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A Ohild-Jas, Fox..
Looals-J. T. Rose.
Strayed -Jas, Sharp.
Wood wanted -V. Gramm.
The quick way -Toa Pm.
Pigs for sale -Wm. Tarubull.
Walt Paper -G. A. Deadmau.
Notice to Creditors -A. Hunter.
Notice to Creditors -A. Ranter.
(Jow for sale-Robt, Henderson.
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M. M. BRENT, AGENT, BRUSSELS.
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MISS ROSS
returns her thanks to the Laflies
of Brussels and vicinity for their
patronage at the Millinery Open-
ing and solicits a contiunance of
their favors.
A Specialty Made of
Mourning Goode.
Dress ander
Mantle Making.
Special attention given to
this Department and Satisfaction
Guaranteed.
Latest Fashion Sheets.
MISSES ROSS,
Stretton Block, Brussels,
Jrnnzet.itoWAX.
Wm. Killoagh and with were visiting
their Boa near Manchester last week.
They purpose moving to that twenty
next Winter.
A shooting match will be held at T.
MoI]wen'e on Friday afternoon of next
week, 28th feet, Plenty of fowl. Separ.
ate target; for rifles, shut guns and air
guns.
L3luevn le.
The Flax Company hag isened a de.
tailed statement of receipts and expendi-
tures all certified to by the %editors.
J;' e h receipts to from all aouroea an Capital
amount were 32,448.61 ; this was ex.
pended on same account, except 569.22 of
a balance. The other reoeipto of the
Company amounted to $9,365.68. The
expenditures were, supplies, 9475.70 ;
salaries, 5686.50 ; freight and cartage,
927.10 ; paid to patrona for flax. $1,100.-
78 ; renewals and repairs, $23.61 ; wages,
92,469.21 ; insurance, 70.80 ; miseellane-
ous,93,821,81;total expenditure, $8,626..
61 ; balance $889.97.
Winertaxtin.
Rev. H. E. Mason's resignation takes
effeot the last Sabbath of November.
Mr. Mason has not definitely deoided
where hie future lot shall be oast.
Wm. Robertson, town tax oolleator,
has begun his rounds. The County rate
is 7 10 mills, Town rate 7 8.10 mills, De-
benture debt 0 milia, Sobool rate 0 mills,
total 204 mills ; beside this there is the
local improvement rate. They must be
paid by Deo. 14th, or five per oent. will
be added.
A man named J. W. Leet was arraigned
before Judge McDonnell, Taroulo, on a
charge of lunacy and was committed.
He was at one time a resident of Wing -
ham, iu charge of a law office. The brief
record now given of him as he disappears
from the cirolo of bneinese life is "no
home" -"committed,"
Bacon Poreosroo.-Mr. Bryce, of von.
12, Turnberry, bad a dreadful looking
arm last week. Oo Monday nothing was
noticed wrong, except a very small pia.
ple. He went that day to a threshing,
and the next moruing the arm was swol-
len and painful. Medical attendance was
secured, but the swelling continued to
grow worse. On Friday it looked serious
indeed, and heetayed with his daughter,
Mre. Linklater, so as to be near a phyei•
oian. On Saturday there was an im-
provement, and he is now recovering.
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Wroxeter.
Our Bailiff has developed into quite a
Full Show prize winner. In vegetables,
dowers and poultry be is hard to beat.
Thomas Hemphill do Son have recent-
lyand are
themill a
I ro10aeed
oatmeal
tt
hustling work. They have retained the
Barnard, who i0 an
services of A. B
John,
old hand at the business.
It is said that Robert Miller will seek
re-election as Co. Oounoillor for this
division with good prospects for re•eleo.
tion, but that B. S. Cook will not be a
oandidate.
Gem -Last Saturday night David
Scott, an old and highly respected resi-
dent of Wroxeter, passed away, aged 79
years and 6 months. Dysentery was the
cause of death. Deceased was born in
Roxboro'ehire, Sootland, and name to
this country 25 years ago. He leaves a
wife and one daughter, Mrs, D. Miles, of
this plaoe, to mourn hie demise. Mrs.
Soon is a sister to Robb. Fox, of Wrox.
eter. Funeral took plaoe ea Monday,
the service being oondnoted by Rev. Mr.
Anderson. The pall bearers were :-
Robb. Miller, T. B. Sanders, Joe. Kent.
son, Jno. Davidson and Geo. Barnard, of
Wroxeter, and Walter Smith, of Bins.
eels.
Lezt.dbnx'v.
