform AaHnekt1(111 0100 to be held, aud 1101 1010E011 1101110 you as 1, with others, Stith it is time it 111110 held, The custom in the pm was to have iu January, tinkles 11091 70101', when it was delayed to suit Dr. itteltottalch I „ think it 111001(1 las hold at an early date Abartisseate M ASSISSippi, ea there he evidently work on hand to be (10110, Itfl we all [mow the next imal Leaving Brussels Tuesday noon wo got elution will be fought on tho Rime of this to Chicago Wednesday lumping, at 0,30 yoor, 11 )0 imperetive 01)100 0)107 Ethonld be o'clook cool aftee malting Et tranefor to the looked aflor ; also wo all know that this Illinois Control we retuoined 111 the city lo 111.3 lam term ef Thing Gibson as 31, until 4 30 0110011 010 took a train called the P., he having distinctly etated so at tho "Cannot, 1301," which nine front Chicago last Con von Ginn , ae well 00 to several to New Orloaus, it diatomic of 1,008 mikes loading Reformers 1 am told since. I in 94 hours which is lively hoetliog you therefore think a Conventhin thould ho may intaglio WOSPOLI, our deetination, is 875 milov from the Windy city and 125 North of Orleans, or the gulf coast, Ar living 0.1 Weseon we pot up at the Palm Hotel and soon made a•reaugements for !settling down, We found the Southern people very friendly generally nod ready to show us round and supply any information we re- quired, so at the aloe° of the week we de - dud to purchase 10 ploutation, which will menu 660 acres, one and a half miles from the city and a half mile from Beauregard. This is the suburb of Wesson where train loads of lumber are shipped and et oue timo it was a, nice sized place but about 15 years ago was swept off the face of tho earth by a cyclone. Wesson took the trade from there. We have a 7 vootnecl OUT Toronto Letterdwelling house, built of what they call fat pine which thnber is said to Inst for centuries. On our farm are 30 peach trees, qiiite a few fig trees and they all appear healthy. Along the front is it row of Claim trees Which in Sommer aro loaded with lovely scented flowers and in the Winter are ootheed with rod lorries Our freight Cattle through in 20 days in good shape although our baggage was somewhat shaken op, and some clishos broken. Part of this State is somewhat rough mud hilly it places and a gooa deal of the land very poor looking but I'm told 19 10 is fertilized 11 110111 prod tlee leen when crops adapted aro grown. At Crystal Springs, a town 06 milos North 09 11010, is it great vegetable) centre mud largo sheds have been built for packing in. Buyers come from all pans 01 1118 11. S. to puroliage mid hove them shipped direct to their tespective °Woe or towns. Last year as high as 40 oars of tomatoes per day were shipped nod other vegetables in such large quantities so that about 100 ears per day was said to be tho average. Hammond is tho home of strawberries and in that locality 1,700 acres of this lino fruit aro cultivated and in oonsequenoe of its stoops there is quite an immigration boom bo that place. The pop le just starting to 001110 ou the market. They are 2 weeks late on tte- cortat of the cold Spring but as the crop continues to the middle of May there is a, good chanee yet. Wo have mineral springs here too, one 11ei019 0 milds and auother 0 from Wesson. These springs aro great Summar resorts and people come from all parte 09 1110 world to thom, and are treated for kidney trouble' Immo back, ;to, There is a fine markethere for chickens on account of the many 11)00911(19 01101) the proprietors of those resorts make the patients pay well for their board. Chickens the size of a robin sell for from 03.00 to 94,00 per dozeu. A. few points on Wasson Mississippi Mills may bo interesting. This nutunfac- tory is a great boon hero and is the largest cotton and woollen mill in the United States. From 1,000 to 2,000 lamas aro employed every day working from 3 le with of ati hour at noon. Althongh the time is so short for dinner some walk 0, milo for it and among of 1110111 got knocked over with the crowd as they rush through the gate as everybody appears to be in snob 10 hurry. This es, tablieliment covers 12 acres of land and is 13 to 10 stories high, "Ma furnaces 000- 00)00 50 cords of 4 foot wood inch clay and Oa 11 001180t1001100 there is au extra good wood market here es thie firm aim to keep 1,000 cords ahead. Wo went through the works, going in at noon and 11 was dark before wo got through altheugh WO 1091 110 111110 in 001 looney. • Tho poach trees aro in bloom, the grass green and we have our potatoes planted. Gardening is trump. 