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Vol, 2€3. No 9. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1597
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DAWSON CITY.
Tho World's 0103cinl Trout Julieatt, Ang.
27th, say's :
John J. McKay, just arrived hare, con.
trndiete reports of a pr000nt or probe -1)10
scarcity of provisious iu Dawson City.
lie says 6be trading eoulpauies Have iul.
month quuulities of stores and aro bring.
ing in More, )Ie says bhnt before next
Winter is gone puroltasers nest play
whatever mice the company asks, When
he loft he says flour was $12 per 100
pounds and baeou 40 couts a pound,
sugar and other "luxuries" in proportion.
Vory little fruit was in sight DAM come
prised oranges ouiy, which sold, accord.
tag to the supply, for from 25 cents to $2
each.
Plenty of provieions came up from
Circle City and front Polly when the
river opened.
Eggs often sold for as 1111.1011 as $1 each,
which was no price ab all where there
Sans 00 much gold. Mr. McKay told a
story of a Swede who made m meal on
eggs, Ho had been ont prospecting all
day and was hungry. IIe ate twouty-two
and the meal cost him just $20. Duthie
brought in by Indians sell for $20 each
and other game in proportion.
Tho general place for gold dust in
Dawson City is $17 per :muco. Tho
Canadian 'Government, however, allows
only $1.0 per ounce. Mr. MOKlty says
that the Government is "hogging" things
around Dawson City. It charges e2 per
thou:once feet on lumber cut from stump-
age on Government land, and that's
where ail the timber is found.
The only sawmill at Dowsed City, rnu
by ex -judge Moffatt, of North Yakima,
Wash„ is forced to add the Governmetit
royalty to its price for lumber. Tho saw-
mill's capacity is 5,000 feet per day, and
the hill runs day and night to Ineet the
demands of building a new city. The
mill gets 0100 per 1,000 feet and is as
good a property men placer claim.
Mr. McKay says there is great and
growing dissatisfaction in Dawson City
and vicinity over the 11010 Canadian min-
ing lows. The miners think the tax emit
asscssmeuts are much too high and the
fees for mining a steal IIe says that the
slightest arbitrary act ou the part of the
Government would precipitate rebelling
and that the officials 1131151 use wise elis-
erction and tact to avoid trouble. Every
1110011 w110 arrives is either elissatiefied or
incensed et the duty exaotod on his outfit,
The McKay party met the first con.
siderable number of gold hunters going
in on the river 420 miles from Juneau.
All were enthusiastic,. Many took up a
few pans wherever the notion struck
them, on the banks and beds of the river,
antl everywhere got 04 or $0 to talo pan,
They seemed to think from this that they
were slowly floating into richer torrilory,
Neither McKay, Sehelp nor Birch had
heard of any naw discoveries on Stewart
River. They said there was plenty of
work for everybody et Dawson City when
they left, but anticipated there would be
plenty of idle labor when the rush got in.
•
1111310.11 88 0111811111811.
The social side of Dawson never sleeps,
It thews how current and common gold
' is. Saloon doors never close. Gas, 13eck
and Tom Wilson, of Juneau, who run one
of the drinking resorts, have seven melt
behind the bar woighiug gold. The scales
in general use are honest. When a 113011
orders a drink he passes over his stook of
gold, Kuougll is shaken out into the
stale to pay for the drinks mud the sank
tossed back to its owner across the bar.
The flying sacks remind one of the old-
fashioned gone of beanbags which older.
ly people of the East used to play when
they were children and kept in the house
on rainy days.
Mr. McKay estimated the population
of Dawson City at the time that he loft
at 4,000. He expects to see ab least 5,000
people there when he gate back at the end
of two weeke. Last year it wee an un-
inhabited wilderness.
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The cheerful news is brought by the
McKay party that as a matrimonial
market Dawson City has no equal on the
earth, Ladies are as seem as gold dust
is bnrclonsome in the metropolis of the
new Eldbrado, Both "Kid" Birth, one
of the party, 010 McKay avow that any
I a11100, iunocent or full of guile, eau bo.
come n bride, with a wedding present of
thousands of dollars of gold dust, wibhiu
thirty .minutes after arriving in Dawson
Pity if she will but whisper leer consent.
Ten thousand dollars in gold has been
laid et the foot of the lady iu 0 mmmbee
of Mat00055 at Dawson City before the
ceremony wag said.
Mies Gusoio Lanore, formerly of
Juneau, has made the most desirable
marriage from a pecuniary point of view.