LITTLE LINES. -Miert Mary Robinson
has been vieiting friends around here and
in.Tuokeremith for a week. She is a
daughter of Samuel Robinson, who mov-
ed some 4 or 5 yearn ago to bt Catherine.
-The people of Bethel have deoided to
have their Box•Soeial on Oat. 28th.
The prospects for a good program are ex-
cellent. We hope there will • be a good
turn ant ao that the move will be 8000000.
fol. -We notice Mr. Dennison's driver
"Jerry" made) a better record at Brae.
sole show than Seafortli. Possibly this
mmustiola
A. rowing
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Right Goode at Right Prides and at the time people want them is one of the
reasons this business has gone ahead at leaps and bounds. A. few weeks ago we
ooinmonced making extensive changes in the store ; changes that will make it easier
for you to soled your purchages. Everything i0 now complete and we are ready for
Fall and Winter trade. Three strong sections here are
Dress moods, & Mantles.
DRESS GOODS -In plain or fanoy coloring, special for school wear, double fold,
20c. In Colored Dress Goods, heavy Winter weight, some extra values aro
shown. Two lines in particular are worthy of note :-No, 1-A tweed effect,
small potterne, well made, a splendid Fall costume. No. 2 -Is a light make of
geode in mixed colors, something entirely new this Beason ; the prim of this
line is 26o, Dress Goods at 500. a yard is a leader with tie. Spatial 00400 wa0
taken in the selection of these goods and some elegant effeote are shown at this
popular price. Bettor linos at 60o., 76o., 90o, and 91,00.
MILLINERY is one of our strong Debate. Stylish hats are to bo foiled here but
wllat wo insist on is that every lady who purohaees here will have a hat or
bonnet that becomes her. MISS TODD fa in charge of this department.
MANTLES AND CAPIIS,-Mantles that fit -that aro finished well and keep their
appearance well are hero -they don't cost much' oithor. Prima range 98,60,
$4.60, $5.00, $7.50, t2o, At $5.00 you can gena mantle, blank or Colored in plain
or rough cloth.
Before malting your Winter p urahaeee take a look through our stook. It's a g
idea to investigate ; very often money is saved by it,
svl'KINNON & CO., BLYTHI
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1898
to
W. H. KERR, Prop.
wee beoaase Joshua held the linee,-The
note net time saying Kelly Bros, bad
seemed a timber limit in Wiar•
ton dietriot i0 not so. They were
there looking for the 11110 but did not buy,
as was oiroulated -Quire a large
orowd came to S. S. No. 9 to see Wilds'
show. They seemed to be very well
eatiefied with 11.-A gaols peddier has
been going around the country and soar.
ing the women, girls and some of the more
feminine young men nearly out of their
boots. If they did not buy from him he
got very mad, and tried to force hie sales
by threatening to shoot thorn, burn build-
ings, et0. He stye he is en Armenian.
No doubt some of the people wished the
Turks bad got him. -Don't forget the
Box Social,
About 1000 sores, if not more, will be
made workable by the draining expected
by the big ditch so long promised.
A oertain Savage was seen in Brussels
on Fall Show day, but erre long was
oaptured and under the oironmetances
seemed quite 0ootented.
Mies 1. Livingston is home from a visit
to London, St, Thoma=, Rodney and De.
troit. Mre. (Rev.) Scott and children, of
ltodney,a000utpanied hor and are now
vieiting Mre. Livingston, 10th eon.
The farm of Iiaao Matthews, lots 82
and 83, von, 13, has been leased to Dowd•
ing Bros., of Atwood, for a term of yearn,
at $800 per year. Mr. Matthews and
wife purpose removing to Listowel and
wilt hold an auction Bale of farm stock,
implements, dee , on Nov. Otb, F. S.
Scott, of Brueeela, will be the auctioneer.
Vi
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l'be McKillop tax collector is on his
annual visite' and taxes are lower than
for many years. 'Choy are as follows :-
For county rate, 92,319.07 ; township ex.
peuditure, 93,421.08, this includes $135,77
for benefit to roads by drains; for
salmon, 92,908,78, they receive besides
$783.8meek
outlet,$105.82utlet,; MnKillopdran Beauchamp from interest 06512.
The latter two amounts are in the Bald -
ern corner and mostly on Canada Oo.
lands. For Engineer's fees, $27.69 ;
statute labor, 950.00, moat of this is
Canada Co.'s, making a total of $9,812.5.6.
Jobe are now let for Clearing the roade for
the drains.
C7r r(0.,.
Township Council on Saturday, Nov.
6th.
Farmers are harvesting their root
crop.
Miss L. Straobau was visiting friends
at Goderich.
Miss Bertha Ball arrived home from
Toronto last week.