9101900 are of a light geade here, prinnipally Texas poniem; there are alio many oxen used and from 1 to 4 yoke may bo often seen hitched to a wagon cold thoy ottll tremendous loade of lumber, the long leaved pime being the principal wood. 11 runs from 30 to 30 foot long, snotty good length to got on a 11T1101TlY a y lraftio booms hero endgame idea of the business 111)07 110 (10811)110(1 when I say that 100 brains pass bero every 24 houre, itotl 10 doublo track is pro. posed botwoou Chicago and Now Orleans owing bo the many 0011181000, One train often follows another hardly 40 rods apart. We have afaiely good viow of the took from our tarin. There its geont intrieby of timber hero, the Magoolia has tho Most flowers grow. Mg on any tree. Those flowers sell readily on tho market and the school ohildron make pooket money by gathering mod selling them. The loaves are allont the sizo of a Emmett and the now onee posh the old ones off. The feathered 8009040)8 nro well repro, gontecl in this State and among the favor. itoe aro the rod bird and the mocking bird, You have hoard of °The Mocking paid working people of Europe and Amin, 1V111 emigrate to our ;dentin. toot. inituy reasinis Canada, will wciemno elicit an in. ilea to fill Up ortr vast etrotoluta of rielt land, over which nue people are thlitly wintered between the two great oceans, Wu nest lint, however, furgot that with tide 110109 tido of foreigu 1,1111101 relation 11.1,011, sentiment,/ and morale will alee 001110, and that our healthful Canadian mural sentiments and elevated National honor and National vawiratione will large• ly be ,,Evatimed 110 1110y /MVO boon in the. American Republic. If wo have south moots that ought to be crystalized into logielation and incorporated into our 0100. 001111)1011 WO 110.00 not ono hum to hoin 111 liecuriog the saw/titan of Pitellarnent end Council. What prohibitory legislation is ant Ilona in the next three years will not be done clueing the 1110 of the present or next generations, and for this 1000011 0111 temperance people and rufornierit gen- erally must he more cliplontatio, arranged for by the Assoolation to put a matt in the field et 0000, fle, no 0110 Will 10011 after the lists with the name interEgt 88 the paety who is to be the eandiante, There is work for the candidate outside of the lime As the same harmony does not exist, I toil afraid, as has in the past, eartain things having trenopired planet; the last year that have mooed some fiiation in some pule, ere tt ame must be used and a loon brought out who can alley this Motion. If 80 East Heron will be safe for the Hardy Governinent, 11 000 there is danger, 80 I think the ;looney the candidate is ie. the Mild the better, 1 mm, Yours, R111,011)11t11. We don't believe in prize fighting, but the cities in steady -going Caudle wont aborit ate wild over the Corbett -Fitzsim- mons battle as they hem been accustom- ed to do over an eleotion campaign. Why should not our Court rules bo further amencled so thet ie Division Court eases the plaintiff could serve the 00111100110 111111801f and thos, in all petty cases, save some or the costs where it 18 desired ? British capital is apparently to be 10111101 1010 Ontario instead of tubo 13rit- ish Columbia minee. The old banner Province Is likely to still carry the flag, even when Catiada nouthers her 20, 30 or 40 millions of pooplo. The Ontario Oppoeition. vary muelo resembles the month of March, whou the weather always seems to lose its balance, mod wind, tall, snow, thaw and shish fol- low in quick succession thovarying moods of the month. March being the refuse part of the Winter has boon (pate re. signeclly turned ow; to Lent and peni- tence, and now the Belleville siotetli• gencer," presided over by Sir Mackenzie Bowel!, mots the Opposition at Toronto to got on the penitent bench too. There is some agitatioo going on in favor of raising the rates of postage on books and packages of morchauclise, simply became some ostablielunonte like 1110 11. Eaton Go., of Toronto, abuse the regulations by sending out ear loads of goods in that way, But State -craft would clictitte that such abuses be met in a straight, business like wity