It is 0 fact that "Swift Water Bill" was
so 0nnib1eu with her charms 6116 be called
on Miss Lamm the same any of her al!-
' rival and wooed her with 050,000 of gold
dab in a coal oil can, The next day site
beanne Mrs.' 'Setif1) Water Bill" "Swift;
Water Bill," whose reel Immo is nob
known to any of the McKay party, went
to the Klondike early in the rush. He
did not have a dollar or enough 'grub for
a square meal when he aryived. Ho is
now a millionaire and abridogroom. His
010im is 18 Eldorado,
Violet Raymond, a varfa0y actress,
formerly of San Franoiloo and Seattle,
is new a princess and rioln at Dawson,
City. She married en Italian who found
fortune. He is called Prince Anton°.
Ile made hie bride a preeelb of 010,000.
Arise Raymond and Miss LaniOro wont to
Dawson City together,
There is but one lady in the town who
is not married. She has refused every
single man in Dawson and they have
knot before 1101' with uplifted hands full
of gold. Being refused they have told
hoe that she doesn't know a good tuning
when she sees it. She wears short sicfrts,
tarries an umbrella, and wants to vote.
13319951'5 11181) 0011099 011)11:
Port Townsend, Wash., Aug, 28e
—
/smarmy Wassell, banker and ex•collootor
of oustoms, who left with a party of
omen for the Klondike, has written his
wife from Skaguay as follows :—There
are about bhtee thotsand men and 15
b ir1nn here 1/11/011g np Ehe 11100E forlorn
lot I ever saw, About half of them have
given up and the other half either curet)
oe cry, 'Peking it mltogethee I never easy
such a (10nd1tfau of ai'fwit's, At Dyot
there are newly as many es hero, and I
0111 1014 they aro to the same condition.
God only knows what will become of
111060 headed Lfs way, for 110110 but t11o00
who have borate eau got tht'ongh. 1 clo
not believe thnt one iu a hundred will
('ver gut there. Many have started otit,
but met as many have raptnrned.
A Trip to Carey, Idaho.
To the Editor of Tun u1,'r:
Dnut Sits, As you requested ole, 1 will
try and write you an aeconub of saltie of
the 'hinge 1 found interesting on niy trip
out here. To write about everything or
much a110,16 anything would mance the
account too long, and so 1 will try eta bo
as 601111,0 am possible.
We loft Clinton on Monday nt ,E p. nt„
and connected with the through mail for
Chicago at London. The cautery from
Clinton to Liman is the prettiest of any
wo passed through on cur trip. Leaving
Loudon nt 7 p. m., we termed at the
Sarnia tunnel at 0 o'olook. Here our
baggage wee examined, the officers were
an 0110 lyn1111 for alien laborers, Port
He tm is a very busy place around the
depot and t, railroad centre of consider-
able importance. Leaving the port, the
travelled for about two hours at the rate
of a 111010 a minute, on a00ounb of being
late, flint 1s a very flue town and has
sane floe streets. Lansing, the capital
of Michigan, let also a large place. South
Dena, Indium, is a largo town and an
important mannfac6uring centre. Inti•
num is very flat, at least the part we
travelled through was. Corn and oats
oro the most important grain crops.
There aro very few fences, but in some
sections hedges aro 10mn10n. They have
no barns and nothing but mud roads.
As we approached Chicago the country
became more level and flux and bunk.
wheat, together with corn, constituted
the greater portion 0f 1110 crop. Com-
01C11ced enniing through Chicago at 5.30
n. m. and did not arrive ab the Dearborn
station, or the G. T.11, headquarters, till
7 o'clock. Chicago extends for miles
aroma the Soutliere part of lake Michi-
gan, It ie impos:iblo for a person to
Michi-
gan,
it as it really is, it must be seen
to bo appreciated. Dearborn depot is a
very large place, I think a 01111611 town
could be nicely stance in it. There are
Milos of cars on side tracks in the yards
here ; there aro acme of thole in all di.
motions. As we had all day to stop in
Chicago, we decided to visit the World's
Fair grounds, or Jacicson Park, There
cure abmnt 800 acres in this Park and the
city has spent millions of dollars in im-
proving it, Miles of the finest driving
rends and granalithic walks and hundreds
of men were at work levelling and inn -
proving it. The buildings used at the
Fair havo all been torn or burned down,
with the exception of the Garman build-
ing, width is pieturesgne and handsome ;
and the Art building, which is used as (u
mnsemn, in which one sees things repre-
sentative of the people, animals and
products of nearly every country in the
wvorld—staffed animals, lions, tigers,
bears, deer; elephants, snakes, whales,
sharks, end almost everything I ever
tesla or read about. One snake 37140
about 25 feet long. Another departmeut
contained either the original or a dupli-
eate of every style of locomotive that has
been made, 111111s is the transportation
department and shows the means of lo-
comotion in different countries—the
lame of Peru ; ox of India , dogs of
Greenland ; reindeer, donkey's, Sedan
ohnirs, steam carriages, etc. Oue minuet
realize the advancement that has boon
made in the last 50 years until brought
face to face with the aruclo locomotives
mad boats of 50 years ago and the giant
twines of the present day. Sonne of the
engines on the union Pacific of the
mountain work, have 0 and 8 driving
wheels on each side:bud weigh 112 tons.
