HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1897-11-12, Page 1Vol 28. No 18
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1897
STRATFORD'S BONUS,
Tho Town of Stratford wants $25,000
from the Graucl Trunk, with or without
I1toecet, and it le going to nuke 0 move
to gob ib, That amount, is what Stratford
gave the railway company to Greet and
_ elanin a roundhouse in the place, but
the claim is now that the Grand Trunk is
breaking the agreement with Stratford by
removing ongiuos and craws from that
place to Sarnia, whore a new roaudhouse
is being built.
Tho agreement of Stratford with the
Ciraud 'Trunk Railway dates back to 1873,
whou rho town granted $25,000 to aid in
the oonstruotiou of a ruuuiog engine
House, to be used and maintainoa by the
railway company as a principal running
engine house for the locomotive engines
of rho company, and to bo capable of eon.
taining twenty -Dight engines. The bonus
woe banded over in the form of 7 tier
cant. debentures, the cowpony agreeing
to the terms, and also providing to insure
the engine house at its own oust against
fire or explosion, am1, in case of the de-
struction of the rouudhotis°, agreeing to
rebuild it. It was further agreed that if
the Grand Trunk Company should re-
move or cease to 1700 rho roundhouse, or
not rebuild it if destroyed, i6 should re•
pay the $25,000.
Ili the agreement, however, there was
no proviso limiting the umber of engines
belonging to the roundhouse, and if the
railway wore to keep only two or three
engiuos thorn it would still be living with-
in the terms of the agreement. It is
claimed by Stratford that this is precisely
what the company is doing. The round.
house was formerly used right np to its
full capacity, but et present only nine or
ten engines are kept there, and it is said
that this number may be reduced to three
or four by the removal of the 'other en-
gines to Sarnia, which is now being made
the terminus. This, of course, means the
removal of the engine crews from Strat-
ford to Sarnia, and a coosegnent loss of
business to the former place. That is
wby Stratford wants its 825,000 back. It
claims the Grand Trunk is morally au•
titled to pay the money, and points to the
oase of Brantford where the company re-
turned the 682,500 bonus when the car -
shops wore removed from there. Thus
the Grand Trunk appears to have created
a precedent which Stratford proposes to
take edvautageof, and Mayor O'Donoghue
has already written to the Grand Trunk
officials on the subject. No answer bas
been returned as yet, however.
FROM SEATTLE TO DAWSON
crry.
E. T. Welborn, so0•in law of James
Wilkins, No. 264 Dundas street, London,
✓ ecently event from Sonttle to Dawson
City, where he will manage a sawmill for
an American litre. Mr. Welborn, fn a
letter 13001001303.1010110100, thus describes
the trip, which took nearly two months :
Woloft Seattle on Aug. 1st, and ar-
rived at Dyes on the Oth. Wo bad a
fearful tomo getting the sawmill and
goods into shape to be packed over the
Ohilcoot Pass, It was impossible to get
packers at any price, and we had to burn
in and pack for ourselves. The olimb to
the summit of Ohilcoot Pass was simply
terrible, it being necessary in some
"places to
0LIam NAND 001013 NAND,
After arriving at Lake Linderman it
was a good deal better. Wo reached
Linderman on Aug. 28th, built our boats
and started up the lakes. We arrived at
Lake Bennett oil Sept. 8th, when wo
again started up the lakes. We lost our
rifle while trying to hoist sail in rounding
the first poiub. Hero the small boat had
to run into shelter. The waves, wore six
or seven feet high. At 7 o'olock we
struck West Arm, where
A III1I O 81A WAS 1OLLINO,
and the men were kept busy bailing
water. At 11.30 p. in. we reached the
end of Lake Bennett. Sept, 0th we
started at 4.30 a. m. and rowed till 1 a.
m. agalus13 a head wind, then put into
camp and finished the scow, patting on
the deck and splash.baarde. At 5 p. 1n.
wo started to go across Lake Mares, but
we want to the wrong side and had to go
back two miles. We then got on the
right side and followed it up to within
half a mils of Little Windy Arm, where
the went into camp. Hero J. Harman
and myself naught a fish and killed a
clunk, whioh we ate for supper.