Smith Bros., 5810 line, have their older
mill running now.
91,00 gate Tun POST to the close of
1890. Subscribe now.
Quite a few sheep have bean worried
by dogs in this locality.
Mr. and Mre. Oornyn, of St. Marys,
are visiting friends on the 16th and 17th.
Mrs. W. T. Frain, of Detroit, and
Mrs. Jno. Mooney, of Morrie, Sundayed
at L. Frain's,
Mies Aggie Miller has returned from
Berlin, where she has been visiting for
the past 5 weeks.
Mies Sarah Kelly, of Detroit, is renew.
ing old friendships in Grey. It i0 10 or
12 years gime the Kelly family removed
from the 14810 von.
It is said the Heritage 100 mores, con.
6, hag been sold to D. Marsh, the present
tenant, for the sum of $3,000. Mr,
Heritage reeidee at London,
Owing to an accident, Rev. Mr. Yelland
was unable to take his work last Sabbath
and Rev. Mr. Hunter supplied the am
pointmentoin the South•eaeterly end of
the ire it.
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John Smith, 5th oon. bas pantie sod
n
• ram from Jno.
L bredShropshire 0
a wel
Campbell, a well known stook man, near
Toronto. The animal arrived by ex.
press On Wednesday.
Jno. Smith, Jae. Jackson and E, J.
McArthur are home again from their
trip to Manitoba. From what we've
heard they appear to have been well
pleased with what they saw.
Last weak Andrew Hislop and Mies
Hislop arrived baok from a .very enjoy-
able visit with relatives and friends in
Manitoba and the North-west. They
are willing and ready to boar testimony
to the beauties and bounties of that land.
Tna Poen i0 in receipt of correspond -
once this week from some person who
has neglected to sign their name in full.
We must have the name hi every case,
not for publication, but as a guarantee
of good faith. We hold correspondence
awaiting omission mentioned above.
We are sorry to hear of the illness of
Mrs. Samuel Shine, formerly of Grey
township. She has not been feeling well
all Summer but is now suffering from
neuralgia of the heart, Her many
friends here are anxious to hear of her
speedy 00000007.
Oneeuans.-The remains of the late
Meg. Nathaniel Smalldoa, formerly of
Grey township, were interred in Brussels
cemetery Iaet Wednesday afternoon,
having been brought' here from West
Boy City, Mich., on Tuesday. Mrs.
Smalldon died on Sunday, of heart fail.
nre,in her 84th year. She was a native
of Devonshire, England, and with her
husband, the late Nathaniel Smalldon,
who pre -deceased her 11 years ago, oame
to Canada Ia 1865, After living 3 years
in Wiltnot the family moved to Logan
and about 80 years ago looa8ed in this
township. Tho surviving song are John
and George, of Grey, Riohard, William
end Thome and the daugbtor0 aro Mrs.
Stineon, Mrs. Bnlhoff, Mrs. Hannah and
Mee. Keating. 18 is eleven years since
Mrs. Smalldon removed from Grey.
Mire. Heating and Riohard Smalldon
a000mponied the remains. The eervioe
was oonduotod by Rev. It. Paul and the
pall bearers were Wm. Hall, Joseph,
Oster, Hugh Porter, Joseph Knight, Wm.
King and D, MuQitarrie,
THAT ENTEaTAINnENT.-There 1000 a
very gassy item appeared in last week's
teens of Tae Poor in regard to the boys of
the 16111 and a young Haus amusing
them for a short time in a ohildlike
manner, It wouldn't do to try to amuse
old people any other way, but perhaps it
annoyed that youth. No doubt it was too
abort, as it only lasted two home. In.
rated of it being a vow bell it was a wed.
ding bell telling it0 tale. Thie bell wag
oompooed of a circular saw, and mould
boards of plows, and Shot gang. It wag
,t clinker. Our torch lights were Mich a
strong magnet that they drew month a0t.
ing au valves in the corn panel. But they
aro a little small hi the eye, they did not
see all. We only wanted to express our
thanks to Tom for the part he perform.
ed, hoping another 000ein will appear in
the near future, Tiore was nothing loft
out in the matrimonial item, but there
wet in the one oonoorning n0, and things
stated instead that were not so. The
gr;boaora so well knotvn however
er that
little uotiee de tekten to 'their gooeiping.
Vanua MSS.
0r810es0.
Township Council will be held here on
Saturday, Nov. 6110.
A magician will give an entertainment
in the Township Hall here next Monday
evening.
Our two teachers are re engaged for
next year at 0, slight advance in their
salaries.
Mre. D. O. Rose, of Brussels, was visit.
ing relatives in Ethel on Thursday of
this week.