Tho "Rocket," when planed side by side
with ono of blear', looks a pigmy indeed.
In another ward ware mummies from
different countries, lndi0, North and
South America and from AMOR ; pottery
found in Arizona ; relics of the mound
bnild015 ; ancient coins from different
countries ; Indian, Chinese and Japanese
uleusils ; God's from Eastern wen -
Mee and from Indian bribes ; paintings,
Beldame, furs, leather, oils, ores and
woods. In the ore departmeut were ex-
hibits Of Coal seam, sections of which
were cased and shown as they are in their
natural state. A very interesting and
pretty p53xhibib Won bbs petrified wood.
In motile]: phaco wore the eltslebons of
animals—elephants, mammoth helm.,
moble, and monsters of pro-hisboric ogee,
but while this was intensely interesting
to me 16 may be wearying to your renders.
The building evade' cover probably 8 or 4
mares and was very clean and y0110011100
were on guard every/vhsre to see bhet it
was kept so.
Leaving here wo went through 6he oily.
1 cannot desoribe Re hurrying, jostling
crowds everywhere, in the drat ears, on
the pavements ; noise on every side much
elevated trains overheadooal smoke
and heat mance i6 indeso'ibeblo. There
are some monster buildings here. The
Dieu/Die Temple is 22 010810s above
ground and many others are 18 and 20
stories high. Tho City Hall and Public
Library are immense buildings, The
Collesium, a place in which circuses are
field, is a longe place with glass root, cov-
ering
ov-
erin opeobably 8 or 4 scree.
People ple need not oominit suicide in this
city, all they need clo is go ear010ssly
around a corner and they will be killed
sure. Chicago covers a tract of country
35 miles long aol! as much in width.'
its population is 2,500,000. Every day
there as killed here 20,000 cattle, 80,000
bogs rand 17,000 elleep, It is the greatest
stock market in the world. Inemeuee
elevators, packing houses, milos ee street
car road and elevated roach. It is the
torminus °bf nearby all the important
railroads in the Wool, Its fOltoriee,
docks and depots cover hundreds of sores
and find employment for hundretls of
tltoctsands of people. It is a poorly elated.
fled olty—faotoriee, stores and tsnament
flats join ono another, rnnsegnently the
air is thick with coal ,;motto and a very
ut healthy people fs the result,
But I 5113106 C01101nd0 this latter, and
will send yon an amnia of the rosb of
our trip some other time. We arrived at
111100hm10 safely on 1''t'irlay, after le
plettennt trip through the prairies and
mountains. Yours sincerely,
Carey, Melte, Aug, 28,'97. G. Deena,
Brussels Ca1111011.
The monthly meeting of the Brussels
Council was held on Tuesday evening,
all the members present except Council-
lor Wilson,
Milnutee of last meeting read and
passed.
The following ae onnte were presented :
Herald, printing e 1 50
J Couolcy, street imp 0 43
T. Snider, street imp 4 117
Geo. Birt, street imp 0 12
R. Denbosv, street imp 34 00
Henderson, m10001llneous ..., 12 00
G. T. R„ rent stale ground 1 50
J. Wright, constable two months,, 110 00
T. '2. Coleman, street imp 1 00
ZI. Janos, Fire Dept 1 50
G. I; Blair, legal 5 00
Thomas Alenf. Co., lire Depb .. ,,020 20
Moved by Geo. Thomson, seconded by
R. Leatherdale that above accounts be
paid with the exception of Thomas', and
that 0.300 of this be paid and balance laid
over. Carried.
A resolution was panned e0neerning the
use of a portion of the sinking fund for
local purposes until the taxon are col -
tented, on motion of Councillors Beaker
and Thomson.
After a dieouneloll as to gravelling,
striking the rate, &O., Connell adjourned,
to meet ut the call of the Reeve.
LABOR DAY IN BRUSSELS.
Good Program of SL108t.
Last Monday wee a Dominiou holiday
and was generally observed as such, by
the people of Brussels, who with a goodly
number of visitors, attended and enjoyed
the splendid program of Base Ball and
Foot 13o11 presented or Victoria Park.
Contrary to bho auuouneemeots often
made by some towns everything anu00n.
