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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1899-5-26, Page 1Vol, 27. No. 46 0111•1100111. 1.11011:0601•0•111111(010.1.100 BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1899 New Advertisements. Tlooal—Tile Pose, Jamal -G. 11, King, For Bale—Eli Smith, Lunt—Ewan & Intuit. Seed potatoes—J. T, Ross. Baking powder—Jae, Fox. Bioyelee—G. A. Deadman. County Council—W. Lane, Clothing-MoKinnon & Co. Wool wanted—Robt. Graham, Looal—Brnssole Driving Park. lb:tf),sl. The bioyale business is booming. Rev. Geo. Baker and wife, of Bervie, were visiting at Wm. Hall's last week, Mrs. Baker is Mr. Hall's daughter. Rev. Mr. Hunter will give an address on "Missions and the B. S•" at the Sab- bath school oonvantion to be hold at Brnseele nese Tuesday evening. 'Mr. Cook, oar butcher, has removed to Woodetook where he has taken a situ• Mien. He is a brother-in-law to our energetio villager, Geo. Mitchell. Among welcome visitors to Ethel teat week, was Rev, J. L. Stewart, of Bervie, formerly of Ethel. Tie expects to go to College next year to oomplete hie comae in Arta, The township daddies will meet here on Saturday of this week for the dispatch of tininess. Councillor Lake is not any Ino well this Spring lent we hope bo will continue to improve. ool \Jall1! Highest Cash Price paid for any quantity delivered at ray Grain Store House, No. 1, Brus- sela. I also wantt all kinds of Grain. Robt. Gmham. Sc2d Po1atoos. Have received a car of Fine Seed Potatoes which will be sold at a close figure. Parties Want- ing seed should Secure them at once as they are likely to be scarce. J. T. ROSS, GROCER, BRUSSELS, S oMe1liillg ew Wo are pleased to state that this week we will open the Photograph Gal- lery in tbo Stratton Blook, where nothing but first -Claes work will be done. Per- manenoyand full satisfaction guaranteed to all. Enlargements in any kind of Art work, worked and finished by ourselves, having to send none away to be complet- ed. We will be pleased to have you call and inepeot our work knowing that it will fully,00nvinee you that ours is of the BEST. Everything done Artietioally and strictly up.to•date. Copying done with the greatest 0000000, Our parlor is open to you at all times. Kindly give us a °all. ' Wee are here to stay. HART, R 9 , AR7"iST Streltml Block, Brussels, r I i RELIABLE PHOTO. STUDIO. We are second to none in the Photo. Business and tip-to•date. GALLERY First-class 1 IN STBUMEN T3 First-class' MATERIAL WORKMANSHIP We, without a doubt, secure Del. Masa Photographs: We eoliolt the pet• nonage of the publto. I have songbt care. Dilly to satisfy alt my ouetomere in the peat, and I guarantee all my work per. mahent and tip•to-date. I also hold in my possession all negatives taken by Messes. Bingen, Perry, Strong and my. self for the past 5 years, Photos. may be. taken from these negatives at any time its eabiefaotory as at time of sitting. Copying and Tiniergfns a apeoiaity. First.cbtao Water Color and Crayons at. a low price. Dou't forgot the eland, tomes from Deadman's Drug Store. Give tie a pall. ALWAYS WELCOME. H. /T. 2REWEAs A.i1TIBT, itit>tr2siirs. The 50 Bore farm of Joseph Faulkner, 8th con., bee been Bold to John Bateman, Oth oon„ for the sum of $2,300, pones. Mon to be given after barveet. Mr, Faalknor's health le not very robueb and the recent fire did not improve it, henoe he will take a reels from farming in the hope of reoruiting. Ponnio Lmonar,—Few villages eurpase Ethel along the line of Public Libraries. Onrn is kept at the poetofiioe with Miee R, Spence es the obliging Librarian. There are 1200 boolte on the shelves ; 126 were purobaeed this year ; 1182 were maned during the post year ; and the membership roll shows 120 members. The Board of Management consists of F. Freeman, Preeidont ; Miss R. Spence, Seoretary and Librarian ; H, F. MOAlile. ter, Treasurer ; Dr. Ferguson, L, Dob• son, J. ()ober, Goo. Dobson, Geo, Lnlay and 0. Bernath. A good library is a great boon to any community and should be heartily supported. 