ON Sept, 10th, at 4.30 a. m., wo starbed,
and the wind carried us nearly across to.
the left bank. We had hard work to got
back. We crossed Little Windy Arin and
made it all right, and gempecd at Big
Island. Left Big Island ab 0 a. m, and
crossed Windy Arm all right. After that
wo strucic a fair wind and made good
timo ncros8. 'Tagislt Lake, reaohing the
custom house at 4 p. 1n. After paying
our duty, w0 pulled out and sot sail down
the river, reaching Lake Marsh at 9 p.
in. Sept. 12tH we set sail at 6 a. to,
across Lake Marsh to Lewis River,
wbfoh WO reached at 12.30, then went on
down the river till within six milds of the
Cookson P•apids. Three of the men tools
the stall boat and
81101 11311 1111I10,
making it all right. They came back
and took the scow through at 0 p. 1n.
We made the dash for our lives through
the canyon ; went to the loft side and
struck the whirlpool, but after (lard wont
TM righted. The so0uory along the
raplda was beautiful, and es we went
whirling through, S thought it alio of the
grandest sights I had ever erten.
Sept. 14th, at 5 a. m., wo started again.
Wo 11ac1 to haul the scow up the otroatn,
but wo secured a lot of men to help us,
and gob in shape to start at 11 a, in.
Al 0000 xlzn 000009.
After going a short distance we stench
shoal rock, and scraped the bottom of the
:masa badly, breaking one board,, but we
took no water, and went nn, with great
difOeulty koepipg off the 1'oclts. Beach-
ing lelcicena River at 2,40 p, m„ and the
mouth of the river at 0 p. m,; we event
into ramp. Sept. 15th wo started at 5 a.
nt. to 01.000 Take Lo Barge, when wo
struck a fine sailing beeezo, which at fret
rose to a high wind, and we wore coon
polled to seek shelter, Sept. 10th, 8,30 a,
in., we started again, bat on account of
the cur'r'ant only made 35 miles, and thou
went into Damp. Sept, 17t11 we otartecl
at 5.30 a, m. ; made very poor time. I
strained my 111lr1, so 100[1111 not help.
Wo passed 131g Salmon River at 11 a, m.,
RIM met a lot of Indians, who called 0013
"Him moose heat." We went on down
the river with the Indians, and went into
camp at 5.30 p. m.
0112NTIN4 no0013 ,
We saw, a moose, and two of the boyo
wont with one of the Indians to try to
shoot it, bat the Indian said : "Boston
man make too much uoiee ; way went
'moose." 'We bought sumo skins from
the Indians to make moeoasine. Sept.
18th, at 5.30, we started down the river ;
had a fine Dail 13111 about'9 a. nt., when we
struck a good many small islands and
sandbars, and went aground and broke
as oar.
1/110140 13013 MMNNan,
At 12 wo went into camp. Shot some
ducks for dinner, made an oar, and
started again at 8,45, and wont on down
Malde ler way out with difficulty, and 1114
safe, Two tugs are wattled and sunk,
The fire extended for 800 plata along the
wharf. Tho 00008 01 rho 111-010 unknown.
Tho following fa a summary of the Iowa,
so far as can be obtained :—G. T, R.
elevator and four freight care ; loos and
insurance unknown. (15,000 bushels of
wheat, valued at $53,000 ; insurance un-
known ; M. Dymout, Barrio, 3,500,000
feet of lumber, valued 1113 $35,000 ; no in-
81ram0o. W. Hutson, Goderieh, 1,500,.
000 feet of ]umb81', valued at $15,000.
Schooner Todman, Capt. Lawson, Godo -
rich, damaged to the extent of 6300.
IIUIOON couNTY CHRISTIAN EN.
I)11,t'VOlo I3(11)GI3'C.
Huron County was highly praised by
the Provincial Convention at Sb. Thomas.
We lead the provittoo fa membership, and
contribution to missions. Our idea of
having a union gathering for the S. S.
and C. E. Conveutious was favorably re-
ported and recommended by the Presi-
dent, Mr, ]=Tardy.
It is expected that other Counties will
follow Otto example.
]3y correspondence the executive com-
mittee have decided that the '08 couven.
1. J. Gordon's "Yet speakoth," w111011 14
us 8103306 as a 11116, Thud as lne°jOns as
geapee, and delightsome to 1110110 1M011.
Anetlinr is "Christ ltoileeted in Creation,"
by D. C. MacMillan, a suggestive little
book for young people to read. The mind
needs food just as the body does, Do
you read the Endeavor herald 7
Shot Dead at Sayfleld..