Med by the committee came off and to
this wee added an extra in the shape of a
Foot ball coated between the juniors of
Brnseels and Listowel. The day was au
ideal Summer day—too much so, for the
busy tailors on their farms in the adjoin.
ing townships to absent themeelve8 from
their fields—and consequently a largo
number of people who usuatly attend
these gatherings were conspicuous by
their abeamom and no one could blame
them, as it was m case of bueiuees before
pleasure. Promptly at 0,30 o'clock the
Committee called the first event of 1110
day, a base ball match between Kincar-
dine and Wiugham. The latter were
unable to secure their full contingent and
consequently drafted in Frank Stratton
and John Duncan, of this phaco, to help
Munn out, Kincardine bad it all their
own way, Incl although their opponents
fought hard to sot the hone plate, it was
not until the 7011 and last innings that
they soared, securing 8 runs. Although
playing against 00110 the Winghalitos
kept the seoro of the lake town lads fairly
well in hand 001n8i118ring everything.
)`rank Stratton made a home run for
Wiugham, amidst the cheers of the on-
lookers, and one of the other 3 was
secured by Duncan. A. Cousley, assist,
ed by N. F. Gerry, nunplred the game
satisfactorily. The score was as fol-
ows :—
Wllerace c. 11 0 101a'ceanlal1. ft 0
Small, Sb 1 1 l7u(tS�ler6, 21 2 2
81,x(100, 00' 1 8 Oolliut, Sb 0 4
J.Laelcrldgo, 0 0 8 112yer8, if 1 4
Small, of,.... 0 2 sloes, o 1 1
Angus, p 0 2 Stewart, of 1 8
Hamilton, rf 0 s Hlakcoy, p 1 s
Duman, 2b 1 2 Bruce, lb e 3
Safi, if 0 3 Glnaaae, rf 2 2
Aldereou, se 0 8 WiloOn, as 4 0
Totals 8 21 .Totals. I4 21
1 2 8 4 6 8 7
Wlugllaln 0 0 0 0 0 0 J— 8
]iinoarctiuo 1 2 8 0 4 1 8-14
A Foob Ball match followed immediate-
ly, Atwood and Brussels being the 0012.
tending parties. Wiugham was to haus
played Atwood, but were not in a position
to play owing to absence of part of their
team. We have seen snatches in which
bettor ball was played, but the day was
hob and the sphere peon, and these 0011-
ditious, eonpled with a private nutler-
etaucling between the Globe as to the
Weather of goats each were to score, re.
moved the vim and the battle for vi06ory
usually in evidence. There were lively
sports a6 times and the match aided 1 to
1 with the best of good foaling between
bbs boys end 110 grudge held by Ole
spectators as it was too close to the din-
ner hour to "chow" on the Park. The
teams lined up as follows :—
'1'woon, 1318105100,
lltowert 4orvi Armstrong
Ferguson�. 13 01 •�,. .••" ••1)0mlorcl
Sample
An
Wyu¢0 clo1s00 81115x0
Hlltotutnmiltoyca n ......., d B100110 Ferguson
Danford
orrie Centro I. Corry
00,0.Audoloon., ,,..,, ,I1
,.., ak0on
0r(rist00C13 . Whig B. &0rry
St0W5rttStewart
R„ �ylug
{ , Thomson
Jas. T. Dodds performed the duties of
referee with neatness and dispatch.
mean n111Nillo
the seats wore well filled and by 1,80
Goderich sect Harrfston ball tossers were
on the diamond when umpire Harry
James called "Play tall," This was the
match of the day, and required 10 obesely
contested innings to decide the superior•
ity. Goderioh started off well, snoring 8,
1 and 2 roepeotivoly in the three innings
to their opponents 0, 1, 8, bat 0ateher
Malcoutson had the misfertul0 to have
hie finger very badly split, rendering a
change of battery necessary, Doyle leas
iug the box andoing behind the hat and
,'Pennington doing the twirling. Harlin
MO took advantage of the unsettled eon -
(Mimi i of affeire and not only e,3tug1(0 np
1)116 011 the 0th imlitlge piled up 7 13111s,
making the seore 1.0 (0 10, Mnlfady
took the pitcher•'e phaco for the County
town in the 7tli, and in. that and the two
8)lceeediug Mange, aided by goal play on
the field, blanked the "Browns,' while
Goderioh rattled ant 4 and two 1's in the
same time tying the some in the 0th, 11i
runs each. This way a most exalting
Ohne for all eouenrned, but the Welling.
ton County 18410 0110110 there to win, and
so they did, making 4 runs in the 10th
ineinga to the solitary 1 that lsd. Tilt
earned by tiptop Lase running for Gale.
rich, It was lneecceeary to makes, public
auuonucoment of the meat, as the Isar.
