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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1898-10-21, Page 1Vol. 27. No: Pege New Advertisements,' 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. 1 THEQ UICK WAY TO -....,.,.,,r heat n house, Sell a Clouse. Seetife a Servant, Or, in tact, Huy, Sell or Sccare Anything, 18 TO nee tile POST WANT ®��''. a NIII. erd. ('Ont. The Standard Bank of Canada. MVMoney Orders Fur amonots of Fifty Dollars and under issued by this Bank, payable at par at any chartered Bank in Canada, with the exception of Branches in the Yukon Die. tricb, RATES ES Tinder 110 . $0.08 $10 to 20 . . 0.10 20 to 80 . 0.12 80 to 50 . . . 0.14 M. M. BRENT, AGENT, BRUSSELS. �21111VCPy 1 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. s 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 s • * 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 l , . raton 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. o u 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. y 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 P P 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 'st s'al've to a ou i relative t i e me m 1 0 0681000 d bya strain ao l 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,