1I31uevaJa,. J. J. Denman wits home over Sunday. A large quantity of flax is being sown this season, Duff & Stewart have nearly fiuiehed their season's out of lumber. Rev. W. J. West was at Lucknow last week attending the Presbytery. Ed. Bryan, of Brusaele, paid a friendly call on station agent Kendall last Satur- day. Noel, Viv. and Reggie Kendall, of Brussels, were visiting their dad Taut week. - John Burgess was at Bennie last week attending the funeral of hie uncle, Sainusl Burgess. JTaguire's hotel is being partly rebuilt. It will be greatly improved in appearance and conven10000, Joseph Leech was at Brusaele last. week attending the District meeting of the Methodietcharoh. W. Messer Paid a flying it to Wing. • ham on Saturday. It's a treat to ride behind that file driver of his. Rev. D. Rogers attended the District meeting at Brussels lest week and will leave next week for Oonferenoe et Wind. eor. Our genial postmaster, R. J. Oasemore, was under the weather last week but we are glad to see he is as smart as a erioket again. The section men on the Grand Trunk went ont on strike Monday. Stink to- gether boyo, you have the sympathy of the public. Alex. Graig, our wagon maker, ie mak- ing things hum. The by cities round us will have to look out or Sandy will be after them. W. J. Duff is hard at work getting out timber for a new bridge at the B line to take the plana of the one washed away daring the late flood. DRAIN TILE.—A. Robertson & Go, have opened a yard at Bluevale station where they will keep a stook of the celebrated Drayton tile on hand, Ere, Black, who woe seriously hurt in a runaway recently, still has her arm in splints, but ebe is improving and we hope she will soon be as well as ever. Quite a few of our citizens have a euper•abnodaooe of "soap" on band just now eines the visit of the Brooks' Musi• oal Go. Wonder if, that watch goes all right ? During the pest week Bluevale has been treated to oonaerte every night of an inferior oasts. We trust it will prove a good lesson to those who have been so taken in. Rev. D. B. McRae, of Crenbrook, con- ducted a Y the preparatory services in the I P Presbyterian ehnroh here on Friday, inst., and delivered an excellent sermon on "All things are yours," Nineteen members were received on profession of faith and two by oertifioate. Walton. W. M, and Mre. Smith spent Sunday in Seaforth. Horace Bennett, of Clinton, spent San - day in town. Jonas Beoker is moving into the house vacated by Geo. Smith. Some of our youths took in the sports at Clinton on the 24th. The Misses Humphries are now num. bared among our lady oyoliete. W. J. Smith was in town Friday bid. ding his friends farewell before going West. Arthur and Miss Ida Burkholder pass- ed through here on a tripNorth on Sun- day. Geo. Smith and Robb. Moore left on Tuesday with their famitiee and effeote for Manitoba. Ernest Smith has returned home from Toronto where he has been engaged for some time past. ' Will, and Alf. Stafford were visiting in the North on Sunday. Why does not Will. always take the pony on Sunday. The foal belouging to W. H. Sholdice, and reported in laebweek's Pon was aired by Stratton Bros.' "Texas Guy" instead of "Glisten." Simeon and Mrs. Barrows left on Tune day for an extended trip to Dows, neer Iowa Falls, state of Iowa, where they will visit hie brother and other relatives whom they have not seen for many years. Mr. s Alex. Gardiner entertained a e of the members oro d composed marry W os P of her Sabbath Sobool ohne at her home on Saturday, Mrs. Gardiner is an ideal hostess end the gueete report a magnifi= oont time. Last week as R. Frailer and M. Cole - mart were returning from Brusaele, their horse shied at a roving pigand preoipi• tated them into the ditch, seriously in, jilting Ilii. Coleman. The horse ran away but was looated near Belgrave. LADIES' GnILD:--The' Iadiee of St. George's oburoh met at Mrs. Chrieto• pber'e on Wodoeeday afternoon of last weak and re -organized for the coming year. An interesting meeting was held, there being a good attendance. The fed - lowing off'oore were, sleeted :—President, Mrs, J. Soarlett ; Vioe•President, Ms. H, Hamilton ; Treasurer, Mies Jane Felly ; Tteo.-Seoretary, Mies M. R. Ke1. ly; Auditors, Miss, Chrietoplier and Mies Belga. The next meeting of the Guild will bo held on May 8101 at Mrs. Jno, Bolgoe's. Jae, Turnbull received a present in the sheen of a fine mare volt teat week. 141i IiboLanohlin intends raising his btaokemith shop and putting a now floor in and a atone wall under. We aro ab ways pleased to note the enterprise of our townspeople. 