ristou sympathisers had 01018,3)1 114,300081011
of the field aid five or tell minetee 1110x0
filled in with cheers, war -whoops, hand
011(llting and a few 'Mart wheals" thrown
in• Albhongh the following score looks
slightly agricultural, it was a well eon•
Mated game of hall and bods teams were
heartily applauded. Goderioh should
have won, but at the most important
moments appeared rattled, notably in the
711) innings,
001)011tcn. 10 0 1)enn10•1018, 11 0
0. Shannon, 0f ...8 8 133134l14.v, 340 .,..,...,2
11Iu1ardy, s0 1 43 Dmnn1.:34 '3 3
blalsa,asen,a 1 4 1ia:(ke, 1£ 1 j
Buell, 20 0 11 1 1fe,11,
J. Sbavuon, 1f...., .a 8 :Hoare, p. 1
'.1111.0b ......... ........d a nayd,c p4
Robertson, rt " 1 Lanon loon, 2u ......,J 2
Thompson, 16......1 1 Stoks0. of 1 4
Doyle, p 1 4 Dowling, rf '1 2
Totals 17 30 Totals 01 (10
2
8 0 6 0 7 1 JO
f0aderloll. ,3 1 2 0 1 8 4 1 1 1-17
Harrfston 0 1 3 4 1 7 0 0 0 4-21
An occasional murmur was raised against
the umpire by the club having the tail
end, 1131 when the positions were reversed
the tone ahauged, but t110 music did not
worry Air. James, as he gave his decisions
and stuck to them.
Before calling ou the last game of baso
ball bstweou Kincardine and 1010131 toll,
the Comsnittoo asked for the foot ball
match, Listowel juniors vs. 13russels
juniors, so as to allow the "Browns" e
brief breathing spell. Only a half hour
could be taken, so the kickers chased
one another at a lively gait and although
the goal keepers were kap' busy only one
shot was planted between the flags, and
that was to the orodit of the visitors.
The match was a lively one and demon -
strata the fact that foot ball timber for
the fame is plentiful. A. 33anlford,
of Listowel, refereed the match and meted
ont justice to all. Want of spam cam•
pets us to refer nor readers to the sub-
joined scene for additional particulars :—
B1tIIaenLa, Loaoowar.,
Loetllardale Goal Harbor
Handal! I. Hooks I 13rIukor
POplper 1 1 Hayden
dlohay Monate
ako 1 Books alluOormiok
Danford
W {,,,. Wolter
Hunter Centro Collins
(sotr3' R Wing 1419yers
Johnston 1 4 Reeking
Aral, aucllliu ...... ` L tViug 1 HaydenRoach f l(olOonzio
The champions of the two previous
base ball maachos now faced each other to
settle the snpreme:y in a 7 innings
match. J. T. Boss was the umpire and
did Mas ho, ahvays does (Walkerton
opinions uotwithatnmling) fairly bo both
clubs. Kincardine swiped out six runs
in their first tern to bat, and the crowd
said itis going be be a procession, but
they were mistaken, and even with this
disheartening leach Harrfston blanked
Choir opponents in the stemeeding innings
excepting the 4th, when 5 more were ad-
ded to the total of Kincardine. Moore
and Langhloon pitched a groat game for
Harristou and were splendidly support-
ed behind the bat by Boyd. The boys
could not cipher, out Blakey's twirls
however, and the pr001000u with which
Robb. Ross lived the ball to 2nd baso
made base stealing a rattler dangerous
business, so that the Sud, 5th and 70h
innings were the only fruit bearers for
Ilarrisbon, %vhon they tallied 1, 2 and 1,
respectively. Kincardine hall e dandy
field, and Bruce, Engler' and Collins
were ready for business at all hours on
bags Nos. 1, 2 and 0. The resent of the
snatch was 11 to 4 in flavor of Kincardine
010 is shown by the score as follows :—
Emit: nerxn, R 0 11e124348To33, ll 0
170g10rt,2b 2 2 Bradley, se 0 8
Wilson, as ............1 8 Daum, So 0 2
(lolling, 80. " 2 Whalen, If 0 2
Ross, o 1 2 Vito, 10
... .. ,...,.,
Stewart, 11 1 8 Moore, n00 8
Blakey,p 1 8 Bryel, 0 0 8
Qlauao, rf 1 8 Laughleon, 201 2
Myers, el 1 1 Stokes, of 1 2
Bruce, lb 1 2 Dowling, rf 0 1
Totals 11 21 Totals ,....., .1 21
1 2 8 4 6 6 7
Ittuoarcllne 6 0 0 6 0 0 0-11
Rarr18ton ....,0 0 1 0 2 0 1— 4
This coualuded the day's program, and
as the shades of avenins were gathering
there was 0 speedy exit through thp Park
gates of a 111011 satisfied and wall 11l'ed out
company.