and overcome, instead of depriving the masses of it greitt benefit in order to ohooknutte a few large concerns. The Fixpress °ampoules hay° monopoly °tough now without throtving another sop in:their way at public ex- pense. Tho departmental stores are proving to be o withering blight in bile commercial world. The few people who strike them on bargain day or happen to ran up against their bargain emouters sometimes get goods for lass them emit, lant the moss of the pooplo pay about all the articles aro worth. There ia no question but that in soma reepoots they are initiating un• tree methods for the distribution of merchandise the Nation needs. Why, should not the few destroying elements snob establishments contain be elimin• atod by the fostering mom 01 legislation ? If they W0110 regaired to pay their clerks honest) wages they could not sell their geode at such ruinous prices for other dealers as they now do. We prevent by logielation factories from emphiyiugehild. rou touter ort,tin egos, and we take from the mechanic the legal right to sign. away the protection tho law gives him eoucern• lug wages under the Meollanicle' Liao Aot, and Ivo certainly could also enact that no 0110 employed in office, moroantilo eget). lishment or manufactory should be paid less thon a Matter' sum, malicieut to main- tain them in the community. 19 1110 Hardy Administration were not proceeding with the legislation in regard to tho liquor traftio, as with all other publio affairs, from the standpoint of poblio interest it woolcl doubtlese with - demo the License Amendments Bill now before the House, 5311 Oliver Mowat, who so long ruled Ontario, tvos 11000 '1101) the Minot of boiog a wiso and sagacious stattesnott, never making mistakes, rant moving too fast nor too slow, boll ever ready to crystalize into legislation the oleatly expreeeed sentiments of the poo. plo. If the lion. A. S. Hardy is east 111 the some mould and fs bonding a simile); 001(100 we most not be too rowdy to 0011' 0(1)0 or boo glow to appreciate. The nil, winced step outlined in the bill will doubblees bo taken, notwithstanding tho 0111019 11)101 is being roised from both siclas the prohibition fotoo. The great mining clevalopmont likoly to take place this Spring and foe many years to come in difforett ports of tho Domini- on, will utulotabtoclly ;so call the attention 09 0110 world to otir forthe eon, fine olio mate and great tweets Of unotativated land that void multitudes ot the ittidet• Bird" sung but wo havii the real, live article. fEivile, Is much t1,' game RA 11 IS With yon 1111'1 111 thu 911'i'' -o 1 quete you will see) the ionnparison : Flour, 95 to 95.S0 ; theoeo, 15 to 20 motto ; coffee, 15 to 95 cents ; tea, 30 tu S1)00,110 ; begins 18 to 20 pounde for 91 ; print», 20. a yard and np- ward ; meet potatoew NM. a bo 1,oI; 09190, 15a. per ;frool, beef 5 to 10 ciente per pound ; hone, 25o. each ; horses are high 10ol110 eelling at lf150. In 'Winton to my stook, horses, 01(190, 110g4,1 hiokono, Eta., !have 9 wiata. The latter I keep for the purpose of bathing my eyerc with their milk every night, and I beliovo the remedy is going to greatly 11011001 toy coulee. IMy 019110 has im- proved greatly Sly wife 0)090 when 0110 goes to milk her Jersey, and thinks of my goat% olf I had a COW that gave such tIo." For a Winter climate this is flue but how the Sumner will suit I can't say yet, but whether it is the climate, or thegriate' milk or what oleo I know my eyesight is greatly improved and of course I am very thankfol for it. 'There aro drawbacks OA there are everywhere tint 910(07 tell you more about it again. • Yourate., Gnome Demos February 28111, 1807. ILicalorlirst,vse. D. Sproat is recievering from his repot i [loess. John Watson, 08000001 for Morris, is going his rounds at present. Robt. Ovens was visiting st Jas. Rath- ery's, in East Witwanosh, during lee) week. Mrs. Archibald, of Seaforth, was vieit- ing at D, Sprout's duriug the past week, returning home on Friday. Wm. RicRae is dangerously ill. Ile firer had on attack of la grippe, which turned to inattromation of the lungs. Owing to the change in the ticket cle. partment 09 1119 G. T. R. most of the studente remain over Sabbath in the town where they attend school, instead of coming home aa formerly. 