0.)l•u.ntl *-noir. Only a small quantity of flax lute been Howe this season, Cranbroolo will be represented at the S, S. Convention at Bruesele next Taos. day. Matthew Moses and Miss Forrest, of Jamestown, were visiting at Jno. For. rest's this week, Empire Day was obonrved in our school on Tuesday by a program of patri- otic retaliations, songs, &o. in the after. noon, A line monument was erected in the cemetery here, on Monday, to the memory of the late Mrs. A. McNair, who died about a year ego. An old landmark has been removed in the pulling down of the log house near the bridge on the Cameron property. It was built 45 or 50 years ago. Fred. Raddatz has been troubled with some ailment in the right eye and is be- ing dootored for the disabled optio. We hope he will 8000 be all right. • Friday of this weak those interested in the Orenbrook cemetery are expected to epeud the day, or part of it, in making necessary improvements. All should make an effort to attend. Rev. D. B. MaReo preached in Bine. vale on Friday last and in Molesworth on Sabbath. Rev. Mr. Ballantyne, of Molesworth, centupled the pulpit of Knox ohne,* here on Suuday morning. A eoarahing and outspoken discourse was preaohed in the Methodist oharob last Sabbath afternoon by Rev. Mr. Tel• land, from the text "Woe to those who are at ease in Zion." 13e doesn't beat round the bush. Among visitors to Oianbrook and vlainity during the past week we flathead : —Fred. Zimmer and Mr. Soott, of Wel- leeley ; Dan. Stein, of Milverton •, W. McKay and J. Shine, of Lima. They were all wheeling. The Allan steamship "Californian" on whioh Miss Jennie MoNair sailed fur London, Dug., arrived in due course and Min Mao. will now be with her relatives at Purley, in Surrey, where she pur- poses visiting before going to Scotland. For a man of 73 years of age 'few per• sons do more work or get about with more agility than Postmaster McNair. No has been a resident of this locality for the past 43 years, eahool teaching for some time before going into the mercan- tile business and he has a wide oirole of relatives and friends. Geer Hay promisee well in many places. Counoil meeting on Saturday of this week, 2711) iuet. There are no appeals against the As• easement Boll thie year. Norman Hill was home from Port Huron for the Queen's Birthday. • Miss Millie Grewar, of Bruesele, is holidaying at Jae. Mitchell's, 12th con. A large number of farmers are making noticeable improvements in new fencing thio season. Mise Jane Mitchell is home from De. trait on a visit to her father, Jae. Mit- chell, 10th oon. Mies Ida Burkholder, of MoKillop, was the guest of the Misses Rnzell, 10th o0n., during the past week. J. J. eor Ball 10th can, P pos- sessor the road os- , a a "Costumer" foal from hie ail o f trotting mare It is,a dandy and should make a valuable animal Wm. Lova, Oth oon., ie having a large addition to hie barn and is also extend. ing the atone stabling. Thos. Stevenson, of the 10th eon., has raised his baro and is putting shone stabling under it. Don. Orem, firs. Jno. Orerarlond Mrs. Malcolm Lamont were in attendanoe at the funeral of Mee. A. Grerar last Bator. day, at Stratford. She was the mother of John and Donald 0rerar of the Oth con. AGAIN TO THE FRONT.—Meeere. Harris and Ramsay won the sowing match at Clinton on the Queen's Birthday with comparative nee. There were 5 saws in the competition. The men who ban cut a log in two any quicker than the Grey boys are yet to be beard of. Logan & Logan, of Blyth, won 2nd money, and Verde & Wilteie, of Grey, were Ord, Natromo DAY. —Tuesday evening the new school anniversary, known as Empire Day was celebrated at Shine's school house where a large audience congregated. The school house was decorated with flags and portraits of the Queen and the Prince of Wales. Jas. McLachlan was voted to the ohaie and filled the office most acceptably. Following Was the in. tereeting program :—Recitation, "Gan• r, eon Edith Slake ' Saotah oda, D g by Geo. Forrest ; recitation, "Temperance Boy," Louie Blake ; address by W. H. Kerr, of Tem POST ; essay nu the Bribieh Empire, V. Armstrong ; recitation, Jae. Perris ; recitation, "Poor Old Maids," Beside Davidson, Annie Glassier, Bella Dark, Mabel Hoggard, Hazel Remelt and Annie Gordon , va C antelon reoitation, • son "Rule D Role Britamlia, Ge rite Bielby - instru- mental, violin, Jae. Shaw reoitation, John Diokeon ; song, Rob, Ellis ; recite,. tion, "Victoria's Virtuous Reign," Aggie. Calder ; reading, "The Yankee and the Dutchman's dog," Jno. Farquharson I reoitatiou, "When. the teacher gate arose, Bessie Davidson ; song, Mabel Hoggard ; recitation, "Thelittle robe of white," Mend Hoggard ; reoitation,:'New Neigh- bora," Ada Oakley; harmonica eeleotions, Sam. Oantelon ; dialogue, Jae, Hoggard, Frank Davidson, Thos. Bielby, A. Law. eon and Jno. Farquharson; reoitation, Lizzie Diolceon ; duet, Bertha and Jennie Rands ; reoitation, 'How to help youu. self," Mabel . Cardiff ; instrumental on hsfmoniaa, Alex. Lamont ; recitation, "The Grumbles " Mabel Hoggard ; real- tation, Eddie Oakley, A vote of thanko was passed to those who Regietad in the program on motion of S. R. Grerar, timelier, and Thos. Bielby, after whioh the "National Anthem" was loyally eying and trio entertainment concluded. Another munioipal drain ie bolug sur. voyed to run from the lith oon. to the 10th and empty into the extension drain. ;No. B, and Kilian MoLauoblln and Sinclair were at Belgrave on the Queen's Birthday, attending the corner stone laying ceremonies in 000000tion with Knox Presbyterian abnrob, ErwoeTH Lneeuz.