200'11 5031101421 4\513 8104'3 111110.
Tho gate receipts were about 380,00.
Brussole Band reudored a splendid
program of rimsf0 during the day.
Nothing was left nua0ue by the Com•
mtatee to add to the pleasure of the day.
Teddy Collins and Hon. Mollardy have
been a good many ,years ou the turf.
They play good ball yet.
Keg 000101s by moonlight are the latest
thing on the program. The performance
was none to creditable 50 'some of the
perbioipaote acknowiedge.
The oonetablo had to close np the
"valves" of aIIarristou doett evho ware
Dilly determined bo out -wind the 00001.
ere to say nothing of the umpire.
Goderioh Was the only team that play-
ed them own mol, The other throe
strengthened by help from Walkerton,
Cargill, Palmerston, Luoknow, Guelph,
Wroxoter, tte.
Tho Crowd thought Blakey eves a bride
gay fu the forenoon and peesentecl him
with several baguets in the shape of
"effervescent advice and forgebano.khote."
it appoaracl to have fes effect but he's a
outs ball player just the same.
Gar/rich boys afforded ooleiderablo
amltsomont to the oulnokeen by their
coaching. "Judge" Doyle, Tilb and
Shannon aro great cards in this depart•
1116116. I(ldisou's phonograph is not in it
with any of the trio, P011ning000 is not
a bad hand at the business either.
Ira Corry Lula fair to he a ear Lfo11e3'
DA football. If he had breadth as well es
height he wolil!1 ima110 the most of the
footballers take a haelt neat.
A more gentlemanly lot of i3811 tossers
never assembled on Viotnria Park than
theme who visited tum on Motebay. If they.
put 0 gathering string around the neck of
00Jne of Eht "routers" the public would
rejoice,
Lawyer Dudley 'flannel WW1 one of the
vl(itors to B1'nvs01,1 ou Labor Day, from
Goderioh, Dlr. IIolmes is an eut11nelaeti0
base ballist. Ile and Arcade Dicknon,
neore11, had a 'Mar in their eye When Isar.
rietou wilfully took the game from thane.
PlilleONAI, P.Ut.IilIt,LVHS.
Mies L ettio Koenig was in Bluevalo.
Juo' Bendall baa returned to Toron
airs. Pearson is home from Port Ilur
Mrs. W. F. Stewart is holidaying
Toronto,rs
M. flerry Jun is visiting at
33ramptol,
,lIrs, FrodAI
. a0raclten and daughter
ars visiting at Blnevule,
Miss Molise& Ames was visiting her
sister, Aire. D. 0. lions,
Wm. DeeCrae and wife, of Deux, are
visiting at John AloOrae'a,
Rev, S. J. Alain visited the Qnoen city
and Peterboro'this week.
Mite Annie Beattie, of Clinton, is
visiting lolabivee in town.
D. Ewan and Jno. Long went to To.
Tonto Fair on Wednesday.
Miss Williamson, of Walton, is visit-
ing her uncle, Geo, Cardiff,
The Misses Crosse, of Paisley, are hoti
daying at W. H. AfoCraeken's.
Jas. Walker, wife and daughters, have
returned from a visit to Toronto,
Miss Kalbtleieoh, of Attwood, was visit-
ing at Dr. Kalbtleieoh's this week.
Colin Shaw, of Chatham, was in town
this weak renewing old friendships.
Miss Maggie Meadows has gone to
London: for a holiday. She wheeled
through.
Mise Carrie Rankin, of Wingham, was
visiting Mrs. Arthur xlfoGuire in town
this week,
C. W. Rowley and wife, of Berlin,
visited at R. L. Taylor's for a doupte of
days tbie week.
Mrs. Jae. AloGuire and daughter, of
Wingham, were visiting Detre. George
Rogers this week.
A.1011. Diokeou and daughter, Anna, of
Detroit, wore visiting in Brussels for a
day or so this week.
)'rank Gordon, of Locknow, and aliiss,
West, of Chicago, were visiting Mrs,
Fletcher this week,
Mrs. Alfred J. Lowry and ahildrpyl are
visiting at St. Thomas and London with
relatives and friends,
A. Strachan and Mrs. Strachan were
in the Queen city this week combining
business with pleasure.
Mra. Holienbeotc, of Marlett, Nebraska,
U. S., is the guest of bee sister, Mrs, B.
Hunter, Alexander street.
Dr. R. Kuechtel has gone to Muskoka
far a few weeps' outing. Lie talks of
visiting Manitoba t13i8 Fall,
E. Grimoldby and 0. Grimoldby with
their wives spent last Sunday fn Gode•
rich with relatives and friends,
Mise Jennie Green, of Listowel,
f ormerly of Brussels, has batten a posi-
t ion es milliner at Brandon, Man.