The village of Bayfield, one of the
quietest spate in Canada, has been the
centro of perhaps olio of the saddest
fatalities over enacted through a brother's
quarrel. The Albion hotel, since the
death of the father about one year ago,
has boon run by two sons and a faithful
mother. Harvey Elliott to -day is a vie,'
Um of hie brother's marl frenzy, leaving
been killed on Monday by a bullet fired
by his brother Fred,, a boy of nineteen
years.
From what can be learned from the
villagers, who are lentil to give partiou-
lare, the facts of the case aro as follows :
Both had been indulging too freely in
liquor, and about 8.80 p. [n, Harvey
Elliott, along with a friend Darned Du -
mart, who had taken a drive to Varna, a
G. A. DEADMAN'S APIARY,
E3RUSSEL_S.
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"I1'ow doth the little busy Bee improve each shining hour."
No more iuterestiug study, calculated
to teach instructive lessons, can be found
than that of the busy bee, and we don't
know of any bettor place to obtafu this
information, either practical or 13heoreti•
oal, than at the ]3oe Colony of Mr. Doad-
man,located au Frederick street, Brussels.
The proprietor is an enthusiastic apiarist,
bad he not boon be would have clone as
scores Of others, viz., tried beo.keeping
for a season and if i6 did nob yield large
profits quit the business. By reference
to the above out, taken front a photo., it
will be observed that Mr. Deadman quite
properly deserves the title of "Bee Ring,"
as his well managed eolouy will attest to
rho most critical visitor;
IYIr.De0dreaupurchased his first swarm
o£ boos in the goat 1382. In 1881 Wm.
Hartry, now of Soaforth, was engaged in
the carpenter work of the brink residence
then in 00088 Of erection. Mr. Harley,
himself a beekeeper, being oua day in the
cellar, (which is the full size of the build-
ing) remarked what It fine plane it would
be to Winter boos in, so Mr. Deadman
thought if it was such a fine plane he
would get a colony and try them. One
colony was not Suf3cieut, another was
purchased in the Fall and since thou
others, having bought oub no less than
Dight who have beau euguigod in this pur-
suit. Ile deals in bee supplies' and man-
ufactures foundations, which the bees
worts into ootnb. His oolouies numbered
over 250 last Summer but by uniting has
decreased so that he goes into Winter
quartere with 212 colonies, and empty
hives to accommodate 100 swarms. Ile
Winters part outside and his Ioss is never
more than 5%, and has, with the excep-
tion of two years, obtained a paying yield
of honey, Ono year the bees did not even
got sufficient to Winter on and coat their
owner $100 for fend. Mr. Deadman is of
opinion that beo•keeping is more profi-
table in the Southern portions of On.
baric, the mamas here for gathering sun -
plus honey being very short, only averag-
ing from 4 to 6 weeks, from the middle of
Juno to July 201313, and many days dur-
ing this short time when they gather no
hooey bat consume some of what they
collected the previous day. 50 pounds of
hooey is a. low estimate for a colony to
consume in a year. Apart from what is
sold in his drug store the bilk of his orop
goes to Manitoba and the Northwest.
The returns this year are 0,000 pounds of
choice comb and extracted honey. Mr.
Deadman experimented this smolt with
some 35 swarms sent out in the country
to the farm of Duncan Taylor, Grey, but
he considered it was no advantage this
year as there was plenty of bloom every-
where while it lasted. He oxpeo1s to try
some again next year. 0. Grimoldby,
who was the first to assist with the bees,
1 has now the management of them, Mr.
Deadman assisting at swarming time aucl
taking the general oversight.
Mr. Deadman takes great delight in his
bees and is nob only well read on the life,
habits, diseases, &e., of this industrious
little sweet gatherer but is ever ready to
impart to others the information he has
acquired by his 15 years practical exper-
ience. The bees appear to be well ac-
quainted with him and are easily handled.
Tris Pose soribe called at the Bee Farm
once and a number of the bees desirod to
shake halide with him but he had import-
ant business dawn town and he has not
been back to renew the aoquaiutanoe
since. Ou page 3 of this issue we give a
poetic effusion o0 the Honey Bee.
to within ton miles of Five Finger
Rapids, when we wont into Damp. Sept.