—Tho following are the officers of the Epworth League of Roe's Methodist oburoh 1—Hon.-Free., Rav, Mo, Yelland Pres., Woe L. Bryan ; Bea., Miss E, MoQuarrie ; Treae„ John Bryan ; Greenlet, Mies T. Laing. Oom- mitteee.—Christian Plndeavor and Look. mat—Miss O. McInnis, Miss N. Garr, John Bryan and Mise B. Miller, Mis. sionary, Relief and Temperance—Mies A. Miller, Mies B. Roe, Robt. Pearson and Alias S. Baynard. Literary and Musioal—Mise A, Bryn a, Angus Brown, Will. Bryan end Mies P. Jaokeon. Sooial aad Christian Weloame—Miss K. Pearson, Min M. Smith, Auetin Raynard and Alfred (look. 1V.if o r role. Township Caunoil next ]Monday, J. Hogg ie at present under the Dr'e. 0018. David Breckenridge, 1st cone has gone to Detroit on a visit. Mies Flora McDonald, of Rothsay, is visiting et K. MoIienele's, Geo. and hire. Johnston took iu the eporbe at Fordwioh on the 24th. Ohre, Turvey has been laid up with a very Bore hand, something like a felon. Inepeotor Jno. R. Miller is still con- fined to his room bat is improving slowly. Mre. Jno. Beeman, of Rat Portage, Man., is visiting at her home oh the tat line. Will. Fraser, his mother, and Master Ernie Shaw spent Sunday with relatives in Gerrie. Kirkpatrick Er. K ir12i and Mrs. kind, Of the P Nile, vieitad A. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick on Sabbath last. Jae. Anderson, 8th eon., left for Mani- toba on Tuesday of this week. He took train at Blyth. Silas Johnston and Mies Rehearse For. rest visited at Fordwioh on the 24th, and attended the sports. Frank. Higgins and Mies Sarah John- eton spent the 24th with friends in the vioinity of Trowbridge. A row of young evergreens has been set out by John Broadfoot, 5th line, from the gate to the residence on hie farm. John Breckenridge, after paying a fly. ing vieit to his relatives and friends on the 1st, has returned to his home in the American Soo. Button's public eahool will hold a pia. nio in Wm. Taylor's grove, 90 oon., on 1 h A program of Saturday, June 0 Sa P g y. athletic sports is games and atbeing g arras. g ed. Pathmastes should have all the big atones on the roadways broken and the aoarseet of them damped into mud holes as a foundation for gravel when road work comes round. Few farms are kept in a neater style than that of John Mooney, 5th line. With ite comfortable home, nine lawn and hedge in front it presence a very tasty and attractive appearance and ehowe what a little rare can accomplish in a few years along the line of beautify- ing. n Monday morning of haat week while Mildred, the little daughter of Lewis Jewitt, was on her way to eahool was attacked by a vicious ram, whioh had es. caped from a field near by. The little girl was very badly beaten and bruised. Luckily a young lad came to her rescue P or the g results might have roved more serious. H. Mooney writes from Weyburn, N. W. T., tbatquite a hustle has been made this season in -the establishment of a vit- lane at the above named station•• Nearly all the neceeeary linea of business are already on the ground. Mrs. Mooney and daughters arrived there last week from Indian Haad where they had been visit. ting relatives while Mr. Mooney was house building preparatory to their nom. ing. Huron County oan boast of many very neat and oomfortable farm homes but it to doubtful if any of of them will eoper- eede that of Andrew Sloan, on the West boundary, North oil lelyth. Like Jerusalem of old it is "beautiful for situ- ation," modern in style, splendid orchard adjoining, with fine bank barn in the rear and is altogether a most desirable pieoe of property. Mr. Sloan takes a just pride in his line farm and has a good right to as he would travel a good dietetical before anything would be found to out -do it. May he long be spared to enjoy its comforts. The 894 line of 1vlorris is making a big move up in the baro betiding line this season.