Ed. Hart and Jim Grimoldby, of Owen
Sound, are visiting in Brussels and vi-
cinity. They are touring on a tandem.
etre, George Cardiff ie enjoying a visit
among relatives near Brockville this
month. It is nine years since she was
home,
Dire, George Lowry and son, Leslie,
0o0ompuuied Lir, Lowry to London tideweek where they will visit for a few
weeks,
Mies McKay, of Ssaforth, was visiting
the Aliases Rose last while en route to
U) her sister, Mrs. Robt, Roes, of Ktn-
05rdine.
W. M. Sinclair will attend the Perth
st
Assizes, whioh open at Stratford ne
Monday, in connection with the suit of
Petah vs. Belden.
Lire, Carter and daughter, of Blyth.
were visiting Mrs. Robb. haloes this
week. Mrs. Carter has recently returned
from a trip to Manitoba.
Miss Ross, who is to lecture in Melville
church on Thursday evening of uext
week, is now visiting a6 the mouse. She
is a cousin to Rev, Mr, Ross,
T. A. Hawkins, the genial manipulator
of the ivories, celebrated his — birthday
on Wednesday. Yon will be on the shelf
T. A. if you don't gat a move on,
Joe, Sarvis and Jno. Smith spent Sun-
day and Monday at Walkerton. They
wheeled there and bank. Some enquiry
will have to made about these visits.
We would base been pleased to be able
to report progress in recovered health in
50nn00tion with Rev. Dr. Ferguson, but
there is very little, if any, change for the
better.
Aliso Edith Eastman has gone to
Wsrdsvillo to visit relatives, Mies Allis
Cardiff will preside as orgenie0 in St.
John's cburoh during Miss Eastman's
aboenoe.
Airs. John Robb is lying at the point
of death as we go to press, we regret to
state, despite the kindly miniolratione of
physician and Beanie. The trouble be.
ganbar arwitmh 0 bad attack of erysipelas on
,
Dr. Davideon, Geo, N, McLaren, Jas,
Jona, Geo. Halliday and wife, •. A.
Deadman, W. B. McOraoiten, Post.
master Farrow, Mies Jennie Forbes,
Miss Olara Crawford and Aire,
Barrie are vieithig Toronto this week.
E. B. Oreighten will taste a pooition ie
Oonneeti00 with the Michigan Central
Railway, St. Thomas, next week. Mr.
Creighton le a competent railway man,
arn
with yeof experience in the various
departmoute and remold thou matte his
way to the front,
Bev. B. MoOrae, of Collingwood, re-
ceived a telegram summoning him to bite
hem' of R. H. Little, of Detroit, a
brother to Mrs, McCrae. It was a ter -
ethic/ shook as no word had been received
of Mr. Little's illnese, Mr, Little met
hie death from the effcebo of injuries re.
Oeivecl in a runaway 00aideut and up•
setting of the lig.
bo.
Hare
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Additional Local News.
Pour Terms Toms, Sept. 2nd, Saye of
Rev. John linos' mother : —Death pet an
end to the sufferings of Mrs. Arthur
Ross on Sunday evening, I6 had been
known fur several days that her end
could not bo far off. Several of the
members of her family had arrived here
and were pre4801 during the MA struggle,
Dire. Ross was a woman of marked force
of diameter, of generous and lively dine
position, and an active member of the
Presbyterian church. She was oue of
the first and meet active members of the
W. le. M. S. in the church here. The
funeral took plaoo on Tuesday afternoon,
and was widely attoaded by mourning re-
latives and friends, She 1eav05 a large
fumhly of sena and daughters to mourn
her removal
Af0n0L3T119,—Tha Board of Examiners
have allotted the following Alodelites to
Clinton school:—Alinnie Atkins, Clin-
ton ; Janet Aodsreon, Blyth ; Puncan
Alison, Bolgravo ; James Bricker, Ger.
ria ; Clara Clopp, Zurich ; MizeDowzer,
Clinton ; Matilda Fowler, Ssaforth
Alvina Horbina, Gerrie ; G. R. Hoffman,
Ssaforth ; Nina lebister, Wiugham ;
Annie Kennedy and Susie Kennedy,
Verne.; 1011a Lamont, Ethel ; henry
Lennox, Londeeboro ; Annie Murray,
Kippen ; Giorgio Murray, Clinton ; D.