001 .1,14 a zee- WM, Groves has gone to Griswold, Man, Joeephine street has had a thorough soraping and presents 11 mph more re - spec table appearance. Jos, Golley was in Hamilton (alt week attending the annual meeting of the Grand Council O. 0 0. P. William Gifford left on Monday of loot week for Forest, where he hae so - cored a position as teacher. Anniversary services of the Methodist Sunday school will be bald io the church on Sunday afternoon, April 410,. Geo. Cline has in training between 110 and 75 voices on the mutate, "Dani)" which be expeots to give in throe or four weeko. R. J. Swan of Chesley, formerly of Wingliam, has purchased the stools of A. Robinson it Co. of that town, and is run- ning it off. G. a. Irvin hes ciispond of his tailor- ing business to W. T. Sullivan, of Flesherton, who will conduct it at, the same old stitod. Frank Hoag had the misfortune last week to get his left digit iu the foot. 91.0101 0110(110 with the result of losing e. poet of the finger. D. J. Geddes, who has purchased D. DiuDonald's butoheri»g business here, lute moved into town and will oarry on business in the old eland, After all the excitenaent of petitions for and against moving the posteffice everything has cooled again. The peti- tions have gone to Ottawa. The shareholders of the proposed flax mill met in the Couonit Chamber, Amos. Tipling was appointed ohairman and W. Robertaon, aeoretary. John Hanna, made an offer of a building to the Company in the met of their starting 11 mill here. The following provieional directors were appointed :—W, Clegg, A. Young, Wm, flenderaon, Richard Henderson, and Amos TIpling. +Ott stittliata Novs.,. A Stretford sport who backed Corbett haa to saw four cords of wood to pay hie bet. Harry Head split for 1, F. Irwin, or Monkton, thirteen cards of wood in 12 hours. It is stated that Rev. loIr laellibbin, of Millbank is about to (8010100 10 Stratford shortly, Dirs. Itionteith, an ofd lady of Strat- ford, was run over by a runaway horse and !tilled. U. E. Seagram has sent 23 horses to Toronto to commence traiiiing for the Jockey Olub'e Spring mow. 11 18 said that at the epproaching put venation of Queen's University Lady Aberdeen will be made an L. L. D. The Kirklion people are asking for the oonetruction 09 00)1 eleotrio railway from London via Bryauston and Granton. Renneth MaKenziel sr., of Burnside, 10 10 thelield as an independent Liberal candidate for Maodonald constitueney. Two cases supposed to be leprosy are under the supervision of the Winuipeg Health Departmeo b. Both aro foreigners. Tho Elton, Choose Co. will disoontinne making butter on April 10th, and will tiommenee making oheose on April 12011, Samuel Moore was killed at a railway messing near York Station. A Om. onor's jury returned 10 verdict of am/. dental death. The 11090 stool rtrahes or the bridge that will take the plena of the railway stopeneion bridge at Niagara were placed in position. Jameo May, of 13arrie, watt pet to then by a hypnotist at London neatly a week ago, and now the professor ia unable to wake him up. 'the, Matthew Snowdon, of Mitchell, hncl the misfortune to break her left torn at the mist Thursday evening ot ittat week. Mr. and Mrs. Snowden intended to go to hear Sergt•Mnjor &hoe 10 the Methodist ohnrelt, and airs. Snowden being 01)0010 reedy, started for the barn 10 see what was looping her husband, when she fell, breaking her artn. Mai. A. Corbett, of fit. Muey'tl, was 1.011 (11ree by a 0. T. R. eneine. Both lege were severe,' from the body, She ie not likely to rerrwer. The Canadian Sooiety of New York MLR loaned at t1 diluter in the Nobel Majestiu Monday oight, the Rev. lir. fil'ala having the chair. The ;monitor fund for tho relief of the India famine eulferere now reaohni 917,500.73, of whichhearty 99,1101) it, from the 8011001 children, Spider Cox moved the a,1.le,-o lo re. ply to the speoub in the Semite, maltiog 11.13 interesting speenti on the queotions uffeeting the progrees of the weary, lion. Etiwerd State totened the debate on the queetion of the finanoial Motions between Ireland mid Great Britain by introdueing a motion for the relief of the taxpesters of Ireland in the British House of COMO011a, Oapt• Yates, of the Oregon AMMO° Steamship Company is en route tit Ot- tawa to submit a propoonioe to the Do. minion Government for 1110 esmblish. ment of a lin,' of steamer); between &Mel) Colembie, ports and Central America, M. A, Halliday, Of 01108/89, 1/108 (.000 appointed talent of the Twelfth