10413 we started a6.0.80 A. tn., and made
the rapids at 09.80 a. m„ . vomiting Rush
Rapids at 10.80 a. In. There was no
trouble in malting either of these rapids.
Rosh being shoal water W° wont on down
and wen13 into Damp ten miles from Polly
River. Sept. 20th, started at 0 a. m.,
and reached Polly River at 9.30, when we
stopped for a couple of hours and traded
with Indians. I bought some moor:mine.
AT DAMSON 0300.
Sept. 2213dwe arrived at Dawson City
all right. Food i8 going to be wofnlly
somata this Winter, but we will bay°
enough food, I am sure. Thorn are no
new strikes, but everything is booming.
Lumber is, in large demand. We are
coufidonb of euocoeS. It it; wafm in the
daytime, bttb frosty at night. The coma•
try ie for the most part rooky and barren.
We aro all in good health and are gaining
f10sh. .
FIRE IN QOOERIOH.
Loss Ovoz^$100,000.
Fire broke ant Friday night of last
week in the Grand Tannic elevator, Gode-
rich, completely destroying it, along with
a largo quantity of grails, Tho fire ootn-
muuicttted lel%h the lumber yard of N.
Dymont, of Barrie, and burned along the
water front, coneumiog Dymont'e yard
and rho lumber belonging to rho yard of
Wnt. Butson, of Goderioh. A. gale was
blowing at tbo tinge, and but for a change
in the wind the probabilities are that a
number of other buildings, lumber 800008
and sailing craft would Have boon de-
stroyed, at: they worn hemmed in and
could not get 13huongll the burning lumber t
floating in the harbor. A0 ft was, the a
1111001Or Todman was badly damaged, 0
nor meta and rigging being destroyed 0
and her hull 000rchetl. The tug idveiyn a
tion will be held in Windham, Juno 1401
mud 15th,
Tho previous conventions have been
hold in the Fall but owing to the tvisli of
our feiends fn the country societies and
Sunday schools the date has been changed
to June. Our friends from the rural die
triot will therefore show their loyalty t
the executives by booming Wingham'08
Samples of twenty different leaflets on
the Temperance gnestiou have been sent
to every society in the county, and it is
expected that many of 1110 Societies tvi11
order a quantity for distribution. If any
soorefary has been overlooked kindly let
us hoar from you.
Amos R. Wells gave a very forcible ad-
dress at the St. Thomas Oonveutieu on
the Tenth Legion, a movement that is re-
ceiving special prominence among all
classes. The County 'Union would like
to sec a largo number enrolled during the
coming year,
Notwithstanding the many requeets
from time to time some eooieties change
their corrospending secretary at every
annual meeting, and neglect to notify the
comity, provincial, disteiot and general
secretaries. Itindly note that it is in the
interests of all oon:erned to have a per-
mauontcorresponding secretary for each
society rind that person should be bnsi.
nese-like officer who will attend to cormos•
poudenee promptly.
alOdnlN6 coon 3000133.
small village abort four miles distant,
returned, and a dispute followed chicle
led to aboea. While the brothers were
still quarrelling, Dnmart and another
friend named Woods adjouruod to a
neighboring store to purchase biscuits
- and cheese for a lunch. When Woods
o and Demerit returned they fottutl rho
. brothers still quarrelling. What passed
between them is nob known, but shortly
afterwards Harvey watt outside the hotel,
followed by his brother Fred., who at
moo feted at him, the ball ootoriug the
left side, passing through the aorta mud
trachea. Death was very quick, he hasp
ing liedehor3ly after medloal aid was
called. Ho bled profusely from the
moaslt and the wound. As he fell he
WRC caught by his friend, Albert Woods,
end his life's blood tolls the spot whore
the fatal deed was done. He was at moo
carried into the house, but died immedi—
ately after tieing carried in. The affair
'30008 witnessed by his mother and sister,
Who are lloartbrolceu over the sad naso.
Many stories are afloat a8 to tbo cause
of the trouble, but perhaps bhe most like.
ly is the Duo of jealousy over a yo0ug
lathy. The brother who did the deed is
known to bo of a quiet disposition, and
after learning of the terrible deed he had
done, ex0lafined, "My Goll, why did I live
to brim; this trouble upon my mother 3"
He feels his position moat keenly =anew
realizes the fall enormity of his act,
Drs. Sheppard mud Gray hold a post-
mortem on Tuesday, but cm account of
the whoa being clown it was impossible
to notify the Orowu Attorney in time to
be there to proceed.