We aro sorry to hear that Samuel
Ames is under the dootor's °are this week
but we hope he will goon be convalescent.
Owing to the aoofdent to Rev. Mr.
Yelland it is expeoted that Rev. D. B.
McRae will preach . in the Methodist
ohuroh next Sabbath eveming.
Lew. Eokmier hart invested in a fine
100 sore farm in Morrie it is said, for
which he paid 95,260. We wonder who
will be housekeeper if it is true 7
Thursday evening of last week Rev.
Mr. Yelland was thrown out of his buggy
at the Oranbrook ;Murata and had two of
hie ribs broken. It is thought that the
buggy nun over him or else hie horse
tramped upon him. We hope he will
soon be able to get about again,
Bites yr r xi.
Township Ooauoiilaet Monday.
A few jobs of threshing are to be done
yet.
Some of our hunters talk of taking a
deer hunting tont through the North.
What young man of the 7th goes over
to the 4th now 1 He most be dear hunt•
fag.
Coon hnating bee commenced. It
must be dear earned fun these dark
nighle.
The auction sale of Walter Innes takes
plane on Tuesday afternoon of next week,
26th inat.
Hugh MuDonald attended a fowl sup•
per at Ino, Mills', jr., one day recently.
He reports a good time.
Geo. Dobson, wife and eon and Miss
McKay, of Stayner, were visiting at
Thos. Maunders' lett Sunday.
A farmer o
E the 7th line hes a 6•
months -old draft colt that tipped the
beam at 765 pounds. Jim. sage "It is a
snorter."
$1.00 in advance will seoure THE PO -T
to the o1o0e of 1899. If you want the
news subscribe now and get balance
of 1898 free.
A deer was seen on the 6th lino East
last week and the farmer had to get out
of the rig and drive it off before hie horses
would go by. Surely it must have been
a bold one.
Will. Maunders' new house is up, the
roof on and a good share of the interior
lathed. The outeide will be brick veneer
which will be put up this Fall. It will
be a nosy home when completed. •
The foundation for a new ohuroh at
Belgrave was dug out and drained this
week. Stone is ou the ground and the
Committee are now looking for briok.
Some tally of having red brick in the
building.
Last Thursday Judge Masson held
Voters' List Cloud in the Township Hall.
There were no Conservative appeals.
The Liberals put on 10 names and Wtruok
off 10. Lawyer Sinolair, of Brussels,
looked after the Liberal appeals.
Ric1d. Skelton is home from Manitoba
on a visit. He has leased hie farm and
will take a rest for a while, Mr. Skelton
met with an accident playing ball by
which some of his ribs were broken and
he is advioed to take a rest for a time.
It ie said that Law. Eokmier, of Ethel,
has preheated the 100•aore farm of Jno.
Wilson, 2nd line, and wilt takeposeesaion
next Spring. $6,250 is said to be the
figure paid. Mr. Wilson is residing in
South Deem, near Harrow, and fa well
pleased with his location.
We are informed that Neil McCallum
hag secured a position se comedian,
elocutionist, rope dancer and doctor with
a band of medicine Indians now living
near the sand hill on the 7811 line and
wilt no doubt be giving a series o1 0
on-
oerte in the neighboring schools.
Fnosi Ton Wm. -Councillor Mooney
and his daughter, Min Jennie, arrived
home from a trip to Manitoba and the
Northwest lost Friday night. Mr.
Mooney w80 quite delighted with what he
saw and is very °inhustaatio over the pee-
eibilitiea and probabilitieo of that mem.
try. He has taken up 3110 mores as home.
steads 5 miles from Weymouth village on
the Soo line of railway, 70 miles South of
Indian Head, where his son is looated,
and may pnro10ase another 820 sores to
complete the motion, Mr. Mooney says
coal can be had at Weymouth from
Santis at $2.50 per ton and the dif loolty
of fuel supply is thereby solved. At In.
dian Head these are 7 elevatore and it 10
expeoted that a million buakeie of whom
will be handled there, There 'wag quite
a fall of snow, about 0 inches on the
level before lir, Mooney left but the
farmero were hauling loads on their
slatgho fn some pla0ee. He wag as far
Wast as Moosejaw and while away met
With a large number of old Mende. It is
rumoured that Mr, Mooney will remove
from Morrie township to the Northwest
but he eay0 he has not yet definitely de•
aided se to ,leaving hie fine 100 a0ree in
thie townebip but his son Fiarry will
likely go Weet io the Spring and got in a
Drop and hold the homeeteado. We
would he earry to see Mr, Mooney and
Farmers are busy with the maogel and
apple crop this week. The potato orop
fa a poor affair this year and they will no
doubt be high in the Spring,
Bob. MoOutobeon's racing dolt, "Bay
Billy," in at present laid up with a gore
let which much resembles obioken-pock.