—Jae. Ireland is splitting hie been and putting in 20 feet, and also en• largiug the stone stabling under it,—Witt, s his barn putting Sellar 18 raising , p g stone stabling underneath, and making other improvements.—Henry Bone will have a new bank barn,—Thos. Warwick is mak. ibg a transfurmatiou in his outbuildings and will have % flue barn when completed. —Jno. Davie, 4th line, has the masone at work at the enlarging of his stabling, re he enlarging of hie barn. lar t preparatory P Y tot rg Box BOOLIL.—Tee box Boreal held in the sellout house of S. 5, No. 10 on Tuesday evening of this week was largely attend- ed, and was in every way suaoeseful. After the bona had been disposed of and lunch over the program oommenoed, whioh ooneleted of the following:-- Inetrumenlal, Mies Margery Strachan epeooh by the obairman, Arthur Show ; reoitation, Jean Roes ; eolo and chorea, Me. and Mrs. Will. Johnston ; inetrn- mental, Wat, Huggins and Will, Haney ; quartette, Min A. and R. Forrest and R. Smith and Will. Honey; instrumental, Ina Bryan ; recitation, J. Curtis ; song, Will. Haney ; recitation, Silas Johnston;. song, D. L. 810081lan ; recitation, Berra Bryan ; song, Will. Haney ; eoio, Mrs. W. J. Johnston; after whioh the closing piece, "God save the Queen,' Was render. ell. Miss Maggie Taylor presided at the organ. The 7Onng man than pinked mit their foie ones and all started for home pleased and happy. The prooeeds amounted to something ovob 611.00, W. H.KERR,Prop.. Plias Jennie Belles, 2nd line, WO per. rhaeod a line new Crescent bicycle from W. Bailey, agent of Bluevale. hike Annie Budd,ard line, agent afew days in Bruseole list week. We hope soon 10 SSG her fully setored to health, Quite a number from this township will attend the Sabbath sobool Colleen. tion at Brusaele on Tuesday of next week, Mrs. John Gray, who has been making her home with her daughter Mrs. John Davis, 4th line, left on Friday for Lind• say where she has relatives. She was 80 Years old 1115 week. Peter Moffatt, North Boundary, is having the stone stabling completed this week for a now barn, George (Near, of Brunets, had the mason work in hand and the wet weather delayed it consider- ably. Mrs. Edward Bosman, who bail been spending the past three months with her daughter, Mrs. Campbell, of Winnipeg, returned home oo Thursday, May llth. Mrs, Campbell accompanied her, aleo hire. Jno. Beeman, of Bat Portage. The two ladies will likely spend the Summar in Morris. The Eckardt Family, better known as "The Bell Ringers," gave a concert in Browotown church on Wednesday even- ing, May 101h, under the anapioee of the Epworth League. The mesio of the belle is It treat We do not otter get and al- though the evening was not very favor. able a goodly number turned oat oon• sidering the very busy season. Proceeds amounted 10 37.00. MUNICIPAL STATISTICS.—Following par. Mouton are taken from the township Assessment roll for 1899 :—Total aoree, 54,798 ; cleared, 42,287 ; value of real property, 31,720,200 ; personal property, 31,3000 ; total, 01,728,800; population, 2,642 ; day's statute labor, 8,043 ; obild- ren from 5 to 16. 546 ; from 16 to 21, 180 ; cattle, 6,823 ; cheep, 5,791 ; hogs, 4,528 ; horses,1831 ; woodland 5,065 swamp, '6 645 ; orohard, 14 ; sores7 n. rhea k 4,824 acres. The Curt of Fall wheat, Revision will be held on Monday of next week at the township Hall. People .We Talk About. Jno. Beattie spent the 24th in Exeter. Mrs. Fergana is vieiting at Seaforth. Mica Mary Oliver is home from Toron- to. Mrs. Thos, Kelly ie visiting at Walker- ton. Fred. Downing is holidaying in Gode. riot. Rev, Mr. Abey was away to Toronto on Tuesday. Will. Leatherdale, of Seaforth, 24th in Brnseele. Mise Mary Ferguson was home from Stratford. Wm. Kneohtel was visiting at Fergus this week. Miss Luella Roes and George spent the 24th at Ethel. Fred. Gilpin was home from Owen Sound for the 24t2. A. Cousley made a business trip to Toronto last Friday. Mies Lizzie Downing ie vieiting at Goderioh for a week. Mise Georgina Burgess is bowie from Teeswater on a vieit. Mise Jennie ?darter spent the Queen's Birthday in Harrietou. Miae Lizzie Leatherdale was visiting in Seaforth on Monday, Mrs. Geo. Booker goes to Znrioh on Saturday to visit relatives. Mrs, 'Thos. Maxwell was visiting at Stratford oa Her Majesty's Birthday, Mise Eliza Oliver is visiting in Toronto. She took Charlie Leckie back with her. Robt. Roes and son Gordon Kin- cardine, were in town on the of Kin - Queen's Birthday. G. A. Deadman and Roger are away on a wheeling tour to Forest, Delaware and other points. Dr. Katbfleisoh has been