It'e not the privilege of every one to lie•
Mu to the great Christian thinkers and
speakers of our timo when they vigil this
continent, Yet we are not entirely shut
out from sitting at their feet and learning
their lessons. Tho press with its nimble
fingers oatohes up Suit views and snakes
them our permanent ,possession. We
have a few little books net issued from
he prose of hovel di Go., Toronto, which
re epooially suitable for Endoavorers.
n0 19 P. B, llloyer's "Catawby," a book
u the higher life, most excellently put
ad 50 attractive as a story. Anthea is
Ildwerd liemowortll, a former teaoleor
in S. S. No. 4, Elma, had a narrow
escape in Manitoba from being burnt hi
a prairie fire. They were chased a long
distance, and at last were obliged to
burn Bile gras8 for to pieoo and lie 0n
their faces and let the Vire go over them.
W. H. KERR, Prop.
AM vvoost.
Isaac Revoill, formerly of Atwood, ie
now narking his home as Webbwood,
Manitoulin Island.
The quarterly eaoramental services
wars held in the Methodist °baron last
Sabbath,
On lvfanday evening of last week P,
lialbflelsab had his store for the first
time lighted by aaetylono gas.
13. W. Zieman purposes putting as
acetylene gas punt lobo his store.
Most of the cheese factories in this
locality will close this month. Butter -
making plants have been pot into Troy.
Midge, L'lma and Wallace factories, to
be rtln during the Winter. Donegal
factory will also put in a butter plant
thio f811.
Mum raisin CONTRACT Lr"T.--A special
meeting of the Municipal Council of the
130wnehip of Elmo, was held in the Agri.
cultural Hall, Atwood, on Saturday, Oet,
23rd, members alt present, The.meeting
was called for the purpose of re0eiviug
tenders and letting the contract of the
Hanna drain, Meesre. Dollen & Nichol-
son being the successful tenderers.
Moved by Mn lioMane, seconded by
Mr. Shearer that the tender of Jahn
Bohan and John Nicholson, known es
Bohan & Nicholson, for the completion
of the Hanna drain and culverts for the
sum of $4,880.00, be accepted, provided
0e00rity is satisfactory.—Carried.
Moved by Mr. Jackson, seconded by Mr.
Shearer, that John Roger, P. L. S., be
appointed Engineer for the inspection of
the Hanna drain 8ontraot.—Carried,
Moved by Mr. Rothwell, seconded by Mr.
Jackson that the Council do now adjourn
to meet on the 15th November. Carried.
PERSONAL PAI1.A(3EAPIIS.
Jas. Tomball is being bothered with 'a
lame leg.
W. A. E. Moyer, of Berlin, is in
Brussels this week,
Samuel Burgess was visiting relatives
at Bluevale last week.
R. N. Barrett is having a ehake•up
from muscular rheumatism.
Mise Treleaven, of Dungannon, was
visiting in Brussels last week.
Mrs. Geo. Mnliay, Thomas street, has
been on the sick list this week.
Lawyer Sinclair attended Perth Go.
Assizes at Stratford thio week.
Mre. Jas. Fox and Stuart were 018iting
relatives fu Windham this week,
Mrs. Stuart, of St. Helens, is visiting
Mrs. Jas. Fox, her granddaughter.
James Beattie and Miss Bessie Beattie,
of Heiman, were in town this week.
Miss Maggie Meadows is home after a
visit of several weeks in London and
Lucian.
Mrs. Thos. Forbes and daughter, of
Morrie, were visiting at Thos. Maxwell's
last week.
George Halliday and wile spent Sun.
day in .Hensall, Dirs. Halliday remaining
there for a week.
Wm. Watt, familiarly known as "Deb-
by," went to Toronto for medical treat-
ment by a specialist.
Will Habkirk, of Teeswaber, was in
town for a few days last week combining
business and pleasure.
W. J, Crowe, agent for York Go. Loan
and Savings Go., is in town in the in•
tercets of this institution,
TIM POST extends a hearty welcome to
Adam Scott and daughters, formerly of
Morrie, who have taken up their resi-
dence in Brussels. Mr. Scott's health is
not very good.