TIM; is a very bad lose for Bob, and we
hope soon to see him teetered to his for.
mer health as he is a promleing animal.
Leet Sunday afternoon a young gentle.
man of the 8th von., started iu pursuit
of a "dear" but didn't sight it anti'
he reached the outskirts of a forest on the
god. He failed to capture and so had to
give up pursuit on amount of darkness
setting in, but he managed to reach home
beforebreak.
daybreak.
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Last Sunday evening a large 'meet.
her" suddenly appeared in the lane in
front of the beautiful drab residence on
the
t in oEa
farm on the
eloping plains gently gP P
711t. It proceeded inthe direction of the
house, but no serious damage was done.
After illuminating the heavens for a
short time it disappeared as mysterious.
ly as it oame. It was witnessed by sever-
al spectators.
Jno. Wilson, formerly of tbie townebip,
writing from Harrow, Essex County,
gays :-"We have had no frost this sea-
son yet and everything i0 as green as in
the month of June. A Co. is drilling for
oil about a mile from here. It is said to
be the same bed of rock as at Finlay,
Ohio, where so much gas and oil have
been got, The company have hopes of
seeming the same commodities here."
Cr -ax tbroolc.
400-oorde of soft wood wanted at Cram -
brook Lime Werke. V. Gaonor. 16 -
Revival eervioee have been in progress
in the Methodist aharoh here for the past
few weeks. Good is being done.
A son and heir hag arrived to gladden
the home of our villager, Allan Cameron.
Long life and prosperity is our wish for
the young gentleman.
Last Monday Gideon Perrie left for
Boston where he holds a position as in-
structor in athletics in a well known
College. He was here on a visit for the
past few 10eeke.
Neat Sunday afternoon W. H. Herr, of
Brussels, will take charge of the service
in the Methodist ohurab here owing to
Rev. Mr. Yelland being unable to
take his work.
Mies Lib, McLachlan left Brussels for
New York on Monday. From this oily
she sailed on the White Star steamship
"Germanic" on Wedneeday for Liver-
pool. Her destination is Downham Mar.
ket, Norfolk, Eng., where her uncle, Dr,
McIntosh, resides. We wish Mies Mo.
Lachlan a safe voyage and a pleasant
time.
AoOrDENT.-Tbnr'eday night of last
ween after the service was over in the
Methodist ohoroh Rev. Mr. Yelland and
John Knight want to the shed for the
parson's horse. The two gentlemen got
into the buggy aud were turning out of
b the buggy
e h when one wheel of
the sed
of put
a obstacle and the t
tau over gem o6 0 1
attached to.
h cru h
thelight out in the last
ig
the dashboard. In some unaccountable
manner Mr. Yelland wag thrown out,
breaking the whip in his fall, and it is
eupposed the horse must have tramped
on him for two ribs were broken and
damages inflicted that have laid', the
reverend gentleman up. We are sorry
about it as he had only recently re00ver-
ed from another accident with his horse
received at Crediton before moving to
Ethel circuit:. We hope Mn. Yelland will
soon be bettor.
MIDNIGHT Voerroae. - Laet Monday
night some party or pettier; effected an
entrance into A. MoDonald'e store here
by forcing open the outside Dollar door
and from the oeller went upstairs to the
shop. They helped themselves to gent's
underclothing, felt bats, woolen eooke,
fine shoes, gloves, mitts, &o., in the
clothing line and panned salmon, catsup,
tea, cakes and the like. A package of
magnesia was dropped outside. The
baok door of the store was unbolted and
the goodie carried out that way. It was
a cheeky Mem of bueineee and it is to be
hoped the $25.00 reward will lead to the
apprehension of the thieves as well et
the reoovery of the goods. Mn. McDon-
ald does not live at the store but opposite
the hotel benne he was not aware of his
loss until he went to open up on Tuesday
morning. Postmaster MaNair'e More
was tapped once too 'gom0 time ago so
there is somebody who is laying in sum
plies.
Miss Cora Fergosou, who hoe been
visiting at Detroit, has returned to Tees -
water after an enjoyable visit.
Mrs. Robb. Johneton baa been on the
siok list for several weeks with pleurisy
and pneumonia but is improving nicely
now.
Olem Newton, at one time a reeidout of
Brueeela, has entered the employ of
Lyman de Northop, wholesale druggists,
of Montreal.