making some professional Calle to Atwood last week and this week. Mrs. Miokue, of Preston, spent the 24th at "Fairmount," the guest of Dr. and hire. Kalbfleisoh. Misses Vera and Lula Danford were visiting at Wm. Smith's, 16th eon., Grey, on the Queen's Birthday. Thos. Bradwell, of Howiok, was here for a couple of days doing Emma fencing at bis Brussels property. Angus Kerr ie able to be about again after hie recent severe illness. We hope the improvement will continue. H. O. Moore, of Toronto, one of the contractors at Godoriob harbor, was visiting M. H. Moore, V, S„ last Sunday. Roland Beattie, of Wiegham, was in town on Monday on racing horse busi- ness. - He is a great lover of fast stook, A. Hunter, J. T. Rose, R. Johnston, R. N. Barnett, Thos. Bird and F. Adams caw the sights at Listowel on Wednes- day. Dr. Cavanagh, of Owen Bound, was a visitor in Brussels this week. Mrs. Oavan%glt and children returned home with him on Thursday. Miss Mary Allison, of Galt ; Miss Sarah Bowes, of Elora, and Mise Genie Gillespie, of Seaforth are vieiting Miss Lizzie Leatherdale this week. Mre. A, Olark, eon and daughter, of Clandeboye, former residents of Bras eels, are visiting in town, Mrs. Clark as otfe. DeWolfe. a crater to Mrs, Frank Min Edith Howell and Gordon Howell, of New Hamburg, were visiting Mrs. S. T. Plum. Mr. Howell aeturned home on Thereday. Mies Howell bas been on the sick list but we hope the change of air and scans will be helpful in her oomplete restoration, Henry Taylor, son of Henry Taylor, of Brussels Beath, wad here this week on a visit to bin parents Ile is a member of the 7th New York Regiennb of the IT. S. Army, and SAW duty at'Tampa during the Cuban war, He expecte their regi. meet will leave shortly for the Phillipinos to relieve some of the troops who are to Dome home. Mr, Taylor is tailor for the boys in blue, and has been in the service for 6 years and looks quite soldiorlike in his uniform. He served his approntioe• ship to the tailoring with M. Richardson, of Brussels. We, hope Mr. Taylor will not have windows put in him by the Filipinos. CORNER STONE LAYING AT BELGRAVE, 81:(Y'IS051'10L AND I' LliA1bNG A'liltlieltl\ S'. The Queen's Birthday of 1809 will be a red letter day in the history of Presby- terianism in COD n00ti00 with Knox church, Belgrave, from the faot that on that date the corner store of their new brink oburoh was laid, under most auspicious oiroumetanoos, a large num' bar of people from the village and sur• rounding country being in attendance. Nature nailed most radiantly on the oo. onion is deference to the National holiday the Union Jack floated in 111 bruezo, Promptly al 4 o'clock p. m., Rev. W. T. Hall, pastor, accompanied by other ministers, mounted the platform, and opened the proceedings by aunounoing Psalm 100, which was heartily Bung after which Rev. Jno. Ross, B. A., of Bruesele, read as a Scripture lesson I Chronicles, 29th chapter. Rev. F. J. Oaten, Ph. B„ then offered prayer. AN INTRR18TIN0 HIST011101L 811E'r010 of the peat and present history of the congregation was given by the pastor from which the following particulars were gleaned :—Knox oburoh was inebi- tilted in the year 1864, when in oonjuna- tion with Blyth they constituted it mis- sion station, Rev. Jno. Stewart being the first preacher. He left in 1865 and in the following year, Nov. 1866, Rev. A. Mo Lean was Inducted and continued until 1877 when Belgrave and Blyth were separated, the pastor continuing with the latter congregation, where he still renders faithful service after a ministry of 83 yeare. In April 1878Rev. W. T. Wilkins was called to the charge and spent nearly 4 years, being succeeded by Rev. George Citta concluded in 1884 whose veto Law P 10 years later. Calvin Church in Wawa. nosh united with Belgrave rave and Rev. W. T. Hall was inducted in 1895. The old church was erected about 1864, Donald Robertson, who removed to Manitoba, now deceased, had the contract, and the building wad erected on the farm of John McCrea. James Anderson and Rather. ford Smith hewed the timber. Mr. Robertson received the proceeds of a tea - meeting given by the congregation to wipe out the balance of liability. The oburoh proved too small for the inoreas. log audience and about 1870 an addition was built to the rear. The membership was about 40 when the church was built. Feb. 11, 1867, the first annual meeting was held of which the following were members :—Thos. Anderson, Secretary ; Donald McLean, Treasurer ; W. Robert - eon, Jno. Bone, Jas. Gallagher, Robert Irvine ' and Neil Armour. The Trustees were Joseph Dunbar, Gilbert Speir, Jas. Stewart, Geo. Delgarno and Jas. Sallee gher, and the first Session—Thos. Agnew, Jae. Gallagher and Joseph Dunbar. Many of these have passed away from the scene of action but will be remember- ed by the older people in the community. Al present the otfroiary is composed of : —P. W. Soott, Seoretary ; Geo. Taylor, Treasurer ; Adam Halliday, David Scott, Edwin Wightman, Jas. McCallum, Hugh McLean, Wm. Knox, Wm. Mollie,jr., and S. Irvine, and the Trustees are Geo. Taylor, P. W. Scott, Trio. Mote hire, Adam Halliday, D. Dunbar, Jas. Meant. tum, Jae. Ferguson, Jae. Cunningham, Donald Meiklejohn and W. Wightman. Tem NEW CHURCH will be a neat white brink structure with Sunday School room beneath, and will be fitted out with the modern improve. cost about 3 600 or a oil will 00 3 menta and , 33,700. Architect Binning, of Listowel, prepared the plans and the contract is in oharge of Wm. Watson and T. Soandrett, of Belgrave. The basement is about finished and the brickwork will prob- ably be oommenoed next weak so that the building will be completed and ready for dedication about the month of Octo- ber. A pleasing feature of the work is that 32,700 is already subearibed ; the Ladies' Aid have 3200 in hand and the proceeds of Wednesday's gathering totalled 3165. It is expeoted that the debt will be cancelled on the occasion of the opening next Fall. The old oburoh and lot will bo sold. Hymn 268 was sung and then Itlt0. A. MCLEAN, 01' RLSTI0, WAS CALLED UPON to perform the duty of laying the corner stone and was presented with a neat silver trowel, bearing the insoription "Presented to Rev. A. McLean, by Knox oburoh, Belgrave, May 14th '99," by fl'as. Ferguson, one of the oldest members of the oongregetion. After the atone was welt and truly placed, Rev. Mr. McLean returned thanks for the honor done him and declared it to be the proudest day of his life. The poet Was right when he wrote "Dear to my heart are the scenes of my childhood" and as Belgrave and Blyth was the speaker's first charge when as a comparative boy he commenced the ministry he held in very kindly remem- brance the days that are gone by and none more so than hie 10 or 11 years spent among the people of Belgrave con- gregation. They were faithful men and women to the church and to the pastor. The speaker hall the "oall" presented to 0 mesofthe him 3 re ago and the a a yea g Belgrave congregation who signed it W015 :—Joseph, Dunbar, Thos, Agnew, Jas. Gallagher, Neil Armour, Agues Stewart, Margaret Anderson, Susan Dun- bar, Christian Robertson, Jae. Robertson, lolartha Gallagher, A. Robertson, Anu Robertson, John Collins, Geo. Dalgarno, Jas. Stewart, Mrs. Bone, Agnes Geddes, Miss Bmith, Grace Delgarno, Cath, 11bo• Callum. The first 13 have paid Nature's debt and perhaps others of the number as well but their works follow them. It was a matter of no small importance to bo a oitizon of this Great British Em- pire and it was also a matter of no small moment to belting to tho Presbyterian 011111011. She had raised 3300,000 last year for Mioeiono alone. The Methodist oburoh excelled them in numbers but when it name to getting down into the pocket the Presbyterians took 1st place, Bones as an old pastor he woe glad to meeting the mot of this now hones of worship and believed a more liberal people could nob be found than those of Knox church, Belgrave. ' Ile wiehod thorn God speed and hoped the harmony andood fellowshipof paeb years would long eontinue. A 405.00 ooLLw,C'rIox was than taken and this very intoreetiog ceremony WAS concluded by singing and the Benediction, AN , 11L110ANT .. somata was served on the lawn at the manse where upwards of 400 people were treated to the beat of the land . by attentive waiters, after whioh the large company adjourned to the Foresters' Hall, which was uncomfortably full. The pastor presided and the :following excellent program was presented :— Anthem, by choir, Miss Julia Anderson, organist ; solo, "Guard while I sleep," Mise Alberta Murray, of Kincardine ; short oongratulatory address by Rev. Mr. Oaten ; solo, "The Palms," Rev. J. L. Murray, of Kincardine; solo, "If the waters could speak as they flow," Mies Lida Crooke, of Brussels ; address by Rev. John Rose, 33. A„ of Brussels ; solo, "Kings of the road" by Mr. Murray, and encore ; solo, "Visions of the old home," Miss Crooks ; address, Rev. A. McLean ; solo, "Cradle song," NUBS Murray, with. encore "The bonnie banks of Loch Lomond" ; address by Rev. Mr. Whaley, of St. Helens ; anthem, by choir. SNAP SHOTS. Rev. Jno, Ross, B. A„ took a few snap shots with his camera.