Walter J, Smith, who has been visiting
in Bressols for the past month, returned
to Newark, N. J„ on Saturday of last
week. So as to keep track of Brussels
doings he left a year's subeoription with
Tnn Px,
os
3. E. Drydges, of the Dominion car•
rlago faotory, Goderiob, formerly of
Brussels, has purchased the blaokemith-
ing department in oonuection with the
establishment, and now controls the
whole bueineos.
We are sorry to hear that Philip Seel,
of Cadillao, Michigan, formerly of Brus-
sels, bad the misfortune to recently break
one of his arms in two plaoes while work-
ing in the bush. He was etruok by a
falling tree, we understand. We hope he
will gaffer no permanent injury.
Will. 3. White, of the Emigration De-
partment, was in Brussels for a couple of
days this weak visiting his sistore"in-law,
Mrs. Collins and Miss Templeton. Mr,
White is e. hustler and has lust returned
from a tour of State F Dire where he had
an exhibit of the products of the great
Northwest,
13. Tomlinson, V. S., of Clinton,
formerly of brussels, returned from Lon•
don last week, where he had gone to cant-
een an eye specialist. It was found that
the eight of the right eye was entirely de•
stroyed, and therefore nothing timid be
done for it, a fact that hie many friends
will he sorry to learn.
The Clinton New Era enys of a yottug
man well known to many of the readers
of TIio Poor 1-11ev. Fouton Hartley, of
Manitoba, formerly of Clinton Collegiate,
and a graduate of this offtce, occupied the
pulpit of Willis ohuroh on Sunday even.
ing, and preached n good sermon. Ho 08
locatod at Boland, Man, On hie return
he will require two tickets, the lady who
goes haolc with him being Mies Lou
Worthington, a daughter of the late Dr.
Worthington, and for a number of years a
popular resident of this place. Latterly
ebe has resided in Chicago, where the
marriage will take plane in the course of
a few weeks, On behalf of her many
friends we extend congratulations, and
hope they may enjoy that meed of pros•
parity and meaeura of usefulness which
the personal merits of both deserve.
To OrTAWA.—•3, 10ttioardine reporter
say :—ltngh Clark, Hitherto the editor
of the Review, of this town, left Friday
Morning to assume editorial charge of the
Ottawa Citizen, Thursday evening lis
WAR waited upon by a large number of
loading men from the town and surround.
ing townships, who assembled in the
Connell Chamber, They were there en-
tirely irrespective of party ; indeed the
gathering comprised the most pramin0nt
Liboralo, bouservativeo and Petrone of
this eoatiou of the Count.. Ma. or Mao.
Oberlin presided, and, assisted by John
Toimlo, M. I'„ presented 1113. OI,..L, on
behalf of his haste of friends, with a very
aomplinteutary address, accompanied by
a purse of 000 in golct. Addresses were
delivered by the above gontleatoa, and
also by W. C, Loscombe, Q. C., 11. M,
pack, ex -M. L, A„ G. M. Maelsondriok,
Andrew Malcolm, David 1lsnders0D, of
Huron ; Reeve 1], Miller, end many
others expressing their high sense of the
services rendered to the community by
Mr. Clark since his resideuce here. Ilia
prominence in soma], fraternal and
military °irules, 1,is abilities and 00ltrag0•
oils independence as a journalist and his
progressive and public spirited co.opor-
ation for the general good of the oom•
mooity were all recognized and the loss
whioh the town will sustain by his re-
moval deplored. Mr. Clark was moon
affected by this spontaneous evidence of
goodwill and made a vary suitable re-
ply, thanking hie Mende for tb': it kind.
nese. Subsegn ently he attended Northern
Light Masonic Lodge, of which he is a
member, and was entertainedby his
brethren, who turned out in large num.
bora at a farewell banquet. Several
laudatory speeches were here made and
1150 best wishes expressed for Mr. Clark's
future prosperity. The Review, under
his management, has attraoted muolt
attention among the lending dailies,
and it ie expected that he will make his
mark in new.papor circles et the capital.
Ile has been a very popular and useful
citizen of this plane red the public gen-
erally wish biro God -speed in hie new
field of Labor.
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There were 217 people in attendance at
the Methodist Sabbath school last Sun-
day afternoon.
Rev. Jno. Ross' subject last Sabbath
evening woe "Spiritual conflicts and bow
to wage them," taken from the contest
between the Israelites and the Amelikites.