F. AloJdwen, Iranian ; John McKay,
Whiteohuroh ; Ada R. McKinley, Sea -
forth ; W. McTavish, Clinton ; Thomas
Powell, Glenfarrow ; John Bath, Olin.
ton ; Sarah Reid, Varna ; Florence
Reynolds, Heneall ; Mary Robb, Clinton;
Teresa Switzer, Oranbrook ; Jehu Todd,
Maguire ; AlieeTwitohell, Clinton ; John
Torrance, Zurich; Maud Wiltse, 0110.
ton.
DanTu os JAMES KAY.—The Ayr News
of last week says :—"There passed. away
another old resident in tate person of
James Kay, who died last Tuesday even-
ing of Brigitte) disease after an Meese of
six mouths. The deceased was born in
Ooholtree, Ayrshire, Scotland in the year
1829, and emigrated to Canada in 1885
along with hie parents who first settled
in Galt, where 0 large number of 11070
bad already settled. The saying was at
that time that one could hardly throw a
stone without striking a Kay. James
was then six years old. During the eight
years that he lived in Gelb and vioinity
he seems to have made himself acquaint.
ed with all the early settlers of that vil-
lage. In the later years of bis life he
delighted to speak of the days be spent in
Galt and the interesting events of pioneer
life. After leaning Galt be removed to
Burford township where be lived one
year, thence to Ayr, where he learned the
trade of carpenter and joiner and aognir-
ed a reputation as a skilled mechanic and
ornamental hand turner. The (name .of
James Kay was a household word in the
village and when the word passed round
that be was no niers there was a univers-
al expression of regret that one so kind
hearted and honorable should be taken
away. The deceased wee 88 years old.
The funeral took place on Thursday and
was largely attended by friends and
acquaintances, which showed to a great
extent the reepeot with which the boas -
ed gentleman was bald by all who had
dealings with him," Dooeaved was a
brobber to Mrs. J. R. Grant, of Winnipeg,
and an noose to Mrs. W. H. Karr, of
Brussels.
0o11oEoT.-011 the evening of Labor
Day a concert was bold in the Town Hall,
Brussels, under the 000010es of the Guild
of St. Jahn's church. The program son-
5ist5d of the foiiowing numbers, which
were well rendered Chorus, "The
Norse National Song" ; piano duett,
Misses Houghton, of Wingham, and Men
Donald, of Detroit ; solo, "She Stoops to
OOnquer," Miss Chisholm, of Wingham
reading, "A Scene from the Selkirks,"
B018101 l' Blair • solo, "The Crushed
Floweret,' Mrs. 7i:onis ; duett, "Our
Way Across the Sea," Rev. Mr. Abey
and Prof. Hawkins ; aolo, "Graodpapa's
Wooing," Miss MoDonald ; chorus, "The
Soldier's Farewell" ; solo, "lily Mother
was a Lady," Miss Chis1101m, in response
to a hearty encore "The Music Lesson"
was prettily meg ; duett, "Mother Can
This the Glory be 1" Misses Chisholm
and MoDonald ; solo, "In Old Madrid,"
Mrs. Sarney ;• comic reading, "Mr. Bows-
er," by T. A, hawking ; deet', "The
Pilot," Rev. Mr. Abey and G. S. Rogers ;
solo, "Only Me," Mise McDonald;
chorus. After the dnetb by the ladies
uvbeu they appeared 10 answer to an en-
core, the oh0irman presented each with
a beautiful boquet, The program was
parried out without the least flitch and
deserved a better house. Miss Eastman,
Mies Houghton and Mr. Hawkins pre-
sided as pianists with ability, Our home
talent very ably sustainedthomeelveo and
the visiting ladies were deserving of the
hearty applause they received. Rev. Mr.
Abey performed the duties of chairman
in a most agreeable manner. The stage
was very prettily arranged with curtains,
drapes, tables, flowers, ito.
A freight crew on the Canadian Paeifle
railway, on the 1861,, picked up a drunk-
en man on the mile about half it, mile
from the Windsor depot. The train was
stopped barely in time to save the man's
life. Ile gave his name as Harold Mur-
doch, and said that his home was in God•
erieb.
Dora, 2 -year-old daughter of Engiueeer
Granville Steele, of Baena street, St,
Thomas, had a very narrow escape front
instant death. She was being drawn
along Roes street to a baby marriage, by
her brother, shout 10 years old, who
passed ander the gates at the 117. 0. R.
010001ng jnut ae they dropped. Its saw
two men pees over in front of a yerd en-
gine and thought he could do the same.
The engine Week the carriage, soothing
it to atoms, Little Dara wag thrown
out and rolled some di50anoe before the
engine could be stopped. When picked
Ip and carried to a doot0rts Office it WAS
found that the big toe of the lett foot was
ant off and the nail of the 1)8x5 0110 torn
off, The child Mao bad a bad bruise on
the forehead and the front teeth knocked
out.