—one portion of the audience was not backward in coming forward in a supply of very enthnsiaetio applause. -Tao Pose was the only news- paper off cielly represented.—The sato for the new building is a beautiful one and the structure when completed will add materially to the appearance of Belgrave which is a very neat little villa e .—A garden.party was held on Thursday even- ing owing to the super abundant gener- osity of the ladies with the cookery.— The Building Oommittee is composed of Donald Meiklejobn, (chairman) Wm. Wightman, (Secretary) Geo. Taylor, Dr. MoAsh, Jno. Mo(lallnm, D. Sproat; W. Knox, D. Dunbar, Jno. Geddes, E. Wight - man, Hugh McLean, S. Owens, M. Fer- guson and Robert Young.—The pastor is a hustler. G. T. R. Section Men Strike. At seven o'clock Monday morning all the trackman on the Grand Trunk rail- way lines went out on strike. For some time past the executive committee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trackman has been in Montreal interviewing General Manager Hayes and Supt. McGuigan, with a view to peacefully solving the difficulties at issue between the company and the men. The grievances complain- ed of were : First, insufficiency of wages second, no pay for overtime. The pay of foremen is 61.50 per day, for men 31.00. The company deduct 2 to 8 cents for in. surance, thus making the actual pay 31.47 and 98 Cents. The men ask for 31.25 per day. They also oomplain that they have often to work 12 and 15 hours at a stretch, and for this they get no extra pay—only the regulation 98 cents. They ask tbat a day be reokoned as 10 hours, and that all extra work be paid for at the rate of a time and a half. The Committee have complained of want of system in the promotion of men, and have asked that all other qualifications being equal, promotion be made on the c basis of seniority. The committee wait- ed ed on Mr. McGuigan an iu June '98 but little eatisfaotion they ewith allege, but smooth words. On the 20th of April of this year they again went to Montreal determined to bring about a settlement. They claim that they have not bean treat. ed with courtesy and that there has boon no disposition on the part of management to redress the grievance complained of ;; that, in short, they are forced to strike or lose their own self respeot. On Thursday of last week a circular was issued by the executive committee in Montreal. This stated that there did not seem to be very much prospect of a antis - factory settlement, and that "unless wired to" the the men wore to "quit work on the morning set. The oiroular then goes on to say :— Then on that morning let every fore. man look his tool house and give key to the agent or operator, also hie switch key, and wire his road master that be is not on duty, and won't be till the executive oommitteo at Montreal, at the St. James' hotel, make a satisfactory arrangement with Mr. Hays. In Dasa there is no tele. graph office, write by first mail or go to nest station and wire road master. Also notify any engine and train crews 1 which are running that we are not on duty, and will not be till committee of management settle trouble and it the they ran they do so at their own risk. Having done this, consider yourself a vigilance or picket committee, to notify any scabs, should any turn up, that we are out for more pay, and persuade them to turn out also, or get the neighbors to do this for you, and if they persist in staying, let the boarding-house keepers know they are trying to hurt your ohauoes: Also 0 there be any extra gong working near you, if they turn out, good ; but, at any rate, advise them of the turn- out, and ask them not to do aeotion work or take any foreman's place. We are fighting the battle of the temporary men as well as the permanoht men, and gain to us will be gam all round. Also, brothers, don't bo mioled by the reports whioh you will get, no doubt, and lots of them, that "Yoh are the only men off work," "So.and•so'e division are all at work," All three stories will be given hi plenty, but take no, stook in them, We vvill got daily reports from all over, and will try and send secretaries word daily of just bow 11iug0 aro. If any.,of you come to Montreal We can chow you lettere whioh will oouvince yen that we are the best organized men on the G. T. It eye - tem bo•day, and each mooting toile Of men joining, beeves they slay, "We 0do hoar of the encouraging prospoote to yo u moan bneines0,"