Jno. D. Ronald has not been extra
well this week and has been confined to
hie residence. We hope he will eo0n be
able to attend to bueiness again.
We are sorry to state that our towns-
man James Oliver is not enjoying the
r nt. e hope
e ico-
heat of health at sae W
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pravement will soon be notioeabie.
Mre. George Booker took her son Harry
to Toronto last week to °onealt a special.
one of his
trouble in o
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limbs, o
ago. We hope Hary will soon be all
right again.
Jas. Fox and Walter Smith attended
the funeral of the late David Scott, at
Wroxeter, last Monday. Deceased was
an unolo to Mn. Fax and a distant eon-
neotfon to Mn. Smith through his broth-
er's marriage,
Barrister Blair bad a rib fractured last
week by being struck in the aide by a
package of parliamentary reports thrown
in fun by Druggist Fox. Mr. Blair says
be has a better idea now than ever of the
weight of thee; returns. The Dr. had to
put on a bandage to relieve the pain of
the disabled "slat."
Mies Hattie Downing left for Goderich
on Tuesday afternoon where she will at-
tend the Collegiate Id0titate. Mies
Hattie is a bright young girl, 000001ng
her 8rd class certificate before she was
15 years of age. She has always been a
good pupil, taking the various promotions
in the shortest time possible and we ex-
peot, with good health, to ase her secure
her god class °artifioate in good style.
Wo wish her BOooeeo.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Jno. Ament is bothered with eoiatioa.
Will. James has been on the eiok this
week.
W. W. Harris, oheese buyer was home
for last Sunday.
Mre. Garter, of Blyth, was vieiting her
mother, Meg. Robt. Burne.
George Robb hae moved to the Jam.
MoOrae term South of Brussels which he
has leased.
John 0. Halliday and daughters, of
Londen, were vieiting relatives in Brus-
sels this week.
Colin MoArthur and Will. Mosier, of
Blyth have gone to the Old Country on a
holiday trip.
Last week Mies Hazel Johnston wag
taken quite 01, but the trouble was °heck•
ed in good time to avert more serious
consequences.
Richard Roche, who has been in
Austria for the past Sommer, is on hie
way home and is expeoted to reach Bruo.
eels before the close of the month,
Ernest Sparing, who is employed at D.
Ewan'e blacksmith shop, hae been laid
up during the poet week with something
like a light stroke of paralysis in lois face.
We hope he will soon be all right.
Mrs. E. W. Meleem and Mien Gertie
intend removing to Brantford next week.
Mr. Maisons is employed in that city with
the Waterous Company. They have lived
in Betweeln for the past 10 or 12 years.
We wish them eucne00.
While reaching for a thatch to light a
lamp last Sabbath evening Miert Lizzie
Sample had the mielortune to run a sew-
ing needle, eye first, into her right hand,
A doctor had to remove the broken
noodle, Mae Sample will stiffer no
faintly reeve tom this neighborhood, partioular trouble iron het 00porjeu00,
CSIUftUll U111M1'.
Rev. R. Peal will preach at Gerrie
next Sabbath.
Conseoration eervioe will be held at the
Epworth League next Sabbath evening.
Revd;. Metiers. Crossley and Hunter
are holding evangelistic services in Olin.
ton.
The regular monthly service was held
in the R. 0. church last Sabbath morn-
ing."The Church at 8ardie" is the subject
at the Young People's Chapter of St,
John's roh.
A Missobnionary topic "Go or send" is o0
the program of Melville Endeavor for
Sabbath evening next.
Stratford Central Methodists have in-
vited Rev. E. N. Baker, D. B., of Chat-
ham, for their next pastor.
Rev. Dr. Cochrane, a well known Pres-
byterian divine, of Brantford, died .after
a few days illness on Monday.
Read the notes on Sabbath euhool
les-
son in Tim Pose every week. It will do
both pupils and teachers good.
Next Sunday in the Methodist church
in the morning the pastor will praaoh on
the subject of "Prayer." Evening topic,
"Are you Mewed 3"
The Goderiob correspondent in speak.
ing of the recent visit of Rev. S. J. Allis
to that town 0aye :-Rev. Mr. Alliu io a
first -alas religiose demonstrator and
Brnaoele may be proud at him.
A oheering discourse was preached last
Sunday morning by Rev. G. J. Abet' in
St. John's ohuroh from the text "Behold
how good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity,"
Psalm 138.1. The evening text was St.
Matthew 17.27.
The annual Diatriot Epworth League
Convention, of Wiugham District, will be
held in the Methodist obnroh, Kincardine,
on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 16
and 17. Rev. S. J. ABM, of. Brussels,
will be one of the epeakere at the evening
session on Thursday.