On Sunday morning next at the service
in the Methodist church the pastor will
preach on "Onuses of Declension."
Evening topic, "Christ, the Classes and
the Biasses,"
Huron is the banner Sabbath school
County of the Province—excluding the
oities—having 120 schools, 1,285 teaohere
and 10,200 scholars, with an average at.
tendanoe of 5,011,
Miss Lida Hall passed through Brus-
sels last Saturday en routs from Luck.
now, where she and her sister were as-
sisting in evangeliotic e°rvi0e8, to Har-
riston, where the sisters are now engag.
ed.
Bev. Geo. McQuilian, of Hirkton and
Biddnlph, bas been appointed incumbent
of Delhi, Lyndooli and Courtland Eng-
lieh oburcb, Alvinston, to fill the vacancy
caused by the call of Rev. F. Leigh to
Princeton.
Evangolieta Crossley and Hunter have
alerted a very successful series of services
in Berwick, N. S., and will now oom-
me0ce services in oOnaeotion with several
uniting obnrohos at the North end of the
nay of Halifax.
Rev. 0. T. Scott, Central Methodist
church, St. Thomas, has accepted the
unanimous invitation extended him to
become pastor of the Aylmer Methodist
olmroh at the expiration of Rev. Jas.
Livingstone's term next June.
"Forbearance" was the snbieot upon
which Bev. Mr. Abet' diecoarsed last
Sabbath morning in St. John's ohurab.
The text in the evening was Exodus, 14th
obnp, and 15th verse, "And the Lord said
unto Moses, wherefore criest thou unto
Me 7 Speak unto the children of Israel,
that they go forward."
A committee appointed bytbe Prsaby-
tery of Stratford has visited Millbank,
Wellesley, Hampstead, North Eastbope,
St. Andrews, Shakespeare and Taviotock
charges, "lid it ie likely that the result
of their investigations will be that St.
Andrew's and Shakeepeare congregations
will have a minister of their own, as will
8100 Tavistook congregation.
The organ seems to be making its way
in Scotland as an assistant in the service
of praise in public warship. At bhe in•
auguration of the new organ in Fres St.
George's, Edinburgh, the crush was so
great that many could not even gain.
entrance to the church. The organist
there has been blind from his birth, but
his power over the instrument is marvel-
lous. Doubtless the crowd was in part
due to the wonderful skill of the blind
player.
A. Ladies' Aid has been organized in
aonneotion with the Methodist ornia -
gation, Brussels, with the following office.
bearers :—President, Mrs. W. F, Stewart;
Vice -President, Mrs. S. J. Allfn ; Seare-
tary, litre. J. J, Gilpin ; Treaourer, Mrs•
R. Leatherdale. There is no more
vigorous or practical aid to ohuroh
tduanoes than the ladies' auxiliary and
we wish the above organization sueoes0
and bespeak the hearty co-operation of
the eangregatbon generally.
"The Joy of the Christian Life" was
the appropriate theme chosen by Rev. S.
J. Jilin at the quarterly communion ser•
vita last Sabbath mooning in the Metho-
dist ohuroh, .(1) P11e joy of being at
one with Christ ; (2) The joy of eervioe ;
(3) The joy of a confirmed Faith ; (4)
Tho joy of sharing in victory. In the
evening the text was the 11th verse of the
18th Psalm. "The Path of Life" was
the subject and the leading tbonghts were
(1) God opens the way 1 (2) Ohriat is the
guide ; (8) The oross is the starting
point ; (4) The pleasures of the way and
the reward, Bev. 1121-. Norton assisted in
administering the ea°rament at the close
010 eervf08.
The Army's epeoial week of Self -Denial,
now an annual institution wherever the
Salvation flag is belated, will be held
throughout this territory from Nov. 21st
to Nov, 27th. The publio are by this
time well acquainted with the purposes
which actuates the effort --its aim being
to supply, by means of self-denial, additi•
anal Sinews of war. Peet yonro have
proved tete $nan0101 harveets wbiob have
been reaped for the work by the ooneen-
tration of the Arn1y'e cons80rated week-
ere to this eohetne. Indeed results 1tave
Well reallzod which would 011rpris8 any
but those who are informed a8 to the do.
tailed devotion Thud hard work of the
Salvationists,