Divieion Conn of Brawl, in place of .theeph Law. 000, resigned. Sylvanue Gibson, Lnean, b000mea bailiff of the Third P11038101) Otturt of 'Middlesex, in place uf John S. Atkieson, reeigned. Tbio Stream d Ilerald taste :--Mrs, Corbett, the woman who was injured at St. Marys from Ming rue over by it G. T. It englite, died the same evening, Drs. Mathieson and Irvine found it necessary to amputate both lege in an effort to 01190 her life, but the linthe were so badly crushed and the elinek to her system. wee HO great that she did not long survive the operation. The old lady 10100 11) the mot of (lemming the track Merle a public, highway near the down- town etatien, when she was oaught by an engine engaged in doing, some shunting around the switch, The trainmen soy the usual signals Were given, but the un- fortunate woman denied this before she died. Under the circumstances Coroner Rankin, of this city was notified, and baying viewed the body Monday night decided to hold an inquest Tuesday. T110 doctor was very busy when seen by the Herald reverter, but stated that no seesatioeal developments were antici- p ,ted. Ile went over again by the nooti train and will at once empanel a jury and prooeed to investigate all the einem. stances surrounding the sad affair. It is understood the old lady lived with an unmarried son in the southeast part of the town. She was an old resident of St. Mary's and was somewhat eceentrio in her habits. tors — • People We Know. Angus Smith, of Wingthein, WU home for Sunday. Miss Angie Richardson is visiting rola. tives at Walteli. J. D. Ronald node a business trip to Grand Valley 11100 190011. °totems Collector Davis, of Wing. ham, was in town on Wednesday. Mies Maggie Miller, of Wroxeter, wns visiting friends in town this week. Station Agent Kendall is still off duty, his foot troubling him considerably yet. ilex. McKelvey went bo Toronto this week for medical appliances for his dist elated knee, T. at Climie and wife, of Listowel, visited their daughter, Mrs. R. E. Ross, for several clays. Mrs. Ino. Sweet, of Exeter, is the guest of Mrs. W. G. Collins, Elisabeth street, Brussels, this week. Hotthie McMartin has gone to Doan to help the 1111,3 mill folk through with their wont in that town. We are sorry to 1100.1 09 the contiened illness of A. R. Smith, merchant, of the firm of Smith ct McLaren. Inspector Robb was in town this week in his visitation of the schools adjacent to Brussels, He's a No, 1 official. Wm. Slashill 19(10 tie Hamilton last weolc attending the Grand °outwit of the Chosen Friends as the representative of 13thesels Council, Neil S. MeLauehlin, wife and daughter, have moved 000 to Silver Corners, where Mr. MaLatiohlin will manage the cheese factory for this year. Barrister Blair has leased the briok residenee lately vacated by Rev. A. E. Griffin from Mrs. Walker, and will move to it in the comma of a, month Blea Neil bleLatiohlin was called to Oheeley to wait on her eon Tom, who is employed there and is ill with soiatioa. We hope he will soon be better, Fred. Thomas, of Norwich, tins mine to Brussels to learn to be a machinist in the Ronald Fire Engine Works. De is a Mother of Me. 'Photons, the new 910- 3110(01. Hrs. Juo. Hayeroft has arrived home from an extended visit with her daughter at Toeswator. She was laid up part of the time from an poident, but is TOM 'recovered now we are pleased bo etate. 1. Brydges, formerly of Brussela, who has been with the Kennington Furni- tem Competv, Goilerioh, has bought out the mintage hnsinees of J. A. Walker of that !own and will take poasession On Apt -ll lst, It it said that D. Stewart, °hark, of Smith tt Moliaren's, intends /inking a amuse in the Business College in Owen Sound. He will take with him the kindeet regards 01 1110 many friends, who are learning by a seraisweekly absence to sorely 10)00 001 Dan. 11.11.0.0(1 Alre, Creighton and Miss Nellie are enjoying a holiday visit in Itrtumels. kir, Oreighton deserves 30 11011. day, ait he has boon bard at work for tho past It yenta. They expeot to retools to the Royal aity 111 tha purse of a week or 80, Tho Winglutm Times says 1—lames ItteAlpine entertained a number of the Sone of Sootlesid nod theit when on Thursday ovening laat. Pipers Gilchrist and McDonald 09010protient and played a number of soleatio»s while Mr. Fowler eupplied 011 the violin. A moot enjoyeble evening 01100 epent.