Huron College Missionary Satiety hae
elected the following officers for the
year ;-President, Provost Watkins, M.
A. ; viee•presedent, W J Doherty ;
treasurer, Rev. Prof. Bargees, M. A..;
secretary, T. Bart Howard; eeoretary for
Gleaners' Union, H. M. Langford.
Rev. B. J. Allin presohed two good die.
oonesee last Sabbath in the Methodist
church. "Lessons from the burning
bush," was the theme in the morning and
the three parables of Matt. 18110 chapter,
the foundation for the evening sermon.
The pastor sang the appropriate solo,
"The ninety and nine," at the olose of
his di000urae. •
The thirty.third annual Provincial
convention of the Sabbath Sobool As-
000ialion of Ontario will be held in Peter-
boro', Oat. 26th to 29th. A meeting will
be held in Peterboro'on Monday evening,
Oot. 24th. Programa have been mailed
to all pastors in the Province, requesting
them to hand them to the euperinten.
dente of their Sunday sohools. Mies
Jessie A. Munro, 26 Manning Arcade,
Toronto, is the corresponding secretary.
DlooMMAN CONVENTION.-- Huron Lay
Workers' and Sunday oobools eighth
Diocesan Convention will be held in St.
George's school house, Sarnia, on Thuro-
day Fay, bnd ,
in ooneooandtfon ridwithOctothe annualer27th maeeting28810of
the Huron Lay Workers' Aesooiation.
The following is the program ..-Address
by the Bishop , The line and scope of
S. work ; its aim and limitotioue,"
Rev. W. S. Sayres, B. A., of Detroit ;
"Individual work in the Sunday 0011001,"
Be E. Jamieson, Detroit ; Divide aervioo
in St. George's ohuroh, sermon by the
Bishop: Holy Communion ; "Woman's
responsibility, by Mre. Williamson, of
Toronto ; "Training o1 the Lay Worker,"
Rev. C. W. Healey, M. A., Brantford ;
"The Lay Reader in his work, Prinoi-
pad Dymond ; "Mild life, and how to
train it for God," Mrs. Gahan, of Lon.
don ; "Lay work in ing spiritual hepeots,"
Rev. J. 0. Farthing, M. A. ; "(thnrub•
wardens, what they are to be, and what
they are to do," Rev, J. 13.Morehouge the
teaching and giving
Sunday schoo),' Rev. John Monday, of
Port Huron ; "Tho Ohurohman's duty,"
Rev. Dyson Hague, of Toronto ; mewled.
ing address by the Biebep,
A. T. Cooper, of Clinton, has been ap-
pointed Secretary of the Provincial
Christian Endeavor Inion, A better
ohoioe oould not have been made.
The union service of Melville Endeavor
and the Epworth League of the Metbo•
diet ohuroh held last Sabbath evening in
Melville ohuroh, was largely attende 8 and
a lively interest was manifested. A. M.
MoIfey presided and Mise Minnie Moore
iotroduoed the topic of "How to do bet-
ter work." Some 16 persons to.,k Part
in the discussion of the subject, This
meeting should be a fruit bearer.
Mies Maggie E. Johnston, of London,
left on Saturday on her way to China as
a missionary. Miss Johneton i0 a young
woman about 28 years of age, and her
parents live near Bruoefteld. She is be-
ing sent out by the Christian Workers
Mission of London, of which she is a
the art
edit•
will6 under
e her but e]
m m
At
t bine Inland Mission. A
tion of he t7
the revival meeting held in the mission
church, King street, London, Friday
evening, Mies Johneton said farewell to
her friends, by whom she will be support•
ed in her field of labor. Over $800 has
been subscribed toward the initial ex.
pensee, and Pastor Mackenzie explained
that $100 had been event for training in
the Christian Alliance Missionary In.
etitate, New York, and the further sum
of $100 bad gone to purohase the neves•
sexy missionary oatfit, leaving $100 moro
to meet the $200 needed to cover the
travelling expenses. Thirty dollars was
immediately promised Iby the friends
present, and the usual farewell hymn was
sung, "God be with you till we meet
again." Wee Johnston will spend a
month in Toronto, at the China Inland
Mission Home in that city, before con -
tinning on her way to the land of the
Orient. She is not likely to return for 6
years.
Al the annual meeting of the London
Methodist Conference W. F. M. B. held
reoently at Goderiob the eleotion of an-
oers resulted as follows:- President,
Mre. (Dr.) Berne, Sb. Thomas ;• est vine
president, Mre. (Dr.) Fowler, London ;
2nd vine president, Mre. Diokeon, Lon-
don ; 3rd vine president, Mrs. (Dr.)
Eccles, London; corresponding secretary,
Mira. Cunningham, Kincardine ; treasur-
er, Mies Aoheeon, •oderiob ; correspond•
ing secretary of mission bands, Plias Etta
Webster, London ; superintendent of
s otematio giving, Mre. J. H. Tennant,
London ; auditor, W. R. Robertson,
Goderiob. Delegates to the general
board meeting at Kingston were cleated
as follows ; Mrs.Rev.) Harrison, Gran-
ton ; Mrs. B atm(
Reehan, London ; Mrs.
Riedon, St. Thomas ; Mre. Tennant,
London. By virtue of office, Mrs. Barns
and Mre. Cunningham are members of
the general board. As alternates, Mra.
(Dr.) Fowler, London, and Mrs. (Dr.)
Eccles, London, were chosen. Diatriot
organizers : London dietriot - Mre.
Evans, London ; Stretford, Mrs. Rios,
Bt. Marys; W ingbam-Mre. 51uxwortby ;
Goderiob - Mrs. Louth, Holmesville ;
ExeteM
r -re y, Merton •:Strath.
Patale I
0
-Mre. Gandy, roy ,
Strathro S
arnia-
left with the executive ; W
i
. ndsor-Mrs.
Thorpe, Windsor ; Chatham-Mre. S.
Gardiner, Chatham ; Ridgetowu-Mre•
Bond, Ridgetowu ; 8t. Thomas-Mre.
Marlen, St. Phomas.
CanISTIAN ENDEAVOnnaa.-The Obrie-
tian Endeavored!, who were in session at
Hamilton last week, got for their eeoond
day of convention weather as bright as
their purple and yellow banners. Atter a
sunrise prayer meeting, devotional exer-
cises began at 8.30, and at 9.30 Secretary
Thomas Morris, of Hamilton, told what
be knew of the financial oondition of the
society. The table of denominations
represented in the society ie as follows :
Denomination T'1. Mem. Mis. Offer.
Metbodiet 42,665 $2607 11
Presbyterian 30,401 5119 70
Union 6,930 877 41
Baptist 4,340
Congregational , 2,232
Episcopal 1,462
D10019100
Chriatnana
Brethren
Friends
Evangelists
Lutheran
986
522
284
272
330
123
254 90
323 89
38 58
8 00
65 97
3 50
67 98
26 58
25 22
90,400 $8808 40
Thursday's seosfone of the Endeavor
Convention included the election of 0831.
oere and addresses by such noted speakers
as Rev. Francis (lark, of Boston, and
Rev. G. W. Kirby, of Brantford, but the
biggest thing of all was the Junior rally
at the Armory. There are some 4,000
seats in the hall, and they were all
doubly filled. The motion by Rev. Mr.
Henderson, of Heneall, and Miss Beatty,
that in future all Endeavorere pay their
own way, instead of being billeted, was
carried unanimously, The list of officers
for 1899 is ; President, Bev. Elliott S.
tlt 100• r0al
dente Rev.
Rowe, of Toronto , v pp ,
F. Barker, Hamilton ; 0.J. Atkinson,
Toronto ; T. Morris, jr., HamiIton ; Rev.
J. S. Henderson, Sewall ; secrotary ; A.
T. Cooper, Clinton ; treasurer, W. J.
Doherty, London ; editor, Rev, J. S.
Conning, Caledonia ; junion superinten-
dent, Mtge L. Wiggins ; oounoillore, Rev.,
Dr. Diokeon, Galt ; J. N. Dales, King.
;ton, and S. John Duncan Clark, Toron-
to. The presentation of banners stirred
up the enthusiasm of the audience to It
general eleotion pitch. Huron County
got the first prize bander for the Iargeet
number of reports from societies, affilint.
ed and unaffiliated. The other leaky
winners of honors were Ontario County,
and North -Wellington. Miss Wiggins,
Provincial Junior Superintendent, caused
a oenoation by resigning. Her pled° is
taken by Mies Whitworth, of St. Maryo.
Rev. Dr. Clark, of Boston, got, beeide0
the theme of the house, five photoe of the
committee of 1808 and the presidentof
the looal union. Montreal gets the eon•
volition of 1809,
10,000 barrelo of apples will be shippe:l
from Mitobell.
Perth Co, Sobool Toadies' Convention
at St. Mary's jest week,
North Perth Agl. Soclety intends 8001.
log with profoesi0ns1 exhibitors,
1". Von NaNbrOun, of Berlin, will build
an addition 40 by 130 ft. to hie factory,